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Teneriffe Lace Weave Along Fairy Hair
In my last post, I showed how to make a Teneriffe Lace Fairy. The video got so long that I decided to make the ‘Hair making’ video separately. And, so, here’s the video showing how to make the hair for...
View ArticleHurrah- a link for Edward and Anastasia knitted teddy bears
I am thrilled to bits…. a lady on Ravelry found a link to Knitting Today archives. This means that people who are looking for patterns for Edward and Anastasia teddy bears (that I designed for Knitting...
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Teneriffe Lace Angel -Teneriffe Lace Weave Along
The Teneriffe Lace Weave Along continues with a Teneriffe Lace Angel. I have always loved paper dolls, and when I was designing this angel and the fairy from the previous 2 posts, I felt like I was...
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How to Make Very Simple Yarn Dolls
I have loved making yarn dolls (aka ‘Yarn Babies’ or ‘Yarn Tassel Dolls’) ever since I was a little girl. Since we are living in such challenging times these days of the pandemic, it struck me that...
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A Yarn Baby Doll that Hugs Your Finger
Today, I figured out how to make a Yarn Baby (Yarn Tassel Doll) that hugs your finger like the Comfort Bears. We all need a little extra comfort these days, so having a small yarn doll in your pocket...
View ArticleMermaids mermaids Noreen makes mermaids
One of the members of the Peg Loom weaving group on facebook just asked what people were weaving on their Peg looms, and my response was ‘Mermaids!’- which is a very normal response for me. In fact,...
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How to Make a Simple Mermaid Doll with Yarn
Mermaids are a beautiful metaphor for staying afloat, no matter how hard the waves may crash upon the rocks. This video tutorial shows how I took the idea of Yarn Baby (Tassle) dolls and created...
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Merrie Sunshine and Minnie Moonbeam Wooden Dolls
I have loved wooden dolls all my life and have made many, many of them throughout my life. More than 20 years ago, I began a series of flat wooden dolls that I called: ‘Merrie Sunshine’. I’ve worked...
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How to Make Simple Doll Clothes from Woven Triangles
Here is a video tutorial about how to make sweet and simple doll clothes using triangles that are woven on small triangle or pin or potholder looms. The video shows the doll clothes being modeled by...
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How to Make a Tutu for Dolls Using Upcycled Cloth Tea Bags
For links to video on how to upcycle cloth tea bags into Teabag Yarn, and how to weave triangles with it, please go to: LINK I love finding fun and unique ways to upcycle things, and so I have had so...
View ArticleTiny Woven Snowmen are so much fun
One of my most favorite things to do at Christmas time is to make ‘the ornament of the year’ to give to family and friends. I usually end up making a LOT of them and it’s totally delightful. This...
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Respite from world events in carving spoons with love
This difficult week that our world has gone through made me want to carve out images of love, delight, sweetness and joy. And, so I did. My son upcycled trees that had died and had to be cut down, and...
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I forgot to Mention that a few years ago I carved a new Tottie Tomato doll...
Oh my goodness, how can I have forgotten to mention that the original Tottie Tomato doll that I made oh so many years ago had to retire because she wore out? She’s living happily with friends in...
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Tottie and the Starspoon Sisters
We are in the throes of a huge winter storm. We had one in November, but have had almost no snow since and remarkably warm and pleasant weather. Luckily, we are blessed to be safe and warm, and this...
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Some Simple Hacks That Make Carving Wood Safer
I don’t usually post twice in one day to my blog, but I just had a conversation with a friend on facebook that nudged me about something I wanted to talk about- Being safe when carving wood. Why?...
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Carving Spoon Dolls as a Way to Make Sense of the World
I have been pondering and mulling and thinking and feeling and questioning and reeling from world events. To soothe and heal the stress and anguish that watching the unfolding of the dramas out in the...
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An Inspiring Piece of Firewood
Inspiration pops up in the most unexpected places. Last week, I was building a fire in our little wood burning stove. A piece of kindling stopped me in my tracks… It said: “Don’t burn me! There’s...
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Best Friends- Two Little Carved Dolls have an Adventure
In my previous blog post (LINK), I told the story of how a piece of kindling wood refused to go into the fire, and became a Spoon Doll named, Dot, who was able to have a friend, Sybbie- a very small...
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Taking the Scenic Route with My Carving
When my husband and I talk about ‘taking the scenic route’, what we are really saying is: “Well, that certainly didn’t go the way I expected it to, but we/I/it ~’got there’~ in the end!”. Several of...
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Little Doll Coco and the Dream Garden Gate
Tiny doll, Coco (she’s only 2 and a 1/2 inches tall) had a dream. She dreamt that there was a magical gate in the garden. She went and talked to Star Baby, because she wanted her dream to come true,...
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