A long over due update

Well November turned out to be the one month a year that I have very little pain and I actually feel Human again. Unfortunately it was also the month I had the full body wracking cough that had me worried I'd crack a rib. Very little sleep, trying to sleep sitting upright against a wall, waking up everyone in the house at night with my coughing and explosive sneezing. Some kind of virus or allergies? I didn't get better until my sinus' got infected and I got an antibiotic. I still have a dry hacking cough but at least I can sleep now. And still compared to October it was a good month.

Didn't get much done since I can't sew when I'm hacking up a lung. I managed to get one special Ornament done for the ADA's Christmas Swap.

He's a sweet little felt and paper clay Santa. I received the loveliest Santa Cat ornament from Trish Powell.

I took advantage of Cyber Monday and purchased a brand new sewing machine for a fantastic price and free shipping. It's a present to me from my wonderful mom for Christmas only I get it now.

I played around with it and so far I don't hate it, it's pretty easy to use and it seems to like me fine so we are becoming fast friends. Hopefully this baby will help get a good stock of doll bodies built up so I can do some shows next year. Fingers crossed.

My poor daughter just had a cyst or cysts on one of her ovaries rupture and has been in so much pain. So even though she's 20 years old she still needs mom to take care of her.

I put some of my older Holiday Plush dolls in my etsy shop and a couple of them sold...yay!

 These guys are still in my shop. I made them last year. I make a new set of holiday characters in a new design every year. Just couldn't make a set this year.

These 2 are the last of the holiday plush dolls from 2010 and are also in my shop.
 

I'm currently working on a doll for a swap and a custom order and I'm making a Super Hero doll for my youngest nephew and a girl doll for my brother's new girlfriend's daughter. I have a bunch more challenges coming up and I'm just tired thinking about them. Actually I'm physically exhausted. But of course I'll do them anyway.

Gingers and Snowmen and Reindeer Galore.

2 sweet Ginger Plush Pillows. Available right now in my etsy shop. Sold separately.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63386895/geoff-the-felt-holiday-gingerbread-man
http://www.etsy.com/listing/63387625/gerta-the-felt-holiday-gingerbread-man

 

 Bert the Snowman is in the shop too.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/60967401/bert-the-felt-holiday-snowman-plush-doll

These Reindeer Plush Buddies will be available later today.

Still sewing penguin and owl ornaments. I have about 30 of 150 penguins done. I'll only have maybe 10 to 12 owls this year. They will all start to appear in my shop this weekend and once they are gone that's all.

A Few Mini Plush, A WIP and A Treasury.

I decided to do some mini plush of my large Holiday Plush Dolls. So far I have a Reindeer and a Snowman. Not sure how many I'll be able to do as I have 3 large time consuming custom orders to make this week. So if you want one grab it now or custom order one so you'll be sure to get it.

As always I have owls. I think I'm only making minis right now because of time. Here's Ginger the sweet Gingerbread owl. I have several others in production and they are all Winter Holiday owls (not Christmas) that anyone might like to decorate with.

My Large Plush Chocolate Gingerbread Man is featured on a fun unusual foodish type treasury by my etsy team Team Bacon.

Working like crazy to finish the 3 prizes for my 2 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway. Details on Friday! I have 2 almost done. Do you have any thing you'd like to see for the 3rd one?

Cute Plush Snowman is Finished.

This is Bert and he's a snowman. He's new and in my shop. Yep.

I re-shot the reindeer and cookie people photos so they aren't so boring. Crazy busy! Don't forget about the Big Giveaway starting on my Blog Anniversary on Friday November 12th, 2010.