New At The Indigo Forest!

We have been busy at The Indigo Forest! We have been enjoying working with felt lately. We use a wool blend felt (wool & rayon) and we love it. Our newest felt items are seen above. This is just a little something I came up with. I have to say, I think these little Weather Pals are adorable. And in the tradition of having variety, The Indigo Forest will soon be carrying lip balms! (So keep checking in, there's always something new and interesting)

God Bless.

Colors.

Looking for something to do on a rainy day (or any day for that matter)? Find this project and more here.

The Indigo Forest

Garden Vegetable Set

Our newest item from our Etsy store, The Indigo Forest is our garden vegetable set! We are so happy to be adding wood toys again to our shop. Thank you so much for taking a look. Have a wonderful day. God bless.

So....

My sweet, sweet husband bought me a snap press for christmas this year (I have been wanting one forever) and its now 4 months later and I have yet to use it. I feel really bad. I have just been so busy with our 2 year old (who, quite frankly has been driving me nuts lately...lol) and our 3 month old (Yes....R is 3 months tomorrow!!) So I havent really had time to use it. My other problem is .... ummm... I have NO idea how to use it. lol. I didnt come with instructions that I know of so I guess its up to me to seak out how to use that monster. If anyone has any suggestions or sites I could go to - to see how to use one. It would be appriciated. :) In other news....there really isnt any. ha. I just have the sewing bug hitting me a little hard right now and I wish I had the time. My mind is constantly racing with different projects I want to try, but the time just isnt there. *sigh. I do have a project to work of for a friend in a few weeks that I'll have to make time for. I'm sure it will be fine. lol. I'm really excited about it. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week. More updates to come.

Check out my mama!!...

I'm here to do a little bit of promoting for my mother. I really wanted to show everyone the beautiful work she does ALL BY HAND!! No sewing machine used here. She has been making native american inspired artwork for about 20 years now. She is a mostly self taught artist and is very good at what she does. She hand cuts, and laces all of her bags. She only uses the very best materials in all cases (beads, stones, leather, etc...) She has been selling her art on Ebay for a few years now ( www.myworld.ebay.com/ncbeadsnbags/ )and just expended to selling her art on Etsy. ( http://www.ncbeadsnbags.etsy.com/ ) She also does a lot of custom work. She makes bags in all shapes and sizes and always welcomes a challange. If you want something, she can make it!! She has had her work shipped all over the world to very grateful buyers. Her feedback is GREAT!! She also does custom burn work on her leather. She does everything from very traditional work to renaissance inspired to children inspired. My mother is a wonderful SAHM/WAHM who is just trying to get her work out there and I wanted to help. (She also has a wonderful line of christmas bags available now). Here below are just a few examples of her work. Thanks for checking my mama out!!

(**she also makes earrings, hand loomed hat bands, and rosaries)
(**she ships internationally on her ebay site)

My latest projects. (Pictures)...

This is the season for wool. I LOVE wool!! Here are my latest wool projects: A pair of wool longies for Liam and a new wool hat for Rowan (when he comes). As always I used an old wool sweater found at my local thrift store and then after they are made they get a nice wash in some lanolin and Eucalan wool wash!! There is just nothing like wool!!

Fall Crafting...

So its finally my favorite time of year!! And I've been in the mood to do some crafting!! Something that I really been into lately is crafting with wool. I love it. I dabble is some needle felting crafts, but I think my favorite thing to do with wool so far is make "Wooly Soap" as I like to call it. Its a very simple craft and its so much fun! My latest "Wooly Soap" is this lovely plum and lavender colored soap. It took literally 10 minutes to complete. My little Liam is showing it off for me in the picture below. How cute. (oh and it smells really yummy too.....)

Now even though I'm not sure how often we are going to cloth diaper the little one we are expecting.....I still thought it would be a good idea to have a nice stash ready just in case. So I've sewn 2 more diapers to add to the collection. Its a very nice diaper pattern that I purchased on Etsy and I hope that when it comes time to use them, they will be perfect. Its a very versitile pattern. No serger required, no velcro, no snaps, no elastic, NOTHING!! And there is no wrong way to put this diaper on. (In other words, no front...no back). And because its fleece...its snappiable. Oh and I turned these ones into pocket diapers so I could stuff them with a regular burp cloth. I thought these would be really nice on a newborn especially. Here are some pictures of my latest 2 diapers below.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!! God Bless.

Ahh Autumn...baking, sewing, & an update.

So Its been forever since I've made it on here to post. It seems now its always an "update" because I'm never on. Oh well, I'm trying. : ) Well I'm almost 26 weeks now and I'm feeling pretty good, well, it is getting harder to move around these days. lol. I just can't believe i'm over half way through this pregnancy. I can't wait for my little Rowan Briar to get here!! Yep, we are naming him Rowan Briar!! Don't you just LOVE that name?? Well, because I am a cold weather type of person...you can imagine that this is one of my favorite times of year. I love everything about fall and winter!! The holidays that occure this time of year, the smells, just the look of it all and one of my favorite things to do is to bake. I love to cook in general, but baking this time of year really makes things special. I found a really awesome recipe lately for the most soft, chewy cookie you'll ever eat!! (the secret ingredient is ........................ pudding!!) I used chocolate pudding for this batch and I really, really liked it. So did everyone else!!

Also during this time of year I love to sew. I have been trying my hand at embroidery and its fun!! I sewed this little tree to the back of one of Liam's P.J's and I am so pleased how it came out. (My first embroidery project).

Well, I'm sure I'll be posting a whole lot more this coming season, especially with the Fair and Halloween coming up. Have a wonderful day!!

I might be a beginner, but I think this is pretty good...

As some of you may already have read, I have been working on my needle felting skills and this little lady is my most recent finished project. She's only about 4 inches tall. Its my best work yet!! I still don't know all the techniques, but I'm learning by trial and error. Its very relaxing for me and in the end my child has something soft and natural to play with (although I havent let him do so much as briefly hold this one....I'm too proud of if to let him start tossing it around right now...haha). She is suppose to be a pregnant gnome, but the tummy is a little hard to see in my opinion (something I will have to work on), but all in all...I'm happy with it. Let me know what you all think!!

Also, Here below is a half quart size mason jar full of homemade laundry soap (Fels-Naptha, Borax, and Washing Soda) Very simply to make and I really like using it!! I'm just wondering if it will be safe to use on cloth diapers when my little one makes his/her entance into the world!!

Oh How I Love Wool...

So I have been trying my hand at some needle felting lately and here are just two of the few projects I have done so far. Its a little gnome and a pumpkin....I know they are not "the best", but I hope to one day get there. I have just been so inspired by the work I have seen on sites like www.etsy.com and am always saying to myself "Man those are awesome!! I want my little one to have some nice wooley toys to play with!!" So I just decided to start making them myself. I have tons more wool in the mail on its way to my eager hands!! I hope to get more pictures up soon!!

Sewing Diapers!!

So as some of you know I am expecting another little one and I wanted to get a head start making some cloth diapers for him/her. I found this woman on etsy ( www.respire.etsy.com ) who came up with a wonderful and very easy diaper pattern. I purchased it a few days ago and just recieved it in the mail recently and I couldnt wait to get started making them. Well here are some pictures of my first diaper using her pattern. I just loved how it came out!! The best thing about these diapers are that reversable, no back or front...just put it on, and they are a one size fits *most!! I just can't wait to use them on my new little one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Busy Week.......*phew...

Okay so this week has been a busy one. My Older sister Heather came for a visit. She stayed for 6 days and she is the best!! Since she is so much older than I am I didnt really get to see much of her when I was growing up so its nice for her to come and visit every once in awhile. She is an awesome Hair Stylist and so when she comes for a visit my mom, younger sister, and myself always get our hair done. (Its about time....mine was looking like a mop). haha. Also today I scored some sweet stuff at our local thrift store. My husband found a really neat little wooden truck and I found some material to sew with...along with some books and buttons...oh oh and this really neat little wooden step stool with a cow and a chicken painted on it for Liam. I tell ya....I could take all day shopping in a thrift store. Also This evening I made a wonderful California Waldorf Salad ( You can find the recipe at www.earthboundfarm.com ) and I made a really nice, very simple focaccia with some caramelized onions on top... Mmmm.... ( You can find the focaccia recipe I made and other wonderful versions at www.recipezaar.com The one I made was the highest rated focaccia recipe ). Oh and before I forget to tell you I also made some natural citrus candy using the peels of different citrus fruits. I made mine from orange and lemon peels. Oh so gooooood. (Above) My super awesome and very healthy California Waldorf Salad w/ ginger-lime dressing!!

Some sweet little books I found at the thrift store.

Mmm...Orange/Lemon peel candy.

My older sis Heather w/ Seamus

Some sewing and craft books.

Pretty ribbon.

Liam's new toy truck.

Sweet fabric I found. I love the nice summer colors.