Dear Reader,
Sorry to have gone missing for a spell. I was working on a very special project that didn’t involve felt, acorns or seqins. The mixed media here involved ten fingers, ten toes, and a wee button nose. And that’s just for the first one! You see, I am a new mom to boy/girl twins named Claire and Lachlan.
Claire and Lachlan, a couple weeks old
What does this mean for my crafting? In the short term, very little crafting is getting done. Velvet acorns are in progress and available on etsy, and I am able to fill acorn necklace orders. Custom Christmas stockings won’t be available this year, and frankly I wish I were further along on the stockings for the kids. So far, the felt has been chosen. Lachlan’s will be off-white, like my childhood stocking, and Claire’s an antique pink. Now I just need to distill all the great things from childhood Christmases into the design of two stockings. More on this later.
The birth announcement was made by the talent at Parcel.
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October 9, 2008 at 1:48 pm
c(oi)n:purse
oh my goodness, how adorable! congratulations!
October 9, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Mauricio Babilonia
Congratulations! And welcome to the great adventure
October 9, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Allison
Aww they’re so beautiful. Congrats, Heather!
Lotsa love from the Legume
October 18, 2008 at 7:40 pm
star
congratulations! so sweet!
October 22, 2008 at 2:29 pm
maureen ryan
Hi Heather!
I’m so happy for you and the kids. Please share more photos and I’m looking forward to some inspiring activities to do with my own wee ones.
-Maureen
November 10, 2008 at 1:03 am
Michelle at Scribbit
Newcomer here and wanted to say congratulations. I was busy linking to one of your posts, hit the “Home” button and saw your beautiful babies–how wonderful for you!
November 13, 2008 at 11:44 am
Rachel
WOW, congratulations! This is my first visit to your blog ( I came by to check out the acorns-I’ll be linking) so this is such a nice surprise! BEAUTIFUL children!
November 17, 2008 at 7:08 pm
E.W. Spider
When you said your twins were new, I had to trot over here to see just how new they were: they just got here! How beautiful!
Off I go to see what else you’ve been creating!
November 18, 2008 at 1:17 am
Courtnay
Amazing babies! You have just begun one of the parts of life! Hope you don’t mind a little business question… since I can’t have you make Christmas stockings this year… do you have any referrals for making a vintage style sequin style stocking like your ivory childhood one? Thanks… and if you get too busy to respond… I understand! Thanks!!!
November 18, 2008 at 11:01 am
heatherdonohue
Hi, Courtnay! Thanks for the baby kudos.
I am always up for Christmas and crafts-related questions, so no worries. A couple of years ago, I found the exact stocking kit on ebay and made this stocking, and sold it at Parcel (shopparcel.com) in Montclair, NJ. I’m kind of a Christmas freak that way…”remaking” my childhood stocking was a thrill.
Anyhoo, as it so happens, there are two kits on ebay RIGHT NOW for this same stocking, one with a white background, one with red. If I were you, I’d snap one of them up, then find someone to make it for you. I don’t have anyone in mind, but you might try stocking-makers on etsy.com.
To find these kits, search for EDNA LOONEY STOCKING.
Good luck!