Bouncy Bunny Pattern Give-Away!

I'm excited to announce that  many of my old patterns will be coming back to my shop, and some new ones, too! I'll be adding a few each week this summer, including some old favorites like Smile Crocodile and George and the Dragon Flip Doll, as well as some new loves like the Bright Ideas Computer and Bird on My Shoulder. I'll also have 7 limited time give-aways this summer starting today! As always, the best way to find out about those is to subscribe to this blog by email or whatever feed reader you use. (I don't do mass emails, and I don't blog that much - so that's the best I can do!)

So what's up first? This week Smile Crocodile is returning to the shop with new friends Elephant Parade and Cat and Fish Turnover. Plus, Bouncy Bunny has been added to the shop, but you can get her free this week (June 1-7, 2017) RIGHT HERE. These bunnies are some of my kids' favorites because they are so fun to bounce. Their legs stretch out long when they jump, and those haunches are easier to make than they look!

Bouncy Bunny has long floppy legs, filled with pellets
and an elastic string to help her bounce.

Elephant Parade is a set of 6 Elephants that hook together to form a parade!
Play barrel of elephants, form a circle or use them as a bunting!

Smile Crocodile is back!

This pattern comes in two sizes, and is super fun in lots of colors.

Cat and Fish Turnover is an optical illusion in a plush.
A goldfish on one side, and a pretty kitty on the other. 

The great news is that the regular patterns will be only $5 and flip dolls will be $7 in the shop, so stay tuned!

Orthodox Liturgy Quiet Books

Ancient Faith is still stocking the Liturgy play mats and the printable pattern, but I also made 7 Quiet Books with some of the same elements for my Etsy shop. They don't have quite as many features as the play mat, but the do include real coins, jingle bells, and sticks dipped in real beeswax for the candles. They are for sale on Etsy.

Now that these are all finished, I'm packing up my sewing machine for awhile to focus on painting! I have a solo exhibit this fall - so many of my paintings have been removed from Etsy to be included in the show along with a whole lot of new work. So, expect to see about 30 new paintings in the shop in November!

 

Orthodox Liturgy Quiet Books

Ring the bell, drop in pennies in the money box.

"Light" a candle and place flowers by the icons.

Swing the censer, peek in the royal doors...

...to see the Bread and Wine.

Read the Gospel book!

Orthodox Liturgy Play Mat Pattern

I haven't been doing much pattern design in recent years, but our newest little one inspired a little project this past Lent. The Orthodox Liturgy Play Mat is kind of like a quiet book for use at home or church. It is available to purchase through Ancient Faith. (If you're new to my blog, you can find my other sewing patterns here, and my Orthodox educational printables here.)

The Liturgy Play Mat includes 12 ways kids can touch and participate in the Liturgy. Children can ring the church bell, feel the sun, and find a bunny hiding in the grass on their way to church. Inside they can drop coins in the money box, light candles, and place flowers by the icons. An angel flies above as we read the Gospel. Help the little girl bow her head as Father censes the church. Open the royal doors to see the Holy Gifts, and receive antidoron from the bowl. Use this play mat to teach children at home about what they’ll see at church, or tuck it in your bag to occupy little ones during long services. Either way, this is a fun way to introduce children to the real ways we participate at church.

The pictures below are from the initial mat made for my daughter, but the pattern and mats for sale on Ancient Faith have been cleaned up a bit. :)