New in the shop!

I've added lots of new goodies to the shop this past month. Check it out!

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BRIGHT AND BOLD

There are two new bears in the shop! Graham Cracker and Louie Lime. Bright, bold and full of personality.

Here are some more bright and bold things I am into right now:

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1.red umbrella by goshandgolly 2. bright bows by softspoken 3. bright dinosaur succulent planters by plaidpidgeon 4. singing cat by ashleyg 5. slice of dome by spinthread

Progress: Makin' it.

Whew. Its 1:43 and this is my 4th night in a row up this late, sewing. Tonight I completed a bunch of plushies that will be shipped out tomorrow. Only 28 more to go until I am completely caught up with my orders. They will be out on Saturday and Monday morning with priority shipping so they should (HOPEFULLY) make it by Christmas. A lot of these orders were made after my Xmas deadline anyway.. So the customers are not expecting them but it would be nice if I could get them out in time.

I never expected this. When I read all of the "are you ready for the holidays?" blogs and emails from Etsy I just shrugged it off. I had absolutely NO idea that I would receive so many sales. On black friday alone I made over 18 sales and from that day on it has been complete madness. It has tapered off quite a bit now that I have almost emptied my shop completely... only offering little red foxes and a couple of other plushies. Next year I am going to start my holiday plush stash way ahead of time, like summertime when sales are slow. I want to have a stash of about 50 plushies before October. That way I am not completely engulfed in work.

Seriously. Drowning.

in.

work.

Next year I hope I can enjoy the holidays and maybe even decorate my house or hmm.. make handmade gifts for loved ones.

I am not complaining by any means. I just can't wait for this rush to be done with! I can't remember the last time I did a recreational craft. Ohh sounds so nice.

Anyways.. I should probably get to bed. I have had 4 espressos today and although I am completely wired I should try to get some rest.

Goodnight out there.

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Little Red Fox made it to FP!

Yay! How exciting. I haven't been on the FP for a while so it feels good :)

Speckle - The Pinkish Kitty

"To say that you are cute,
Would be like saying a strawberry is sweet,
'Cause a strawberry has secret flavors that are sharp, and tart, and red, and deep."

-Paul Baribeau


I am working on a series of recycled fabric plushies for an eco-friendly boutique in my town. Here is the first one. I also added it to my shop because I found about 3 yards of this fabric at the thrift store!!

Front page and two gift guides all in one day!

Today I made it to the front page AND I was featured in two gift guides! I feel so lucky! I'm really starting to get my name out there in the wonderful world of etsy! Its crazy because I never thought that anyone would notice me. Its such a big website with so many wonderful sellers. Anyway I'd also like to thank MissesBird for creating this blog for me.