Santa's Workshop

The past few weeks my sewing room has looked like

Santa's workshop...

messy, but productive.

There were a few things I had to keep 

under wraps. (Is that a pun?)

Anywho....

It's time to load the pictures.

In an earlier post, I showed a box I turned into a little room.  

Well, I did another one.

My sweet girl is making dolls and she has 3 that will share this one

once she gets them made.  She and I make a good team.

I had actually picked a different fabric for the outside, 

but when we went to get it, it was sold out!

So...we came up with another plan and I think

it turned out even better than our original concept.

I LOVE the "fawn" printed fabric.

If I was having another baby, I would definitely be using that fabric.

But that ship has sailed...

I LOVE these little handles we found.

I made a tufted headboard.

That fur thing is supposed to be a bear rug.

"Supposed to be"...

Two of the dolls will be stored under the bed when the box is closed. 

The third will rest outside the bed storage area.

I did another box for my daughter's best friend.

The doll that the 2 girls made is a "fox" person with fox ears and long,

orange-red hair.  I do not have a picture to share, but trust me when I say it was

adorable.

I covered the back wall with a Tim Holtz fabric that looks like old wallpaper.

I added vine trim to give it an outdoorsy feel,

and made a pillow pit.

There will one more room box made before the year is out.

You'll have to come back and check on that.

I also like to make "rooms" out of lanterns.

I used a chandelier ornament to hang from the ceiling,

and bought some battery powered lights to make it shine.

The tree is temporary.

My sweet daughter will be making me a harp and stool to set in this "room".

Now to show a couple of finished sewing projects that I promised to show in my next post.

I gathered some coordinating pieces, boots, and leggings, and

THIS turned into

THIS...

This is my variation of one of Tina Givens

dress patterns.

I like adding the fabric collages, and 

leaving raw edges.

There's something about that deconstructed look...

I find it romantic.

This shows details of the raw neck, button closures, and a fabric strip I sewed down the front.

And this industrial mix...

turned into THIS:

The fabrics had an industrial feel so I added

"SUPPLY"

to the arm.

It is SO comfortable.

Something I'm obsessed with are tuffets.  You may remember

the one I made for the guest room. (It can be seen in a previous post.)

WELL...

Someone came up with the idea to 

turn them into pin cushions,

and I HAD to make one.  It is a kit you can buy. (Color wheel pincushion).

Nothing short of adorable.  Don't you agree?

I used the same fabrics I used on the "real" one.  

LOVE THIS!

It also fits well in my doll boxes...

I see a few more of these being made in my future.

I have to share my daughter's edible cell project she did

for a science lab.  She did a great job.  She's LOVING biology.

And just some final shots and thoughts...

While my daughter and I were out getting shots of my sewing projects today,

our sweet chickens were taking a sun bath.  We lost one of our chickens in the past

few weeks.  A chicken's life span is 5-7 years and she was 6.  Her name was Zoe.

She was a golden-laced Wyandotte.  She was our oldest.  The others are 5 and 4 years old so

I know in the next year or so we will likely lose our other girls.

They have been such a joy to have.

And finally...this picture is an oak leaf hydrangea. 

These colors were so stunning I just wanted to add them here to share with you.

Thank you for looking at my blog.

I may not post again until after the new year,

SO

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year.

May God bless you and yours.