Elephants on Parade

I recently just finished this new design of another baby circus elephant! This time I made the little cutie balancing on a circus ball that I needle felted with lavender and pink roving.  I created the parasol from a cocktail umbrella that I added a bit of pink trim too.  I really like how this one turned out and I think it's one of the best pieces I've made to date!;)

I began looking up vintage circus images online and came across the cutest vintage chick and bunny circus postcard and was then inspired to create this little cute circus bunny.  I envisioned it with the chick riding on its back just like in the postcard but the first chick didn't turn out to my liking so I am starting fresh.  I plan to add it later.

There is a whole line of these postcards (Thanks for sharing that with me Patricia from http://www.mylifeunderthebus.typepad.com/ who was sweet enough to share with me some of the other designs!  (I went on ebay and was able to snag a couple!)

My Cute Little Mouse Diorama

I've been playing around with this idea in my head for a while but just got around to making it today.  It's a little mouse reading a book under a mushroom on a little tuffet.  I am going to add a butterfly and more flowers etc...  I'm loving how its turning out so far!

Today I made my 200th sale on Etsy!

Woo hoo!  Today is kind of a bench mark for me as today I made my 200th sale on etsy!  It was for a special order.  My customer wanted to give this to her Mom for Mother's Day in memory of a grey cat she once had.  How sweet!

My sales have slowed down considerably so I've returned to work.  Which I hate, but the bills need to be paid...  So with my return to work, it's taken its toll with me not being able to dedicate much time to my etsy shop or creating.  Depressing!:(

Here is a photo of the the little kitty I made that just sold.  It's pictured with this cute little baby mouse I made a week or so ago!:)

A New Design To Share With You

Today has been a pretty productive day!  I got some things finished and thought I'd share with you all my new little mouse design.  In case you haven't figured it out already, I LOVE RIBBON!!!  I buy ribbon all the time whenever I go to any craft or fabric store.  So I have a good stash.  Many times I buy it and it just languishes around getting all snarled and tangled up.  But today I actually sorted and organized it all.  I bought the "vine" ribbon last year.  A whole spool of it.  I had to have the moment I spotted it at a little boutique.  I think I knew then what I wanted to try to use it for but it did sit around for months until I got around to it.:)  I had created a long time ago two little bunnies on a wood base.  A girl bunny sat on a swing and a boy bunny stood behind pushing her.  It was really cute.  I wanted to try to recreate it but, lol, there just wasn't enough room on this base for both.  And I made her a mouse...because, the bunny ears were too tall, lol.:)  The swing actually rocks if you give her a gentle push.

Introducing... Peony the Baby Mouse!

Look what I just made! LOL! :)  This is Peony the baby mouse.  Peonies are my favorite flowers and so I created this little mouse sitting inside a peony blossom.  I've been inspired, so I'm off to Micheals Craft Store to pick up more supplies!

A new design!

I just finished this piece today!  A new design!  I've been toying with this idea in my head for a while and just started working on it this morning.  So pretty much I've been working on it all day.  (I need a good neck and back rub!)  I'm calling this one, "Sweet Pea the Baby Mouse".

A lovely gift for the expecting mother...

Hi everyone!  Here is a picture of a special commision I did for a wonderful customer of mine.  Her sister just found out she is going to have twins!  How exciting!  So she asked me to create my little mouse in the boat but instead of one mouse, two!  She didn't know if they are going to be yet so I left the ribbons around their necks neutral.  I think it turned out adorable.:)  And what a sweet thing for her to give to her sister to commemorate the news.

I haven't forgotten!

I'm running behind this morning and so I will draw the winner of the give away when I get home from work later today!:)   Stay tuned...

Okay it's finally GIVE AWAY TIME People!!! :)

I finally have over 50 followers!  Yaaaaa!  So, I am going to hold my first ever FREE give away!  I hope I do this right!  I am going to randomly draw a name from who ever leaves comments to my posts over the next week.  Rules; You must be one of my blog followers.:)  And it would be nice if you were also a Facebook fan, hint! hint!   The drawing will be held on Monday, Febuary 8th!  That way you will receive this little cutie right before Valentine's Day!  ( I just took her out of my Etsy shop just for you!)  Hey, look at this way, not that many people comment, lol, so your odds are VERY good!

This cute one of a kind little sugar mouse holds a solid wood carved heart (brought back from Jeruselum by a friend) that has platinum glass glitter applied.  She wears a pink velvet ribbon around her neck.  So sweet and demure!

Had a really productive weekend!

Whew! I got a lot done this weekend. I wish I had more time as I have so much more ideas I want to create. On Saturday I hit a few of the local antique shops and found some little Christmas goodies to work with. On Saturday and Sunday I ended up running over to the craft stores for more supplies. I was annoyed with the Sunday trip as I went there on Saturday but of course my 40% off coupon wasn't valid until Sunday!

My youngest, Ian, set it up so I can watch dvds on an old tv in the garage so that was nice! What was even better was that the kids came out and watched the movies out in the garage with me while I crafted. We watched UP! It was really good...it made me cry right off the bat. A total of 6 movies were watched! LOL! If you get a chance you should go take a look at the cuties I created. I just finished this one tonight.

Busy catching up!

I'm busy, busy, busy! But thought I'd take a quick break to show you the one I just finished! I LOVE it. You know that feeling you get when you finish something and you just know its perfectly executed? That's how I felt about this one. :) Now time to go back to the garage to work on some more!

Happy Halloween!

It's Halloween but it's beginning to look like Christmas around here. Well, just in my workspace actually! I have been having a lot of fun creating this morning. I just wanted to share a picture of what I just finished. It's very shabby chic inspired!

Later this evening we will be taking off to go to Brett's parents house to watch a game and enjoy some chili.

Finished this little guy tonight

It took me a bit longer than I thought it would tonight to finish the mouse and the mushroom piece. Note to self ; to take better care of my yarn! When I moved my studio out into the garage many of my supplies got scrambled and it took me an hour to get the yarn untangled from a ball of snarled mess! But I had no more gray and was to pressed for time and too cheap to go buy more. Felting the tiny paws proved a bit difficult. I noticed certain roving is easier to work with than others. But here is the finished product. Hope it brings a smile to someones face! It did mine! :)

A Mouse and a Mushroom

Sigh, what a long day this has been! Work, work, work. (No rest for the wicked as they say) I managed to get two Christmas trees up and decorated today for work. A vintage themed one and a platinum/light blue one. I still have 6 more to go before the open house scheduled for November 1st.

After work, I came home and got straight to work out in my garage studio. I have to say, I really like how they turned out! LOL, I always fall in love with my latest creation it seems! During lunch today I went to my favorite antique shop and found some goodies! I can't wait to create with it all. Tonight I made the mouse on the vintage pin cushion I found. Its a little grungy due to its age but to me that just adds to its charm! I also got the sweetest tiny little spools of thread. I used one for the "Sew Cute Mouse". I think it'll be the perfect gift for the quilter or seamstress!

Next I made a cute red and white mushroom. I really love how it turned out. Its intended for a mouse to sit on that I hope to finish tomorrow.