Happenings..

Lots has been going on since I last blogged..

I got interviewed by a nice reporter named Rose from the Associated Press for an article that could run in any paper in the US.. apparently she did a search on felt food and came up with my blog.. and requested an interview.. I was flattered to say the least.. never in all my days of blogging did I think that would happen to me.. Of course I know my crafty friends visit, but I just never expected to get that kind of exposure. I did a phone interview with her tonight, and I may get a visit from a photographer to take pictures. I can't believe that people would think enough of my creations to use them for a newspaper article.. so I have been on cloud nine since I heard from her..

In other news (lol), I finished my first newsletter for our local homeschool group. Let me just say, you have NO IDEA how much work goes into them.. I literally spent hours on it.. the last couple days on corrections - you would be suprised how many errors you miss.. but it's all done and sent out this month - and the reviews are good so far.. It's definately worth the effort to know it was a blessing to someone else. I have always enjoyed playing with web design and things of that nature - a newsletter is much the same.. I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to put things together and adding elements to make it fancier..

I have been doing some creating.. mostly for the upcoming church bazaar... and mostly dolls and similar items.. well dolls and pin cushions.. the creator of this great silly doll pattern (Jacque Davis) gave me permission to sell my dolls based on her free pattern - wasn't that generous of her? So often it is the exact opposite. Who says generosity is dead and gone? So here are my "misfits" .. 4 more of them... or 2 more couples :-) The gentleman with the jeans has clothes made from jean scraps that were left over after I made a purse out of a pair of jeans.. and the gentleman with the brown and orange has an outfit made from a crazy tie that once belonged to my husband's grandpa.

Also, I had to make an owl for a recycled owl stuffie swap on swapbot.. so I recycled one of the girls old sweaters and added some felt.. here's what I made:

That got me on an owl kick.. so here's another made out of the same sweater:

I then decided to make a few more out of some cotton scraps I have.. here are some waiting to be finished:

And here's one of the cotton one's done with a litte embroidery on the wings:

I did manage to finish another felt needlebook with pin cushion:

Next up - the Toy Society (see the link on the right hand side of my blog) - I did my first toy drop at my local market.. here she is waiting to be picked up .. I need to stop by there to see if she was taken yet.. I hope she was:

Last but not least my furbaby.. Friday will be 2 weeks that we had her.. she is AWESOME.. she has yet to have an accident in the house.. she's well behaved.. she is sooo good and patient with the kids.. and just a sweetheart.. she's rarely more than 2 steps behind me.. and she loves to squeeze in the recliner crack when I sit down to sew.. here's the spoiled girl:

She got a little aggravated with my flash on my camera:

My husband (not exactly a dog lover) is starting to warm up to her.. he wouldn't even look at her before.. but now he is starting to smile when she does her cute stuff - and doesn't complain anymore when she jumps up in the bed with us.. I know it will just be a matter of time before she melts his heart too - and I catch him sneaking in a belly rub. He's working nights tonight so it's prime opportunity for her to snuggle up in the bed with me..

Speaking of bed - I have a long day tomorrow.. park day.. picking up heartworm meds from the vet.. until next time..

Much love and God bless.