...whales, version 3.0

I decided a couple of weeks ago to go back to making the felt whale that I originally started with but with a few tweaks. The ones I had been making out of fabric were really adorable, but people seemed to not know what they were at craft shows and such. There was lots of turning them from side to side and holding them upside down while pretending to know what it was. I hope this new version is a little more clear.

So on my plate for this weekend is restocking my etsy shop. I have been saving some things up to list and will hopefully have those added by the end of the weekend while doing lots of new sewing projects in between. We'll see how it goes....

Countdown is on...

So I've definitely been really busy lately trying to tie up all the loose ends for the show. It will be here so soon! And....we're going away to the beach next week so I really have to plan what I can work on there and what I have to do when I get back. We are planning to set up a mock version of the booth the weekend that we get back from vacation to test flow, etc. I got my booth assignment and I am booth #83 which is on a corner, so it should be nice! I made the banner tonight and I thought it turned out pretty cute for my low-budget version. We are just going to add grommets and sew up the bottom. I spent last Sunday sewing whales on the machine, since that was something I can't do at the beach......the final count was 12. Pretty good for half a day of work! I used all my polyfill on them (8 bags!) so I have to make a craft run to get more before the beach. Still on my list of things to make are: more robots, assemble cacti, toast+poop keychains, grab bags....and I'm sure there is lots more.

I can't wait for vacation....it's going to be wonderful!

Whales and such...

I'm still trucking along with all the makings for the craft fair. This week was a bit slow as far as my productivity...I'm going to have to catch up this weekend with some double-time crafting! My husband and I spend most nights this week making these tags that are for the 'swag bags' at I.C.E. (The first 500 attendees get a cute bag filled with all kinds of goodies and such!) I did most of the cutting and punching and Jeff did the majority of the coloring. I think he really enjoyed it and by the end of these he was wanting new critters to color! He was even coloring when I came home from work today!

I also whipped up a couple of fabric, machine-sewn whales last night. I think they look pretty cute....it's also a good way for me to use up some of my fabric stash. A lot of the fabrics I'm using for these are vintage or thrifted (and washed of course) and the Ikea fabric was used at my wedding last year. I bought many yards of it and I've made quite a bit of things from it. My favorite is a giant tote (overnight) bag that has a wine stain ring on it. It reminds me of how fun that night was and how hard Jeff and I worked to do it all ourselves! Here are a few pictures from our wedding since it is almost our 1 year anniversary (but 7th year together!!)