Tammy Gilley Studios

Teeny Tiny Coverlets

  My sweet friend, Amy, is such a clever one. 

You many have heard of her Club Little House membership.  She created Club Little House a few years ago for her artsy friends who have a penchant for dollhouses...for making stuff for dollhouses.

I have a dollhouse.  It's in a box.  It's unassembled.  I have a dream for a dollhouse.  But that's another blog post, really, isn't it?

Anyway...dollhouse, erected or not...

I participated last year.  It was so fun making all of these teeny tiny treasures for teeny tiny homes all over the country.  And even more fun when I received my box of teeny tiny treasures back from artsy peeps, via Amy and Club Little House.

This year, I wanted to do something that reflected my little world.  So, Frances Doolittle, my mom's china dollperson, and I created teeny tiny quilted coverlets and teeny tiny sewing baskets full of teeny tiny notions. 

What a lot of teeny tiny fun!!

You can see the stack of dollhouse-sized quilts on Frances' brass bed in the background.  She's quite a whiz on that little black featherweight machine.  We knocked these quilts out in no time, and sent them on their way to Miss Amy.

Afterwards, we needed to sit in teeny tiny chairs and sip tea from teeny tiny teacups.  We did, however, opt for large and delicious cookies.  Teeny tiny can only carry a girl so far, afterall.

As I sat with my cup of tea and large, delicious cookie, I realized that next week is Thanksgiving.

NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING!

Where in the world has this year gone?  It's so hard for me to believe that it's been nearly a year that I left my corporate job to start my design company.  A year?!  Holy smokes!

I have really come a long way, baby.  But, oh, I have so much more to do!  It's been a year of learning...easy lessons, and those that come the hard way, too.  But I wouldn't trade the experience for the world.  And I can't wait to see what the next twelve months has in store for me and my little company. 

I'm so appreciative for the opportunity, thankful for every single person who has ever ordered anything from me, and blissfully happy to be creating to my little heart's content. 

In the meantime, I think I'll order a turkey, eat another cookie, and check in with that business plan.

Wabi Sabi Hearts

I went on my annual pilgrimmage with my friend Christine to the coast for our birthdays.  (You can read more about our yearly trip here.)

I've been playing a little bit of catch-up this week.

Anyway, First Friday came and went without my usual announcement.  So here goes...

First Friday fun is over here!  Come and get it!!!

Happy Hearts

I've been playing with some new ideas these last several days.  Lots of them. 

The ones that I've finished are these fun, happy, brightly-colored hearts.  They're just little artsy-fartsy, quilted wallhangings. 

A little of this. 

A little of that. 

All pulled together on a heart-shaped canvas. 

Creating them has sparked a few more ideas (I love it when that happens!) but I thought I'd show you these.  (There are more photos over here.)

They Say It's Your Birthday!

Well.  Actually.  It's my birthday...on Friday. 

But I believe in a weeklong celebration, don't you?  So, pull up a cupcake and celebrate with me! 

And how about this:  it's my birthday, but I'm giving you a gift!

  FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $45 at my Etsy shop! 

Woo hoo!

So, why not buy yourself a birthday gift or start that holiday shopping! 

And do it by Sunday, November 9th, and I'll ship it to you at no charge, again, on orders over $45. 

What are you waiting for?!  Get over here!

Somerset In Love

Look what is available for pre-order! 

You might remember me mentioning all the excitement here. 

You can pre-order Somerset In Love here.