Everybody loves a softie :)

My sisters and I have been talking about making these guys for the longest time! I even got them a book of stuffed animal patterns last Christmas but they've never used it... (ok, so the text was in Japanese. hahaha :D)

Found this pink doll's pattern in an excerpt from it's publisher's website. She's called Lucy's Monster. So cute! Kinda reminds me of the uglydolls we have here at home. I think she'll fit right in with the rest of the gang. heehee. :)

Anyhoo, I think i'll start gathering some fabric, buttons and stuffing so I can start practicing before Sky comes along. Maybe i'll even start by figuring out those patterns from that Japanese book I got. Or I'll just start with the Lucy Monster. Might be harder to learn Japanese. :P

Martha moment #01: a place for placemats

While eating has been more enjoyable during my second trimester, I've also developed a new pet peeve: placemats that smell bad. It just ruins the whole experience. It's a good thing the ones we have are the washable soft/rubbery plastic ones so we can easily clean them along with the dishes after a meal. However, when piled together, they tend to stick and develop a certain smell even if they've been washed and dried.

This came to me after our first morning in the new Catilo house:


Yep, I rolled them into cones and stuck them to one of those steel thingies I found on the kitchen counter. Placed in a tall drinking glass, they even look like plastic calla lilies heehee. Now they don't smell and stick together anymore, and they look so much prettier! :P