Little lovelies

Look at these two super cute wee dolls from Cook You Some Noodles (what a great name!). They belong to a friend of mine who was super lucky to jag not one, but 3 of these little wonders. 

Apparently these dollies are rarer than hens teeth in rocking horse poop. Looking at the attention to detail and immaculate construction, I'm not surprised when these dolls sell within seconds of being listed in her web store.

The wee boy has hand painted shoes & a helicopter on his T. I love the fact he has a fake fly sewn into his jeans & a hand crochet toque! The little girl has hand painted mary-janes, a removable skirt & the cutest rosette in her hair. You can even buy a matching bag & sleeping bag for the dolls.

I'm constantly in awe of the beautiful handcraft that can be found around the traps & it really was a treat to meet these two up close & personal.

I see that the next market night is this sunday, so if you like these dolls, I'd be getting my trigger finger ready to grab one before they're gone.

Easter Feature

Just as I'm organising myself to get a wriggle on and do a little advertising before Easter, look what I found!

Look at all the fabulous Easter goodies the fabulous Bub & Moo featured today on her blog. There are clothes for boys, clothes for girls and a selection of Easter toys. And look.....my wee felted rattle eggs were highlighted. What a treat for me!

Thank You Bub & Moo. I love your blog, because lets face it...Everyone loves to shop!

I've been featured!

I meant to write tell you about this days ago but it has slipped my mind. 
I had this lovely email from Bec at Radish&Ruth. She had found my felted easter eggs on Madeit and featured them in her blog. 

Ohhhh what a treat! Thank you Bec. I insist all should jump over now and take a look both at her blog Radish & Ruth and her Madeit & Etsy stores. She has some delicious recipes, absolutely gorgeous needle felted garlands, and I'm very tempted by her broaches.... 
Tell her Amber sent you!
XX 

Sunday, sunday

I'm taking a break from labeling bottles of chemicals and thought I'd drop in for a ramble. 

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It is so quiet here in the lab on a Sunday I feel like some company. Most times I love the quiet, no little dreamlets underfoot, no helping one get in and out of pants to get off and on the toilet, no coming up with new activities and sorting out whos turn it is with which toy. like I say, normally I love my weekend work day but today it is a little lonely in here by myself, particularly as I've been hauled up inside a room, inside a room, inside a room! Yup, you can't get more isolated than the storage room for all the poisons used in the Lab.

Anyhoo, as there is no one here, I thought I'd chat to you. Keeping me company today has been Two little banshees. I've spent my lunch break browsing pages and pages of her fabulous blog going back in time, watching her kiddies get younger and younger! She is a fabulously creative woman living in the SW of Western Australia. I have seen many of her softies around both in the Softies book & at the Perth Upmarket so it was kinda nice to get to know her through her blog. 

Just some of the things I've bookmarked to come back to later are her recipe for pumpkin bread:

and an easy quilt pattern made from fat quarters:

Thank You Kate for bringing a little crafty sunshine into my otherwise very dreary day :)

Now back to auditing the chemical store.....

Moo Whoo!!

Thank You Presidents Day!

Free shipping is offered on all Moo Orders over $9.99, they'll even send all the way to Australia!

A new set of swingtags & stickers will really pretty up my packaging. Lets face it, you're such gorgeous customers you deserve a gorgeous looking package!

So if you too want to Moo, get in quick. The free shipping is for today only! (code: PRESIDENTMOO)

Tulle Pom Pom Hair Clips now at Joallie Petit !

Its official. My fabulously soft Tulle Pom Pom 'Puffs' are now being sold alongside the wonderful creations of Joallie Petit. Jo makes the most intricate appliqued hair clips all designed and handcrafted. They are just beautiful! You should absolutely flick on over and have a browse through her loveliness.

Jo and I have been chatting on Facebook and over the phone since I first met her at the Christmas UpMarkets. After months of chatting, it was fabulous to finally meet again in the flesh. We caught up on a super windy Friday morning at a newly discovered coffee shop in Guildford. We tucked ourselves away in the back corner of the shop on some comfy couches and nattered away over tea & coffee for a couple of hours. Good thing Jo had a lunch date or I would swear we would still be there!

Jo has been a huge help to me and has been very generous in sharing her expertise & wisdom in the basics of clip making right through to marketing, product development and the pitfalls of a WHAM business. It has been so valuable to have both Jo and Jen as supporters of the smaller business and I'm thrilled to have a product that is now being sold alongside her beautiful creations.

My Miss T has been wearing her's for months so it is very exciting to be now sharing these out to all the other deserving wee girls & young ladies alike! So, look gorgeous out at ballet or in the school yard. Get your gal a pair of Pom Pom Hairclips, only $9.50 for set of two.

They are available at http://joalliepetit.com and http://madeit.com.au/mollydagmade.
 

Tools of the Trade

After the last post, you can imagine how handy this new tool is.

Every sewer HATES to unpick. This makes it a somewhat bearable task.

Good old Lee Valley Tools.

"Pro" Series...lol!!! Maybe double as a surgical scalpel if the needs arrises.

The Browns go to Springfield

Ah ha! We have jumped on the Simpsons Movie craze and had ourselves 'Simpsonized'.

So, what do you think? Any resemblance?

More from the Wraped Mind of Stichy McYarnpants

Here's a giggle or two for you.

but wait...there's more

The Museum of Kitschy Stitches : by Stitchy McYarnpants

Check this out.

Here is the prize I won last weekend at Katherine's Tacky Vintage 240 Event. Need I say anymore than quote the title :

"The Museum of Kitschy Stitches - a Gallery of Notorious Knits.

By Stitchy McYarnpants.

Every time I pick this book up, I am in fits of giggles. I think I'll try and post a page a week.

Text reads:

"Ever wish you could have a wedgie consisting of an entire skein of your favorite yarn? Do you want to learn how to felt wool with your sweat while wearing it? Then have I got the project for you! This sensible bicycling outfit combines all the breathability of a plastic bag with the comfort of a bear trap. Add to that the unmatched creeping properties of knitted shorts, and you'll be tearing up the trails in no time!Amazingly, these shorts came down to her knees when she started the Tour de France earlier in the day. She's going to need a crowbar to get undressed."

 

Classy!

Good for a Giggle

This website makes me laugh out loud. Mary and Kimberly post kooky vintage clothing patterns at Threadbared.com and write snide captions for them. Enjoy a tour through the decades of fashion (the 70s is especially nice, I think) and start snickering.