Turtles, Ssockvark & Elephants oh my!

TurtleMack laptop cozy

Lacey the Elephant, she is made from an awesome pair of socks that I found in Las Vegas of all places. I just love her eyes, I bought them from a fellow etsian enamieyes. they are hand-painted with colorful polka dots. reminded me of confetti cupcakes. yum!

I had a million requests to make an Aardvark from socks. well, maybe not 1 million requests, but you know what I mean... this is a close-up of the face, you can see more photos here. she sold in one day and I kind of miss her...

what's new?

I took the day off from my "real" job today. I had great intentions to get other things done, but instead I relished in the fact that I had time off and took it pretty easy. the day isn't over yet, and I suppose there is still hope that I may tackle parts of my list before I turn into a pumpkin a midnite.

until then- feast your eyes on 2 things that I DID accomplish today:

Baby Blue Sock Hippo

hair clips for my Halloween costume "Gargoyle Fairy"

Hummingbird handbag

my friend asked me to make a handbag for her mom. she loves Hummingbirds.

originally, I was supposed to get Hummingbird print fabric for the lining, with brown as the neutral on the outside. well, to no avail, did I locate fabric with Hummingbirds on it. (I know, I know, unbelievable, right?!) BUT I did find this awesome colorful fabric with umbrellas on it that I thought would do the trick!

this is the finished product

close up of the Hummingbird applique- hand drawn by yours truly.

this, by far, might be my favorite item I have made!!!