Dolly and things.

This is the first thing that I have made with my new sewing machine. It is going to a little girl, Izzy, for her 1st birthday. I swear to you that I am the supplier for birthday gifts for my friend Jill. And I am telling you that her kids get invited to more birthday parties than I know people on this planet. She loves to give handmade gifts and I love to supply them. Plus it gets my name out there. *hint*hint* I make custom super hero capes and tutus too! That reminds me! I have some pics of the custom capes I made for the holidays--------> here they are.
And I am also going to leave you with a pic of the dolly Alice and I made on Sunday night. She picked out the fabric and stuffed the body parts. I surprised her with a little tutu for her dolly. She has slept with it every night since.

Fabdynasty Designs

I have to show off a hand made, one-of-a-kind gift I received for Christmas. My very best childhood friend was home for Christmas from Charleston, South Carolina. We stopped exchanging gifts a million years ago so I was really surprised when she handed me a gift. I knew that she had started painting again but had no clue that she was making jewelry. Here it is! A fun and funky design with happy colors. You can't be sad wearing this set......and it makes me think of her. Clink on her business card and it will take you to her blog, where you can see more of her beautiful paintings.

Happy Day

I FINALLY have gotten myself a new sewing machine! I sewed my butt off over the last few months making items for sale for others for the holiday. Instead of putting the money in saving like I usually do, I decided that I had had it with my dumb, 10 year old Kenmore! I wanted to throw it against the wall while I was sewing a cape for a friend of mine. The tension had made me mad for the last time. I got my self the Singer Confidence 7467, and what a beauty it is. I haven't tried to make something with it yet, (I have been too busy with work) but I am so excited!!!! I think this will give my items a more professional look and will speed up my tun-out time. Can you tell I am sooooo excited!!

Hello Kitty

I have a very special 5 year old that I made this one for, Alice's friend Abigail. She LOVES Hello Kitty and wanted a clutch just like her mommy. I jumped at the opportunity to scour all the great sellers on Etsy for fabric that would suit this project and Abby's taste. I came across "This and that from Japan" She sells loads of super cute fabric of all that I wish to own. Check out her shop, you will be glad you did! The Hello Kitty with birds and apples was perfect! It got to me from Japan in about 10 days and I worked on the clutch today. The other is for her friend Ally from Louisiana. As always e-mail me if you are interested in something similar.

Tutu for you

Here is another one of my favorites to make. My tutus are all hand tied. Yup, that means every single piece of tulle is hand tied to the waist band. I use about 50 yards of tulle for each of my tutus. They can be made in a variety of colors and accents. I am limited only by your imagination.

Here is one that I made in the spring. It sat in the back room of Isabelle's at the Ropewalk Mall in Mattapoisett for 3 months waiting for the buyer to decide if she wanted to carry them at the Village Toy Shop in Fairhaven. She was always too busy to decide so I picked up my stuff and said goodbye to the wish of selling my creations in a store. I will tell you a secret. They charge $80 and up for their tutus and they are made in a factory. My tutus start at $30 and are handmade. E-mail me if you are interested!

1 down. 5 to go.

Here is the first of 5 clutches that I need to make this week. I have taken a long break from sewing and I think I am back in the saddle. I am done feeling sorry for myself and need to make some $$ for Christmas presents for Alice. Here it is!! Made with Amy Butler's August Fields fabric. I will post the others as they are made. I am going for an all out sweat shop this week.

Anyone out there?

If anyone is still interested, I would love to get a little handmade action under your Christmas tree this year. Considering there are only about 36 more shopping days to go and an item generally takes me a day to make in between work and child and home, if you want me to make something for you let me know now. I do work in retail and I generally have a nervous breakdown on December 22, so get your orders in now!! Anyone?.......Hello!.....Anyone? (here is where you hear the crickets chirping.)