How Bout A Tuesday Tutorial~Pattern Making & Ramblin

Hi ya'll ! Hope this post finds ya'll in GREAT spirits =0}

I got some good news to share !!!! I sold 3 dolls today !!!!

Wooot Woooot. I am soooo excited. I stopped at the lil indoor flea market/Prim Store on my way home and showed her some more dolls and she want's me to bring in at least 6 dolls by 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning to sell on consignment. She said she has been gettin' lots of requests for prim black dolls and told them to check Saturday that she would have some in then.......So what am I doing besides sittin' my patootie down to sew ? lol Yea I gotta'  blog to my Prim Pals first dangit lol. Thank goodness i don't require much sleep lol. I work everyday this week =( Then I get my every other weekend off. Yipppeeee...except it goes to dang fast ! I got Ms. Hetty all finished up. She is one of the dolls I sold except the lady wants her in red and wants me to stitch the name Dovey on her sack. Then I sold 2 rabbits I got sewed up from a pattern I drew up Monday. That's the tutorial I'm gonna share with ya's....more on that in a minute lol. I also want to ask if you all would add myself and my family in your prayers. I don't want to go into details because I want to keep my blog a happy place but I have some things that are heavily weighing on my heart and mind and adding unneeded stress. Hubby and I've been puttin' on a brave face for the kids sake and prayin' that things come out o.k. in the end. Sorry to even put this out there on a public forum BUT I know Gods power and I know prayer can and does work ! Maybe not the way we think it should come out, but God knows what's best for us even if we don't understand it at the time. Anyway thanks ya'll for readin' my ramblin' thoughts and for prayers. Now on to a happier note.....

Here is Netty all finished up.....

I think she turned out pretty darn good. And thanks for ya'lls input about the face. I left her faceless. I really like her like that too ;0}

O.k. now on to the tutorial......

I am NOT very good at making my own paper patterns. I've tried to draw a few in my time and they usually end up gettin' tossed ! I have trouble gettin' it drawn proportianlly right. I just can't get it to match well lol. So I usually just take scissors and cut out the fabric and go from there. But who want's to take the chance of wastin' fabric ? And what if I wanna' make another one just like it ? Well this is how I improvised in trying my hand at making a pattern.....

First I drew half of a head shape on computer paper.....

LOL lookin' at that pic just now it looks like I used part of my hand and thumb !!! Just noticed that hehehe....hmmmm maybe I'll try that next time !

Then I folded the paper in half......

And cut the shape out so both sides of the head would be the same.

Then I did the same for the body......

And this is what lil Bunny Foo Foo looks like tryin' on different leg styles lol ....

Here He is all sewed up...... I got him painted a chocolate brown and he has corduroy britches and a homespun shirt. I forgot to take pics of him all dressed up. Maybe next time.

Hope ya'll find this usefull. So far it's been the easiest way for me....

Until my artistic skills pick up lol.....OR I can convince Jess he needs to be my pattern drawer. He did such a GREAT job on the cardinal pattern for me I know he could draw me up some Prim Dollies lol. Pretty Pleaseeeeeeee Jess......with maybe a new xbox game in the future on top ???? lol {wink}

I also wanna' share a few work pics with ya'll so you can see what a work day consists of for me......

See all those lovely stacks of bread ? That's just part of the bread we sort through and stock our store shelves with in a day. We check dates, look for holes in the packaging and mark each one so customers can't buy from us and take it to the grocery store to get full price for it. Believe me people have done this ! We check 3000 plus items a day, stock shelves and wait on customers. No wonder I'm so pooped when I get home huh ? lol I can't believe I've been doin' this for 8 and a half years...It's sure took a toll on my poor ol' back and feet but I'm thankful I have a job.

Ohhhh I almost forgot to share one more thing. I drove past my fav barn to see if they had changed their message yet...... I really enjoy reading the messages they put up. Soooo I drove by and......

Nooooooooo.........no message ? =(  Hoping they have a new one up soon. I did get a better pic of the cross to share....

Isn't this just beautiful ? I wish it was next door to me cause I just love lookin' at it. Well Prim Friends Lost is on.....Loveeeeee that show ! So I better get goin' so I can watch it. Till next time my Prim Friends.....Huggs n Blessins

Giveaway Updates*~*~*Sun Set Pics*~*Chance to earn xtra entry too

Hi ya'll Hope this post finds ya in GREAT spirits and that ya'lls week is off to a wonderful start =) lol I was tempted to put ~~ off to a rockin' start !!! So ya that too lol

Thank's to the few who have entered the giveaway so far ! Not many yet so ya'lls chances are pretty good !!! There are lotsa GREAT giveaways out there right now. Most celebrating blogaversaries. Must be something about January being a good month to start a blog. A great way to stay in stay warm,create,share and meet lovely gals !

On to the newest item for the giveaway.....

This brand new lovely black long french wall basket.

It is black with splashes of brown. Would look wonderful hanging from a peg rack or a wall. Without further ado.....

Here is the next item added to the giveaway !

This long John basket as they are also called is 20 inches long to the handle. Would look good filled with sweet annie.

Sorry this pic wasn't staged better =( But it's almost midnight here and 6 a.m. is gonna be here soon yikkkesss lol.

You get everything in the pic above....The lil prim bag,the plate with a saying, the plate holder,the lil snowman shovel and tonights new item the Long John basket. Wood Box NOT included.Now girlies n guys (better include them whooo hooo fella's we included ya ;0) There will be more items added still ! To get an extra entry for this post. Ya'll are gonna do a scavenger hunt. I want you to look for something old, painted mustard and it must be wooden.Can be from your fav stores you like to shop at.....from a decor book....  NO glassware,stoneware,etc wooden only.... AND It must be a primitive item. Email me the picture and website that you found it on and get 2 more entries for Jan. 31st drawing...You can click over there on the right hand side to email me or just copy this.....

willowbendprims@yahoo.com

Annnnnndddd commenting on this post will getcha' another entry ;0) So thats a total of 3 more chances !!!!

 If you havent commented on the original Giveaway Post (down there Sunday Jan. 10th)please do so BEFORE doing the scavenger hunt.

Remember this is open to everyone.....everywhere....

You must be a follower of my blog

and the rest of the important info is in the post for Sunday January the 10th. Please be sure and read. Thanks Girlies and ohhhhh ya fella's too ;0)

I've got to share my most fav farm that is in my neck a the woods. This is by far one I loveeeeeeee to drive by and I'm gonna show ya'll why.....

This is the front view looking to the right as you drive by. I love that huggggeeee cross in their yard. Actually many years ago there was a group of what I would call "athiest's" that tried to get the county to make them remove this cross from their land !!!!

But ya'll see who won ? Jesus and the land owner. And after that they started puttin' messages on the barn. They change 'em out every so often. I took my cam today so I could get a few pics to share with ya's soooooo here ya go.....

Beautiful Barn !!!!

See the cross above the door ? You may be able to see it better in the next pic.

Not much better....=(

There we go !!! Much better

Now on the barn door is where they put messages....

Closer up pic.....

I love to drive by to read the new messages they put up. It's really uplifting.

Well my week has consisted of........a heart,fabric and potatos lol I hafta' show ya this pic....my heart isn't a fabric heart......Yepp you guessed it it's a potato heart lol. Fred my DH was cookin' fried potatos and brought me my plate cause I was tuckered out from work and lo and behold I had this on my plate awwwwww

So I yelled Ohhhhhh Honeyyyyyyy come look at this tater lol

He said awwww see I do love ya...now lets put that puppy on Ebay and sell it lmbo !!!!! He had no idea one came out lookin like a heart......

I also FINALLY got some motivation and hoped to get this sewed up tonight but the in laws decided to come out unnanounced....which was o.k. but I had my heart set on sewing....Maybe tomorrow if all goes well. But see it's all cut out ready to go !!!! Yipppppeeeee

Opppps it's almost 1 a.m. geeeesssh time gets away from me tooooooooooo easy !! Least I don't hafta' be at work till 8 tomm. whewwww. Will share the sunset pics tomm. since it's sooo darn late sorry girlies =( Till next time My Prim Friends

Huggs n Blessins