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  • Hungry Kitty Zipper Pouch with Simple Hand Embroidery

    Hungry Kitty Zipper Pouch with Simple Hand Embroidery

    I am once again sewing kitty pouches! (I’m so happy I remembered my process.) Just like before, I’m using my custom Maneki Neko fabric to make this kawaii zipper pouch. I hand embroider a little face on it, then I sew it up with a full lining.

    Here’s my TikTok video where I turn out the lining, and then the pouch.

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    Making some cute kitty pouches again! #sewing #cat #zipperpouch #cuteaccessories #CapCut

    โ™ฌ Stuck In The Middle – Tai Verdes

    Yes! I will be selling these soon on my site. The thing is… The ones in this post that I just made, are for an upcoming Bazaar. I hope I get over my anxieties and make it out for this!

    I also promised I’d make some for my friend’s Pet Shop like a year ago… So, you might find them there before they end up on this site. But, the response has been good so I’m fired up to make at least a handful more. I’ll probably design some NEW and EXCITING fabrics lol. Or make some deluxe versions with more serious embroidery, maybe some beads.

    When I put them up for sale on the site, my subscribers will be the first to know. Make sure to sign up below! Bonus: you can also read more of my random rants and musings.

    These hungry kitties want to eat up your secret stash and hold it for safe keeping. Zip it – Mum’s the word.

  • Ink sketches of Koa leaves for Inktober Day 1

    Ink sketches of Koa leaves for Inktober Day 1

    It’s Inktober again!

    That means it’s time for me to stress out over posting a drawing every day this month. I don’t mind drawing every day – I LOVE that! It’s the posting part that’s annoying.

    I’m currently using a prompt list provided by Laulima Hawaii. Usually I try to stick to one major prompt list for the month. For example, my Spooky favorite, Mab’s Drawlloween Club. I’ll definitely be posting there at some point. But I’m no longer going to freak out over sticking to any particular lists. I’m just going to try and post a drawing I make daily. I’m already behind today, but my mind has plans.

    This drawing, for the 1st of October, is of Koa. Acacia koa is a very important tree species here in Hawaiสปi. We had a Koaสปia (Acacia koaia) planted in my yard at one time. It was a thriving and beautiful tree! It offered amazing shade, dropped the coolest sickle-shaped leaves, and sounded beautiful in the rain. It’s roots began lifting the neighbor’s shed, so we had to remove it. I’m not kidding when I say that I can still cry when remembering this tree.

    I drew the left sketch on Charcoal paper, just to see how it would hold water and ink. I like the splotchy bleed effects I got from my water-soluble Kaweco Pearl Black ink. I also used Noodler’s Bulletproof Black for the lines I didn’t want moving.

    If you read this far, enjoy this video of my kiddo dancing in the shade of our old Koa tree.

  • Pastel Portrait Practice

    Pastel Portrait Practice

    It’s been a few days and I’m still playing with the oil pastels. Yes, they’re crayola. I’m doing these after taking the kiddo to school and before I have to start working.

    Today, I used a reference from Pinterest.

    The proportions are wrong – it’s a little long in the face. Still, it’s a good looking face.

    This background color worked nicely with the colors I chose, so I like that too!

    The morning light outside in the patio is so nice. It’s the perfect time to get outside and think about something as simple as colored lines.

    Listening to the early birds chirping around.

    One day, I’d like to draw some trees at the neighborhood park. Writing that down so I actually try to get to that…

    For now, it’s time to go to work.