Foray into cardmaking...

I got into Sashiko (Japanese quilting) a while back and had these little squares I had embroidered as a sampler. What was I going to do with them? Then I found these cards in the shop and immediately thought of the sampler. The result is some cute cards with a personal touch. What do you think?

New items on Etsy!

Here's a couple of new items I've listed on Etsy:

And I also finished this fantastic bib for a fantastic customer - used the good old ThermoWeb fusible vinyl again!

Check me out on NeatoStuff.com!

Well, colour me happy, I've been featured on NeatoStuff.com! I'm so excited that I had to capture the front page and post it here. WooHoo!

EAL Treasury! Love that Red...

Put this together yesterday for EAL's 20% off sale - gorgeous red and lots of hearts as well. There were so many treasuries, over 700 when they opened again yesterday! I thought that I'd crashed it, but it eventually came to life...

Etsy Artists Lounge ON SALE!

OK, that doesn't mean you can buy the lounge, but most of us are having 20% off items in our shops (excluding items already marked down in most cases). So have a look in our beautiful shops and grab some bargains!

Find more photos like this on Etsy Artist Lounge

Also, congratulations to Taleri, a fellow Etsyian who won a slice of chocolate cream pie in the EAL (Etsy Artists Lounge) Scavenger Hunt last night. Well done!

Happy Birthday to....?????

The felt pie series so far...


When my friend Angela asked for suggestions about how to deal with the problem of too much real birthday cake being served at her kids' long day care centre, I was wondering whether a felt cake would be the answer. At Isobel's pre-school, they used to have a wooden cake which they put candles on, sang Happy Birthday and the birthday kid "cut" the cake with a wooden "knife". So, would felt work? I think it would. I have made a sample slice for Angela to show the daycare centre. If they like it, I'll make a 6-slice cake with interchangeable Happy Birthday ribbons around it. Here's the sample: What do you think?

Latest Pie Slice!

Here is slice number 4 in my pie series: Cherry Lattice. I made it using a bit of polyfil in the top part, to make it plump and juicy. It follows on from Chocolate Cream pie, Banana Cream pie and Pumpkin pie in the series. Coming soon: Peach pie, Key lime and Lemon Meringue. Drooling yet?