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my best craft project ever!!!

Exactly 2 days after my last post, our world turned upside down (in the best possible way)!
Akira arrived 3 weeks early!!! 6 pounds 6 ounces, of pure love and cuddliness.
Our little guy, is doing fabulously and we’re enjoying our time as a new family.



















We went to the beach the other day, so I whipped up this hat (based on the Lotta pattern) I had to get him in on the gingham action early, heh


I can spend hours staring at him, finding bits and pieces of his dad and me amongst his perfect little face



crib skirt made from linen and felt




















plush friends: the one on the left made by me, Eyore a gift from a friend.



















Shelf O’ toys:  mostly filled with our toys.
Babies are fun!!!!!

gettin' ready

I'm not sure what this is for but it's super cute, found it at a thrift store, it's marked made in Japan.
Cotton Balls maybe?

My new favorite thrifted mug, also made in Japan.

Our newest roomate is soon to arrive, he's due in 3 weeks!
Our friends have been so incredibly generous, most everything we've been stockpiling have been gifts and lovingly used hand me -downs.
Look at those cute little VANS!!!

We plan to share our room with our little guy for a while, our friends gave us this very handy "co-sleeper" but
it needed some brightening  up so I made a few different sheets for the mattress. The numbers fabric was an old kids bed sheet I found at Ikea a few years ago, the animal sheets and the little boy and girl head sheets are vintage.

We started converting our studio into the baby's room about a month ago, we're almost finished with it (the above pic was taken a while back) I'll post picks when we're all done!

Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend !!!

i heart seersucker

I made this tote out of seercsucker for a girlfriend ( a bridal shower gift)

a new family heirloom.
Keith's aunt made this incredible doile for us as a wedding gift (Mack is Keith's last name)
LOVE it!!

we finally framed this beatiful Charles Harper print I got for Keith 3 Valentine's Days ago!!!

in print

Yay!! Check out the April Issue of Cookie Magazine.
Cornelia the Monkey is hanging out in the bookshelf spread!

                            

Thanks Kendra, for including my work, and thanks Dom for loaning Cornelia :)

(Cornelia was a part of a series of plush that I created for PLUSH WEEK 2 @ Gallery 1988)

card party

Hi Everyone!!!!! It's been way too long!
My computer issues have been resolved, and I'm back in blog action :)

The cards above are both gocco'd with construction paper tags sewn on top.
The cards on top were our wedding invitations, the clouds don't show up as well on the vanilla color paper, I made the map in illustrator.
Below that is our thank you card, our wedding vows to each other were lyrics from Judas Priests' "Turbo Lover" , so perfect...hence the theme of the thank you card.

cozy up my music

We're off to Hawaii tomorrow, and ipod needed a cozy.

totes galore

I made this oversized tote for my friend Wendy, a new mama.
Seersucker lined with cotton. (click for closer look) that's me on the right with my big baby belly

this is the opposite of oversized, it's a mini-tote for my friend Gina's little one year old, Hana.

a christmas gift for my old friend Jackie, it's tweed lined with seersucker, I thought it was a fun contrasting combo, there are buttons on both sides.

patchworkn'

a christmas gift to my mom

(click on the photo for a closer look)

yoga mat cozy

things just sound cuter when you call it a cozy.
I made this for a friend's birthday, a true yoga aficionado. yep, still can't let go of the gingham.
It's based on the lovely Lotta Jansdotter pattern.

I've been in deep hibernation lately, but I miss crafting and getting inspiration from all of you.
My energy has been extremly low, and my list of gifts and orders to fill are growing.
I'm enjoying our recent cool weather, and getting lots of rest.

I hope to be back in full swing soon.

the send off

ahhh! Where'd the rest of the summer go?
we've been trying to make the most out of our warm days here, bbqs, beach, outdoor shows,
but every spare moment I've had lately has been spent on these little guys. They're almost ready to go,
I plan on making some gocco price tags for them before I send them off to the shop.

These two were commissioned from a friend in San Francisco, but they're final destination will be in PDX.
I love the fabric on the bunny, courtesy of Jenny from Wiksten-Made. 

I'm anxious to get back into making clothes and bags and such, my studio will be a much more relaxing space now that it's cooling down here.

Have a fantastic week!