Ponies and Sugar Cookies

Only 42 more to go...seriously

2006-10-29T16:26:00.000-05:00

Applique Blocks, originally uploaded by Ponies & Sugar Cookies.

Yay! I finished the first "wave" of orders and I am now onto my "block" orders. Some will be going to the wonderful Mahar Dry Goods and some will be going to the fabulous Lily and Agathe.
I can’t tell you all how much fun this are to do...a ton of work but SO worth it!
I feel like lately all I have been doing is pitching my work here...I promise I can be an interesting and funny person who had other things to talk about than my work(but it’s SO much fun!). I swear I will try to hold of on the crafty-news for a bit of at least start adding in other tidbits about my daily (er…weekly) life.

I've been busy....really!

2006-10-23T11:41:00.000-04:00

More Boy-ish Designs, originally uploaded by Ponies & Sugar Cookies.

I just wanted to pop in and show you all what I have been doing...shirts and cards...more shirts and more cards....more later.
xo, Steph

WIP Parkway's Edge

2006-10-12T22:14:00.000-04:00

WIP Parkway's Edge, originally uploaded by Ponies & Sugar Cookies.

I love how this is coming..so I thought I would share. It's going to live in NC when I'm done. Thanks Lee Ann!

You mean I have the WHOLE day?

2006-10-10T09:10:00.000-04:00

Hello chickadees!

I'm having a sale...come see if there are any goodies you might want. They are all on page 2 of the shop!

My goodness that was a LOOONG break.

I think I may be pretty spotty about posting the next few weeks as I have a lot of orders to do and wholesale and otherwise, oh my!OH and there is also a HUGE party I'm planning on Friday for a friend of the family who is getting deployed to Kosovo. So awful...we know two people who are going.I know how hard it is going to be for them. My David just got back from Iraq almost a year ago. All that plus I am working with two other great artists to get ready for SURTEX this spring, a textile designers coming out party if you will.

So in light of all the work I have David(on his day off from the hospital) opted to take Gabe to Grammie's house for the day so I could get loads of work done. So what am I doing? Reading blogs in sweet, sweet silence and posting on mine.

Well the guilt (and work) is piling up and I must run...coffe awaits!

Already sold!?

2006-10-02T22:01:00.000-04:00

Horrah! I finnished the blocks last week and I saw them up at Robert's today and guess what they are already sold! In one day!
Now I'm off to make more for Robert and maybe some other people too!

I came home to find out that my designs were featured on the Etsy treasury list(thank you Trina!) and just from that post I have gotten so much traffic through my shop with items selling and a bunch of custom order paintings, cards and shirts to do and a BIG wholesale order for Onesies and T's! I'm practically hyperventilating with excitement as well as freaking out over all the work I have in front of me! AHHH it's too wonderful!

Nothing like a weekend in Maine....

2006-10-02T21:21:00.000-04:00

Goodness, I didn't mean to take such a blogging break but I have been SO busy moving all my stuff to my new "studio". Pictures coming soon.

The fam went up to Maine this weekend (more like Fri-Mon) and thoughly enjoyed apple and pumpkin picking, sitting by the fire and as well as my beloved Fyeburg fair...I have this huge love for animals and the goats are my absolute favorite. I have had a crush on goats ever since I got one( oh heidi I miss you so) to keep my horse company way back when I was in high school. Unfortunatly both had to go to new homes as livestock are not allowed in dorm rooms after 10pm.

Someday I'll have my own little herd of goats and goat babies as well as horses and chickens of course!

p.s. that cute hat Gabe is wearing is from this wonderful Etsy shop!

ever feel like this?

2006-09-22T16:09:00.000-04:00

I must admit I am very new to all this blog stuff but do any of you ever wonder who your writing too? I mean sometimes I feel like maybe I'm not so interesting enough to write to other people about my life. I wonder if what I say matters or if anyone is accually reading. Hmmm...feeling a bit low today is all.
I don't have much time to post anything spectacular and mind-blowing. I'll just leave you all with a little sweetness courtesy of Gabe.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hedgie love...

2006-09-20T11:58:00.000-04:00

mrs.Tiggywinkle, originally uploaded by Ponies & Sugar Cookies.

In lieu of all the hedgie wonderfulness I have see out there lately I thought I would post this "police report" about a hedgie I used to know and love:

Subject was last seen in '84 near the basement playroom. She was suspected of hiding out in the attic for some time, but we have new information that she is resisting cuddles in the butternut squash patch. She is showing signs of scuffles with the locals. Subject is missing a hand and is favoring it's right foot from bouts with some nasty moths. Subject is without clothing except for a bonnet and is suspected to be in need of love . Once apprehended she is to serve time in the washing machine

Meet Fauna!

2006-09-20T11:41:00.000-04:00

fauna the deer, originally uploaded by Ponies & Sugar Cookies.

This is the third "stuffie" I have ever made. From a pattern I made up in my head. You see I am a self-taught sewer and I just go and do things how I think they ought to be done, I rarely follow directions and plow right into something. That usually irritated my mother when I was little. The other two stuffies were little starfish with embroidered features, cute and veeeery simple. I thought I would take it up a notch (be it a small notch).

I am in the process of making a friend for her and hopefully I will post them both in the shop. I have a feeling I might get reeeeally into this.

Don't get me wrong I love painting and sewing onesies and t-shirts...But this is something new and super fun!
I hope you all like!

Little boxes on a hillside...

2006-09-19T12:47:00.000-04:00

Where we Live, originally uploaded by Ponies & Sugar Cookies.

I am totally obsessed with the Showtime series "weeds". I think it's brilliant and witty and just perfect. There is a theme song called "little boxes" that is played at the opening before every show. This season it's being done by different artists like Engelbert Humperdinck and Death Cab for Cutie.

ANYWAYS...I have always been interested in painting cityscapes

but this song has totally inspired me to go a bit more suburban and here are a few finished works inspired by the song.

Who needs fancy toys?

2006-09-14T20:42:00.000-04:00

David and I have toys for Gabriel don't get me wrong but seriously...Gabe isn't always fascinated by all that jazz. Sometimes all he wants is a cardboard box to chew on. I'm mean come on...I let him play in his pack n' play will all these neato toys and I comeback and he's chewing on his bib staring at our pet birds.

It makes me wonder about all the money spent by parents every year on "learning toys". Why do we feel the need that our children be able to do calculus by kindergarten and read Mein Kampf by age 8? I find it all so bizarre. I mean...what did all the kids do before this generation that didn't have "learning toys"?
I'll tell you what they did...they played outside in the sun or the rain and yes even the cold. We drew and painted and used something I think most kids today don't have very much of anymore...imagination. I say banish those video games and those educational videos and scoot their little butts outside and even better... give your kids a box and see what they come up with.

Blocks in progress....*

2006-09-13T23:11:00.000-04:00

The wonderful Robert has asked me to make a set of large baby blocks for his shop. I am SO excited!

They are all still coming along and they don't look too pretty yet but I'll be sure to keep ya'll posted! I have high hopes for these babies.

Oh small stump I love you so...*

2006-09-12T16:51:00.000-04:00

I love mail!
I just got this yesterday and has to show you all the new man (er, stump) in my life. Meet small stump, the cutest and most polite stump you'll ever meet!

It was all packaged so nicely and I am wondering where the got that great tree sticker...I feel that I need some of my own.Lia and jill are super sweet and everyone should go visit their shop before everything goes!
Thanks Lia and Jill!

Just a little sweetness....

2006-09-12T16:40:00.000-04:00

I was sorting through my pictures today and came across this....
Gabriel makes me smile and laugh all the time, he is such a sweet and laid-back little soul(most-of-the-time). The cute rabbit which he LOVES was a trade I did a looong time ago with Dawn. In return for the bunny she got something like this.

technical issues

2006-09-12T16:34:00.000-04:00

I'm having trouble posting picture and I'm ready to rip my hair out and use another bloggin site altogether. Grrrrr.

I hope to have this all figured out soon!

From the depths of the attic...*

2006-09-11T12:07:00.000-04:00

The family went over to my mom and stepdad's house last night for a fantastic dinner of spitfired chicken, grilled green beans and yummy potato and egg salad. Heaven! We played a few rowdy games of Sequence and then back to our house for bedtime. They most fun for me was before dinner. I pawed around in the attic and found a few goodies I just HAD to share for you! Here is the first installment...

How cute is this hand-made farm set complete with a barn-shaped carrying bag. I remember playing with this ALL the time when I was little...Especially the green horse whose poor nose was viciously chewed. They all survived and are now to be played with by my little Gabriel who will also enjoy drooling on them.

p.s. dosen't the mouse look like it's wearing a business suit?

1 tomato, 2 tomato, 3 tomato...Squash*

2006-09-10T10:19:00.000-04:00

Soooo...I did start the garden late this year(July). There was just TOO much rain in June. I have so many tomatoes and they are huge mind you but they are all mostly green. So I have resigned myself to picking a few green ones off at a time and putting them in a brown paper bag to ripen. .
My dreams of giving away canned tomatoes from Christmas might be dashed but I'm still hopeful..at least the peas and butternut squash are doing well

You have to start sometime...

2006-09-07T20:14:00.000-04:00

Horrah!
My blog is up and running!
I suppose I should introduce myself a bit, here goes(gulp).

1) My name is Stephanie DosReis and I am an artist, a mother and wife.
2) I just started selling my artwork on Etsy.
3) I live just south of Boston, Ma (you will never hear me say "pahc da cah in havad yad")
4) I graduated with a BFA in Textile Design
5) I have an affinity for all thing tree-like
6) I don't believe in video games but I do believe in santa
7) I was born on Christmas day

It all started when Amanda gave me the link to Design Sponge. I have been devouring all the wonderful blogs since.Who knew there was so much great stuff to read and look at? I'm ashamed to admit it but I didn't even know what a blog really was until this past febuary.
P.S. I live under a rock.

Thanks to Emilyand Meg I finally gained enough courage to start a blog all my own.
I vow to never just "lurk" again!