Blogtoberfest day 10

Today was all about the kids going back to school and Toy Soldiers.

 It was a race to get these and another few big boxes of goodies completed in time for the post this afternoon. These Toy Soldiers are marching all the way to Shop Handmade.

I am literally exhausted after completing a huge amount of work over the past three days, now I need to have a coffee, browse a few blogs and think about cleaning the huge mess I've somehow created....... I wish I had a cleaning fairy!

Toy Soldiers

Here is a new item I've been working on for Shop Handmade. I wasn't going to share them until about Wednesday when I think they'll arrive in Shop, but because I've been super slack with my blogging lately and the fact that I was so excited about how they turned out.....I just had to share.

Toy Soldiers

 This is typically a boy thing but I didn't have a five year old boy to take a picture of it with, instead I used my nine year old daughter. As you can tell from the picture it's kind of huge!!

 They were a lot of fun to make, the yetti on his head was a bit messy to deal with when cutting but once that was done it was easy.

 I always make one to start with, just to make sure I get every thing right and in proportion so I can make changes if needed. Once I have my pattern done it's all systems go.

Did I mention these Toy Soldiers are huge, they stand approximately73cm tall! Perfect for a bit of a cuddle.

 So here are the four boys all lined up on Ryan's bed, look out for them in Shop Handmade mid week.

I hope you are all enjoying the school holidays.

Hello!

Do you like my moustache?

 Moustache bunnies delivered to Shop Handmade today.

If you want one and you can't make it into Shop Handmade just email me at redstitchdesigns@bigpond.com

Bye for now.

Body Parts.

Today after a lovely morning coffee with friends I'm playing with these body parts.

I can't believe that Easter is almost upon us, where has the first term of this year gone? Only one more week and we are back to sleep-ins and kids entertainment on a daily basis.......at least there won't be any homework or ironing of uniforms.

P.S. These body parts are being turned into bunnies for Shop Handmade, if you were wanting a bunny please go to my madeit store in the side bar. If you can't find what you are after just send me an email.

My Creative Space......Rabbit Explosion!

 There has been a bit of a rabbit explosion at my house lately! I simply can't help making these cute little creatures, every time I finish one I think of another colour I'd like to see one in so I have to make more!

I don't think I'll be able to stop......I don't think want to stop, not yet anyway!

There will be more bunnies on their way to Shop Handmade next week, some will be travelling to Brisbane and I think I'll keep one for my self, I mean Megan!

Hope you are all having a lovely week!

If you want to see more creative spaces head on over to kootoyoo and say hello.

Sometimes things don't always go to plan!

I had a vision in my head of the rabbit I wanted to  create, but it didn't quite turn out as planned!

Now that it is completed I find it hard to look at, it has an old and wise look about it.........it reminds me of Master Shifu all dressed up in his reversible holiday outfit.

 Is it the shape of the head that's putting me off? The neck looks kind of weird too, or is it the fact that it looks like a skinned rabbit with it's pasty appearance? If it were green with pointy ears it could be Yoda!

 I don't know where I went wrong, but all I can do is put it down to experience ( or lack of ) and try again!



P.S. One skinned rabbit needs a home!

Mr rabbit has just been donated to Hope Softies!

Day Two!

My kids have been a little sick both yesterday and today, it's driving me slightly crazy today because while Megan is still able to run around chasing Lulu our cat and fight with her brother.....she is just too clogged up to go and sit in a classroom without spreading it around.
So this means some of the projects I was wanting to get to like a few tea sets are put on hold for a day or two, I just can't concentrate completely on making something beautifully while being at the beck and call of two kids. Instead I pulled out my Softies book and I found something that would look cute on Megan's bed.
She is called "Polly" according to the book with a few alterations and minus the ears or horns sticking out of her head. I'm not going to show her entire body because there is something slightly strange about one of her legs......I think I only stuffed it 3/4 full and then forgot to finish it because I had to go referee an argument. I haven't got enough patients to fix it today.........maybe Megan won't even notice! Here's hoping!

I put a few flowers together from my huge un-used scrapbooking stash ( Making Memories 5th Avenue Collection) to dress her up a little........and to take the attention away from her dodgy leg!

Don't you love the cherry fabric in the background I got it from here if you want to have a look around, I'm not sure if she still has the exact same fabric in stock because I've had it for a few weeks now but I know there are some other really cute cherry fabrics listed.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do for the rest of the day, maybe just a bit of blog surfing, refereeing, washing, vacuuming.......... blah blah blah.