felt & fabric bunny pins

My newest creations, intended to add some color to any outfit. I do want to make other animals, but of course the first ones were bunnies since - well - let's face the music on my bunny fixation. Some of the fabric came from my newest obsession: Art Scraps in St. Paul. I &hearts that place. I have some more too but they are awaiting pinbacks to be sewn to them sometime this weekend.

Totoro, oh Totoro!

Rainy Sunday = Totoro barrette

And I just felt I really needed to add the Totoro song, enjoy!

Obama mania!

I won't lie, I am a huge obamaniac and when I saw this awesome lapel pin from DIYorDIE, I totally started coveting it!

Leafy jacket pin

So I really need a new winter coat. I think I have had mine now for 8 years. It might be the most unflattering thing ever not to mention not the best jacket for Minnesota winters. But I really do not know how to get without it since most jackets seem to run in the $100-200 range. Maybe I could try to attempt making one but the idea of that just exhausts me right now. So anyway I decided to make myself feel better about said coat by giving it a little pizazz with this leafy pin, which is my first (and a bit sad) attempt at embroidery! I know that true embroidery needs like patterns and what not but I just wanted to play around with a couple of the stitches to start out with. I think my jacket will be better off with it.

A little something for me

It's funny. I started creating/crafting things because I wanted to be able to make things for myself. Then after starting to sell my designs and whatnot, I rarely made anything for just me anymore. So this week, while trying to get samples together for a craft show submission, I made a ring I had an idea for a long time ago. It took a couple tries (I had never done a wire ring before), but I really like how it came out. And it's mine, all mine.

New necklace

So I heart my new job. There are really great people who work there, the shop itself is amazing, and it's really easy :)

But I cannot describe all the inspiration I get from there. Right now they have large tree branches hanging from the ceiling to hang wind chimes, chandeliers, butterflie,s etc. As I was looking at them, I thought "how cool would it be to have a branch hang around your neck?" And tada! I made about three for myself and I am testing one or two on my etsy store. But the best is how many compliments I get on them when I am out. I always feel awkward being like "I made it" (blame it on that typical-artist-hates-promoting-themselves thing I guess) but when I do they always seem really impressed.

You and what robot army?

Oh, THAT robot army.

Working on some necklaces to take to a local boutique and see if they would like to sell them. Hopefully I will have good news about that next week! :)