baby shower gift

My brother, Bob, is expecting his first child next month. They are not finding out the childs sex, wanting the big surprise. So i had to make something gender neutral for the baby shower this sunday. I had some gorgeous japanese sheep knit, that i have been saving for something special. Whats more special then a newborn baby? So i sewed up this adorable set, and had my friend Dena ( lulu Bird Designs) applique a sheep on a onesie, just to add that little something extra to the gift. Im super excited about how this set turned out, its too adorable for words.

Wonderland Congo

I am joining the ladies of Wonderland Congo for the holiday seasonl. this is a special congo that is only open for about 4 months, til the end of the holiday shopping season. There is a big variety of vendors, all exceptional in their own way. I am thrilled to be a part of it. Grand Opening is September 15th at noon.

I am starting to preview a few dolls for the Grand Opening. I have my favorite doll, Zoe, who has a special dress dyed by Indigo Onion ( who, if you havent figured it out, i worship). Im also featuring a new doll, Penny. Penny is perfectly purple! My daughter is obsessed with this doll, its calling to her. Pennys skirt is patchwork with two kinds of batiks. Im a huge batik nut, so this doll is very exciting for me. Her hair is vibrant purples and pinks, which Johanna is drawn to. I have to say, Penny is second in line with Zoe on my favorites list!

check out wonderland congo:

www.hyenacart.com/wonderland

Rainbow swirls!

If you ever need anything dyed, Pam of Indigo Onion is your lady. I had Pam dye up some hemp fleece that i had just laying around. She dyed it in her famous "carnivale" colorway, which is my absolute favorite. Every color of the rainbow, showing in their intense vibrancy, in a marble swirl dye technique. Pam makes this look easy, but im sure it cant be!

Anyway, so i finally sewed up the fabric. I had just enough to make my daughter this hoodie. I am trying to make all of her back to school clothes this year, and felt this would be an awesome addition. Thanks to Pam, my daughter will be the most colorful child in Preschool!

please check Indigo Onion on,

www.hyenacart.com/indigoonion

www.hyenacart.com/universalmama

Release your inner rockstar!

Mainstreet is going with a Rockstar theme this month! This just happens to be one of my favorite themes to work with. So far im previewing an amazing 3T set, featuring a skirt and top. The set is glamed out with pinks and blacks, rocking the guitars and skulls as well.

Another item i have previewing is the awesome purse you see in the picture. Made from a very hard to find Micheal Miller, Groovy Guitars fabric. Lining is the coordinating Hoopla fabric, also by Micheal Miller. This purse has a magnetic closure and a inner pocket. By far, my favorite purse yet.

I have a few more items left to finnish and stock, so make sure you check out the stocking om August 17th at 12:30!

some fun sewing this month! ive been making these elephants for fun, for my kids, and decided to list a few on Mainstreet. the first two i listed sold within an hour, so i decided to make up a few more. They will not be a regular item, i just like to sew them for fun. Im enlarging the pattern as well, to make them more hugable for kids. They will make great gifts for my niece and upcoming niece or nephew. I love how the heather Ross goldfish fabric looked on this one :)

a few weeks ago i noticed some unusal grunting coming from the bunny hutch. My husband went out to check that night, and noticed two little baby bunnies had been born. The babies were about 3 inches long, huddled together in their nest.

So far, Momma bunny ( Nibbles) has done a great job taking care of her babies. We removed the daddy ( scrapper), to his own little hut. My daughter likes to say that Scrapper needed a time out!lol. today we noticed the babies are moving onto real food, nolonger their mothers milk. in a few weeks they have grown so much! my son has named one of them Mumu. we can only keep one, because we think they are male and female, and we cant have them breeding. So we will be finding the male a new home soon! The kids are having a blast with them though, and really enjoy watching them grow. Its such a mircle on our little 1/2 acre farm!

johannas 3rd bday

today is my daughters 3rd bday! She told me she wanted a Hello Kitty party this year, so thats what she got. I made my first rainbow cake, in a square sheet pan. that was a trip! very time consuming thing, since you have to dye several bowls of cake batter, then layer them in the pan. Luckily it came out gorgeous! I used a shaped cake pan for the Hello Kitty face, which wasnt easy either. But the finnished cake looked fun. Johanna really liked it.

Everyone bought her Hello Kitty items or Barbie items. I dont think there wasnt a gift that wasnt pink!lol. But she had a great time, and so did everyone else.