WhiteAntCrawls

Go look here for all the details. She giving away one of her fabulous Twilights.

Go look here for the details, and good luck to all the plushie-fans! The pony is Twilight! Whee!!!!

April's almost over and my mojo is lurking around, peeking in then running away. My soldier-son is settling into his new barracks and schedule, so that's a good thing. My mom, though, is bouncing in and out of the hospital, which is NOT a good thing. Still juggling sewing jobs and mom-jobs, and real-world responsibilities, so finding a stretch of quiet and concentration to get sketches and commissions done has been hard. Some purse work going on, but my heart isn't in it, and not loving playing hide-and-seek with the mojo. Small steps forward--always forward!--and patience are the words of the day  Here's to May being better!

I'm running so far behind, I may never catch up. My commissions for Feb. have been postponed until April--and thank you to all my folks who so graciously accepted the delay. I am so grateful for your understanding. It's been an emotionally exhausting 2 months. My dad died mid-February, and my oldest, my pony-loving kid, is at basic training all the way across the country. Focus and creative spirit have been largely absent, and between regular sewing and alterations work, and all the juggling and worrying and sadness, I haven't had the energy or interest to try to entice my mojo back home. Working on something--anything--has helped. I hope to get back into fun stuff mid-April, after soldier-son's graduation from basic, and his travel to AIT is done, and he's settled in, and my mind can settle back in. The pony-making is on the back burner for the time being, but it's keeping warm, so not to worry.

Sketches underway for five purse commissions--two paisleys, copying an original drawing (by a three year old! Soooo cute!), a Supernatural tattoo, and a lady bug themed bag--as well as another cat-patterned tapestry bag (god, I *hated* working with that fabric), and tweaking my pony mare and stallion patterns, and the filly pattern. Working on sketches for a special pony, inspired by another DA artist's drawings, too. Got prelim patterns done for a couple of other interesting non-pony plushes, including a mole, and an armadillo, and my daughter has requested a Tardis. We'll see about the Tardis. Need to test the prelim patterns out in muslin, then on to fleece and felt.

Too many jobs! Not complaining, because it's good to be busy.