EPP Baby Christmas Ball Rattle

 I’m not into quilting, the traditional quilting I’m referring too.  Somehow I ran into EPP (English Paper Piecing) looking on Youtube and I had to give it a try.  I made a few EPP Baby Ball Rattles (which I’ve posted before) and figured I should make some for Christmas as well.  I finished the green one yesterday and started working on the blue one with the cute little penguins.  They will both go into my Bits Of Fiber Etsy shop if you are interested in purchasing one.  I make them with a loop attached so it can be attached to a stroller or carseat to keep those little busy hands and brains busy.   I made a short video as well so you can actually hear what the rattle sounds like.  It’s definitely a nice soothing sound.  Let me know what you think!

This one is listed in my Bits Of Fiber Etsy shop.

Working on my next EPP Christmas baby rattle toy.

Pumpkin hats for your little pumpkin

 I like a knitting or crocheting project while I watch TV ... or I guess it's the other way around.  I've done needle felting as well except it's more risky.  Meaning it's easy to injure oneself while poking a very sharp barbed needle so close to your fingers so one must pay attention.  Knitting I can practically do with my eyes closed, crocheting as well but it depends on the project.   Anyways, here are some pumpkin hats I made while watching TV.  

This one is crocheted.  It was in my Etsy shop but has sold.

This one is knitted with a very soft cotton yarn.

It's still available in my Bits Of Fiber Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1792552348/knitted-pumpkin-hat-for-newborn-to-6

Christmas tree ornaments for your furry or naked felines

 Been working on more cat toys … Christmas trees this time.   Pretty enough to hang in your tree but that might not be the smartest move if you tempt to do that!  You could always give your felines and tom cats their very own tree and put our ball ornaments and Christmas tree ornaments in it!  That would actually make for a very sweet gift to a cat rescue place.   Get a small tree from the Dollar Store and hang all or some of our toys in it and deliver it.  We can also mail toys directly as a gift to someone or some place.  Just put a message with your order and we’ll be happy to take care of it, even include a card if you like.

https://mauvemoose.etsy.com/listing/1803472269

Christmas and Halloween Spider

Finished!   My Christmas spider has become a Halloweeny Spider.   Not for sale.   I put it up in my crafts room.  

Ahhh, the legend of the Christmas Spider … funny thing is that I was born and raised in Belgium which means Germany is right next door to us and I just now heard about the Christmas Spider.  How can I have lived this long (not going to give you my exact age but I’m well over 50!) and never heard this story before.  I just happened to be looking at Pinterest and saw some gorgeous spider ornaments.   I actually hate spiders … I know hate is a bad word but I just can’t stand the idea of one crawling on me.   I have no trouble just looking at them and I’ve seen some pretty big (read HUGE) ones when I lived in California and in Alice Springs, Australia.  Anyways, thanks to Pinterest and Google for telling me all about the Christmas Spider story.  And yes, after reading about them and seeing them I ended up making some.  I thought of selling them but so are a bazillion other people doing that so I decided to keep them for myself.  I found a pretty simple faux wood oval frame at the local thrift shop a while back which makes for the perfect frame to put one of them in, or on I guess.  The colors of the beads match the faux wood and with using the black felt as the background makes the spider really stand out.  I guess it makes it look more Halloweenish then Christmassy but I figure that will be my excuse for having her hanging on the wall during Halloween and I can actually remove just the spider to hang up in my tree.  I made the little green one first, not sure how it would turn out.   I then made the white one and lastly the one I’ll be using for my frame.  I will post a picture once I have it all put together but here is a preview of the bits and pieces and of course the actual spiders.

Meet Polkadot the dachshund puppy!

 Just listed this cute patchwork puppy plushie in my Bits Of Fiber Etsy shop.   I made it using Lisa Pay’s pattern.  Would be an awesome birthday gift for a child or even for an adult doxie lover who can put it on a couch or bed.

https://bitsoffiber.etsy.com/listing/1787631150

Teachers denim gift pocket tutorial

Upcycle your blue (and grey) jeans into a teacher's gift pocket tutorial

 Staying busy with making another Youtube tutorial.  This time it's a Teacher's Gift Pocket.   I made the first one out of a blue jeans but ended up doing the tutorial with a grey pair of jeans.  I like the contrast of the polka dot fabric with both colors of denim.  There are so many other ways to decorate these gift pockets.   You can make them for a baby gift, a birthday, a wedding, Christmas, etc.  And again, if you are not a maker, a crafter or just not in the mood to make one ... have a look in my Bits Of Fiber Etsy shop, these 2 will be up for grabs in my shop.   Thanks for reading and watching the tutorial and my blog and feel free to share the tutorial!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CpxUpZO2ek