I’m going to San Francisco for the Renegade Craft Market in July! Now it’s time to plan my trip, buy the plane tickets, all that other stuff.
Last year I taught a class on the Friday before and that was really fun. Is anyone interested in that again? Leave a comment or send me an email if you have thoughts- mimik@pobox.com
When I am finishing up one of my characters, I think about who they are. For some reason this one seemed like a reporter. Here he is, checking out the Spring flower report. Violets in bloom!
He has a snazzy vest too!
I love soft baby corduroy and it looks so perfect on a fox.
This fox fellow is rather understated on the outside, but under that green jacket? Snazzy!
He has 2 notebooks and a pencil in his bag.
Woohoo! Some very bright fish!
I’ll be doing a shop update this weekend.
The plaid makes me think of school uniforms.
All the stuff-
Close-ups of her backpack-
2 books, a pencil. and a coin.
With all her friends-
I LOVE this Skinny Laminx fabric for Cloud9. I’ve made myself a smock out of the red, I’ve got some blue/green for something (stash?) and now, here is my fox dress!
She has on a dress made of vintage Laura Ashley fabric, a seersucker jacket with checked highlights (collar, cuffs and pocket), and a wool felt purse. Her jacket has embroidered button hole loops.
All her stuff-
I know ALL foxes ought to be woodland foxes but this one is especially so.
She has an embroidered felt vest. It closes with laces. I didn’t take it off and show the dress because the dress top is plain and the laces are fussy to get just right.
I love this spiderweb-by knit shawl. Perfect for her.
In her basket-
And without her shawl on-
This video was made at Gather Here to celebrate their 3rd birthday. It’s wonderful!
why we make from gather here on Vimeo.
So much going on and nothing getting finished- yet.
I posted here about first steps of tattooed people and fish, moving along with the foxes. That is still happening.
A week ago I spent a day dyeing.
I started out with some prints that I over-dye for hair.
Then ALL those tattooed bodies.
It was many pots worth. I was very tired by the end of the day. Then, next day I ironed them all and put them back in their bin. Soon I will start cutting out all the rest of their pieces.
I sewed faces on 9 foxes-
and started in on the clothes-
But I got a bit distracted trying to choose fabrics for dresses. I ended up spending a morning sorting through all my fabric drawers, pulling things out that called to me and in another pile, to get rid of.
Then, somehow, not really sure how this happens, I started sewing the fish mentioned in that link above. And now, 2 1/2 days later, all 29 are sewed up and waiting to be finished.
They will trickle out a few at a time over this year.
And lastly, Sweet Paul was in town last week and had a signing for his new book- so fun to meet up in my neck of the woods!
Of course I bought my very own copy of his new book- Sweet Paul Eat and Make: Charming Recipes and Kitchen Crafts You Will Love and had it signed. I need an occasion to make the World’s Best Cake! Anyway, I’m keeping very busy and soon lots of finished pieces will start to appear!