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Benzie Palettes, Merry Humbug, Mrs Claus
March 31, 2026 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Merry Humbug April: Mrs Claus!

Girl power! No festive Christmas ever comes together without a busy Mrs Claus, large coffee in hand. If you are...
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Colly Bird, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
March 31, 2026 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM 26 Challenge: Colly Bird

Happy spring! If you are participating in my Twelve Days in Twelve Months sewing challenge to complete one Twelve Days ornament a month, it’s...
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Prototype, Snug In Their Beds, Twas the Night
March 25, 2026 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

New ornament coming: Snug In Their Beds

NEW ornament in the works! Snug In Their Beds. This is just my second attempt at the bedframe, so it’s...
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Benzie Palettes, Cap and Gown, Color Guides
March 23, 2026 by Larissa Holland 5 Comments

Color Guide: Cap & Gown

This is a reference guide to the Benzie Design felt, floss, and notions I used to make my Cap &...
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Benzie Palettes, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
March 20, 2026 by Larissa Holland No Comments

TDITM: OK for reals, here’s the set so far

Color freak out over! I think. Check with me later. I finished remaking all my TDITM ornaments using Bellwether White...
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Benzie Palettes, Confessions, French Hen, Partridge and Pear, Turtle Dove, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
March 11, 2026 by Larissa Holland No Comments

In which I remake all my TDITM 26 ornaments

OK, you know I’ve really been struggling with the palette for this year’s ornaments, right? And I think one of...
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Kid Crafts, Paper Crafts, Tutorial
October 19, 2011 by Larissa Holland 4 Comments

Easy Autumn Leaf Craft

My girls and I got out the red, yellow, brown and orange construction paper the other day and made some...
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Benzie Palettes, Twelve Days, Twelve Days in 12 Months
December 28, 2024 by Larissa Holland 11 Comments

Twelve Days in Twelve Months!

For 2026, may I suggest stitching your way through the year by making one Twelve Days ornament pattern per month?...
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General, Resources
January 26, 2019 by Larissa Holland 4 Comments

International Sources For Supplies

Photo: Lovely 100% wool felt samples and cards sent to me by from Cloud Craft UK You guys know I have trusted...
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Felt Crafts, Flora Needle Book, Sewing
February 10, 2011 by Larissa Holland 51 Comments

Needle Book

Update: There is a pattern available for this now: the Flora Needle Book pattern, available for instant download at Etsy....
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The Shop, Tutorial
September 9, 2022 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Handy Tips to Troubleshoot Your Etsy Downloads

Having a bit of trouble? Here are a few tips which will make your Etsy purchasing and downloading experience go smoothly!...
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Fabric Crafts, Felt Crafts, Tutorial
December 7, 2012 by Larissa Holland 26 Comments

Hey, Larissa, What Do You Use To Cut Felt (and Fabric)?

You can thank mmmaker Maggie for this post. She asked me yesterday what tool I use to cut felt and...
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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
#mmmakersgonnamake #tutorials #handsewing #woolfelt
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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