Pretty ribbons

I love it when I get gorgeous new supplies in the mail. I've already got plans for these beautiful new ribbons from Les Bon Ribbon on Etsy.

Purple Bunny Doll

I couldn't help myself. I HAD to make something with that gorgeous Kate Spain fabric. I found this cute lilac fabric that coordinated well and there was just enough to make a bunny doll so that was my first project.

This adorable bunny can be found for sale in my Etsy shop here.

Something different. Pink and Black Skulls.

Not my usual "flavour" of fabric but a customer asked me to make a custom wallet for a teenager and I decided to get a little extra to make some spare wallets for the shop. I'm actually a bit excited for it to arrive!

Floral Sakura in Waterfall

Look what arrived in the mail today! So very, very pretty. And the fabric addict in me LOVES that selvedge. :)

Fun in the snow

We went to Ottawa to visit my family for Christmas. There was no snow here in Toronto when we left but Ottawa was nice and white. The kids had so much fun and are impatiently waiting a large snow fall here at home.

I wish I could take credit for these wonderful photos but I can't. My husband took these. :)

Coming in 2012: Insulated Lunch Totes

I've finished my first successful sample of a new item for 2012: an insulated eco lunch tote! This one is specifically geared towards children but I am considering making them for adults as well.  I have been struggling with making them as affordable as possible but the cost of materials is quite high for these. For this sample I used some wonderful new fabrics by Khristian A Howell from her collection called "The Woodlands". (How adorable is that acorn print?)

A bit about these lunch totes:

• they are machine washable (all fabrics have been pre-washed and pre-shrunk)
• they are insulated
• they measure 11 inches wide at the top and 9 inches wide at the bottom x 9 inches high x 5 inches deep
• they are lined with a water resistant ripstop nylon
• they have a small pocket on each side between the straps
• the straps are long enough for children to carry over their shoulder

More pictures:

As you can see, there is plenty of room inside. I could fit a juice box and more items other than these 3 containers. I will also be making coordinating snack bags and sandwich bags, also machine washable.

I'm pretty excited about these! I have so many great fabrics that I washed in preparation for making these lunch totes. I have 2 other new projects that I am working on but I am still in the design stages. :)

Almost done...

I admit it - I am now addicted to making these adorable doll outfits. I have just finished 3 new outfits.
I received the "Meet the Gang" fabrics and they did not disappoint! I love the colours! So I decided to make this pretty peasant dress with matching shoes:

And then I made this adorable outfit with a criss cross top and some matching ruffle pants. The pattern called for a velcro closure but in my experience the velcro gets full of lint and stops working after a while so I used my cow girl snaps instead.

And lastly, I made this adorable footed pyjama in the same Riley Blake flannels as 2 sets of pyjamas Zoe owns. She will be tickled pink! (I used one of the dolls I have for sale to model these)

All I have left to make is the tote to carry everything and most importantly, her doll! (I am so anxious to finish that I am considering not waiting for the pale grey cotton I ordered for the doll and using a pale brown or a tan instead. )