Wicked Awesome Kitty Softies!

I love it when an idea forms and takes shape easily and without effort! Among other projects I have been busy working with here in The Art Nest are these wickedly awesome kitties I made last week. I wanted saucy little kitties with giant ears and the Halloween colors just seemed perfect for them. I began by making a quick little sketch and then created an original pattern based upon the drawing. I'm thinking this pattern would make cute little Siamese kitties too with a little tweaking.

This is Mischief. He enjoys mad loud piano music (preferably in the middle of the night) and loves to eat Skittles except the purple ones. He claims the purple ones are a sedative.

This is Mayhem. Mayhem loves to skateboard (especially in crowded shopping centers) and detests vegetables of all kinds. The produce department of many a grocery store has felt his stinging wrath for the wretched vegetable.

The two brothers out and about spreading Mischief and Mayhem!
They are both currently for sale in my Etsy Shop, www.theartnest.etsy.com.

I've Got the Woolies!

Fall generally brings out the best in me. I love the weather and the general sense of change that is in the air. This fall brings into fruition an idea that I have had loosely rattling around in my head for the last year.

Meet The Wishing Wood Woolies...

All Wishing Wood Woolies are created from the secret thoughts of children. Most live happily in the Wishing Wood, but on occasion a Woolie will decide to come over into our world. Traversing the Sea of Leaves in a boat made of paper they arrive in various parts of the world. One must always be kind to Wishing Wood Woolies as they are full of wishcraft and when treated well can help your wishes come true.

These three guys are the first of the Woolies and can be found in my Etsy shop at www.theartnest.etsy.com. Each Woolie is one of a kind and comes with a background story. I love the combination of story creation and sewing when creating these sweet little softies. I'll be posting more of these guys with their bios in the future.

Oh, What a Softie....

It seems Miss Emma (my embroidery/sewing machine) is once again under the weather. But all is well, I have borrowed my good friends sewing machine and I am all about making softies. It's totally been on my agenda for some time now, so I'm taking the time to make them while my embroidery machine is out for repair. I love working with all the beautiful fabric combinations and creating three dimensional creatures from the different colors and textures is a lot of fun.

Here's a little ducky I have cut out and ready to stitch. The fabric in the background is going to be a big-eared creature I've created a new pattern for. I'll blog them both when completed.

This is Freddy Fabulous! He's my tres' chic owl created from an upcycled sweater and awesome orange/cream cotton fabric I found on sale. I've just recently listed him in my Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24643805. Check him out!