Real Life "Rita the Raccoon"

We had a bit of snow last night, which is a little weird since it's March. But it was fun anyway! So we had the slider door curtain open to watch it pile up, and along comes a real life "Rita" the raccoon! We have been seeing some opossums and a few raccoons off in our backyard at night,  but hadn't seen any raccoons hang out this close around our door before. He was searching around for some bread that we had thrown out for the birds earlier, that had gotten covered up by the snow. He was very very cautious, and we both kept peeking around the corner at each other! I was able to get a few pictures of him...

This first one was one of the best. He's posing next to the tiny snowman my husband had made earlier :)

He came pretty close to the door a few times, but only after I held very still!

So anyway, I suppose raccoons aren't that uncommon, but it was pretty fun seeing one so close up, and so shortly after releasing Rita the Raccoon! The only one who didn't enjoy the raccoon sighting was our kitty Pixie! She made it clear she was not a fan, but luckily she was inside with us.

And speaking of our dear Pixie, I uploaded a picture I had taken a little while back around St. Patrick's Day. I thought Pixie should pose with Shamrock! She didn't seem too impressed :P

She's a pretty laid back kitty, but then again she is about 12 years old! We got her when I started 6th grade, and she has been my sweet little baby ever since! She's a fun friend to share our work space/sewing area with.  

Well anyway, that is all the excitement for now! We are still forming our ideas for the 4th of July cat and dog, and I'm working on a red fox a pattern, while my mom has some cute ideas of her own she's been working on. 

Until later then!

Kelli

New Pattern: Jelly Bean the Easter Cat

After a minor set back yesterday (my computer decided to erase a few hours of progress), we are happy to announce that the "Jelly Bean the Easter Cat" pattern is completed and listed in our store! So now Daffodil has an Easter Egg adorned friend! Have a look...

We hope you all like Jelly Bean, and hopefully the Easter set has been a satisfactory sequel to our St. Patrick's Day set. So of course the next set to be released will be the 4th of July Cat and Dog. We have a few ideas worked out, and a general look for both, but this set may be a little more of a challenge to get just the right inspiration. But I'm sure we will get something figured out!

We are thinking we will call them Old Glory and Firecracker. What do you think?

We will post updates as we get further on them. In the mean time, I also plan on making some progress on our red fox pattern. But I will update on that a little more later.

Well let us know what you think of Jelly Bean!! Hopefully she will bring some joy to you this Easter!

Kelli

Rita the Raccoon Pattern Giveaway!

Hey everyone! We have just finished up a pattern that we had set aside for quite some time now. Does anyone remember Rita the Raccoon? We had originally meant to complete and release this pattern back in November, but one thing led to another, and poor Rita got put on the back shelf. But we have finally gotten back to her, and have finished up her pattern! 

And to celebrate the release of this pattern, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting a giveaway! We will be giving away 5 free patterns, and the winners of these patterns will be drawn randomly. Starting now, we will be accepting entries, and will continue to accept entries until March 24. We will then announce the winners on March 25 and send the winners their free pattern.

To Enter: In order to enter the giveaway, you simply have to become a follower of our blog, and then send us an email at squishycutedesigns (at) yahoo (dot) com, letting us know your name and that you would like to be entered in this giveaway!

Take care,

Kelli & Greta

New Pattern: Daffodil The Easter Dog

Daffodil the Easter Dog has arrived! We just finished him up last night, and now the pattern to make him is available in our shop. He features a cute bunny surrounded by spring flowers. He definitely makes it look like Spring has arrived! So we hope you'll check him out and let us know what you think!

And so now we move on to his soon-to-be friend, Jelly Bean the Easter Cat! We have the basic design and look already figured out for Jelly Bean, and we really hope that the construction will go a little smoother than it did for Daffodil. If you happened to read our previous post, you'll know that we had a little trouble figuring our the best way to make perfect daffodils to adorn Daffodil! But now that we have figured out the best method for that (in our experience anyway) we can proceed with Jelly Bean, and hopefully finish her quickly.


So now I'm off to start cutting out the pieces for Jelly Bean. We hope you like our Easter Dog, and look forward to the Easter Cat! 


Kelli

Fun Treasuries Featuring Our Pattern

We've had quite a few adorable treasuries feature our very own Shamrock pattern recently! Several of them have been St. Patrick's Day themed and feature some pretty cute handmade items. So if you're looking for some fun St. Patty's Day goodies, try checking these cute treasuries out!


First we have Lucky and Pinch Proof ;) curated by Lorenda N Chris


And also In The Green curated by Karma


And finally Luck O' The Irish curated by Heather Everson


So if your in the mood for some cute green stuff, go take a look at these fun collections!


Easter Dog Update:


Just a quick update on the progress of our Easter Dog... We are very close to having him completed and releasing the pattern. We've had quite a few hang ups in the designing process, and have redone several parts, but my mom and I both think we finally have just the right look down! So while it may be a little longer to the completion than we had hoped, we at least are very satisfied with the final product!


So keep an eye out for Daffodil the Easter Dog, as he should be completed soon :)


Until later then,
Kelli

Shamrock the St. Patrick's Day Cat!

We've completed the first in our holiday cat series, and the partner to Lucky: Meet Shamrock the St. Patrick's Day Cat! We are really excited to have our first set of cat and dog completed. These are both the first in a series of cats and dogs for each holiday. 

Shamrock the St. Patrick's Day Cat

We are going to continue working on the holiday series for the cat and dog next. So next up is going to be Easter! We will first work on Daffodil the Easter Dog and then Jelly Bean the Easter Cat. We're already started on the Dog, so he should be ready within a week or two! 

So until I post again, we'll be hard at work on Daffodil!

Lucky the St. Patrick's Day Dog

Well, Rita the Raccoon didn't come quite as soon as we would have liked. Our last post was in November, so obviously we've been a little behind. But, over the holidays we've been designing and creating a bunch of new ideas and patterns! Greta (my mom) designed two new collections of patterns: The Holiday Dog Collection and the Holiday Cat Collection. And we are both so excited to announce the release of the first pattern in the dog series....

Lucky the St. Patrick's Day Dog

We think he is a cutie, and hope you do too! The pattern to make lucky can be found here in our shop. So next up is Shamrock the St. Patrick's Day Cat. She is already designed, and we will begin working on her soon. We are planning to release the pattern by the middle of February, so everyone will have time to make her before St. Patrick's Day gets here. 

But I have not forgotten about Rita!! I do intend on completing the pattern as soon as I can. In fact, I have a whole line up of animal patterns I am working on for the Woodland collection. Some of the patterns I hope to soon release aside from Rita are: a red fox, a barn owl, and a bunny. 

For now though, you can expect to see Shamrock the St. Patrick's Day Cat up next!

Thanks for reading!

Kelli