Stitchn Kitten

I am going to write a book. Seriously, it's going to be a manual on how to breed your own little designer. No really, I think I've got it down pat at this point. The peanut has started a pin cushion empire and has branded it as well. "Mummy, I am going to make my own money and then you won't be able to tell me what I can buy!" Very well then, you go for it little girl!



So, once we have designed our product it's time to market! After much discussion with the creative department on the brief of "a name with sewing and 'kitten' or 'cat' in it!" and rejecting of a truckload of names for the pincushion/sewing empire it has been decided that Peanut's business is called Stitchn Kitten!
She's done a logo as well which I turned into stickers for her packaging.



I suspect that I am shooting myself in the foot here as she's now planning on having her stuff at my next three craft stalls!

Yup, a miniature designer is living in my house. Not only has she been sewing up a load of her pin cushions, she also has made a new skirt for her kitty, Kitty (it seems she was using her vast creativity in other ways when she came up with that name). She did start by drawing out the design for the skirt which involved a lot of pleating. I gently suggested that maybe pleats were a bit much on her first foray into making a garment and that maybe a gathered skirt would be the way to go. She was happy to go along with the "bunched up skirt" thankfully. Though I did get a look of disdain when I suggested that perhaps pin cushions would be more user friendly if they had less buttons decorating them. Who ever said designers were easy to work with anyway?

Kitty now has a new skirt in a trendy Cath Kidston fabic and adorned with a sparkly button and butterfly trim.



I would have taken a picture of Kitty actually wearing the skirt but the Peanut is sleeping with her and I wouldn't want to risk disturbing her. You know how temperamental these designers can be.

Freaky!

Eeeek, where has the time gone? Also, why do I keep starting blog posts by wondering about where the time is gone and apologizing for not blogging more? You'd think by now I'd accept the fact that I am just kind of crap at updating regularly!

In fact today's post is a rip off. Yes it's true. I am ripping off the idea from my best gal friend, Petal. Now she won't mind at all because she's a kind, sweet and loving person that I feel honored to know. In addition she will be too buttered up with these compliments to feel that she can say anything. So, it's a win win situation.

Anyway, my ripped off blog theme is all about this weird connection that I have with Petal. It's a regular thing with us but it manifested itself in a very tangible and slightly spooky way last week.

There was a day last week when I decided I would make a doll for Petal. I do not know why I was doing this, there wasn't any gift giving occasion or anything, I just felt the urge to make it. I also had the urge to make it completely different from anything else that I usually make. I guess that it started with the time I made a doll of Carabosse for the Peanut and Petal admired her.



Building on that sort of concept I came up with a doll that was long, lovely, whimsical and sweet, much like the recipient herself (see, more compliments!). Now, nothing particularly weird about that except maybe the fact that I was whipping up a doll to give to a grown woman friend but we won't get into that!

No, the weird bit was the fact that at the exact same time, Petal was also making a doll. Well, perhaps that isn't weird in and of itself. The really weird bit is that not only was she making a doll at the same time but the doll she was making (she's also never made anything like it) was the same shade, size, and shape as the one I was making.

She kindly sent me photos of them together as they both live at her house now.




Freaky!

You can visit my talented girl at her Etsy shop! It's all gorgeous stuff and I swear it's all better than her doll, mine is the one on the left. Sorry babe, the compliments just ended here!
Also, check out her blog.