Old School Acres

When pigs fly

Ah, pigs.  I have a love relationship with the porcine ungulates. At least the wool version of them. Remember Pigs Across America, Pig Pile, and Sweater Pig?  I'm back on the pig bandwagon with a When Pigs Fly baby mobile.  It's Ellie approved!

 

 

A little stack of little dresses

Still plugging along here.  My goal for the weekend is to get several more dresses made to complete a few of these to have on hand. 

I'm wondering...would you like one of these mobiles originally intended for a nursery to hang in your craft room?  Ellie (my youngest) says they  don't look like they are made for babies and she has put in her request for one for her room. Comment below if you are interested and Monday I will draw a winner of a doll dress mobile. 

She's 12

Twelve years ago today this beautiful, sweet girl was born.

She gave us hell with a 46-hour labor and then an emergency C-section,

but she's the best kid ever.

Deck the halls with pigs of wool

Jessica suggested over at Flickr that I should make pig ornaments and I did just that.  I cheated a bit though and didn't make a "real" pig (meaning 3D).  I have 20 pig ornaments available to the first 20 people that respond to this post (if I don't get 20 responses I will send to however many I do get).  The pigs vary in color, though all are wool-blend felt with a cotton print stripe.  If you prefer acrylic felt (maybe you are allergic to wool?) let me know and I will make a special one for you.

Woo-eee!  Wow.  All the piggies have new homes!!  Don't despair if you didn't get her in time, as I may have more piggies soon.

I had it the entire time

I was on the hunt for aqua/turquoise fabric and couldn't find a thing!  Can you believe it?!?  My hoarding finally paid off today though.  As I was looking for something else I came across aqua gingham and a white with aqua print.  Score!  Now I'm on a fabric yo-yo kick.  Paired with wool felt and vintage buttons they make an awesome garland.  Each felt/yo-yo combination is tied to a string of beads so that it can be removed and used as a Christmas tree ornament instead. 

Pig pile!

Did you play Pig Pile when you were a kid?  I guess you didn't so much play it as just do it:  Sneak up on an unsuspecting person on the floor and pile on yelling Pig Pile!  Dads and grandpas make good Pig Pile players. 

The pig paid the price

So, Brett fixed the sewing machine cord.  This time, Lucy has clearly crossed the line. 

Dressed for the holidays

My entry for the 2007 Holiday Softie Awards in the Animals Dressed for the Holidays category. 

Bow tie for New Year's or any party.
Big smoochie kiss for Valentine's day.
Pig nose for a sneaky Halloween costume.
Santa hat.

More pictures on Flickr.

Not quite truffles

This new little pig and I took a walk yesterday.  She was looking for treasure.  I was just looking after her.  She'd heard about those truffle-finding pigs and thought she could do better.  She didn't find any truffles, but these little toadstools are much cuter than any stinky ol' truffle.

Here she is telling the cats about The Great Truffle/Toadstool Hunt.

Sweater pig, sweater pig

Does whatever a sweater pig does!