Little clay house....How i love thee ♥

Yesterday, i worked on new Muffinpies all day and all evening, some of them being custom orders. I am hoping to be listing them today. It has been a while since i made Muffinpies for my shop. I still lovedoing them, that is not the problem. But i am more in the mood to make different things such as tote bags, crochet items and pillows. I still don't know what and when i will be listing some of my new projects. I also have to make items for a craft event i am going to attend in June. So a lot of work ahead of me. I went to bed at 10:30pm, exhausted and not even taking the time to shower. I woke up very early this morning, made coffee, light the fire to warm the house and off to the shower. Boy, this felt so good. Now, i am ready for a good day's work, as soon as i am done with this post. I need to finish a few little things on my dolls before i can list them. I was hoping to do this last night, alas,  but my bed was calling me and i could not resist.

Now, my main reason for posting this morning was that i wanted to talk to you about a sweet, adorable lady who makes beautiful little clay house. Rodi has a magical little etsy shop. I bought my first 2 houses before christmas and fell in love with them. I am saving every little penny i earn for a coming trip to Europe, so i " vowed " i would behave and not spend unless i really need some supplies for my work. But honestly, do you think this is easy to resist that long ? A couple weeks ago, i visited her shop. Just wanted to peek and admire i vowed once again...But then, i saw that little house with the red roof and before i could understand what was happening to me, my finger clicked on  "add to cart". By the time  i  "woke up ". i had already paid for my purchase. 0_0.... So i guess i cannot be held responsible, huh ? I think i was hypnotized by a magical spell...

Seriously, you really should go and i dare you to just have a look. ^_^  Rodi has a very creative mind, her little clay houses are the sweetest thing. I am going to get some more...( i know, i know ! i have to save my pennies ) But i intend to slowly build a little village of them. I think they will make a lovely decoration in my studio. And i think they would look awesome in your home too ! They are so very affordable, so why don't you just indulge ? i know they will make you happy.  I have my sewing machine close by andeveryday, as i sew happily,  i look at them and i smile. Thanks so much Rodi for your kindness and for sharing some sweetness to the world.

I am longing for spring to arrive. We still have a lot of snow and today is a sunny but cold -14c. A day to spend indoors, sewing, cooking and knitting. I made a couple new little fabric house from my " Petite House " series and just listed them in my shop
I love their cheery fabric. It adds a little bit of greeny spring happiness in my home.

Granny to be...

I knew it was just a matter of time, for years she had been yearning to become a mommy...Last week we received a call from my daughter Maude. Her voice on the phone was very excited when she told us " that's it ! i am pregnant !! ".... Oh my gosh, i am going to be a granny i thought ...Am i happy ? Considering the picture you see here, it doesn't look so. (laughs)

Of course i am happy !!! Who wouldn't be happy by such wonderful news ?
Maude will turn 24 in april, but as long as i can remember, she wanted to be a mom. So as soon as she graduated from university last year, she went on with her plan. She is a very determined person, when she decides she wants something, she gets it. Along with her boyfriend, she bought her first house while she was still studying at university. Last year they bought a lot behind our house and they will probably start building their new house this summer. It is wonderful, knowing our daughter will live next to us. My first daughter Geneviève ( She and Maude are only 11 months apart ) is studying abroad in Brussels and i miss her everyday. We still have young Anne ( 18 ) living with us, thank God. I hope she wont leave soon, i want to keep her close to me a little bit more. Awww, mommies whatever age the youngest is, we still consider them our little baby. Anyways, can you imagine ?!? I am going to be a granny ? I am so very excited! After i gave birth to my 3rd daughter, hubby ran to the doctor to have his " thing " fixed. :) Was scared i would make more babies. That would have been probably the case. I was very sad, knowing Anne would be my last child. I wished i had 4 or 5. Being a grandmother has its privileges though . And i am lucky my daughter will be so close by. I will have the opportunity to see and love that little thing anytime i want. I am already thinking of all the knitting and sewing projects i want to make. If some of you have some great links on knitting and sewing babies clothes, i would love it if you could share some of them.
I can't wait to show you some pics of my daughter's growing belly. But that will take some time. Baby is due only in mid-october. I'll keep you posted with more details of her pregnancy.

Have a lovely day everyone ♥

Giveaway winner !

Well, i guess this is the day some of you have been waiting for. Giveaways are very fun and exciting, it pleases me so to think i may share a bit of happiness with someone. SO! May i announce the winner to you ?.............The winner of this fabric house iiiiiiiiiiiiisssssssssssssssss!......................................................Digital Misfit ! Congrats to the winner !

I will get in touch with you or you can email me as soon as you read the good news . I won't be doing any giveaways for some time i guess, as the summer means more time spent outdoors and maybe a holiday away from home. Not sure yet...Thanks to all of you who joined in the fun, just wished i could have made everybody a winner.

Here are a few newbies i have just listed in my shop yesterday. I decided to make different little fabric houses and i love the final results. And here are some of my new collection of muffinpies dolls. I will listmore in my shop soon. All the decorative cotton tape i used on the houses and dolls were handmade by lovely Anna of Lillalota . I just love the tapes she custom made for me. Please, do visit her shop !

I do hope you are all enjoying your day.

Talk to you soon ♥

May giveaway

I have been so extremely busy all day long with my gardening, that i almost forgot to post about my giveaway. It is nearly dinner time and i thought that i would take a minute and do it now. This is probably going to be my last giveaway before the summer season. I know i will be spending more time outdoors and that will leave me less time for working indoors.Ok now, enough of my blabbering, so here it is.

I had this idea in my mind for quite a while to make some pretty fabric house and i came up with this one as my first try. It is not quite perfect, but it is nonetheless pretty, i guess. ( don't really like the button though ) I am actually working on some more little houses that i will put in my shop sometimes next week i hope. This little house can hang, but you can also use it as a pincushion if you wish. I was thinking of changing the button, but if the winner wishes to keep it, just mention it to me. Otherwise, i am still thinking of something else. I am open to ideas by the way :) SO... All you have to do in order to participate, is to leave a comment. I will pick the winner thursday, may 28th. Hey, by the way, it is my birthday this coming thursday, the 21st ! :) humm, wonder what hubby got for me... It's been hiding in the linen closet for almost 3 months!! And I swear i never peeked once...Well, i kinda touched the bag, but i could not tell what it was. And i did not want to spoil the surprise so i thought i would behave. Arrrgh! Not always easy to be a good girl.
Anyways...Do hope you guys ( gals ) like the little house.

♥ Speak to you soon ♥