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Sewing, Sewing for Adults
March 24, 2015 by Larissa Holland 6 Comments

Alterations Are Scary

In between ornament patterns I am trying to do much-needed and much-procrastinated clothing alterations. Do you hate doing this? I...
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Benzie Palettes, Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Colly Bird, Felt Crafts, Patterns, Twelve Days
March 18, 2015 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Color Guide: Colly Bird

This ten-color collection of wool blend felt and matching embroidery floss was custom made for my Colly Bird pattern samples...
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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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Christmas Ornaments, Colly Bird, Felt Crafts, Twelve Days
February 26, 2015 by Larissa Holland 21 Comments

Sneak Peek of Colly Bird

Colly bird is an old English expression meaning blackbird. That’s what was originally in the song. I like the idea...
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Food, Gifts
February 19, 2015 by Larissa Holland 15 Comments

Say It with Popcorn

My friend Robyn is The Gift Swami. She knows exactly what will make me squeal like a little girl. Like...
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Felt Crafts, Gifts, Sewing, Valentine
February 16, 2015 by Larissa Holland 11 Comments

Dog and Cat Gadget Cozies

These gadget cozies were my Valentine gifts to my two girls. Dog and cat describes their relationship at times. My...
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Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Dolls, Felt Crafts, Wee Princess Pea
December 19, 2013 by Larissa Holland 9 Comments

Hello, My Name Is Princess Candy Cane

Another ornament from the Wee Princess Pea pattern, this time for my sweet eleven year old Thing 1. I cannot...
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Christmas Ornaments, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, LodeStar, LodeStar Ornaments
April 4, 2023 by Larissa Holland 3 Comments

Lodestar Ornaments

The upcoming Lodestar Tree Topper pattern will include a few variations, like the Christmas ornaments you see here. Out of this...
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Dolls, Softies by Thing 2
February 13, 2016 by Larissa Holland 32 Comments

Shown Up by My Kid

My 11 year old said, “Mom, I think I want a rabbit doll. I’m going to make one.” And now...
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Gifts, Graphic Design
January 5, 2013 by Larissa Holland 17 Comments

Handmade Gifts 2012, Part 2

For my nephew, Michael, who will be getting his own place soon.Presumably on Tatooine. I designed the coffee mug in...
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Bags, Holiday, Sewing, Valentine
February 17, 2011 by Larissa Holland 23 Comments

Two More Messenger Bags

I just managed to crank out these messenger bags from my stash for my two girls in time for Valentines...
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Benzie Palettes, Christmas, Christmas Ornaments, Embroidery, Felt Crafts, French Hen, Twelve Days
October 20, 2016 by Larissa Holland No Comments

On the Third Day of Christmas…

…my true love gave to meeeee, three French hens! It’s a great time of year for cozy hand making! French Hen is...
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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:
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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!
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PATTERNS: my Etsy shop!
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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.
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