other crafty goodness

I pledged to make at least one doll for the Comfort Doll project. It’s a cause that’s close to my heart - I feel I failed a friend a long time ago, and have seen first hand how devastating abuse is. Anyway, here is my first doll. She’s nothing fancy, but she’s soft (made of flannel, silk, and very soft cotton) and she’s full of love. She needs a name, though - any suggestions? I’ll be making some more, so watch this space.

I also managed to make Niek’s Valentine’s day card today. It’s a patchwork heart blanket-stitched to a card-sized piece of fabric with the first line of that classic Valentine’s song primitively stitched below (the next two lines are insde the card). I’m pretty pleased with it - cards are my favorite part of Valentine’s day, so I try to have something different for him each year. I’m confident that eventually I’ll succeed in teaching by doing, and he’ll give me a card …

Those packets that I mailed out weeks ago have finally begun to arrive. I was very relieved that Sharon liked the pinkeep I made as a small token of my (huge!) gratitude for all her kindness & support. And now I can finally show a picture of it here.

Sadly, Coral’s and Hazel’s packets, mailed the same day, have not (yet) arrived.

I can pick up my framing tomorrow! I’m both excited and nervous - my usual conflicted condition when I have something professionally framed. Keep your fingers crossed - pictures tomorrow!