My Very First Handmade Shirt!

Well I don't have a sewing machine but I really wanted a halter top. And well I'm unfortunately not made of money, so I wanted to make one myself. So I did!

I had to sew it all by hand and I'm not the best sewer but I think it came out pretty good. I feel wicked proud about making it myself .... maybe that's a lil silly but it makes me feel good to know that I can build something if I want it bad enough. I went through some of my old clothes and I found a skirt. I never got to wear that skirt becuase I lost so much weight last summer. But I thought it would work really well for this project.

It was a Panel skirt I didn't take any pictures of the before or during process... but I will next time I make one... But I did take a couple pictures of the Top after it was all done.

I should be making another one soon it's so easy... if I had a sewing machine it would be WAY EASIER and prolly faster.



I think it came out good... What you think for a first timer?

Treasure Hunting???

This week and last week Jon and I have been spending a lot of time out in the woods collecting different plants and herbs. Pretty much we just go out and see what new plants we can find that day. It's really a lot of fun.
So far this season we have found Chicken of the woods, Lady Slippers, False lily of the valley, Downy Rattlesnake plantains, Wintergreen with the berry, Partridge berries, common marsh violets, sweet fern, green briars, english plantains, white lettuce, prickly lettuce, wild carrots, and a bunch of other plants with tons more to find.
I'm going to be going camping an aweful lot this summer.. it's going to be amazing and I can't wait.

As of right now I am currently making the base hats to a new set of Endangered animal hats, a couple few special request hats from some friends and family back home in Oxford, Ny.

Also in other news...
Thursday May 28th 2009 My Hats will be displayed on Etsy's Showcase Section.
And if all goes well I should have some New Animal hats going up soon!!
Don't forget to vote up above there's only one more day!!

Ok guys
Peas!

Everything's back to Craziness...

Well I recieved my new computer in the mail today.
It's awesome and very pretty, and much better then the other one.

Today I also recieved my butterfly wing Necklaces from Malaysia...
They are absolutely stunning and holy wow
I really hope more people order from this guy

I also sold the Final Fantasy Moogle Hat on saturday and sent it out this monday afternoon to Haugesund, Norway

While my computer was broken I finished a bunch of hats
These are the beginning of my
Endangered Species Line

Half the profits from each hat will be donated toward the Adopt a Species foundation
This is on the World Wildlife Foundation's website

So far the first sets are Polar Bears and Blue Footed Boobies, and I'm still finishing up the newest ones the lemers which will be complete in a few days.

So Here they are...

Thunder The Crazy Northern Polar Bear Hat
Sir Ben Jamin The Cultured Polar Bear Hat
Pokey the Daffy Polar Bear Hat Gloria the Classy Polar Bear Hat

And Here are The Boobies

Peewee the Goofy Blue footed booby hat
Heckler the Evil scientist blue footed booby hat
Wallace The Tough guy Blue Footed Booby hat
Pamela the adorable blue footed booby hat

Remember when you buy one of these hats you are also helping to save that species of animal in it's fight to survive. The endangered animals need our help!

Adopt a hat and Adopt an Endangered species and it's home