Piper and Some Fall Show Dates

Piper is now up for adoption! She is striped in soft cotton and features hand embroidered details, leg warmers and a pixie hat. Please have a look here feel free to share the link. 

We are still in the process of scheduling our Fall shows and so far, the dates are: 

• August 25th - 9am-2pm, Rancocas Woods Craft Co-Op, 208 Creek Road, Mount Laurel
• October 13th - 9am-3pm, Florence American Legion
• November 24th - 9am-2pm, Rancocas Woods Craft Co-Op, 208 Creek Road, Mount Laurel

Hope to see you there! We will be adding more dates soon.

Mini Monsters!

These mini monsters are ready to travel! Mini monsters are a special breed. They enjoys camping out with friends and snacking on marshmallows. This listing includes the mini monster, his pillow, blanket and sleeping bag.

Each is hand knit and felted using fine quality wool and have sweet hand embroidered faces. These monsters' bags and pillows are made of cotton and is their preferred way of travel. Easy to clean up because they can simply be smushed into their sleeping bag with their belongings.

I've gifted my nephews with these and they're the most convenient toy for children of all ages.

New In The Shop!

The Harwin Cowl is back in the shop! It can be worn as a cowl, shrug, hood, turtleneck, capelet or twisty scarflette. The brooch is included too and it may be unpinned and moved!

road trip!

road trip!

I've been doing some gardening!

To the left is sunflowers, soon-to-be 15' tall with some shorter ones mixed in to cover the taller stems and look full. Behind that is my cucumber teepee. It's shorter, but I chose bushing pickle-sized because I'm planning to learn how to make my own pickles. My brother gave me a copy of Liana Krissoff's CANNING for a New Generation and there are so many pickle recipes to try out. I'm probably leaning towards her Quicker Kosher Dills recipe for my first try.

The seedless grapes are on the far wall hanging on an upcycled trellis (made from an old glass door) and in front of that are several varieties of tomatoes, Thai basil, Greek oregano, English thyme, dill (for the pickling), parsley, lettuce, swiss chard, and sweet peppers. To the right is the raspberries and a "supersonic" tomato. The last "supersonic" I had a few years ago kept fruiting until October!

It's a small garden, but it feeds us all summer with enough to load up other family members too! There are no chemicals and it's mulched with grass clippings to keep it moist and keep the weeds out.

Do you garden? I've also been collecting so many gardening tips and ideas on Pinterest if you're on there.

Good Old Things

 

What is Spring good for?

I would have to say getting out to explore the simple things around me. In this case, I've had my eye on an abandoned house close by. It sits on private property so I don't want to share the exact name or location to assure it will remain free of vandals. 

I can't help but imagine the families who lived here and wonder why this old beauty was left to decay and have birds roost in the upper levels. When something interests me, I need to learn more about it and I did find out this farm was established in the 1870's by a wealthy tobacco manufacturer. The stables here were one of the dominant racing stables in the 1920's, bringing victories in both the Kentucky Derby and three Belmont Stakes. Today, the farmland around this structure is a self-sufficient stock farm, producing its own grain and supplying other farms as well. It is owned by a wealthy family who chooses to remain private and limit visitors. 

What are your thoughts? Have you been out exploring too?

Introducing Elcee!

Elcee is new and in the shop. I have several new monsters and will be listing them soon. To this little lady, her bag is everything. Inside her bag is her most valuable possession: a needle-felted pet bird with embroidered features!

Harper Joy

Not only is little Harper Joy my newest little cousin, but she is really rockin' her newborn ogre hat! How cute is she?

New In The Shop

Added today! Two new Slithery Snakes. They feature bright, contrasting colors and safety eyes. They are ready to ship and safe for children of all ages.