New voodoo doll holiday ornaments available!

Howdy!
Well, it's been far too long since I've written. Lots of things going on.
For one, I have been working on getting some voodoo doll holiday ornaments done. I was able to make 5 between holiday gift crafting and commissions. Here they are:

So cute! I need to make some for my Christmas tree.
Unfortunately, I probably won't have much time to make anything new for awhile. I will soon be on "maternity leave" because I am having another little mischief maker, due in February. Between a newborn and a three (almost four) year old, I won't have much time for working.
I am 32 weeks as I write this:

I am working on making an Alice in Wonderland theme (with an emphasis on the Mad Hatter) for the nursery. Here's what I have so far:

I think the white rabbit needs a pocket watch.
I have been playing around with different doll patterns so that I can eventually develop my own. Hopefully it won't be too long. So, stay tuned!
If I don't get the chance to write much, happy holidays everyone!
-mischiefmaker

Free Christmas Ornament Tutorial!

Handmade Christmas Ornament

So I wanted to make something cute for my Christmas tree that wasn't your typical Christmas red and green.
I found this cute fabric:

 I picked what image I wanted to use and used the lid of a mason jar as a template to draw a circle around the image.

(I apologize for the quality of the images. The only time I have to do this is when my son is napping and the light is never very good at that time of the day)
Then cut out the circle. Do another one for the back side.

Then embellish the sides any way you want. I chose to sew beads in the owl's eyes and embroider the word "love" on the side. I would have done more but didn't have a whole lot of time.

Then you are going to want to cut some ribbon about 6 inches long (or longer if you so choose). That's going to be the hanger for your ornament.

You want to aim the loop towards the middle of the circle, then put the two sides together with right sides facing eachother, like this:

You can pin them in place if it helps. Then you are going to want to sew about 1/4" or so around the ornament, leaving about 2" open so you can turn it inside out.

Turn the whole thing inside out.

Then stuff the ornament through the opening.

Then you are going to want to sew the opening shut.

Then you can finish decorating it any way you like. I ended up sewing lines around the sides so I could crochet around the ornament.

You can also sew beads around the ornament like this:

You could also cut around the owl instead of doing a circle. Whatever you want to do!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I am going to try to do more like this in the future.
Anyway, I hope you all have a happy holiday!
XOXO Cori