Derby and Baby Showers

Hello Hello!

Whoa is it hot in here or what? Does anyone else feel like we skipped right over spring and went straight to summer this year?  I know my allergies are having a hard time with the weather fluctuations, I wish it would just pick a temperature and stick with it already!

Here in Kentucky, especially in Louisville, May means one thing, Derby Time!  This year we decided to celebrate with a party of our own!

A good old fashioned Derby party needs cute invites!

We opted to make simple invitations and, get this, snail mail them! How novel right? I couldn't remember the last time I received a physical USPS invitation to a party that wasn't baby or wedding related. For the party we made cute fabric pennants out of vintage fabrics that once belonged to my grandmother.  They looked so good, we left them up.

 But before the party even got started we went to some of the Derby festivities. As Louisvillians we hold the belief that it is best to run away from the city for Derby weekend, in fact many people take vacations and even rent out their homes during the first week of May.  This year we decided that we were going to embrace the festival so we went to the Balloon Glow and Steamboat Race! These events are great for the family and besides paying to park and the price of a Derby pin each, relatively cheap.

Finally the day came and the horses ran the fastest two minutes in sports. All in all we have a great party, with our friends in their Derby finest and a surprise from winner, Orb.

On another note, May seems to be baby shower season and we are hard at work!

Felt eyes remove the choking risk
 that safety eyes can pose

We have some staple animals in this basket and some new creations!

First, a new pink octi with re-imagined face.  This little lady looks quite sleepy I think.  Octi's short tentacles are great for baby and toddler hands and I hear they're nice nibble spots for teething baby.

Happy Ellie is ready to party!

Purple elephant is a new one I tried.  She was a lot of fun and she's full of personality! Ellie looks like she's ready go anywhere with her cute pink skirt.

She's ready for anything Baby wants to do!

Having a swimming good time

Blu fish has a cool fade effect on his body with multi-colored yarn. I used the yarn again on his fins for a neat multi-shade experience.  He fades from green to blue to deep navy to a purply blue.

The gradient yarn made Blu fish really fun and interesting to make.

The hair looks like its fresh out
 of an 80s hair band

I tried a new pony this time, I think I like this one better. However I won't be making it so big.  Seriously, huge, like half the size of a two year old.  Definitely going to use a smaller hook next time.

I'm still tweaking this one, it's almost there but super cute!

What a head full of hair! 

Finally we have our Merida inspired dolly. Whoa! That hair. I've never made a doll with long hair before and oh wow what an experience hooking all that hair in.  I need a bit of practice so I can have good coverage but not so heavy the poor thing's neck can't support it.

All ready for their new home

And there you have it, a new basket o' babies.  I just realized that I didn't take a picture of the boxer dog there in the front. Ah well, maybe next time. More baskets and other ami projects on the way this spring so stay tuned!

Also if you happen to be in the neighborhood, stop in at Acorn Apparel, our jewelry and new paper flowers are over there just waiting for a new home, your home!

Until next time, stay crafty my friends.

Cheers,

artful.Anthropology

Oh! I finally captured a pic of my yarn holder, she was being good today.

Getting ready for a nap on mummy