Requests!

So I want to do more free patterns or How To's on my blog but with me working a new job (SPCA, yay kittties!) And trying to keep of with my shop my creativity is coming in fits and starts. So if there is anything you'd like to see me do/try just leave a comment and I'll add it to my huge to-do list.

A few selections hovering near the top, A giraffe hat, A zelda key, some apple cozies and more Cupcake playsets like this one (but different)

(okay and at least one just like this)

I like big long to-do lists so feel free to add as many ideas as you want to.

-Maggie

Exciting Times

Wanna know why my posts have been more sporadic of late than usual? It's not just the upcoming wedding and almost here baby (7 months along and it's a girl). It's also because of something I'm surprised I've been able to keep to myself (mostly) this long.

A couple of months ago, I was contacted via my Etsy shop about my interest in putting together a book of amigurumi patterns! I've kept it under my hat mostly because I didn't want to get my hopes up and announce it to everyone only to have it fall through for one reason or another. But the contracts have been signed and work has been underway for awhile now, so it's 100% official: in early 2011 I will have a book of my crochet patterns hitting book and crafts stores!! I'm so excited, though I'm under a tight deadline (hence the extra lack of posts). but I've been working hard for awhile now and thought I'd take a little break to show you some of the new patterns that will be in my book. I hope you like them.

This is only a few of the 20 something patterns that will be in the book, so you can see why I've been so busy :)

Better late than never

Okay so it's been a week longer than I meant for it be before posting again, but in my defense my daughter hung around for a week and then some longer than we were planning. Lots of fun for me not so much for my ability to get anything done. But she's gone back to Arizona and our daily routines are becoming a little more routine so here we go.

First we have this cute little guy (though at just under a foot tall I'm not sure little is the right word)

The pattern will be available shortly,all the testing is done I just to to make another to take the step by step photos.

The we have my debut embroidery pattern : Poppy

She'll be in my shop by the end of the week










And here's a sneak peak at a crazy project I've decided to take on

And once I locate a very sneaky photo, I'll have a yeti to introduce you too.



oh and before I forget there will be more free projects/patterns this month and on a more regular basis

Craft spree at the local thrift stores

We went out yesterday and spent the whole day exploring the local thrift stores for what treasures could be found and here is what I brought home with me.








{the trick here is now to figure out how to store these so I can still see them or I'll forget what I have}
{no, there is no baby on the way but I couldn't help myself, I've never seen the lorax on baby clothes before so I had to get it.}



{by the bye I spent less twenty bucks on of this}

It was such a good day and I have so many plans roiling around in my head for what to do with my new goodies. First things first though my desk space is not nearly as functional as I was hoping so I'm going to design a new one that I will (hopefully) build myself.

After that, I plan on re working my patterns into something a little more ascetically pleasing and I will be releasing some of my first ever embroidery patterns in February, so stay tuned!

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