The Dawn of a New Era for the HodgePodgery

The HodgePodgery is back and better than ever at it's new location- 1320 N 3rd St Harrisburg, PA. This great shop is chock full of handmade items made by local artisans. They have hair accessories, jewelry, soap, hats, magnets, and so much more. If you're looking to buy a unique handmade gift for yourself or a friend/family member this is definitely a place you should check out. Best of all you are supporting a local business! You can visit and peruse the wares on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 am-7 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am-5 pm.

And the winner is...

Sorry for the delay. The winner is comment #1 by Liz. Congrats! :) Please email your address to purplecowzrule2003@yahoo.com so I can get your pouch to you. Thanks for entering and I hope you enjoy it.

Yo-Yo Hearts Zipper Pouch Giveaway

Happy February! As my blog-o-versary (14th) and birthday (24th) are both coming up soon, I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway. So, I decided to collaborate on a pouch with my wonderful business partner/mother. Up for grabs is as a zipper pouch with heart yo-yo embellishments and a beaded zipper pull. It measures 6 1/2 inches by 5 inches.

Rules and Particulars: This giveway is open to everyone. All entries must be received by midnight (your time zone is fine) on February 14th. To enter please leave a comment below telling me your favorite color and be sure to include your email address so I can contact you if you win. Winner will be randomly selected from all entries received and then notified by email on February 15th. Good Luck!

Fabric Yo-Yo Headbands Part 1

As you may have figured out from reading this blog, I love adding fabric yo yos to things. A while ago I decided to make some headbands with them. So, I made some fabric yo yos and then we tracked down some headbands with teeth in them. We found a bunch of satin, tulle, netting, ect. on sale after Halloween. So, we were able to get a bunch of small pieces of materials reasonable priced. :D Here's how the first three turned out. I love my new Christmas headband. It is so festive! I think all 3 turned out nice-The one with the purple and green tulle was a Christmas present for one of my cousins. :)

Christmas Cards..

Hello Readers!

As you can tell I have gotten a bit behind on blogging. I will do my best to start catching up and blogging on a semi regular basis. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is enjoying 2012 so far. Be on the look out for my first blog giveaway early next month. :)

Felt Ornaments!!

Time sure flies! I can't believe Christmas is only a few days away. And as usual I have procrastinated and have several things to do before the 25th. I need to make and send my cards, finish making a present, finish my shopping, and probably a couple other things I can't recall right now. lol! As part of my gift giving I decided to make some felt ornaments and must admit I got a bit carried away.

I made owls, gingerbread people, vintage ornaments, trees, pieces of bacon, and one bacon reindeer. :) Here's a list of resources I used. Please note that some of the patterns were shrunk to a smaller size.

Resources:

Felt Owl Ornaments Tutorial


Felt Gingerbread Pattern


Felt Ornaments Tutorial


Felt Bacon Ornament Tutorial


Felt Tree Pattern

Etsy Ornament Finds

Happy December! I can't believe Christmas is just over 3 weeks away. It will be here before we know it. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season no matter what you celebrate. :) Lately I have been looking at a lot of handmade ornaments on etsy and tutorials to make my own. You might say I am getting a little bit obsessed. I found some really great ones on etsy recently that would make great additions to anyone's ornament collection.



Blown Glass Ornament Ball Ice Grape Purple Snow Blossom Christmas Tree Ornament by wolfartglass



Gingerbread Man Felt Tree Ornament by hannahdoodle



Aqua Ceramic Stars for Decorating and Ornaments Set of 3 by MissPottery



Handmade Christmas Ornaments 3, each with 3 Peas in a Pod Felt Decoration Woodland needle Waldorf nature handmade Baby Nursery Home Decor by Fairyfolk



Floral Mosaic Christmas Ornament - Shabby Pink Vintage China by rushcreekmosaics



Felt Owl Ornament - Blue & Pink by julieblack333



Green Glass Star Suncatcher Ornament by dpholkdesigns