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Benzie Palettes, Colly Bird, Color Guides, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
May 2, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM ’25 Color Guide: Colly Bird

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, Gold Ring, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
May 1, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM May: Gold Ring

If you are participating in my Twelve Days in Twelve Months sewing challenge to complete one Twelve Days ornament a month, it’s time to...
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Benzie Palettes, Colly Bird, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
April 30, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM: Colly Bird came in under the wire

I was dug in so deep with Bob Cratchit I forgot that I was running out of April. I looked...
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Benzie Palettes, Colly Bird, FOTF Palettes, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
April 1, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM April: Colly Bird

If you are participating in my Twelve Days in Twelve Months sewing challenge to complete one Twelve Days ornament a month, it’s time to...
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Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer, Prototype
March 26, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Let’s do this, Bob

Back in the Cratchit saddle again for the last few days trying to work out the fit of the blinkety...
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Benzie Palettes, French Hen, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
March 14, 2025 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM: March goal achieved!

French Hen done! March deadline made! *high fives my own hand* (More info: TDITM) This is pattern no. 3 of...
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Cards, Kid Crafts, Paper Crafts, Tutorial
June 22, 2011 by Larissa Holland 19 Comments

Make 3D Lizard Gift Tags

This is a reprint of a guest post I did for Skip To My Lou’s Craft Camp. Enjoy! Hey, you...
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Benzie Palettes, Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Felt Crafts, Goose a Laying, Twelve Days
July 28, 2016 by Larissa Holland 1 Comment

Color Guide: Goose a-Laying

Tada! It’s the official Goose a-Laying color collection featuring Benzie Design’s lovely wool felt! If you’d like to make ornaments like...
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Gifts, Sewing, Tutorial
May 5, 2008 by Larissa Holland 23 Comments

Make a teacup pincushion

I’ve had these tiny vintage teacups for a couple of years, thinking I’d make candles out of them. Today, I...
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Christmas Ornaments, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, FOTF Palettes, Twelve Days
November 20, 2018 by Larissa Holland 1 Comment

Gold Designer Collection Available at Felt On The Fly

Gold color story. Photo courtesy of Felt On The Fly OK! Here’s Gold, the second in my three jewel tone Twelve...
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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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Felt Crafts, My Studio, Organizing
January 25, 2024 by Larissa Holland No Comments

studio organization: felt stash and ornament storage

I’m often asked how I organize my felt and store my wool felt ornaments, so I thought I’d show you!...
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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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