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had a good labor day!

shoot! did i mention these two are 95% biodegradable???

the blue denim is linen, the eyes are GLASS, and the rest (including the stuffing!) is cotton!

the bowties are the only things im not sure of the material (likely polyester) because i bought them when ac moore still existed (i still get kinda sad about that lmao)

still! very exciting stuff!

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Just catching up on a few things!

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wow spent my whole sunday afternoon sewing! just whipped together a fleece carrying case with handles for this travel mirror i got & made of large scraps i had lying around. it was BARELY enough material 😭 no pressure or anything. i still need to add a zipper but feeling satisfied!

my neighbors across the street also dropped off some handmade doggy cookies!!! im so blessed. what a way to end the weekend!!

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i made a pugtato with a lil tongue and a pink cowboy hat dont ask why i was just feeling it

i am also experimenting between 6mm and 7mm eyes. i love how derpy 6mm gives, but 7mm is pretty dang cute too

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oops! i forgot to post this sooner!

it was a lot of fun! i learned a lot, and it was a GORGEOUS day!!! we saw some adorable puppies and met some amazing people!

next time id love to flesh out a better grid wall and have more smaller items prepared (like the lil puggy!)

thanks again @whatif3ddesigns for sharing a booth with me! 😆

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UHHHHHHHH apparently my last post was over a year ago.... oops. Well I've been trying to be very gentle with myself the past year, and after lots of reading and lots of journaling, I've been feeling more and more like myself. And happy! I'm so thankful! I feel like I can finally really organically start making things again and will make a point of it not to force things so much.

That being said, I have my first craft fair (in years!!!!) this saturday and will try to bum rush making a few more bear dolls 🙃 wish me luck!

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Happy New Year!! OH NO the craft room has been tidied and i am sewing....... something cursed

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okay i know ive been posting a lot lately, but i've been working on this (initially dilapidating) sign for like 3 days and very excited that it's now in functional condition 😆

SOO excited in fact that i forgot to clean up a bit oops

but ive always wanted a neat little felt sign hehe

also it's kind of insane how quick i ran out of s's and n's 😭

ill be sharing a booth with my friend and neighbor (whatif3ddesigns) @ huttlestonmarket in fairhaven, MA this saturday from 10am to 3pm!! come and say hello!

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I'm still having a hard time keeping my edging neat, but feeling like a goofy scientist finding an old crochet blanket pattern and modding it into a small cardigan 🥴

sleeves and trim are knit tho!

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WOOHOO I finished the prototype!! I've always wanted to make a lil house tissue box cover with the tissues as the "smoke" out of the chimney hehe at least that's the idea! I am also currently revamping my FREE PATTERNS section on my website and plan on adding this one if you're interested! Just don't ask me when cause..... I'm not sure hahahaha! Still working out the kinks!

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can you believe I'm actually sticking to the list (kind of...)??? I had these leftover tiles from a secret santa gift I was working on a while ago so Steve and I started using them as coasters.

And then I found some old embroidery thread from a variety pack I've had for like ever and thought I'd try making little coaster covers hehe

I even wrote down what I did this time! A miracle, I know!!!!!

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CARDIGAN UNLOCKED!!!!! (with pockets!!) it's a little frumpy but finished my first no-pattern solo cardigan ever. It is WAY oversized 🤣🤣🤣 but I'm pretty happy with the color blocking!

Bigger projects always intimidated me, but I feel doing large wearables like these is pretty fun!!

This one's just for me, but Mother's Day is coming up quick so...

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Naknicromo day 20: favorite indie yarn shop - uh I don't actually really know very many sorry... But I'll say I got this alpaca-merino wool blend yarn from my local alpaca farm! It's soft and thick and just lovely to look at.

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Day 12: favorite projects - tbh I'm not always confident I completely understand these prompts but I will share two projects I really loved a lot

The first is a pink bear scarf that I was superrrr happy about!!!! One, because it was my first major knitting project, and two, because it was just one of those things that turned out almost exactly as I was imagining in my head!

The second is a white deer doll I sent to my cousin in Korea when I learned she was having a daughter. While super cute and adorable, it was actually rather difficult to achieve the shapes I wanted (probably freehanded with a lot of retries). It is extremely unlikely I'd ever make it again 😂😂😂

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Naknicromo day 25: feel good craft memories - lol omg so our xmas party of 2019 (whew before covid!), my friend Jaime and I apparently were the secret santas to this lovely pair of just-married friends, and we BOTH ended up making Baby Yodas for them!! Unplanned!!!! He needle-felted (I think that's what it's called), and I crocheted what was essentially my big amigurumi prototype!!! That was probably the best thing that's ever happened it always makes me smile so much thinking about it!!

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Naknicromo Day 16: least favorite technique - uh probably weaving in the ends when changing colors or finishing a project. Very necessary but super annoying. I developed a little cheat to avoid it, but it only works for single crochet for a single color haha. Maybe one day I'll do a mini tutorial on it! Naknicromo Day 17: WIP Wed - finally finished all my yodas (will be for sale this weekend!) and the little bunny I posted about when I first started this challenge. The last thing I want to try to finish before the month is over is my yellow bunny scarf (not pictured but you'll see it soon!)