Happy Holidays and Merry New Year !

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday.
As the new year quickly approaches I am working on organizing projects and goodies for the shop and blog. Please stay tuned for playful posts and new items in the shop.

Have a safe and Merry New Year !
~ Kate

Happy Holidays from Oma's Patch = It's a Giveaway !!

Wynter Snow loves to play hide and seek in the snow, she is really good at hiding. She has dreams of vacationing in tropical locations and loves tasting foods from around the world.
Wynter is about 12 inches tall and 6 1/2 inches from hand to hand.
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A bit about Pixies:
Pixies love to play, and are fond of music and dancing.
They like to be helpful to their human, friendship and hugs are what they do the best.
They lack a bit of fashion sense, and can find a piece of ribbon or a button as a priced possession.
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Care instructions: Spot Cleaning recommended
Created in a smoke-free, pet-free environment.
Materials: Fabric, cotton, polyester, fiberfil, embroidery floss, ribbon, thread, buttons
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To be eligible to win this Doll you must post a reply in this blog post between 12/5 to 12/10 and tell me what brought you to Oma’s Patch and what your favorite thing is so far?
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If it's your first time to Oma’s Patch and you just came for the Give-Away I'm all for that too :)The more the merrier!
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Please make sure that you have a way for me to contact you if you win (an email or blog link will do).
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I will be drawing the winning name at 8 a.m. EST on 12/11/2009, and letting the winner know immediately after.

Tweet Tweet says the Velveteen Birds

here they come!
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I have loved birds since I was little. I use to sit out on the deck at my Oma & Opa's and learn to tweet like the birds, in hopes to talk to them. I see beauty in so many of the birds like Cardinals, Humming Birds, and the little black and yellow ones. I even loved Tweety Bird and would jump from the hood of my dad's truck trying to fly.
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I created this bird to share happiness and the freedom to let your mind soar.
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The patchwork design makes each bird unique. They see the world from an interesting point of view through their wonky eyes. With a button joint, the wings can be moved to express their mood.
Size: 6 inches from beak to tail, wings are 3 inches long, and height is about 4 inches
Created in a pet-free, smoke-free homeCare instruction: spot cleaning recommended.
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Available at: http://www.omaspatch.etsy.com/

Touch of Pink - Fingerless mitts and scarf

Available on Etsy: www.omaspatch.etsy.com
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This warm and fashionable Fingerless mitts and Scarf set adds function to your fashion.

This set is a great way to add a bit of warmth for the places you spend time, but normally find yourself a bit on the chilly side.

The mitts have a mock cable design, and the coordinating scarf alternates stitching to give a playful shape.

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Measurements:

Mitts: 7 1/2 inches (5 1/2 bottom to thumb / 2 inches thumb up)

Scarf: 90 inches long, width varies from 1 3/4 inch to 3 inches

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Yarn content:

45% Cotton

42% Wool

13% Polyamide

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Care Instructions: Machine wash cold, lay out to dryMade in a smoke-free, pet-free home.

Oma Doll Giveaway !!

To celebrate my first month anniversary of Oma’s Patch, I'm giving away an Oma Doll.
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Jena enjoys picnics on sunny days
This Oma doll is happy and friendly. With arms stretched she is ready to give a hug.
I used tea dyed fabric for the head and limbs, and the body/dress is of a fabric that I feel has a bit of an old world look to it. With a sweet embroidered face and crocheted flower she is great for children of all ages.
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She measures 11 1/2 inches tall and 8 1/4 inches wide
Care instructions: Spot Cleaning recommended
Each item is created in a smoke-free, pet-free environment.
Materials: Fabric, cotton, polyester, fiberfil, embroidery floss, yarn, thread, ribbon, tea dyed muslin
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To be eligible to win this Doll you must post a reply in this blog post between 10/15 to 10/21 and tell me what brought you to Oma’s Patch and what your favorite thing is so far?
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If it's your first time to Oma’s Patch and you just came for the Give-Away I'm all for that too :)
The more the merrier!
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Please make sure that you have a way for me to contact you if you win (an email or blog link will do).
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I will be drawing the winning name at 8 a.m. EST on 10/22/2009, and letting the winner know immediately after.

Back in motion

The exhibit in Marshall was fun! Turkeyville satisfied me with a Hot Turkey Plate for lunch both days, sweets from the gift shop, fresh popcorn, and a new plush monkey for the gang in the house. Lynn, Mary and I met some wonderful people both artisians and visitors. Our fiber arts group (Running with Scissors) has been invited back for next year!

This week I will be adding my two Oceania art quilts to Etsy!
I will also be working on adding some Oma Dolls and coming soon will be some of my Flip Journals.
The holidays will be here before we know it, I've already started my list of people to buy/make for.

How A-Musing!

Here is my Muse, Dippity. That is short for Serendipity.

This little creation came about in an odd way.

I was playing around with some wool roving I purchased quite some time ago. I wanted to try needle felting, but I kept stabbing my fingers, not a good thing. Sooooo, I decided to try hand felting with soap and water. I created squares of felt, with no idea in mind as to what they would become.

Hanging out with friends at a weekend art retreat I started working on a face for a funky doll, but then realized I didn't have stuffing to make a doll and set the face aside... it was set on one of the felt squares I brought with me. How amusing that face looked on the square of felt, so I stitched it in place. I created a small body for the back to give a bit to hold onto (using fabric scraps to stuff with at the time) and made legs out of the other square of felt. The legs were trimmed with a blanket stitch before being put into place. Bingo! my little Muse was born!

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My muses are made with:

hand felted wool

polyester felt

poly-cotton fabric

fiber-fill

embroidery floss

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Who wouldn't love that sweet face =)

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Made in a smoke-free, pet-free, child-free environment.

Story behind the Oma Patch:

When I was a little girl I noticed that all the blankets my Oma (grandmother) made had one square that was red. One day I asked her why she did that, and she said to me “It is how people know it was made by me, like a signature.” For many years I wondered how I should sign my pieces, but it always came back to that little patch of red my Oma used. In loving memory of all the joy and happiness she brought to me and shared with so many others, I hope to honor her using a little red tag, the Oma patch.