BUDDY aka Hugo the Huge!

I've been working on a birthday gift for my Mother In Law and finally finished it today. It's rainy, cold and gloomy.......perfect day to set on my rump and craft!!

I started off with a pattern from the wonderful and talented Pam Gracia of "Soft in the Head".

http://softinthehead.com/item_73/Hugo-the-Huge.htm

I got him cut out and sewn up using cotton muslin. I had so much fun making his face!

I primmed him up nicely with a new prim mix I'm using. 

I FINALLY went and bought some cheap instant coffee 'cause it really does make it darker. Most mixes just add a few T. of vanilla. This is my recipe:

2 cups of hot water

1/3-1/2 cup instant coffee

1 6-8 oz bottle of imitation vanilla

1/8 cup of ground nutmeg

1/4 cup of cinnamon

Pour it in a bottle and use generously! GREAT SMELLING!

My MIL brought by 2 of her wool Blazer's that she used to wear with her skirts. I used one of them to make Buddy's shirt. The original pattern calls for a small adult sweater but I thought it would mean more if I used something she'd worn.I even used the sleeves and set them in. I paired it up with some burgundy ticking for his pants. 

 I made him a pocket on his shirt out of the burgundy ticking and put in some Sweet Annie and cinnamon sticks; tied it up with sisal, too. 

His scarf is cheese cloth stained and then microwaved....YES, I said I put it in the microwave to dry it! Works wonderfully!!

The only thing I forgot to do is put his whiskers in. I'll use sisal. Be back in a minute.......

OK, that's better!! He was SOOOO much fun to make that I will surely do it again....and again!

If you want to know more, go over to Pam's shop and get the pattern. In fact, get 2! I promise you they are easy and SO FUN to make!

Now, off to finish those dolls!

STAY TUNED!

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Vicky

And So It Goes.......

Good morning by blogging friends!

WOW, what a day yesterday, huh?! I guess we're fortunate that bombings aren't an everyday occurrence here. So sad that some people have so much anger in them that they could 'cause something so horrific to happen to innocent people. I still feel the 'good out weighs the bad'. If you don't have Faith, what else is there?

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I'm not one to dwell on too much negativity. What is done is done. We'll clean up, move on, and be a better People because of it. God Bless America!

Once again my work table is full! Teacher Appreciation is coming up soon and I thought I'd better get my apples painted and ready.

I picked these up from our Overstock group and have plenty for future projects such as blocks and small signs.

I'm also working on a big project....Huge is more like it....As in HUGO the Huge!

I bought this pattern from Pam Gracia over at SOFT IN THE HEAD. I'm going to name mine Buddy and give him to a very special lady in my life....my sweet Mother-in-law. It was her birthday last week and I didn't have time to finish him. She'd given me 2 wool blazers that were hers to tear apart and use. So, I'm using the plaid blazer to make his shirt and some blue fabric for his pants. Because the Blazer is green/blue with stripes of red and gold, I'll have to choose what accent color I want his scarf to be. I'm thinking gold. What do you think? His body can actually fit into a small adult sweater which is what Pam recommends in her pattern. I just thought it would be kind of cool to include my MIL's blazer that I used to see her wear. I'm pretty sure she'll like him......I'll show you when he's dressed and ready. Painting and staining him today!

I completed an order for a returning customer yesterday. ALWAYS love making these guys! I've got a Birthday Garland in the works that one of my returned customers is helping me design. She wanted to know if I had one. I told her I'd drawn out one already and what would she like to see besides cupcakes and hearts? Well, presents of course and balloons, too, so it's outside and 'to the saws' I go today to see what I can make!

UH OH!

I think she's getting angrier by the minute!!

Stay Tuned!

}}Hugs{{
Vicky