"May this blog be with you!" Starring Yoda

Crochet Yoda
Originally uploaded by sbergeron00

Creative spurts seem to be the order of my life lately. I pull out my pens and doodle, then pull out the embroidery and do that for a few days and then I find my yarn stash calling my name.

This time I'm sharing "the force" with you in the form of a amigurumi Yoda that I designed for my self. I used both Lion Brand Cotton yarn and Bernat handicrafter cotton for the actual doll. The robe is acrylic felt and hand sewn.

I had a great time figuring this out. I took it to work to show it off and one of my coworkers asked me if I'd think about making one to sell. I told her she could buy this one, she was so excited about that. Her kiddo is a huge Star Wars fan, The only thing was I had to take photos first before she could have it.:)

I will be making another one soon!

What do you think??
Stephanie

Sheesh! March got past me and April has too!

It's amazing how fast the months zoom by when you are busy.

I have been having a lot of fun with my sewing machines for the past couple months. I have found out that Craftster.org if an amazing site filled with ideas, patterns, finished projects and loads of helpful people too!

So here are a couple photos of what I have been up to. PURSES! and bags. I have even sewn myself a new carry-on suit case! Yup, I'm very proud of myself right now. I've also been sewing up coffee cup cozys and wallets too. I think my motto has been "'must keep busy!"


What do you think??

Spring is on it's way!

doodle squirrel
Originally uploaded by sbergeron00

We are now only 4 weeks away from the official start of spring and I am so ready for it.

I have seen so many squirrels lately and that inspired this doodle sketch. It was all from my imagination so the squirrel has an unfortunate cat like look around the eyes.

This week was so much fun! I got to spend 3 class periods teaching doodle lettering to middle school students. It was really great to see the lights go on in the eyes of the kids when they "got it!"

I'm hoping to get the chance to do some more drawing this weekend but if I don't at least I got something posted! Yippee!

I hope you get the chance to do something creative and share that creativity with us too!

cheers!
SB

I'm loving the doodles!

These doodles are so much fun to do.

I finished 36 different patterns this weekend. A few of them are ones that I may even see about getting made as rubber stamps.

Working in black ink on bright white card is so exciting, You can end up with such graphic designsI can see some of them being made into fabric or like I said before rubberstamps. Or they may just be used for my own learning and end up in a box on a shelf. Who knows?

I really would love to be able to earn some money with my art. Some folks have been trying to talk me into doing more with my work in ways that can be sold. But I worry about making my art in to Work for pay. Sigh... I just don't know what to do, So I'm sort of just making art and I'll let things sort of percolate for a while. Who knows what will happen but for now I'm having fun!

I hope you are getting the chance to do something creative!
Cheers,
SB

Doodle Time!

I love doing Black and White doodles!

It is so exciting to see what happens when a design starts to take shape. I usually don't have any clue as to what I'm going to do or how it is going to end up in the end. Sort of like real life, I guess. :)

The creative process really get to take over in these doodles. The human mind is so amazing, we can look at a series of black lines on white paper and we can make it look like something in the real world or something that lives just in the eye of the viewer.

I hope you enjoy the process and let me know what you think about these pieces!

Remember to get out and do something creative today!

Cheers,
SB

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's my Valentine that I drew for my husband. My doodle heart is filled with joy and love for my sweetie . We have been married for 24 years and each day is still an adventure. I really enjoyed making this Valentine. Over the years I have hand made many cards for my husband--We even have the very first Valentine that I made for him when we were still in High School--it's in a frame hanging on our bedroom wall.

I hope that you have a chance to share warm feelings with a special person this year.
Remember to take some time to be creative and share t love!

cheers,
SB
doodle heart
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