Santa's Little Helper

I've been wanting to make Hotaru a seasonal dress but I was so caught up with crafting presents and commissions I could only work on it after Christmas.

This is my first attempt at making clothes.

Hotaru is wearing a felt two-piece dress & hat made by me while she's leaning on my Engagement Ring box.

As you know the Poinsettia is also made by me in felt.

Angel for Tree

In spite of recent distractions, I managed to finish this little angel I've been trying to work on for the past few days and I must admit she turned out adorably cute!

As you can tell I drew inspiration from a Christmas card seen at Walmart to create this angel in my style.

The felt body is hollow so you can put the angel on the very top of the tree.

The book cover & pages + halo & wings are made in foam.

Now all we need is to set the tree & put her on top of it!

Yesterday my Beloved's adopted mother commissioned me 2 whole "Xmas Plush Collection" sets!

She phoned me twice to stress how adorable they are and how well they add the Christmas cheer to her home.

It made me feel so happy to hear her enthusiasm!

Though I also have to admit I feel a tad overwhelmed by the work load I now have with a short deadline.

At least this way I'll have more money to spend on presents for my Beloved so the sooner I get started, the sooner I finish & the sooner I can order his presents online in time for Christmas!

Time to start working in chain production again!

Christmas Stockings 2009

We purchased these stockings at the Dollar Tree last year planning to decorated them but the products we used didn't work well with the fabric & smeared.

This year I decided to give it another try and, after cleaning them up, I carefully customized them with felt & wool using my plush pattern.

My Beloved was very pleased by this early Christmas present (*smiles*)

Now we just need to figure out where to hang them & fill them up!

Gingerbread Men

I tried to touch up my Gingerbread Man Plush

1) is first one I made (see Plush post);

2) is the same as before with modified eyes;

3) is new pattern

I would ask which do you think is better but honestly the only difference between them is the fact that the pattern was changed from 2 pieces to 1 and I used more felt than fabric paint for the details.

I think I'm going to make a Xmas Plush Collection set to sell on Etsy based on the new 1piece pattern.

Wonder if anyone is interested?

This is my first attempt of a gingerbread man based on a very simple pattern made to look like Gingy from "Shrek"

I'm not very satisfied so I may redo him, maybe with the new pattern and less fabric paint. What do you think?

Btw I'd like to thank KnittingTurnip, Breezy21 & Merylu for becoming my first Blog Followers!

Poinsettia

Yesterday I worked on different patterns for felt flowers I plan to make, starting with a Poinsettia to remain in the Christmas spirit.

I think it would make a lovely candle holder or coaster.

I may add golden sprinkles to it.

Note: Poinsettia is known as "Christmas Star" in Italy, how appropriate!

I think the same pattern can be used for a Water Lily as long as lighter colored felts (example pink or cream) are used for the petals and the leaf pattern is changed.

Xmas Plush Collection

Since funds are too scarce I thought of making Christmas presents for our friends & family.

I also figured hand-made presents would be appreciated more than bought ones.

I drew inspiration from a set of Christmas cards seen at Walmart to create my Xmas Plush Collection in my style.

They were heartly approved by my Beloved (who decided to keep the Reindeer) & a couple of online friends. I really hope they'll also be liked by their future owners.

This morning I decided I should try making another set and selling each plush separately on Etsy & following Barbara's advice promoting it on a blog.

So here I am!

I'm also planning on making Xmas stockings for my Beloved's niece & nephew.