Where does time go?

I have been a little busy but keep forgetting to come here and post - I blame it on summer. I have been working on a mural in A's bedroom - can't wait to show the finished product. I have also been poking around a bit with a painting that I really should get down to business and finish!

I still have material for two more organic bamboo/organic cotton blend wraps (pictured above). I am unsure if I will order more in when it is gone or if I will just wait for some interest - it is a beautiful product though. I actually need to find a good place to buy regular material for wraps since living in the middle of nowhere really limits things.

I have had two different people express interest in bags for adults so I really want to play around and see what I can come up with, appliques and painting I think.

Still having lots of fun making Sweatersaurs, lots of fun sweaters that I haven't even had time to do yet - be ready to see a big one coming up soon. I now have products in 4 Provinces, Seattle, and somewhere in Germany!

Meet Stella and Ramone

Thought maybe my snails should have names, so if you look back, the others will be named a well. Meet Stella and Ramone, the two newest snails to need homes!

Ramone

Stella

Snail Shopping

Petulla Belle

Custom ordered snail pillow.

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I've bought some fun new fabrics for snail pillows. Watch in the coming weeks to see some of them! My initial plan was for the snails to only be made of re-used/recycled material, but I found it a bit too limiting. I am willing to make one using any special fabrics you may have, like a memorable kids blanket, loved one's shirt, etc. I do still plan on having each one a little bit different ...

Bibs and Blankies

Take a look at the new bib and blankie set. It is backed with a soft cozy fleece, with a velcro closure. This is a "Work Zone" fabric, but I have others ready to sew as well. The mathching little blanket makes a good burb cloth or to help with the feeding cleanup (or to put on the feeder's lap if baby is having a meal on the go).

A custom ordered snail pillow!
Henry

Redesign

We started redesigning the look and feel of jannily.com because neither Paul or I were happy with it. The last time I made a website was when I was in high school and we all had to make something about our neighbourhoood ... and the internet was so new to me that I wasn't even sure what it was. A lot has changed. I sat down with a dreamweaver tutorial the other night and started to read, got bored, and then started playing around. The landing page is mostly done but it has been pretty slow going. There are still a few details to be added, and measurements to be figured out. The good thing is that I didn't wait too long to start this, or I'd be moving over a lot more!




Meet the new little boy snail! J thought he should have one for himself. His name is Fred. Sorry the photo quality is poor, the batteries were running out so much that it shut off twice while I tried to take a picture. You can see that he is quite a bit smaller, measuring in at about 10" from the bottom to the top of his shell and 12" from his rump to neck.

Snail

So I finished my first snail, a first run really. Her name is Lucy. At almost 18 inches in diameter, she is made from 100% reused material. Figured out the hard way to sew it, hopefully next time I will sew it the easy way. I also learned that using a strechy t-shirt fabric was not a great idea, so next time I'll avoid it...