Happy Easter!

I am very pleased to report that while I may have been missing in action from the land of blog for a couple of weeks, it has not been because I have let all things small pleasure-like drop. The opposite is true in fact …I haven’t had time to blog because I have had too many craft projects on the go!

First off I had another go at the Martha Stewart Apple Doll for one of the girls my Mum is supporting who is in hospital at the moment. All was good, I even managed to get her arms more accurately lined up than on the one I had tried for the Monkey. Until disaster in the form of an 18 month old struck. Seeing the new doll on the kitchen table, the Monkey decided to climb and claim her for her own, which would not have been a problem except for the doll’s face was freshly painted. So after a Monkey cuddle she closely resembled ‘The Joker’.

Thankfully operation patch up was a success, after I used fusible web to attach a new face for her. The result was pretty good considering what had happened I thought.

So once the doll was completed (the little miss on the left above) it was onto the Easter projects I have been drooling over for a couple of weeks now. My aim was to have them all completed by Easter Sunday for the Monkey’s easter hunt – and I did it!

The first project was the fabric carrots that I wanted to be part of the easter hunt. They were really fun to make and super cute.

Fabric Carrots

Having never tried to make a felt bag before, I found the easter bag really easy and quick to make. I am keen to make some more at another stage. The appliqué was a little harder, not perfect but I designed it myself and the Monkey loved it.

Easter Hunt Bag

And finally I found this little pattern on etsy at buggalugs. It was a little different to the softies I had made before as all the seams etc were on the outside but was still fun to make. The only problem was I sewed the ears too far down, so the HTC thought it was more mouselike than rabbitlike but I think he is a cute mouse/rat anyway.

Baby Bunny

There was a part of me that wondered whether the Monkey would be too young for an Easter Egg hunt this year but it turns out I needn’t have worried, she loved it! Looks of ‘Ooohs’ and squeals as she discovered all of her hidden treasures.

Yes, Monkeys do love an Easter Hunt!

So that’s what’s been keeping me out of trouble of late! I am also very pleased to report we have a new member of the family that I am in love with, but I will blog that once I have decided on a suitable moniker for her.

Next load of craftiness

Yes, that is me working on a project above. That's exactly how I look when I am in craft mode you know. Although it is a pain having to repaint the walls every time I change my outfit.

Now that Dilby is a happy member of our family, my mind is starting to turn to what to tackle next. I already have so many gorgeous projects bookmarked, it's a bit difficult to know where to start. But here are a few that are on my shortlist for the moment.

Firstly, I do seem to have the softie making bug at the moment. There is something so very satisfying about sewing a few bits of fabric into a friend for the Monkey to love. And of course no Monkey is complete without a monkey of her very own.

This is Molly Monkey from mmm crafts. I have been thinking of having a go at a monkey softie for a while, and this little lady stole my heart the second I saw her!

There are also some beautiful doll projects out there on the Interweb, this is one of my favourites, the Black Apple Doll from Martha Stewart.

And this one is the Ruby Doll from One Red Robin.

I have also had my eye on this for a very long time, just adorable and I know the monkey would love it. I am thinking of putting this one on the backburner for a while though, it looks a bit more complicated than what I am used to so maybe I will tackle it for the Monkey's birthday in August. This one is from UK lass in US.

And finally, I have bought the hoodie sweatshirt pattern from Samster Mommy and have the fleece here ready to start. I just have to get over my softie obsession first, which may not be easy considering I have countless owls to make over the next few months with all of these babies about to pop over winter.

Oh yes, and none of this in including the easter themed projects I am searching for, which I will blog about later.

I guess I can't complain I have nothing to do!