New Treasury Listing on Etsy!

Pumpkin Spice Pin Cushion

I feel so lucky to have my Pumpkin Spice Pin Cushion tagged in nezoshop's treasury list on etsy titled Autumn Colors.  See the whole lineup here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Njk4NjQ2OXw2NTA5OTk4MjQ/autumn-colours. 

Check out Nezoshop! She has adorable handmade fabric appliques, supplies, flowers, hair accessories, bridal accessories, brooch, cloths, bags, hats, jewelry, sewing to pillows and creative craft works.

Thanks Nezoshop!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/nezoshop

Our Visit to a Karakul Sheep Farm, Let's Get Felting!



"Sunny Side Up" Hand Felted Pin Cushion

 We had a special opportunity to visit a local farm in that is home to an endangered species of sheep called Karakul. There are only 2,000 remaining Karakul sheep in the United States and their blood line dates back to biblical times. These hearty animals give amazing variations of wool textures and colors – excellent for felting and using in outerwear garments. As soon as we got home I began designing some new pin cushions.  I am not sure why but breakfast seemed to be my inspiration for these projects!

Check out my toadstool straight pins on etsy.com.  They were recently included in a treasury list created by sewjenaissance, Under a Toadstool Crept a Wee Elf Etsy Treasury

Embroidery Pattern PDF Owl Autumn and Fall Ohli the Owl

Visit sewjenaissance's shop for original embroidery patterns, unique and original finished embroidery art, fanciful fiber crafts as well as some nifty notions for needle-workers. Her patterns are adorable and perfect for personalized fall decorating!

A Handmade Birthday Party!

I had a great time getting ready for my son’s first birthday party. I choose a dinosaur theme because for some reason it seems my son is always growling at me (like a dinosaur) so it seemed appropriate. I found this great open source software program online called InkScape which I hear is a lot like Adobe Illustrator but its FREE! I used it to create all the paper designs as well as the iron on transfer onesie he wore for the cake photo. Turns out my son doesn’t have a sweet tooth

You can download the program at www.inkscape.org. I was worried about viruses but so far so good. It’s been on my computer now for about 5 months and still running strong. I created cupcake toppers, 2 banners, Frisbee and water bottle and bubble bottle labels. I highly recommend this program if you are looking to DIY your kids next party. It’s a great way to save some $$ and it was fun to manipulate shapes into cute prehistoric animals! Have Fun!

Holiday Craft Fair, November 5th 2011

Sweet Harvest is participating in the 2nd Annual Joyful Noise Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale sponsored by The Hammond Foundation to raise money for college scholarships to support local students. More information can be found on their website link here - The Joyful Noise Holiday Bazaar

I have been busy working on some new items for sale including children's teepees (now available in my esty shop) and new tactile games and activities for the little ones.  I hope to have them ready in time for the show. I look forward to seeing you there. Please stop by and do some holiday shopping and introduce yourself!

All the Best,

Susan