Abby's Owl

On Wednesday one of my oldest friends, Steph, came over with her daughter, Abby. Last week I promised Abby that we would make her her very own special owl and have hot chocolate. Steph said that since then that was all she heard about. There was no way Abby was going to forget it. I had the best time hanging out with Abby and taking in her creative mind during the process!

She picked out her fabrics, chose closed eyes and she wanted a daisy on her owl and wings. No exceptions. She was determined to help me through the whole process. So she held the fabric for me and helped me pin it down to the pattern.

 That takes a while for a 3 year old, so Abby stopped for a hot chocolate break while I finished up. She wanted to be part of everything so she decided to keep tabs on me while I worked. Preeesshhhh!

Before I could stuff it she had to check it out. About 100 questions later I was able to put the stuffing in for her. I kind of love the way her mind works!

Once I was finished with the stuffing and final sewing that was it. The owl was hers and she was PUMPED! I can't tell you how rad it is to see a little get her owl right when it's done. I loved seeing her reaction to it, I hope everyone reacts that way when they get an owl I make. It's so heartwarming!

I want to make owls for kids all over the place now. I love this last photo. If your little would enjoy an owl like Abby does send me an email and I'll make a custom one for you! And then you can send me photos of them loving it like she loves hers, that's what makes the work worth it! 

Thanks for sharing this with me!

xo Shannon & Abby

New New Lady Loo!

I'm so excited to share this owl with you! I've had the idea for an owl with cat eye glasses for a couple of weeks and finally had time today to sit down and make her! There are sequins sewn on the edges (because what pair of cat eye glasses is complete without sequins?) and the glasses are sewn on with a fuchsia thread - so cute! She has green eyes and a green belly with a pink beak. She's pretty much the cutest thing ever. I've got a few more custom orders to complete so I'll be sharing them soon! This little baby is going in the shop! Hope you've had a wonderful Thursday!

xo Shannon

A Full Look

I posted a sneak peek for my first hippie owl the other day. I took a few more photos of her to share with you all...

This one may be my favorite to date. I think the belly bling is my favorite bit even over the daisies... and daisies are my favorite flower. I got to deliver this little one in person today.  A sweet momma decided to surprise her daughter with it. She asked for a hippie owl for her hippie daughter! I think it's so sweet. And to watch her face light up when she unwrapped it was worth all of the work that goes into each stitch! It gives me joy to share these with folks.  Thanks for sharing this with me!

xo Shannon

Sneak Peek!

Here is the newest addition to my owl family! A commissioned hippie owl! I'll share more later!

Shop Update!

Hiya! Happy Tuesday! As promised, I'm sharing the newest additions to the shop! I've only posted these two so far but I'm making more, it's like the most fun thing... ever!

Ah! I love both of these, they came out better than the picture in my head. Don't you love it when that happens? The first one has block glasses and a waistcoat and the second has a cute scalloped belly with a matching headband. I also added prints of my tepee painting, a few folks have asked me about it so I thought it would be fun to offer prints! Thanks for sharing this with me!

xo Shannon

Typewriters and Day Dreams

I've been looking at typewrites online today and I have fallen head over heels for these beauties...

I actually prefer to write on a type writer than on a computer, I love the hum and the feel of the buttons under my fingers... there is something wonderful about the romantic side of writing on a typewriter! I've been day dreaming up new designs for my owls today, I've be sketching away in my studio and I'm pretty excited to see how they turn out with needle and thread! I'll share a few peeks soon! Happy Tuesday!

xo S

LDC Giveaway Reminder!

Hiya! I wanted to to a quick reminder post about my giveaway over at LDC Designs! It features one of my owl plushies from the Night Eyes line. There are more in my little etsy shop! It closes on the 19th so you have a couple of days to enter if you're interested. Thanks for sharing this with me!

Night Eyes Owl Plushy!

xo Shannon