Birthday Surprises

My niece's birthday was last week. So I made her a pillow. Pretty good present on a budget and still in moving limbo.


More photos on flickr!

The idea came from the wonderful Alexandra Ferguson's Monogrammed Pillows.

Gloria, Love Monster Plush Toy

Gloria really loves parties. She loves the decorations and all the different people and monsters that come. Certainly she hopes to be the center of all that attention, but sometimes it’s nice to just be a part of it all.

Love Monsters have big hearts and long arms good for hugging. They make great Valentine Gifts and everyday friends.

You can find Gloria in my Etsy Shop, along with lots of other excellent monsters.

Another baby shower, another monster present.

There's something about this time of year and the number of baby showers that I'm invited to. I finally finished the presents for yet another baby shower, a coworker of my husband's is expecting in February.

I found the cutest little free baby booties pattern on HomeSpun Threads. They worked out so well, that I'm thinking I might make a few more pairs (wondering if they would size up well for adults).



I matched up the adorable little kimono style booties with a bib and a meeba monster.



They don't know the sex of the baby, so they asked for gender neutral colors. I'm out of pale yellow fleece, so I hope red is gender neutral enough for them. I have heard that red is one of the first colors that babies recognize. And certainly red toys sell well.

Virtual Trunk Show

Tonight at 7 pm EST, you can hang out with 10 artists from The {NewNew} York Team in the Etsy Virtual Labs.


We're offering discounts during the one hour event, plus more discounts that follow into the following week.

So it's time to start your holiday shopping with some great handmade gifts and some excellent sales.

You'll have to login to Etsy to meet with us, but it's easy and free!