Little Effigies and A Good Week

We made it through the first full week and it went very, very well.  There were a few afternoon meltdowns and another lunch mix-up, but really, nothing out of the ordinary.  He is a champ.  The babies are celebrating with twin colds and general displeasure over their new napping schedule.  Sam asked for Cap'n Crunch at Target this morning and "I can't believe you actually bought it, Mom".  We are good.  Thanks for all the love on that front. 

Hey!  We've got little effigies!  These are for my sweet friend who lives in Philly with her dogs and her crazy job and a special stick she hangs up in lieu of a Christmas Tree every year.  The Paul doll is coming.  I accidentally printed his picture in the wrong size (pinhead).  These are pretty much the Uncle Pete and Aunt Sarah dolls-- I just replaced Amy's template with fabric cutouts for the clothes and drawn in bodies, resulting in some crazy short arms on August and a too tall Sam.  I tried printing them out using both bubble jet soaked fabric and pre-made Inkjet sheets (from Jaquard).  I like the bubble jet soak method a lot but it takes some time and my printer is crappy, resulting in a few false starts trying to run the fabric through (I used super soft canvas which was a little too thick).  I had a half price coupon for the sheets so I decided to try them as well (that made the sheets about 80 cents a piece) and it was a piece of cake!  I sewed ribbon loops on the top in case she wants to hang them from a year-round stick, and stuffed them with cotton batting from Bolt.  August has been carrying them around all week kissing the Sam doll and making the Manny doll hug everybody. 

Are you coming to Powells on Sunday?  Did you know that you can order signed editions online?  I know.  Not quite the same as being here, but it's a start.