wooly snowman

Our snowman project evolved from some natural white roving I found when cleaning up; I had been wondering where that went to.  We started making wet felted balls, and then, aha, making them into snowmen.  We used some borrowed orange and black wool and needle felted the face and to put it together.  Added some twig arms from the garden, and a little scarf, and he is done.  It is such a fun thing to do with kids, and the end result is wonderful.  My kind of winter decoration.  

holiday crafting

We've had some sick kids in our house the past week or so, and that has caused us to slow down and rest a bit.  A good thing this time of year.  And for me, it has allowed my attention to be turned to sipping tea with my kids, and then to crafting.... and more crafting.....and then some more cooking.  A very nice kind of home busyness.

When my daughter got sick, she reminded me (again) about sewing her fleece bathrobe.  We had bought the fabric and pattern back in October, and I wasn't sure if the project was going to get done before Christmas.  But it was the perfect thing to do with her, and she wore it every step of the way (when I wasn't sewing) the week she was home sick.  Today I finally put on the finishing touches - hemming, and finishing the collar; not hard to make at all - even for me and my basic sewing skills and simple 100 year old machine.  It is already a very loved robe.

And then there were the date balls, snow flakes, sugar cookies, and candles........ My, we were busy.

sunny shop

We had a wonderful pop up shop this past Sunday.  It was so great to see the storefront filled with beautiful crafts and art and happy customers.  It was a great group of women artists who handcrafted some fabulous items.  The sun came out just in time to shine down on us, and filled the shop with a warm glow.  Thanks to all who made it so successful - we couldn't have done it without you.  And to all those who didn't get their napkins before they sold out, please let me know how many you need, and your color preferences.  Pumpkin House studio will start handprinting napkins again next week.