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Benzie Palettes, Christmas Ornaments, Not Even a Mouse, Twas the Night
November 3, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Not Even A Mouse Pattern Is In The Shop!

Yay! My new Not Even A Mouse PDF pattern is now available in my Etsy shop: mmmcrafts.etsy.com Skill level: INTERMEDIATE(If you finished...
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Errata, Gold Ring, Twelve Days
October 23, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Minor Update On Gold Ring Instructions

Hey lovely mmmakers! I have updated step 28 of the Gold Ring pattern to help clarify the pieces you are sewing together there. Several...
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Benzie Palettes, Christmas Ornaments, Twelve Days
September 5, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Back to School Means Mmmaking!

Back to school means back to cozy fall crafting! Looking for a project? May I suggest my Twelve Days Ornaments? (Shown...
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All Through the House, Benzie Palettes, Christmas Ornaments, Little Elves, Mrs Claus, Santa Claus, Twas the Night
August 28, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Time For Christmas Crafting!

Christmas is coming! Do you have your fall crafting planned? May I suggest a nice coffee, a good movie, and...
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Christmas Ornaments, Shopping, Travel is fun
August 21, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

I Like Michigan

Hey guys! I’ve been on break for a bit. We took a family trip to Michigan before our two girls...
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Christmas Ornaments, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, Not Even a Mouse, Twas the Night
July 27, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Not Even a Mouse: Prototype – Year is in, Chip is Out

More prototype photos. I’ve found a placement for the year that I like the best – on the cup bottom...
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Christmas Ornaments, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, FOTF Palettes, Twelve Days
November 17, 2018 by Larissa Holland 5 Comments

Sapphire Designer Collection Available at Felt On The Fly

Sapphire color story. Photo courtesy of Felt On The Fly Hello, guys! Man, I’m so behind on this. I forgot...
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Benzie Palettes, Color Guides, Ebenezer, Mr Marley
October 17, 2020 by Larissa Holland 1 Comment

Color Guide: Mr Marley

Mr. Marley is the second pattern in my Ebenezer Ornament Series. Here are the detailed felt/floss/sequin/bead color guides for you below, so...
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Announcements, Misc. Info
May 24, 2021 by Larissa Holland 1 Comment

Xfinity’s Block on My Blog is Now Fixed!

Yay! Just to let those of you know who subscribe by feed or email, the erroneous block put on my...
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Christmas Ornaments, Ebenezer, Gifts, Lord a Leaping, Mr Marley
January 6, 2023 by Larissa Holland 6 Comments

Humbug For My Schmoopie – Handmade Gift 2022

I’m married to a tall, slender, wonderful man who does not love the hurry scurry flurry of December. He’s all...
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Goose a Laying, LodeStar, LodeStar Ornaments, Lord a Leaping, Partridge and Pear, Snow Bird, Twelve Days
November 19, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Some Beginner Friendly Ornaments

Here are some of the more beginner-friendly ornament patterns in my shop. Each one can be hand-sewn by a confident beginner...
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Christmas, Fabric Crafts, Felt Crafts, Gifts, Sewing
January 7, 2014 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Handmade Gifts 2013, Part 2

This year I gave the girls two ginormous craft organizer thingies to keep all their stuff in, and more importantly,...
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Recently found this photo of my dad and my lovely Recently found this photo of my dad and my lovely mom. Mom is pregnant with her fifth child - me! So I’m in the photo too. Mom, I love you dearly, and I thank God for giving our family the blessing of such a wonderful and kind mother. Hug your mamas, y’all.
This Colly Bird color guide including the DMC numb This Colly Bird color guide including the DMC numbers is now on my site! Link is in my bio, then navigate to Color Guides > Benzie Color Guides, and you’ll see the TDITM guides there.
PATTERNS via my Etsy shop, link in bio
FELTS and notions a la carte from @benziedesign

I barely squeaked under the deadline with this Colly Bird. But I made it. *high fives my own hand* How are y'all doing on your TDITM challenge? Keep going strong and I will too. Looking forward to making my Gold Ring next. I love seeing your progress when you tag with @mmmcrafts and #twelvedaysin12months

#mmmcrafts #challengeaccepted #mmmakersgonnamake #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #feltonthefly #handmadegift #handembroidery #handsewing #handmadechristmas #woolfelt #feltornaments
My TDITM set so far. I'm really enjoying the color My TDITM set so far. I'm really enjoying the color palette chosen by my daughter, and the metallic accents are fun, too! If you need some motivation to sew your own set by Christmas, accept the TDITM challenge along with me to make (at least) one Twelve Days pattern a month and post your progress! 
Tag @mmmcrafts and #mmmcrafts #twelvedaysin12months #twelvedaysornaments
And don’t worry if you are late joining. No matter how many ornaments you make by December, you will still be closer to a set!

BUY PATTERNS in my Etsy shop, link in bio
FELT SHOWN is all from @BenzieDesign
COLOR GUIDES are on my site, link in bio

#handmadegift #handembroidery #handsewing #handmadechristmas #woolfelt #feltornaments #benziefelt
#twelvedaysin12months New month means a new TDITM #twelvedaysin12months New month means a new TDITM challenge, mmmakers! This month's pattern goal is Gold Ring. Yay! It's not a bird, y'all! Tag a photo of your completed rings with:
@mmmcrafts and
 #twelvedaysin12months
to share your progress! (Please, no photos of my pattern pages.)
I'm looking forward to starting my ring soon. I will definitely be making use of more gold metallic accents and sequins with this one! 

SKILL LEVEL: Confident Beginner
PATTERN: My Etsy shop, link in bio
FELT KITS: @benziedesign or @feltonthefly
COLOR GUIDES: My website, link in bio.

#mmmcrafts #challengeaccepted #mmmakersgonnamake #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #feltonthefly #handmadegift #handembroidery #handsewing #handmadechristmas #woolfelt #feltornaments
Larissa comes in under the wire for my #twelvedays Larissa comes in under the wire for my #twelvedaysin12months Colly Bird. I’m losing the light so I’ll need to take more photos tomorrow, but let the record show I conquered my color freak out and finished the ornament before the end of April deadline. 
SHOWN: The first four patterns in my Twelve Days ornaments series
SKILL LEVEL: Confident Beginner (when taken in order)
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop, link in bio
FELT KITS: @benziedesign or @feltonthefly
COLOR GUIDES: My website, link in bio.
All the samples shown here are @benziedesign felts, but I don’t have a published color guide for the Colly Bird yet as I just finished it today!

#mmmcrafts #challengeaccepted #mmmakersgonnamake #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #handmadegift #handembroidery #handsewing #handmadechristmas #woolfelt #feltornaments
This photo was taken last night before I had my co This photo was taken last night before I had my color freak out and had to sew three more alternate pieces in different colors. Now I will have a huge internal color debate involving a lot of stacking of pieces, second guessing, and squinting before I can actually sew the ornament together. Hey, I’ve got til midnight. #allpartofmycharm #twelvedaysin12months #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt

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