Have I mentioned the new page I’ve created called “Fabric of the Week”? I’ll be selecting a new fabric to feature each week. I’m hoping that this will be a cathartic experience and help keep me from buying the fabrics. See link on the left side. This week’s featured fabric is Hot Couturier Amethyst Flowers by Robert Kaufman, available at Purl for $9 per yard.
We haven’t really started making much Valentine’s Day stuff around here, but hope to start tomorrow. Here are some sweet little things available on Etsy.
Little Red Caboose: Matryoshka Dolls, $65 each.
Stacey Jean: Sock Monkey, $24.95.
Plants & Animals: Valentine Owl, $18.
Just thinking of Valentine’s Day and ran across these cuties on Etsy:
Love Ewe Finger Puppet from Cheryl A. Smith, $5.
This felt cupcake from Sugar Chic Baby is $8.
And this adorable onesie from Dutch Door for $15. They also have some really nice Dutch-style letterpress.
Works on paper and a couple made from paper. Here’s a quick post about some artists who have caught my attention lately.
Simone sent me the link to the lovely paper dolls by Portuguese artist Ana Ventura. You can purchase her postcards as seen above here (don’t trust me on the euro conversion, but I think you can purchase these for under $7).
Another paper artist, Patricia Zapato of A Little Hut creates wonderful cut paper images like Hiding, above (8″x10″, $35).
Just added the Etsy shop of Creative Thursday to my new Etsy Favorites page. A print of buttercup (8.5″x11″), above, is available in her Etsy shop for $35.
I bought some bamboo yarn the other day, which was a new find for me. Is there anything that can’t be made from bamboo? Since my knitting projects are stacked up and moving slowly (still working on my three-year-old’s baby blanket), I try to stay away from yarn stores these days. I’d be interested to know how this yarn stands up over time and it looks like it might slip around a bit on the needles. I guess I need to get out my knitting needles.
The image above is from Yarnlust over at Etsy and is a bamboo blend, which I suspect will hold up better. You can find a variety of colors in 100% bamboo here and it’s likely to be available at your local knit shop.
Anyway, since I was thinking about bamboo, here are some other bamboo finds:
I saw these bamboo kids’ utensils on Cool Mom Picks a while back and keep meaning to order some for the kids. Available from Branch for $7. There’s a lot of other great bamboo stuff there, like these colorful bowls.
Bamboo fabric? It might be slippery to work with, but great possibilities for pajamas and baby things.
Bamboo clothes at Bamboosa.
And of course you can find bamboo sheets all over the place.
