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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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Benzie Palettes, Color Guides, French Hen, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
March 14, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

TDITM ’25 Color Guide: French Hen

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, Shopping
March 11, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Happy 15 to Benzie!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my beloved Benzie Design! I am ever so thankful for fifteen years of gorgeous wool felt palettes,...
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Christmas Ornaments, Colly Bird, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, FOTF Palettes, Twelve Days
March 18, 2019 by Larissa Holland No Comments

FOTF Color Guide: Colly Bird

BELOW is the color guide for my Sapphire Colly Bird using Felt On The Fly’s beautiful felts.PATTERN can be purchased here. *You may...
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Just for Fun, Kdramas
August 26, 2019 by Larissa Holland 7 Comments

More Things I’ve Learned in DramaLand

One Percent of SomethingThe Smile Has Left Your Eyes Do you watch Korean dramas? Ahnyeo? Well, I do. I find...
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Dolls, Fabric Crafts, Patterns, The Shop, Toys
March 18, 2009 by Larissa Holland 46 Comments

Baby Binky Bunnies

It’s a boy!It’s a girl, too! These sleepy bunnies and their binkies (and the PDF pattern) are done at last....
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Halloween, Holiday, Kids Clothes, Tutorial
November 2, 2011 by Larissa Holland 16 Comments

Rapunzel Hair Recipe

Our witch and our Rapunzel had a lovely time. No handmade costumes this year, but some handmade hair. And the...
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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, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, FOTF Palettes, Gold Ring, Twelve Days
March 18, 2019 by Larissa Holland No Comments

FOTF Color Guide: Gold Ring

BELOW is the color guide for my Gold palette Gold Ring using Felt On The Fly’s beautiful felts.PATTERN can be purchased here. GOLD...
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MERRY HUMBUG: August means All Through The House! MERRY HUMBUG: August means All Through The House! Under a blanket of new fallen snow, this cozy house is silent and waiting for the arrival of St Nicholas. There's a surprise inside the door - a fully decorated Christmas tree! (Gingerbread variation has a tiny Santa. Awww!) See the blog post for handy tips on materials.

If you are joining this challenge (to sew one INTERMEDIATE pattern per month in 2026) now's the time to get going on this new pattern! Throughout the month, tag a photo of your finishes with @mmmcrafts and #merryhumbugchallenge to share your progress! (Please, no photos/videos of my pattern pages.) I will cheer you on! 

MORE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com > blog
SHOWN: All Through The House ornament pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate (If you have completed my Twelve Days series, you are ready!)
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

#mmmcrafts #benziefelt #feltornaments #twasthenightornaments
TDITM for August: MAID A-MILKING! NOT A BIRD! Yay! TDITM for August: MAID A-MILKING! NOT A BIRD! Yay! The mmmakin' skills you've been honing all along will now come into play, plus you will learn a new one: Making the wood bead heads. Do not panic! It's easier than you think. Visit the blog post on my site for a link to the head tutorial. Relax, you got this!

Throughout the month of August, tag a photo of your finishes with @mmmcrafts and #twelvedaysin12months to share your progress! I’ll post mine too! (Please, no photos/videos of my pattern pages.)

MORE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com > blog
SHOWN: Twelve Days Maid A-Milking ornament pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Entering intermediate territory now, but the series starts off beginner friendly.
CHALLENGE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign or @feltontheflyco
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #feltornaments
The (cute) thing that is currently taking up every The (cute) thing that is currently taking up every spare moment of my life. This pattern is getting close and I'm impatient to get it done, y'all! I shot myself in the foot by including some options, which made it more involved. But options are nice, aren't they? #mmmcrafts #snugintheirbeds #twasthenightornaments
MERRY HUMBUG: Sorry, y’all, looks like I also forg MERRY HUMBUG: Sorry, y’all, looks like I also forgot to add this image for July’s intermediate challenge in my IG feed. One more day of July means you have PLENTY of time– LOL actually no, it takes more than a day, but hopefully you already have yours whipped for this month even though I dropped the IG ball.

If you are joining this challenge (to sew one INTERMEDIATE pattern per month in 2026) now's the time to get going on this new pattern! 
Throughout the month, tag a photo of your finishes with @mmmcrafts and #merryhumbugchallenge to share your progress! (Please, no photos/videos of my pattern pages.) I will cheer you on! 

MORE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com > blog
SHOWN: Ghost of Christmas Present ornament pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate (If you have completed my Twelve Days series, you are ready!)
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

#mmmcrafts #benziefelt #feltornaments #twasthenightornaments
OOPS I forgot to post the TDITM July challenge ima OOPS I forgot to post the TDITM July challenge image in my IG feed! There’s an entire day left of July, so I’m saying if your swan is not done yet you’ve still got puh-lenty of time. LOL. Swipe to see my finished swan!

Tag a photo of your finishes with @mmmcrafts and #twelvedaysin12months to share your progress! I’ll post mine too! (Please, no photos/videos of my pattern pages.)

MORE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com 
SHOWN: Twelve Days Swan a-Swimming ornament pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner friendly if you sew the series in order from 1-12. You’ll build your skills!
CHALLENGE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELTS: @benziedesign or @feltontheflyco
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #feltornaments
My #twelvedaysin12months set so far! Next up for A My #twelvedaysin12months set so far! Next up for August, Maid a-Milking. NOT a bird. Hey, tag @mmmcrafts with a group shot so I can see your set so far!
SHOWN: Twelve Days patterns 1-7
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: on my site under Resources > Color Guides

#mmmcrafts #HandmadeChristmas #feltornaments #handembroidery

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