greenmanshop reopened at last!

been working so much this past month on our new stock, I can't believe we we are on again. spent most of the night listing everything and woke up after two hours of sleep to see 6 sales already, so I am happy and tired...
not that i plan on retiring now that i am well stocked up, my head is like an ant farm of ideas and as i have sold yesterday my two most favorite dolls, I have to go back to the sewing machine. parting with my self made friends is so painful sometimes...
Made a new design for my eternal hug dolls, I love the way they came out they are so soft and quiet. its so much work making them and so much fun seeing them emerge from the nothing.
its worth everything these little births.

Trying on for last adjustment our new orange tree on stilts costume.
The orange tree is going to tour in 4 countries representing Israel in tourist fairs.
we do this tour every year and there is always some interesting sewing project involved, this time the construction of the tree was the main challenge as the work day is of 8 hours and if the stilt costume is not light and comfortable it can be a real nightmare. it seems as if we made it, but only experience will tell.
the tree is made from a light aluminum construction, the weight is on the shoulder, it is then covered with foam to give shape and volume and than wrapped in suede like fabric entwined with the silk leaves and fake oranges.
we are celebrating this week birthday to the trees(one of our nicest holidays for sure)so its appropriate and i am working around the clock on three new costumes for a big fest in Jerusalem this Friday, sometimes i just don't understand how can i do all these things at the same time ,seems so crazy.

art dolls frenzy

I really don't know how with all the stocking up for my etsy shop and sewing for theater I managed to get into this new thing, happened by chance as it usually does and now I can't be stopped.
Making an art doll is such a different process than creating for production even in a small scale. I always have to take fabrics into consideration, do I have enough of it to make more, prices, availability, not to mention the design details having to be reasonable for me to recreate and affordable to others.
so I am fairly exited about this, especially as it somehow combines my experience in costume making and my passion for doll making.
Making a One of a kind doll is always great, just going wild with my imagination and letting the fabrics and the process itself take me from step to step. outcomes are always surprising even if I think I know what I want.
I am about to make a lot of venetian carnival costumes during the next to month for the upcoming "Purim" so this fellow is a sort of a promo I guess, making my fingers tickle to start.

Amir was working a whole Saturday on this tiny straw bale house. It seems easy but still requires a lot of work.
We thought it would make a great hide out for the kids, but as it stands in a rather remote side of our garden it became our hide out.
When I am stressed or confused Amir tells me to go to the straw bale house and it helps. there is a very fragrant silence out there and the thick walls muffles everything to a lull.
now it has an improvised roof and some carpets, in the summer it will be so nice to sleep there.

I actually own this creature!
He is a one of kind creation from my Etsy friend Fawn Potter. she recycles old sweaters and makes beautiful plush creatures. I love her style and the special vulnerability that her creatures convey.
He is so so soft the whole family loves him.
I don't usually buy toys on ETSY as I make so much myself it doesn't make sense, but this guy just took my heart.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/fawnpotter

Was working for a few days on the Wooly rhinoceros logo (our new ETSY shop). since i have a partner in this new business We went through a process finding an image that will satisfie both of us. I am used to working alone and making my own decisions so its been a good experience.
I was more for artistic notion and Kineret wanted something sweet that you can conect to. we worked until we gor to this version of a truly sweet rhinoceros.

There were wooly rhinoceroses once,here is your chance to learn some more...

The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is an extinct species of rhinoceros native to the northern steppes of Eurasia that lived during the Pleistocene epoch and survived the last glacial period. The woolly rhinoceros are members of the Pleistocene megafauna.

A wooly rhinoceros is born

The Wooly rhinoceros is our brand new ETSY shop, just got it up a few days ago,
started out this new enterprise with my friend Kineret that has a great knowledge about fibers, I just have the passion for this material and am still awed by this amazing yarn.
ETSY shop seems to be on its way with sales and lots of interest and just dealing and having this yarn around us all the time just worth everything.
There is a lot of computer work when you start up an online business, luckily we have Amir to help . This is an operation as we sell also on E-bay and have a new sight and online shop, so we are sleeping late.
hope the pictures show how fun it is.