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Benzie Palettes, FOTF Palettes, Maid a Milking, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
August 1, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM August: Maid a-Milking

Not a bird! Very exciting! If you are participating in my Twelve Days in Twelve Months sewing challenge to complete one Twelve Days ornament...
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Benzie Palettes, Color Guides, Swan a Swimming, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
July 30, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM ’25 Color Guide: Swan a-Swimming

This is the palette I used for my eldest daughter’s Twelve Days set during my 2025 Twelve Days in Twelve...
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Benzie Palettes, Swan a Swimming, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
July 30, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM: Swan a-Swimming is done!

With a whole day of July to spare. At least it was not down to the last hour this time!...
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Announcements, Ebenezer, The Shop
July 25, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

New Ebenezer pattern bundles in the shop!

NEW IN THE SHOP! Two discounted PDF pattern bundles for Ebenezer: Patterns 4-6 and also Patterns 1-6. (The 1-3 bundle...
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Benzie Palettes, Bob Cratchit, Color Guides, Ebenezer
July 17, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Color Guide: Bob Cratchit

Bob Cratchit is the sixth pattern in my Ebenezer Ornament Series. Here are the detailed felt/floss/sequin/bead color guides for you! Benzie Design has...
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Benzie Palettes, Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer
July 14, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Bob Cratchit pattern now available!

At long last, Bob Cratchit is now available in my Etsy shop. This pattern is the sixth in my Ebenezer Ornament Series, which is...
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Colly Bird, Easter, French Hen, Goose a Laying, Holiday, Twelve Days
March 5, 2024 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Make Easter ornaments from Twelve Days ornaments!

Don’t forget some of your Twelve Days Christmas ornament patterns pull double duty as pretty Easter ornaments! Choose lovely spring colors for French...
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Ebenezer, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Tutorial
May 14, 2024 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Hood styling tips for Mr Yet To Come

The voluminous hood is a key part of the spooky look of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come ornament...
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Gifts, Gifts for Kids, Sewing, Toys
August 10, 2015 by Larissa Holland 20 Comments

Stinkface Pillow for my New Teenager(!)

I’m not sure how my oldest daughter managed to turn thirteen. THIRTEEN. There have clearly not been enough years between...
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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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Benzie Palettes, Christmas Ornaments, Felt Crafts, French Hen, The Shop, Twelve Days
January 12, 2015 by Larissa Holland 5 Comments

Color Guide: French Hen

This ten-color collection of felt and floss especially made for my French Hen pattern has been available in Benzie Design’s...
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Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Colly Bird, Felt Crafts, Patterns, Twelve Days
March 15, 2015 by Larissa Holland 5 Comments

Colly Bird Pattern is Now Available!

Bit tardy. Sorry! See what happens when I verbalize a deadline? It sets Murphy’s Law into motion. Murphy’s kind of...
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SHOWN: New pattern in progress, Snug In Their Beds
Snug In Their Beds: I'll be including this alterna Snug In Their Beds: I'll be including this alternate felt/floss sugarplum vision in addition to the sparkly 3D chenille stem/wood bead one I showed you previously. I've almost got all the bits and pieces of everything worked out! Details, details.

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Snug In Their Beds: Some alternate ways to use the Snug In Their Beds: Some alternate ways to use the bead hole in the tops of your lil' dreamers' heads are shown here (if you don't wish to simply disguise the hole by inserting a scrap of felt). From L to R: a felt bow, a top knot, or a cow lick!

SHOWN: The pajamaed (removable) occupants of the beds in my upcoming ornament pattern, Snug In Their Beds
TUTORIAL: A tutorial for making the heads is on my site:
mmmcrafts dot com > resources > tips + tutorials 
SERIES: 'Twas The Night, a series of handmade felt ornaments inspired by Clement C. Moore's poem. Check my Etsy shop to see the currently available patterns, link in bio
SKILL LEVEL: This series is intermediate level. If you have completed my Twelve Days series, you are ready!

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Did you know my website is chock-full of helpful i Did you know my website is chock-full of helpful info to support you during your #mmmcrafts projects? Check out my tutorials page if you haven't seen it yet: mmmcrafts dot com > Resources > Tips + Tutorials
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My TDITM set so far! Now featuring the new and imp My TDITM set so far! Now featuring the new and improved Gold Ring. *Dusts hands* On to the Goose for June, for which I'll be swiveling back to the predominantly red/pink/green end of my color palette. Stay tuned for my regularly scheduled color freak-out. Y'all, only two more months til we are DONE with the birds. Man, that True Love guy was all about giving the birds. LOL Happy stitching to you!
P.S. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN! Pah-lenty of time to catch up!

SHOWN: Twelve Days series 1-5
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner friendly if you sew the series in order from 1-12. You’ll build your skills!
TDITM CHALLENGE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com
PATTERNS: my Etsy shop!
FELT: @benziedesign
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Resources > Color Guides

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Samantha @feltontheflyco is busy cutting gorgeous Samantha @feltontheflyco is busy cutting gorgeous stacks of merino wool felts to make the Jewel colorway for my Twelve Days series, shown here. Go get you some in her Etsy shop.
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Resources > Color Guides
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop, link in bio 

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