First Poppet Doll

First Poppet Doll
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After receiving a few poppets from Craftster, I decided to make my first one for MommyTheMaid on Craftster for the 12 day Christmas swap. I definitely have to say that the poppet was a lot easier to than I had thought.

The parts that I had the most difficult with was the hair and the dress. I didn't know how the hair hung so I just cut a random length. I gave her a haircut after I got it on the doll. The dress took a couple of times. For some reason, the dress took me a couple of times, but I ultimately got it right.

Overall, I really liked how it turned out. I'm definitely going to have to try it again. :)

Monday, Monday, Monday...

I've noticed that Mondays are very useless to me. I usually come into work really tired cuz I don't go to bed on time on Sunday night. I'm too confused and not focused too. I enjoy my weekends, but who doesn't? :)

Crafts has been keeping me pretty busy. Things on my que:

1. Making my own poppet. I've gotten two of three of these in a swap and I totally love them! They're pretty much stuffed dolls that you can dress up and make stuff for. The original creator of it is ghilie on craftster.com. Right now I have 2 legs finished. I have one arm that is sewed and just needs to be stuffed. The rest of the doll is not cut out yet.

2. Knitted item for a swap. I don't want to ruin the surprise, so no details now. I will post pictures once the swap has been completed.

3. Trying out my the walking foot on my sewing machine. I signed up for 2 quilting classes this summer that required a walking foot. I've never used one before but I'm excited for the different possibilities. :)

4. Figure out how to get my house to look more presentable and color-coordinated. This will definitely take forever!

So, it looks like I have a pretty busy summer ahead of me but it'll all be good and worth it!

Swap Slow Down

I've decided that I am going to slow down a bit on Craftster swaps. I always seem to sign up for as many as possible, and honestly, I feel like I have no free time for my own personal things. I do enjoy crafting and making things for others, but recently, I feel that I just don't have time for things I want to do.

I will keep signing up for swaps, but I think now, I'm only going to sign up for 1-2 at a time and only try out the ones that really interest me and not just sign up for the sake of it. I've tried many different ones, and really there's only a handful that I would repeat.

I really want to start re-organizing our home and decorating it. I don't know how, I don't know when, but I want to. I think I'm going to start with the guest bathroom and go from there. If I mess up there, it won't be a big deal as it is the bathroom and nothing more.

I'd also really want to work on a quilt and a poppet. As to the quilt, I don't know what color or what size, but I definitely want to do one. They look like fun. Of course, I need to find space cuz right now my craft room is a mess. A poppet is a kind of doll. It's really popular on craftster right now. I've received 3 of them in swaps, but I really would love to make my own and add my own accessories. :)

Other random things I would like to do include starting my own Etsy store, making clothes, and getting better at my crafts.

Lazy Weekend :)

I had a wonderful weekend. Andy and I did absolutely nothing and lounged around. It was very nice sleeping in and not having to deal with anything.

I got a lot of crafting done. Quick Summary of my swaps:

1.) IYP 11
Package 1:
1 small: done
1 medium: 1/2 done
Package 2:
1 medium: 1/2 done
1 medium: 1/2 done

2.) FOCR 4: Not Started

3.) Chocoholic 4:
1 medium: Not Started
1 small: Not Started
1 small: Not Started
chocolate: a little bit bought

4.) Little Visiter 9:
scrapbook started
souvenirs bought

5.) Christmas Altoid Tin
sent
did not receive from partner
waiting for angel package

Too much? I say not! :D