In the last week or so I have been thinking about what I would like to see in our families Christmas shop. The first thing that came to mind was stuffed animals. We have a lot of unique things in there, but not a ton of toys at the moment and I, being a mom, like toys. Especially at Christmas time. So I started searching the internet for stuffed animal ideas and eventually was lead to softie patterns on Etsy. I found all kinds of patterns. Some Super cute ones, but they would be much to complicated to make for selling. I don’t have the time. But then I found some more simple ones and this morning I actually got a great deal from from Whosies & Whatnots shop. 3 patterns for the price of 2! I felt like I scored.
The three that I got are:
Heirloom Doll
Wilma and Walter Whoo Owl
Square Pegs Doll
Personally, I am super in love with the Square Pegs Doll and can hardly wait to start making them. They are SOOOO cute!! I’m hoping that by giving myself a full 11 months before we open the shop again, I might be able to have a few dolls made. *crossing my fingers*
Yeah, I was super excited about them. I’m still kinda pinching myself about it and I have plans to hit up Joann’s this weekend with my girlfriend and get a few supplies.
Last night I also started looking at other kid things that could be put in the shop and don’t take a ton of energy to put together. I started looking for bow patterns because I know they are super big. maybe they always have been and I’ve just been blind. But they seem a lot more “in” these last couple of years. So, I started looking and while I like the look of using ribbon and fabric, I could just tell I was going to start getting overwhelmed by all the options when it came to choosing patterns and colors. I’m a bit of a freak like that. So I started looking for crochet patterns. And Low! What did I find but this super, ubber easy and cute pattern for crocheting a simple bow from the blog Things to make and do. Check it out:
Super simple crochet bows
I am in love with them. Kinda addicted actually. I made one last night just to try it out. And them made another, and another, and another. Kinda like potato chips, ya know? Can’t stop at just one? I love them! I ordered some alligator clips this morning off of ebay so I could start making clips. I’m excited about seeing how they actually look on my DD. 
So, that’s what I have been up too. I’m daydreaming about my trip to Joann’s and trying not to think about how much money I could potentially be spending to get supplies for projects. And this research is about as productive as I have been today (though I did get schooling done and some paperbackswap books shipped and filled up the car with gas). Yup. Nice day.
Now you should go check out the links I posted cause your gonna love them too.
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