Tallulah-Palooza Friday

Tallulah Mae really wanted to participate in the week of handmade goodness, but she hasn't quite found her crafting mojo yet--it's that lack of opposable thumbs that's holding her back again. . . She does enjoy rolling in the rick-rack, however--and who doesn't? (Lordy I've gotten a lot of mileage out of our rick-rack photo shoot, haven't I?!)

And I Made This (Sorta)

It's an embroidered pillow front, made from a kit from here. I say that I sorta made it because a) it's from a kit (nothing wrong with that, it's just that I didn't design it), and b) this is only the front. It came with a lovely dark brown linen backing fabric, and the front and the back need to be--you guessed it--sewn together. With the sewing machine. Which is in the closet. Sigh. Also, I ordered a pillow form with which to stuff it, and when the thing arrived, in its ginormous box, it was the size of a VW. Um . . .

OK, This I DID Make

It's a felt sewing needle/straight pin case--simple, fun to do while you're watching Joan Crawford movies on Turner Classic Movies or "Making the Team: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders." Oh yeah!

I just noticed that the late summer Southern California afternoon sunshine makes it appear that I shone a klieg light on it--but no. I was inspired to make this by something I saw, some time, somewhere on the Internet (blog, craft site, etc.), but I can't remember where. So, thank you, someone, for inspiring me.

Nope, I Didn't Make These Either

Look at these cute things I won in a blog giveaway from Nicole at Craftapalooza (is that a fabulous blog name or what?), and they traveled all the way from Australia! Woo-hoo! Lovin' the skwerls on the tissue holder, and the little tape measure is perfect to carry around in my bag--and I know it's mine, 'cause it has an "S" on it! How fun IS it to win stuff? I so rarely do that it's a huge thrill for me. Thanks, Nicole!

Prepare to Be Amazed

Do you SEE that fantastic quilty goodness up there? Oh, how I would LOVE to say that I made that, but no--that is the amazing craftsmanship of one Miss Erin C. And she's only 15, people! Fifteen! Erin, we salute you! Let's all her give a big round of applause--come on, you can do it, clap yo hands!--for her mad sewing skills. And she's a busy girl, too--she doesn't just sit and sew all day. She also plays the violin, does exceedingly well in school, runs track, and is probably involved in a million other interesting teenager things that I'm too hopelessly old to know about. AND she is a very nice girl (very nice, like her entire family, I might add). So: I only hope I can live up to Erin's sewing ability one day. First, I have to get the machine out of the closet . . .

(Thank you, Erin and Susan, for allowing me to share this pic with BlogLand. I mean, I am just SO impressed!)

Tallulah-Palooza Friday

And just for you, Miss you-know-who-you-are:

Shadows, Part IV