Used my japanese nuigurumi book

Used my japanese nuigurumi book, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I really love this book
http://www.flickr.com/photos/offgenemi/2245526186/in/set-72157603856804820
i made a lot of animals from this book; the smaller version of the pig on the cover., the big elephant, a small sheep and now the whale :)
the whale is about 1 yard (~1 meter) long. I am sure he wont be able to play with it for a few years but still i am ready :) when he is ready , we'll have the whale for him :D

Chenille blanket with birds and blossoms

Chenille blanket with birds and blossoms, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

made another one for a friend :) I think I am getting addicted :)

we are closing the shop

tomorrow morning I will sit down and close our Etsy shop with one click :)
DH is preparing the packages diligently as usual. They will be at the PO tomorrow on their way to their rightful owners. I wanted to give something extra to each customer who came back on our last day on Etsy so I added one or two extras to each package. I felt like Santa Claus :)
then I couldn't stop there and prepared two more packages for friends. Tomorrow i will pack most of the left overs and give them to local charities. Then we are packing our house and moving!
wish us good luck!

Chenille blanket

Chenille blanket, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

it is time for nesting!!!!
I found this tutorial
http://www.aestheticnest.com/2010/08/sewing-heirloom-cut-chenille-baby.html
and I just had to make one. it was really a lot of fun :) The top fabric is from nani iro. it is a thin cotton fabric so it is very soft the bottom layers are all flannel. the blanket kind of feels like a towel :) and now my husband wants one :)
I used regular scissors to cut the bottom 3 layers, it took some time but it's worth it
hope you have fun making one, too

New coupon code!

Hi all,
as I promised a better coupon is available now "40PERCENTOFF" is obviously for a 40% off discount :)
I will stop taking custom order in mid July and completely close the shop towards the end of July. I might not come back for a year or so. if you need any of my items , now is the time to shop :)
cheers
g