Today I added an interesting item in my shop. It is a sock doll, I made it using a tutorial from the “Sock and Glove” book I mentioned in my blog before. I really liked working on this doll, and I want to make more! Let’s see if people on Etsy like it, too [...]
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Tue, November 25 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Oh, I love action photos! Here is one from Erin. Her little son Bryce likes stripes, so she bought him a stripy kitty:
Action Shot
Aren’t they adorable?
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Wed, November 19 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Not only Americans celebrate the victory of Barack Obama, we Europeans are happy, too! My husband made a chocolate cake when Obama won, and I decided to make something crafty… So here goes – three kitchy star-shaped pillows, featuring Barah Obama’s face and “Yes we did” slogan:
Obama Pillows
I made them out of fleece. Obama’s face [...]
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Mon, November 10 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Today I added four kitties and one dog.
I made the doggy using tutorial from the book I bought recently – “Sock and Glove” by Miyako Kanamori. It was not very easy, I had to spend quite a lot of time trying to figure out how to close the head and insert the ears, [...]
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Fri, October 31 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Autumn, dark cold Autumn… I don’t like this time of the year. But there are some good things, still. Bright colours and fresh smell of the fallen leaves. Sun visits sometimes
I was working on a sock monkey when I looked in the window and saw the stunning picture:
autumn
I like the contrast of bright [...]
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Wed, October 22 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Most of the toys I make are intended for little kids, and I often think about little hands that would squeeze the monkey or doggy I am making at the moment. It is always nice to receive action shots of my toys, and here is one of baby Linus in Copenhagen with RastaAlien Cuddlet:
Linus and [...]
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Thu, September 18 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Yay! Brittany (Certainly Charmed) is having a week long Baby Shower in her blog.
I participate too! Check out my Giveaway. All you have to do is leave a comment on Brittany’s post before September 20, and keep your fingers crossed!
The winner will get any toy from my shop. Which one is your favorite?
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Thu, September 18 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments