Sunday, October 25, 2020

sneak peek of the next ornament in 'Twas the Night


After finally releasing Mr Marley (great SCOTT he took forever) I'm happily designing the next pattern in the 'Twas the Night series, Little Elves. This is a glimpse of the first draft, hence no embroidery. I'll add in the embroidery and *sparkle* on the next round of test ornaments. Fun! I'm excited to show you more when I get to that stage.

Note: These little guys are a bit smaller than Santa and Mrs Claus (#becauseelves), so I recommend finding something skinny to help you stuff them if you don't already have something. I am using my beloved Barbara Willis stuffing fork, which is the regular size, and it's working fine, however I just purchased the mini to see if it is easier to use on these skinny lil' legs. I'll report back. 

"But wait, there are no elves in the poem, Larissa!"

Yes! That's right. No elves besides the right jolly old Santa himself. Don't worry, we will get to the body of the well-loved poem itself, but I wanted to make a stop at the North Pole first to pick up Mrs Claus and the elves. Thanks for hanging in there with me! :-)

10 comments:

  1. Larissa I bought the regular stuffing fork and immediately went back and got the mini. It is PERFECT for all of your patterns!!

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  2. I’m so excited. I can’t wait!

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  3. I am almost finished with my first Mr. Marley- have made all of your ornaments. I love them. Keep creating.

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    1. Thanks so much for your encouragement and support! :-) I love to create them.

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  4. I can't wait for the elves. I am making the Mrs. clause and Lady Dancing for my work girls and the French hen for my country girl 😃.
    I adapted Mr Clause just a bit because my son wanted a Viking guy. I am so glad I found you.

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    1. Hey, Ginger! Lucky work girls they are to be getting lovely handmade gifts. How cool about the Viking! Love to see what you make. Tag me on IG! :-)

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  5. Where can I purchase the stuffing fork? I couldn't find it on Amazon.

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    1. She has her own site: http://www.barbarawillisdesigns.com/category_9/Stuffing-Forks.htm
      You can also find them for sale on Etsy. :-)

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