I sent him packing!
October 25, 2009
Kelani Fabric will soon be stocking Craft Schmaft Owl, Woof Woof, Little Monster and G-Raf kits and patterns. Hooray! I have long admired Kelani for supporting Australian designers and am so flattered to have my work in there amongst the likes of Aunty Cookie and Dear Fii. Kits for this stripey fella in signature Schmaft colours of grey and yellow, were sent packing on Friday.
Nooooo… it’s mine!
October 18, 2009
The shoemakers children are the last to get shoes. Poor Oscar has been the last to get sock toys lately. This morning he decided to take matters, or the newly completed chocolate woof woof to be precise, into his own hands. Nooooo… it’s mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Miiiiinnnee. I lost yet again to the will of an almost-two-year old. To be honest I didn’t put up much of a fight. Oscar was cuddling the woof for dear life and it was so cute that I didn’t have the heart to pull them apart. I still get a thrill out of the fact that the muchkin loves my softies so much. Although in fairness he also gets a thrill out of kitchen mops and brooms. I think I’ll stop typing now.
Sock owl mobile
August 4, 2009
The owls are flying to Washington. Now onto Stitches and Craft Show preparations. While I’m quite behind on my preps (I’ve been sick, had a sick toddler, had a big pitch and project on at work) I realised last night I actually work best under pressure. It’s quite ridiculous really but knowing that there’s only two weeks to go gives me this little buzz of excitement. I have a to do list a mile long and a smile a mile wide.
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.So I thought I’d share all this madness with you and have the 12 days of stitches. Each day I’ll post something up that my true market preparations have brought to me. Corny? Yes. But I’m going to do it anyway.
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You can see my other sock owl mobile here:
http://craftschmaft.com/2009/05/10/the-finished-owl-mobile/
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Update: Thank you so much everyone who has asked for the owl mobile pattern. It’s now available in the Craft Schmaft Etsy and Australian store.
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The finished sock owl family
August 3, 2009
This final owl has taken much longer than anticipated. It took me forever to find a sock that matched the colours of the others. I didn’t want another brown, grey would be too much grey and blue would make the sock owl family more boy than unisex. So green was the only option left. Do you know how hard it is to find a soft olive coloured sock in this town? Maaan. The colour still isn’t 100% perfect but with the extra stitching detail on his tummy I’m really happy with the final owl. So here’s the whole family. They’re off to washington to adorn the nursery of little twins who are just weeks away from being born.
I’ll post some images of the mobile tomorrow.
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Owls for a Nursery
Nursery owls in progress
July 19, 2009
I spent last night stitching wings, eyes and belly buttons on the owl family for the twins nursery. The larger white owls are actually socks inside out to give them a slight downy appearance. It was a bit of an experiment – I’ve always used socks the right way out but it worked a treat. The textured effect just makes you want to stroke them. Each of the owl bodies is nowcomplete except for one. I’m basing the whole colour scheme on the little stripey owls so browns, aqua and grey colours are picked out in the fabrics and socks. The last owl I’d like to be in that dusty olive colour but finding an exact match is quite tricky. The search continues!
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny owls
July 16, 2009
These little guys are made out of newborn baby socks. They’re itsy bitsy teeny weeny red polka dot owlies. They’re for a second mobile that I’m working on at the moment and the prototype for the Owl Mobile pattern I’m creating. I’m quite hooked on polka dots at the moment.
Plaid sock pup
July 15, 2009
I didn’t get a chance to post photos of this little guy before Mathildas. He’s one of my favourite colour combinations with old school plaid socks and Heather Ross Lightning bugs “Campervan” fabric under his ears. Oh how I love these socks. I’m madly trying to source a whole lot more for sock pup kits at Stitches and Craft.
Sorry about the quality of the photo. We’re house sitting at the moment and my good Nikon camera is outa juice and the charger is missing. Chaos. As usual.
Owls for a Nursery
July 13, 2009
A little while back a lovely lady from the states contacted me about creating a mobile and series of owls for her sister, who is expecting twins. As we emailed back and forth they decided to decorate the entire Nursery around the colour and theme of the owls. To say I am flattered is such an understatement. So this week I’m stitching owls for the nursery. The mobile is based on the original owl mobile that I created although for this one I’ve found some beautiful driftwood on a beach to use for the hanging support. To go with them I’m thinking of a pair of downy white owls with little grey faces and a few tawny brown owls to bring out some of the other colours in the original striped socks. The fabric for their wings will be woollen felt with Letterhead (by Aunty Cookie) hand printed linen and a soft aqua linen that I used for my litle boy, Oscar’s cradle quilt. I’m also hoping to get more of the dot fabric.
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There’s nothing more beautiful than working on a room for brand new little people. I feel honoured. Will post more progress shots as the week goes on.
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Little sock monster
July 8, 2009
My little boy is 20 months old. He is more entertaining, gorgeous and cheekier every day. As we approach the infamous twos he is truly turning into a little monster. So this sock softie was inspired by him. He has a round little belly, chubby little butt cheeks and is captured with a full ratbag scream. Just like Oscar.
Softies and The Craft Room
June 29, 2009
I spent all Sunday stitching with the lovely ladies of The Craft Room (Thanks to the ultimate retro mummy for organising!) It was perfect timing for finishing off the Mathildas Market sock toy gang, here they are all in blues. I love that each one of them turns out to be slightly different, it’s almost like they have different personalities. Still lots more stitching to do for next weekend… I have to admit there was an awful lot of talking and not quite enough stitching going on. It’s so great to meet crafty bloggers in person although quite weird to recognise people more by their blog name than their first name or even face.
Hello. My name is Claire. I have a sock toy addiction. It began two years ago when I was pregnant and nesting. At first I dismissed it. I hadn't sewn in years. "Craft Schmaft" I said. Well it seems this crafty thing is here to stay. This blog brings you the delights of making sock softies, fabric finds and crafty inspiration from round the interweb.
