This Little Lady

 

With the kids back in school (silent cheer), I've had a 

little more time to devote to new and clever projects.

I'm working on some special little ladies right now

inspired by one of nature's sweetest garden protectors. 

You'll have to be the judge on how I do!

So glad it's Friday...aren't you?

Sitting Pretty

Meg and Dottie stopped by the shop for just a bit. Snatched

up and heading home to some very lucky little ladies.

I'm working on a new custom design for a sweet friend.

It will be good to get this brain movin' on some 

new products. I'll show you the end result soon.

Have a wonderful weekend 

-Di

Lets Hit the Books!

Vintage books with vibrant covers

Before the days of white boards and laptops...hand sharpened pencils

Remember the standard for lunches?

Reese and Ivy are ready for back to school too!

It's time to get the kids back to school (sniff sniff). It's always

a bitter sweet time for me. I will miss the lazy days of

summer. I will relish in the opportunity to actually get some 

stuff done!

Here's hoping you and yours had an amazing summer together. 

NOW LETS HIT THE BOOKS!

Feline Friends

Finally got the opportunity to create a few kitties for the shop. 
Chenille is getting harder and harder to find...(sad face). 

I've come across some shops that sell some really fun colors,
although I'm missing the crayon chenille that used to be
readily availablea few years back. 
The new chenille is much 'chunkier' and
more difficult to work with.  I'll continue my quest.

I hope these little feline friends inspire you to make something
cuddly. 

 

Creative time

My daughter and I were going through some of my sketches 

when we came across this cutie.  

She gasped 'ooooh, mom, when you going to make this one?"

I guess now that my custom orders are finally all

shipped out (silent cheer), I'll get working on some new designs.

Stay tuned! Happy Monday! -Di

Some New Faces

Little Ireland

Cuddly Giselle

I just added these cuties to the shop. 

 I've had a bit of a bummer week. I won't

go into all the boring details but it's been challenging. 

The latest riff is that my PC bit the dust 

(which is never a good thing) but to make things

worse, my back up lap-top is now struggling.

It's a good thing these little girls bring so much joy to my day. I woke

 up today with a new appreciation for the simpler things:

 fabric, needle and thread.

Please bear with me while I figure out a solution. 

I hope your week is filled with nothing by healthy, happy moments 

and no technological disasters...heehe 

-Dianne

International Inspiration

Beautiful and picturesque China - it seems a world away

I've always been fascinated by Chinese dress and culture

I found these sweet illustrations on line.

...and then there's my doll.  I think little 'h' turned out pretty cute.

I've been wanting to create more dolls with international flare.  

 I was so  excited when asked to create a little doll for Hadley.

 Modern but still capturing her Chinese heritage.