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Confessions, Drummer Drumming, Fun With Wood, Twelve Days in 12 Months, WIP
September 8, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

I tried hairspray to seal the beads

OK I was intrigued by a lovely mmmaker who told me she seals her wood beads with hairspray. Of course,...
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Confessions, Maid a Milking, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
August 7, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Win some, lose some

First attempt at my daughter’s TDITM Maid is just OK. Taking a photo helps me to figure out what’s wrong....
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Christmas Ornaments, Confessions, Ebenezer, Ghost of Christmas Present, Prototype
November 23, 2022 by Larissa Holland 1 Comment

Update on Mr Christmas Present

UPDATE: For those of you waiting patiently on the Ghost of Christmas Present pattern, I thought I’d jump in here...
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Confessions, Errata, French Hen, Twelve Days
May 30, 2019 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Twelve Days Update: You Can Sub Pellon 70 Peltex for the Wings, and Two Other Notes

Hey, guys! I always like to share updates with you that might make the construction of your ornaments easier/faster/better/cheaper. (As...
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Christmas Ornaments, Confessions, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, Twelve Days, WIP
August 29, 2018 by Larissa Holland 10 Comments

New Colorways in 100% Wool Felt – WIP

Hey, guys. Stitching like a busy bee in between driving my kid all over creation to volleyball. This is the...
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Confessions, Errata, Swan a Swimming, Twelve Days
January 10, 2018 by Larissa Holland 9 Comments

Minor Correction for Swan a-Swimming Pattern and Maybe I Should Just Use a Pipe Cleaner Anyway…

Hello, guys!You are all awesome, have I mentioned that lately? Well, you are. Vigilant mmmaker Judi (thank you, Judi!) brought...
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Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Confessions
December 24, 2017 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Were You Naughty or Nice?

Santa’s checking right now. Merry Christmas to everyone far and near! I’m wishing you a wonderful, peaceful, delicious day in...
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Confessions, Just for Fun, Kdramas
November 4, 2017 by Larissa Holland 32 Comments

Things I’ve Learned in DramaLand

My Love From Another StarGoblin: The Great and Lonely GodSecret Love Affair You guys might know I like love to watch...
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Confessions, Twelve Days
June 23, 2017 by Larissa Holland 6 Comments

Panic Averted

…and there they are, at the bottom of the last unpacked box. My Twelve Days samples. Countless hours of hand...
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Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Confessions, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, Twelve Days
November 8, 2016 by Larissa Holland 5 Comments

As Long as the Front Looks Nice

There are some excellent crafters in this world whose embroidery looks as great from the back as it does from...
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Confessions, Decor, Fabric Crafts
October 19, 2009 by Larissa Holland 17 Comments

Mushroom Avoidance Crafting

I was having a family of six over for dinner Saturday. So at 2pm I made this when I should...
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Hey you good people! Question: Have any of you see Hey you good people! Question: Have any of you seen the product in this image at Barnes & Noble or Paper Source (or anywhere for that matter)? If so, can you please DM me? I'd appreciate it. (I'm always grateful for comments, but I can't respond to them at this time.) THANK YOU! #mmmcrafts #feltornaments
Don't make me choose, I can't 😂 SHOWN: Twelve Don't make me choose, I can't 😂

SHOWN: Twelve Days ornaments
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner friendly if you sew them in order from 1-12. You’ll build your skills!
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign and @feltonthefly
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts.com > Color Guides + Kits

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Hey, do y'all want a 'Twas The Ebenezer Challenge? Hey, do y'all want a 'Twas The Ebenezer Challenge? ha! Because you know what I've noticed? 'Twas The Night and Ebenezer both have 6 patterns right now. And that adds up to 12! So for those of you not sewing the TDITM, do you guys want me to send out a monthly challenge to sew a TTN/Ebenezer pattern this year? Now listen, I can't sew along with you -- Y'all know what a train wreck I have going here, LOL, but I could send out inspo posts and reminders. If you are only focusing on one of those series, that means you'll make one pattern every two months. What do you think? 
SHOWN: Twas The Night and Ebenezer series
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate (if you have completed Twelve Days, you are ready!)
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop, link in bio
FELTS: @benziedesign

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysornaments #twasthenightornaments
Houston, we have a color palette. Lydia and I had Houston, we have a color palette.
Lydia and I had a palette meeting and here's what we came up with after some minor head butting. I think it honors her vintage inspiration photos pretty well. The final felt selection is a little liquid at the moment, which is why I taped on the felt swatches instead of gluing them. LOL No worries, it will all start to firm up as I make a few ornaments. But her core colors are Cherry Red, Pink, Kelly Green, and Aqua. With metallic silver accents to bring the tinsel vibe. Yes, y'all, I'm finally going to make a a set in classic Christmas colors! It's a miracle.
Gorgeous colors by @benziedesign 
More words on my latest blog post
#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysin12months #benziefelt
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Time to sew some Partridges & Pear HAPPY NEW YEAR! Time to sew some Partridges & Pears. If you are joining me in this year's TDITM challenge (to sew one Twelve Days pattern per month for a full set by Christmas) then now's the time to get sewing! 

I'd love to see what you make. Tag me with @mmmcrafts and #twelvedaysin12months. Let's cheer each other on! I'm still buried beneath the Cap & Gown rockslide, so mine will have to be sewn later on in January. Stay tuned! 

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SKILL LEVEL: Beginner friendly if you sew them in order from 1-12. You’ll build your skills!
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COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts.com > Color Guides + Kits
YES! If you are using Stick 'n Stitch (which is m YES! If you are using Stick 'n Stitch (which is magical BTW), you need to preshrink your wool felt by wetting it thoroughly and letting it air dry. (Instructions are on page 2 of my patterns.) The reason: Wool felt shrinks in water. (Yes, even blends do.) So if you do not preshrink, your lovely embroidered piece will unfortunately shrink when you soak away the stabilizer. After it dries, your stitches will look loose, and the piece will no longer match up with the unembroidered pieces. Yikes! Nobody wants that after hand stitching something they are proud of! Preshrinking is easy, and the felts air dry overnight.
EXCEPTION to preshrinking: Metallic or glitter felts, like the fantastic ones I use from @benziedesign. Those are wool felts coated on one side with plastic. I have found that even though they shrink on the wool felt sides, the coated side does not. They can look a little cupped after soaking, but that usually relaxes as you sew the pieces together. You can also give them a quick press, but ONLY from the wool felt side.

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