Making a pile o' Valentines

More New Hats

A couple more new hat additions to the shop...

more mushrooms, only this time...

REVERSIBLE!

I, personally, love it. I am keeping one of them, and I am not taking it off! Super cute, really versatile (my own design, as always). I am going to add many more of these to the shop a little at a time, so keep those peepers peeled!

And I updated the Gnome Cone pics too.

I finally got an order for one of these!

Alrighty... thanks for looking!

I am off to spin up some more yarny goodness... keep ya posted!

Ring a ding ding! Its almost Spring!

Whew! It may still be freezing cold out there, but I can start to smell a bit of spring in the air! I am so freakin' ready for a LOT of sunshine in my life!

I have been busy with many projects lately, I am drafting new patterns for soft dolls with fully jointed arms and legs, and maybe a little turn of the head too while I'm at it! These babies are going to be in three different sizes, and be sure that they will be full of color and life with all sorts of patchwork frenzy!

Another project is finishing up a pile of skirts I started last spring. They are art-to-wear upcycled jeans made into skirts with all sorts of trims and vintage fabrics. Most of them have been stamped and painted by hand. I love these skirts... I have been making these for a long time now, and I have been meaning to get these in my shop from the get go.

I have a few little hand sculpted dollies that need a bit of finishing up as well.... I have a night or two of knitting up pointy hats out of sock yarn while watching Doctor Who with my little family.


And, last, but most definitely not least..... I will be putting the finishing touches on the pdf pattern for the Gnome Hat. Yes folks... I am gonna do it! I have had so much interest in this little hat, I figured it was about time. I can only knit them up so fast y'know! I love this hat, and it really was something that just clicked for me! So now... I will spread the love!

Hats! Hats! More Hats!

Introducing ~

The Amelia Flight Hat

Here are the first round of embellished beauties! These were so much fun to make. These are all available at The Pumpkinhaus now!

The Amelia Flight Hat - Paisley Tapestry

The Amelia Flight Hat - Floral Corduroy

The Amelia Flight Hat - Yellow Lotus

The Amelia Flight Hat - Ochre Floral

The Amelia Flight Hat - Yellow Floral

Stay tuned for The Pixie Flight Hat!

~ Thanks for looking ~

Little Leilee and Cora - ADO team Broken Heart Challenge Art Doll by Pumpkinhaus for Valentines Day

Well! She is finished!!! And not a moment to soon!!!

Presenting~

Little Leilee and Cora

Little Leilee clutches her dear heart Cora ever so tightly this Valentines day. She made herself a little baby dear so that she could be reminded that the world didn't always have to be so hard, cold and lonely.

Leilee is 13" tall (sitting - toes to the top of her head) and is hand sculpted out of polymer clay over a rigid armature. She is hand painted and finished with a UV resistant gloss glaze. Her dress is comprised of vintage fabrics, hand dyed vintage lace.... and a pair of my favorite socks that Rowan wore when she was a tiny babe. Her hair is a Japanese modacrylic wig.

Sweet Cora is a tiny ragdoll that can come out of Leilee's arms. Her body is batik and she has vintage fabric embellishments and vintage buttons for eyes. Her braids are made from hand dyed and spun yarn from Fabulosity.etsy.com (my favorite!)

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You can check out some of her progress here:

http://pumpkinhaus.blogspot.com/2008/12/this-face-makes-me-giddy.html

http://pumpkinhaus.blogspot.com/2008/12/baby-in-oven.html

http://pumpkinhaus.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-painted-little-dear.html

The Rita Cape

This is the second in the Woodland Cape series. As I was photographing this yesterday morning, and Joe and I decided it had a 60's psychedelia feel to it. I can see Grace Slick wearing this on top of the roof in New York city. Or Rita Lee from Os Mutantes, sitting cross legged, singing on Brazilian television.

It is made with vintage woven wool in olive green, and the hood is made from a vintage apron with embroidered little animals. It is secured upon your shoulders with the apron ties. The inside is the warmest, bright pink fleece with a pop art circle design in the hood and a super soft plum colored fleece for the body of the cape, the edge is trimmed in a sweetly woven jacquard trim.

Available now at The Pumpkinhaus!

Hats Take Flight!

Here are the prototypes for two new aviator style hats I have been working on this week for the Pumpkinhaus. I drafted up a couple of patterns and I must say, I am happy with the results so far! These are just pics of the hats ~ plain ~ I will be embellishing theses babies with all sorts of finery! For now, they are lined with fleece (it is still mighty cold out there!) and have all sorts of fine cotton fabrics (vintage and new..... some designer! who .... me? Use designer fabrics..... yup.). Bonnet style Aviator Hats!

The Pixie Flight Hat
You gotta wear pointy hats.... makes you smart dontcha know!

~and~

The Amelia Flight Hat
I named Rowan Amelia after Ms. Earhart. It is only fitting to make a hat after her too.

I need to ask my brother if I can hire Madison for some modeling.... she needs a makeover bad!

The Gnome Hat for You - Not Your Kids

I have this little gnome that lives in the woods behind my house you see.... it took some cunning and timing, but I trapped him while he was stealing eggs out of a blue jays nest! I had to bribe him with sweet ambrosia and he gave up the pattern to me whilst in a drunken state. You asked for it folks, and I aim to deliver!

Bonnet style hat with a cute little gnome peak and ties under the chin.

This hat is so incredibly soft, it is knit with Lambs Pride 85% wool/15% mohair. Soft and strong. Lamb's Pride is one of the few domestically produced wool yarns made right here in the United States. It will last through many, many winters.

colors available:

• Deep Red
• Lotus Pink
• Rust Orange
• Mustard Yellow
• Kiwi Green
• Peacock Blue
  
  

The Robin Capelet

If you go out in the Wilde Wood to meet your Robin... it is always best to don a cloak worthy of the Maid Marion herself!

This lovely capelet is made with vintage woven wools in plaid and rust orange. It is secured upon your shouders with a large button. The inside is the warmest, bright blue fleece with a paisley design, and the edge is trimmed in a sweetly woven jaquard trim. A green wool tassel hangs from the peak of the hood.

This is a one of a kind piece and will fit just about anyone as it just rests upon the shoulders!


Thanks for looking!

Big Brother Does it Again...

This will effect everyone in the Handmade Nation undoubtedly. Not just toy artisans...

http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/economicimpactsofCPSIA/

http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/national-bankruptcy-day/

Please sign petitions, write your congressmen, alert your state representatives, and by all means.... Spread The Word!!!