Pixie Playhouse Blog

Not long ago we returned from sunny Cocoa Beach, FL and Alyssa’s first beach trip. After I got over the disappointment that her first beach would not be a South Carolina one, we had a pretty decent time. As Scott points out, “Its all the same ocean”.

Now, this child is the miniature clone of her daddy and now, in addition to looking like a clone, she is developing his quirks as well. This child who will eat any bit of floor lint without regard absolutely HATED putting her hands down in the sand. She would cautiously touch the sand then immediately wipe her hands on the skirt of her bathing suit. It was hilarious.

Also on the beach her Mimi taught her to drink from a water bottle.

Well we will see a SC beach before the summer is over!

I stocked playsilks and a few crayon rolls back at the beginning of May but haven’t had the time to post them here yet. I’m pretty proud of these playsilks so if no one wants them it wont be hard to keep them!

Here they are!

This is a set of mini silks dyed with a low water immersion technique. They can represent pirate treasure or just about anything you can imagine. They are the perfect size for peekaboo with baby too!

This one is huge! Its a tent, a costume, or a wrap skirt all in one!

A tropical sky surrounds the sun or the tropical sea surrounds a desert island in the 21″ square silk.

Now this is a fun idea … a crayon roll!!! This is something I would have loved to have when I was a kid. Coming soon, just in time for summer vacations will be more crayon rolls and travel busy kits!
This one comes in blue as well. I just HAD to title it “Fins to the Left”!

And finally now the Hyena Cart will be stocked with theme items and general items and unsold theme items will be moved over to the Etsy shop. Check it out!

Coming in June… ROCK ‘n’ ROLL!!!! The Whole SHEbang congo will be listing some nifty stuff with a rock n roll theme so keep an eye out here The Whole Shebang

I also have a myspace dedicated to the Pixie Playhouse so see what you think and maybe even add me to your friends.

The Pixie Playhouse on Myspace

Well I am finally ready to roll with this Hyena Cart thing so here are new pictures of the current items!

When I was a little girl I LOVED skirts that twirled. This baffled my mother I think because she was more of a jeans and sneakers type who only played with Barbies because you could bend their legs and put them on Breyers plastic horses. I also insisted that the seam of my socks be placed inside out and exactly across the top of my toes. Anyway…

These skirts are for playing dress up, are easy on and off with hook and loop tape, and are fully reversible. You can also machine wash them on gentle and tumble dry on low.

And the set including puff sleeves!

It seems that the boys get left out of the loop when it comes to dress up so I’ve made these half circle capes. These are also fully reversable, one side being cotton and the other costume satin, They have been prewashed and could also be machine washed on gentle and pressed with a medium iron. Any ideas for items that would appeal to boys are welcome!

Finally … CROWNS!!!! These could be for dress up play or a special birthday kid. They are ever so slightly adjustable with hook and loop tape. I love these! If I had more time I’d make tons!

In other news I made this dress and skirt for a trade. I need to get on the ball and make one for my babe since they came out so well!

Look for more to come with my grand re-opening in May!

I have been fiddling around with this thing since Thanksgiving so I suppose I might as well go ahead and jump in with a post. I am still figuring it all out so kindly bear with the construction.

So here is about me: I am a RN with a husband, 6 month old daughter, and a cat small fur person that lets us live in his house. I have too many hobbies and interests to make this a blog about any one thing really. Currently knitting is topping the pile, with a close second of costume sewing. The sewing is unfortunately at a standstill though due to my sewing machine being in the shop. This is unfortunate because I was hoping to make some extra $$ by sewing play clothes for children.

One thing that will join the competition for my attention in the near future is going to be a vegetable garden. When I was growing up we had a garden most years, and I had my own little plot until I started nursing school in 2004. Now that I am all graduated I’m looking out at my poor little raised beds, which look rather like neglected grave sites at the moment, and thinking of the spring.

And now I’m off to figure out the rest of these settings and maybe start knitting a sock!