Time Out at Hot Springs!

After days of working long hours packing & shipping orders for Bear Dance Crafts and Woolhalla and making custom dolls and dollhouse dolls… I was burning out.  Whoa!  Time to take a time out and rejuvenate.  And what a perfect day for it.  It was snowing in the mountains a little higher than we live (there’s lots of mountains around us), the clouds were socked in and in town it was pouring.  This is one of the best kind of days to go to Ainsworth Hot Springs, which is close by.   DH and I went and sat in the warm and hot pools while cold rain kerplunked heavily around us.    There was maybe 15 or so people there, which leaves plenty of room for floating around and relaxing.  Ainsworth is know for its ‘caves’ which you can go in and get toasty.  Ahhh… what a good soak!  Here’s an Ainsworth promo pic, as I left my camera at home.  Wish I could share the magical rainyness, but maybe next time :o)

Ainsworth promo pics

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Owl Mask and Cape for Doll

It’s been super busy with shipping orders and making custom items!  Will post more of what I’ve been doing soon, plus get that Felt Waves Pattern done so that you can make some cool waves to play with :o)
Here is a reshoot of the owl mask and cape that are headed to their new home:

Owl Mask and Cape

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Pink Petunia Cottage Dolls

More customer photos!! 
Check out these lovelies from clcknits.etsy.com: 

Dolls by Pink Petunia Cottage

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New Orca/Killer Whale Pattern!

Wool Felt Orcas!

New from Woolhalla!  Two orca patterns included to make  ‘swimming’ or ‘jumping’ wool felt whales.  Free felt wave pattern coming soon here.  Find this pattern on Etsy: www.woolhalla.etsy.com

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MaBaby by MaBa

More doll pics!  Here is a trio of darling dolls~ made by “MaBa” as you can see on the label (click on photo for larger image).  I just LOVE the kimono on the left and all the lovely fabrics!!!

MaBabies by MaBa!

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Adorable Doll!

Lucky me!!  Customers send me photos of their adorable creations that they made with materials they bought from my www.beardancecrafts.com site.   Here is a doll made with mocha doll fabric and she is GORGEOUS!!!

Made with love & mocha fabric!

 If you have a photo you would like to send of your creations, I would love to see.  I can link you, include your name and email or you can remain anonymous~

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Dragon Charmer’s Giddy-up Dragon

Recently I mailed off a pattern by the Dragon Charmer and a very talented customer who dyes her own felt made this GORGEOUS Giddy-up Dragon.  Isn’t it beautiful??

Giddy-up Dragon

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Mother Nature makes the best Sand pictures

A little time to ponder at the beach today… and here is one of my most recent favourite sand photos.  Mother Nature painted this beautiful picture, I enjoyed and made a digital memory:

Mother Nature Sand Art

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Autumn Starfish: Felt Inspiration

Inspired after posting my starfish photo I just had to make some Autumn Starfish out of orangey Wool Felt.  And here they are!

Wool Felt Starfish

   Free Pattern Starfish Template so YOU can make some too!

Starfish Pattern Template

To make some wool felt starfish cut out 2 of the above free pattern without a seam allowance (I have posted the pattern full size so just print as-is).  Blanket stitch around and fill with a small handful of wool stuffing. 
I have made my starfish with matching felt in orangey autumn tones, but of course starfish come in many other colours.  They could be embellished too… fancy stitches, sequins, whatever you can dream up.  I have left my starfish simple. 
Here is another view of them:

Autumn Starfish

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Autumn Starfish

Something Orange

Drawn in by oranges, reds and browns of the changing foliage I am sharing a little snap of starfish.  No they aren’t leaves, they don’t even grow on trees, but they do come in rich  tones of orange!  Something a little different to celebrate autumn.

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