Here’s one of the projects that we made for the craft fair over the weekend. I’ll be writing a wrap-up post about the event tomorrow, but I wanted to pass along this tutorial for “Clara the Chicken”, drawn by my five-year-old. We actually have quite a few of these left, so they will be adorning many of our holiday packages.
Click the image below for the embroidery pattern and full instructions. And I’d love to see photos of your creations in the Make it Monday Flickr group.
The winner is #55, Gali! Congratulations. If you didn’t win, you can order a copy here.
Here’s a simple leaf rubbing project that you can do with the kids. Find instructions in my post over at Alpha Mom.
I’m getting excited about the upcoming Indie Craft Experience Holiday Shopping Spectacular!
After procrastinating and staying home with sick kids all week, it does seem that we’ll have a few things to sell this weekend. I hope to share some photos tomorrow. My daughters are the designers and I am the laborer for this project. I’ve digitized their drawings for machine embroidery and we’ve made Gocco prints as well. The girls will be allowed to keep some of the proceeds and donate some to the charity of their choice. My goal here is to give them confidence that their artwork has merit, which will hopefully inspire them to continue creating beyond childhood. But who knows how that will work out. Anyway, we’ll be selling ornaments, pencil cases, pillows, totes, zippered pouches, notebooks and other odds and ends. My former intern who helped with my book, Erin McCamant, will also be selling her lovely work in our booth.
The event is this weekend at Ambient Plus Studio, which is just southwest of downtown. Click here to print a map. Check out the full vendor list here. I hope to see you there!
Hand Printed Poppy Softie, $24.50 from Poppy and Ted.
Lambswool Green Pencil Scarf, $60 from Sara Carr.
Needle Felted Alphabet Balls, $55 from Jack’s Beanstalk.
Vintage Mushroom Bowling Set, $28 from Muddy Feet.
Mickey Mouse Viewmaster, $15 from Hey Hey Tiger.
Julius, $34 from Rabbit! Rabbit! Softies.
Jellyfish PDF Knitting Pattern, $4 from Butterfly Love.
DIY Felt Tools Pattern, $6.99 from Fairyfox.
Thumbelina Laser Cut Shadow Puppet, $15.50 from Isabella’s Art.
