December 9th, 2008
It started with a very pleasant wake-up call. A gentle poke & my heavy lids slowly lifted to the glow of a computer screen. As my eyes focused I fuzzily read the words “Etsy Transaction.” I looked over the screen at Anthony then scanned the email to see that my remaining three girls had just been plucked from the shop.
I decided to grasp the positivity of the morning & got out of bed before the wee one awoke. I fixed a mug of coffee & sat down to work on the three dolls that have patiently been waiting for their finishing threads. And I actually feel like I got a lot done. Ella gave me two solid hours of uninterrupted work time.
I tell you, I felt like an elf in Santa’s workshop. There with my cozy beverage, Christmas tunes jollying around me, sitting at my sewing machine making toys. All I needed was to see snow flurries out the window & I would have checked my feet to make sure I wasn’t in pointy toed slippers.
This little man has found his way to the shop:
Meet Henry. He was named after his grandpa, with whom he shares his shade of hair & love of butterscotch candies. Henry likes to play tennis in the mornings & follow his matches with a pineapple smoothie. If you keep your eyes open, you may just spot him on a perfect afternoon, strolling about under shade trees with pockets full of butterscotch. And he may just share with you.
I’m very fond of his pants & flops. Quite the charming combo.
A duo of girls are on their way to keep him company tomorrow.
A lovely evening to you & yours!
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December 8th, 2008
…This girl has been sold. My first Kismet sale! Hoorah! It’s been a long, long time coming. I’ve been (quite slowly, but steadily) cranking these dolls out for a year, in one form or another. Part of the reason it’s taken me so long to get them in shop is my (unhealthy) attachment to each one. I tend to draw out each decision & prolong their finishing touches. Once I’ve named them & given them a story, they instantly become my polyfill-ed children. I get too personal with each little doll. I suppose it is a good thing, to be proud enough that I want to keep each one. It is also somewhat of a curse.
To see they are liked & have one purchased is a wonderful honor. Thank you, dear customer, thank you!
She should be in Texas by now.
It was bittersweet to see her go, but Ella made me put my brave face on & chaperoned me to the post where we shipped Poppy off & wished her good hugs.
Here she is telling me not to be such a baby.
More dolls such as Poppy to be in the shop tomorrow.
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December 3rd, 2008
The tree is waiting to be dressed.
I think it will have to wait a day longer. Until tomorrow, shimmering friend. I promise. I think.
Ella Faye has realized the strength of her vocal cords.
And, I think, enjoys the franticness it sets in her mommy & daddy. Now she sleeps on her daddy’s chest…her nightly prelude to bedtime, we are discovering.
Mexican hot chocolate is brewing on the stove.
And calling for me.
I listed this girl tonight:
Drew
If she could live anywhere, Drew thinks she would want to spend her days in an old red barn surrounded by cornfields. Her favorite indulgence is her mom’s strawberry cake.
She is here. I love her stockings. They were heck to work with, but I love how they turned out. I’d kind of like a pair for myself.
And Goodnight.
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December 3rd, 2008
I added these girls to the shop last night…more to join them today.
Alma & Rosa
((what a lovely feeling it is to finally click the “Kismet Plush” category before I publish.))
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