Crossing Over...

Well, it's official.
My name is now

"Mom"....

Freestyle and backstroke are called front-crawl and back-crawl!
Catalog is spelled thusly, but at least colour still has a "U" in it.
#slowlylosingmymindincanada...

Newsletter

So far so good with the newsletter.
It's ANOTHER program to learn and I swear my brain loses a few more cells each time I attempt this sort of thing but I have managed to send a couple out which is quite an achievement in my book.
If you've subscribed to the VIP newsletter you'll be aware that I had a giveaway last week. Every subscriber qualified to enter and I wrote all the names on paper for the draw. I am sick of using random draws and other stuff on the internet, plus my kid LOVES to draw names out of hats etc. Well, we used a bowl, but you get my drift.
The winner was announced and we are already well into discussing the order. It's great to have some direct contact with customers again and I'm looking forward to opening up two custom spots in February.
If you haven't signed up for the newsletter (you'll be the first to know about stock listings and custom spots and the like) just leave me your name and email address in the comments section below.

I've also been back into the sewing action (hooray!) and listed some Tooth Fairy Poppets in the Etsy store this week. There are still a few left, if you want to check them out click over here.

And I've also been working on a new design. She's a little cutie with dangly legs and sweet little shoes.
Here's a tidbit...

And then there's this little cutie.

Who has recently decided she wants to take the Canadian option of having lunch with her mother every single day. Whilst I am doing my best to embrace this (it's quite nice) it is certainly a challenge to have almost two hours cut from my day. Procrastination is no longer an option. Time to get sorted!

It's Happened...

A recorder has entered the building.

image via here

By happy coincidence, we are in possession of multiple pairs of ear plugs.
No doubt they will be put to good use in the weeks to come...

Catching Up

Hello there.

I've been AWOL for a few days. The weekend was spent at a spa with some lovely friends. There was massage, champagne, hot tubs in the freezing weather (my hair froze!) and a lot of giggling. It was a great break from regular life.

The Spa

The view from our farmhouse

Thanks to Clare for the Sephora gift bags

Still the best wine available here IMO

Poppet has been doing really well with her ice skating lessons and I finally managed to get down there with my camera. The last class was on a very warm day (around 10 degrees) and most of the instructors were in t-shirts. 

And I managed to find a decent keyboard that didn't cost the earth. I have been 'teaching' my daughter to play piano and she spent the other afternoon learning some new tunes. She has the knack, but I don't want to add to her load with external lessons at the moment so it's home schooling all the way. It's lots of fun, though she won't be passing any exams any time soon.

Finally, I am slowly getting back to work. It's incredibly cold this week (minus 24!) which is perfect staying-in-and-sewing weather. The tooth fairies are coming along nicely and will be in the Etsy store soon.

TTFN!

Animation

I've been meaning to share this video with you. Over the brief Christmas Holidays, Poppet participated in a 3-day animation camp. We trudged down the hill in the snow and the cold each morning and it was absolutely worth it. The kids learned about early animation (watched some original Popeye cartoons) and the various styles available to tinker with. Then they made this awesome film.
Each child had their own clay character to create and animate. They worked very hard and now have a much greater appreciation for how long things like Wallace & Gromit must take.
We are hoping to do another class soon!

Click over HERE to watch the film...

If you're in Toronto and would like to know more, go to The Centre for Art & Soul over here.
They have a lovely approach to introducing children to art and we're very glad they're around the corner.

image found here

Poppet also started a new drawing class today at Smock Cafe around the corner. She learned about the grey scale this afternoon and even did a little perspective piece. Very cool!

After which she came home and played on the new keyboard I bought today.
Quite the creative day!