Back in Bloom

I came across the #6weeksofsofties by Sew Mama Sew! while I was adoring the work of Wendi at Shiny Happy World. I joined her "Dress Up Bunch" Club because she is one of my favorite designers. It has been a lot of fun!

After some time of sitting on the idea of entering the contest I decided that once in a while, it's important to try new things and to well, challenge myself. So now it is down to the contest deadline and I have managed to get 3 adorable softies (if I do say so myself) ready to enter.

First up we have Roxy. A Sweet-hearted racoon who just wants to love and be loved. This is my second prototype after a rough first draft. What do you think? I think I love her. My bestie sure does!

Next we have Roxy's BFF, Franny the Fox! This is my first draft because I don't have enough time to tweak some things about her. Still cute though!

Lastly, I have been working on this cuddly little friend, today!

This is Kit all finished (also a first draft)

and here they are, the best of friends, all together!

I just want to thank Sharlet for being my pattern tester, encourager and all around good friend!

(NOTE) I will be working on these patterns to add to my Etsy and Craftsy Shops. Hopefully it wont take too long so look for these sooner than later.

I know... two years since the last blog post. Not good, but we've been soooo busy with lots of life's happenings.

New babies (two since my last post)! That makes seven grandchildren altogether now: Eli, Isaac, Hayden, Adelle, Micah, Easton, and Sienna Julieanne. I had to mention Sienna's middle name because its my name too & I love that!

Sienna Julieanne Davis

But all summer long Chuck and I have been preparing for the big day: Dustin & Yelena's wedding. We have worked extremely hard against giant obstacles, and in the end the event turned out very beautiful. In spite of record heat, relentless skunks digging up the lawn and my plants being eaten alive by who knows what, we got the yard ready in time.

In spite of the fact that I felt like having a nervous breakdown, I love to tell this story because it is such a lovely example of how God works. Practically zero rain all summer long, and it downpours the day of the wedding -- all over the table linens, the chairs, ties and paper lanterns. After debating what to do alone in my room, I felt very strongly that we needed to gather everyone into the house and ask God to intervene. I gathered the grand-kids into the parlor and we knelt down to ask Heavenly Father to part the clouds. He did just that and we cleaned up what damage the rain had done and went on with our plans. Luckily the lanterns still worked and never ripped open.
I'm so happy that Dustin & Yelena have found each other and that we were able to enjoy a beautiful wedding with them. We love our new daughter-in-law and we are so happy our son has found someone to love and share his life with.