The other surprises

Meet Dexter and Angelica. I made them with patterns from here. Friday they will find out their new owners. So, if you haven't put a comment on my anniversary post and you would like the chance to have one of these silly things, do it now! I will randomly select three people tomorrow morning. I'm excited, are you excited?

Clara's in love...

With Antonio. Yes, he is a super hero snail. There is a reason behind this madness, really. The more I do these, the more practice I get, the better able I am to teach, right??? Right.

One might say I'm obsessed......

But one shouldn't........ Meet Chloe. If you're not keeping up, it's Henry, Clara and Chloe. Henry might be brave enough for a new home....... maybe.

Photo session gone awry!

Normally I would crop this first picture closer. You don't want to see my messy terrace. Notice please the white blob in the background. Apparently I have neglected Evie Evil, because this morning it was just too much for her. As you can see, she scared all three of us terribly. Henry is telling Poke if you don't move she'll leave you alone!!! Poke of course doesn't believe him.

Last night's foray into creativity (madness?)

Just one of the reasons I like all ya'll so much is because you're so supportive. I didn't write my last post for getting sympathy (don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the sympathy greatly), or to be told that I am like all of the creative, smart, clever, and above all, nice people I work with (it is great to know you feel the same way about me though) I was being superior and showing how I handle a bad day..... Ha Ha, no, really, I just feel so much better when I play instead of my normal wallowing...... and anyway, it's really fun to hear you all ewww and ahhhh. I never tire of it.

Mom, I never meant to leave you out of the equation in my learning to sew!
Of course you influenced me. I remember all the outfits you made for Sher and me when we were young! I am very glad you allowed yourself the luxury of a new machine to indulge your sewing abilities. Ok, SEW SOMETHING! Ha ha ha

Now on to last nights foray into the creative abyss. This is from here. Jennifer showed them to me and let me borrow the patterns (have I said how generous she is?) It took me months to get the supplies together and then another few to allow myself to make something so, well, for me. (I think I may mean useless) I mean, I can't wear it, can't display it in the shop, it just sits there. Even you know who, who is normally very supportive, said, "what's it for?" In spite of all that, I love him! A lot! (the snail, he needs a name) He's completely hand sewn, so I could put it down to practicing that skill. Can you believe there is a yard of fabric in his shell? He will sit on my shelf and make me smile, so I guess in that way he is quite useful......

P.S. I will try to get a better picture when I have some light.....

A Kitty is Born

If you have read Jenny P.'s blog, you know she has links to a lot of fun sites. While looking at Wee Wonderfuls I came across Pointy Kitty. After working on the Cathedral Window quilt, I needed something silly to occupy my time. I got him mostly-done Sunday night and realized I had run out of stuffing. As I was working yesterday, it was no problem to spend yet more money at the shop. So last night I completed my little Tom cat. He is surrounded by a bed of the little flowers I am obsessed with crocheting. I am bringing him to work with me for safety reasons. Brinkley, my lovely golden, thinks I made it for him even though he has his own live cat. Evie,the afore mentioned clever yet wicked cat, seems jealous so there is no telling what she has planned. Hope you like him. Maybe you will spot him somewhere in the store......