Upcoming Green Grin Shows

I'll be participating in three craft shows this season: November 20th, Saturday, 10am-6pm SCRAP's Annual Holiday Bazaar 2915 NE MLK Blvd.(at Stanton), PDX November 28, Sunday, 11am-5pm GIVE Handmade Sale Left Bank Annex 101 N. Weidler, PDX

December 19th, Sunday, 11am-5pm Handmade NW's Formal Holiday Artisan's Fair The Acadian Ballroom 1829 NE Alberta St., PDX All of the shows are free of charge, and there will be live music and food available. Good times! I'm super excited to unveil my latest Green Grin-ness and get out & interact with the world. Sure, I have tons of cute, cuddly friends with me in the studio, but it's just not the same as smiling and laughing with real humans. I have the grooviest new business cards/labels, thanks to the lovely and talented Fran. We've more exciting projects in the works...stay tuned...

I'll have the largest collection of Mitts for Musing that I've ever had at one time! (they'll go fast!...)

Random cuteness, of course.

It's always hard to know when to stop creating and when to start packing everything up for the show...

More Cuteness

This morning I finished this Cutie.When I start making one of these crocheted creatures, I never know how they'll turn out. For this one, I made long, spindly legs, thinking it would look funny standing tall on skinny legs. But when I started to sew the pieces together, Cutie wanted to recline, instead.

Here's Sly Little Bro.

And shy Octopal.

I rewarded myself with a walk in the woods over accross the creek, exploring some new forest paths. The stroll was glorious, and I came home with some gourmet tidbits!

GrinKins Grow up

I just finished these two new off-shoots of the GrinKin clan. I used the same GrinKin head and legs, but I added a body with arms, and switched the horns for ears and wooly-felt hair. I also put in a little touch of white reflection to liven up the eyes...less scary that way.

With their long, flexible legs and arms, they are super fun too pose and play with; I couldn't resist shooting a few snapshots! Now to come up with names for them.... And since I'm sharing photos, here are a couple of pictures of some interesting rocks we found during our recent visit to central Oregon.

Green Grin Inventory

Lately I've had some requests from folks who've been interested in obtaining some Green Grin wares. I've been so busy crafting and selling at shows that I haven't been able to keep my Etsy shop stocked. This post is to show the Green Grin items I currently have in stock. For those of you who live locally and may be able to attend upcoming holiday shows, think of this as a sneak preview! As always, new items are constantly flowing out of the studio, so I will be updating this posting as I make stuff. This creature started out as a pile of fluffy wool. I spun the yarn, crocheted then felted the body, sewed it all together & stuffed it and added the features.El Torrero Man, the last of my Heads series. Soft sculpture.

Buddy Bear, made from a cashmere sweater.

Another spun, crocheted, felted critter. This one's about the size of a cat.

Fancy Bunny. The moveable legs and arms are attached with buttons.

Another Fancy Bunny. This one's from cashmere.

Hot Water Bottle Cozies.

The Queen who started it all!

Buddha Bunnies

Hot Pot Handle Holders

Pocket Buns (I swear they breed when I'm away from the studio!)

Mitts for Musing fingerless gloves.

Big Bear, spun, crocheted, felted.

Patchwork Hand Bag

Silly Rainbow Guy

Pert Rainbow Gal

GrinKins

Pincushions

Nestie Head

Eyeglass Case

Mr. Stripey

Wobbly Woman

Thanks for looking!

Process

Spinning wool into yarn

Crocheting appendages

Felting them up!

Arrangements New Friends!