I have a new addiction.
So there I was, looking in a book store for a birthday present for my dear friend Esme. I found myself in the crafting aisle, and this book caught my eye:
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| I thought, "Hey, I could do that!" (For the record, this book did not completely distract me from my original purpose of shopping, and Esme did in fact get a present. No, it was not a soft toy. That will be for Christmas.) |
So I bought the book and anxiously awaited my trip to the craft store. At the craft store, I bought some fabric, felt, thread, embroidery floss and stuffing. A few hours later, I had this wee cat! According to the book, his name is Arno Cat.
I couldn't stop! I just had to make this little monkey. I was getting along fine with hand sewing these little guys. I was happy with the results! Here, meet Mabel Monkey.
She has a button on her tail. My flatmate Sam's mom was visiting and she is a crafter from way back when. She helped me cover the button in fabric. Too cute!
I was plodding along just fine with the hand sewing, and I was pretty happy with my results. Sure, it took a little while, but it was fun!
Then, the most awesomest thing EVER happened. I was talking to one of my co-workers about my new found passion and she offered to lend me her SEWING MACHINE!!!!
This is the first softie I made using the sewing machine. Meet Blossom Bunny
 Once I finish one softie, I can't resist starting another one! Here is Mama Bear, using denim from an old pair of jeans. Recycling is cool! |
I was getting pretty confident, so I tried my hand at making my own patterns. Here are the results! Let me introduce you to Clover Cow...
...And Truffles Pig
I even worked out how to give Truffles Pig a curly tail!
My friend Sarah T. made a special request after looking through my book. She thought life would be much more fun if she had this creature hanging around. So for Sarah, I made Lucy's Monster.
In other news, spring is most certainly here in New Zealand! Bob was away this weekend, so I was a Weekend Starfish Widow. I miss him, but I get the bed all to myself!
He will be pleasantly surprised when he gets home to find that Sam and I have spruced up the back yard. This little garden is multifunctional: It has herbs for food and flowers for pretty. It will (in theory anyway) ward off mosquitoes too! Apparently the little f#$*&!%s don't like marigolds and rosemary. We'll see what happens!
We're also growing corn, potatoes, strawberries and tomatoes.
And finally, a picture of the lemon tree, because it makes me happy.
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