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April 23, 2013
Fox Hollow Tales, a new series of picture storybooks!
To the right is the fabulous sketch for the new series of children’s storybooks that the fabulous Pat Ann Lewis, illustrator of Hapenny Magick and To Find A Wonder, are working on. I can’t wait to show you all some of the fantastic artwork PA has done for the book. Stay tuned for exciting details on how YOU can help us name some of the stores and roads in Fox Hollow, plus news on how to get your copy of the first book in the series, Wojer and the Wizard of the Wood and even a free badger sewing pattern!
April 15, 2013
Book Signing at The Beehive, this Friday!! With a make and take craft =0)
(posted to BEEZ in the Belfry Blog)
Join us at The BeeHive on April 19th, from 5-8pm, for a Book Signing with Jennifer Carson.
Jen is excited to present her newest book, Beyond Bears – How to draw, design and sew your own stuffed animals. She’ll be demonstrating how to make a tiny bear head pin from the book. Copies of the new book, as well as her previous adventure books, To Find a Wonder and Hapenny Magick, will be available for sale.
If you cannot make it to the book signing party, but would like to purchase a copy of Jen’s new book, you can get it from her Etsy shop online. Be sure to ask her to sign it because she is getting famous and all her books will be valuable some day. If they had super heroes in the magical world, Jen would be Wonder Woman. But Jen’s not a super hero because the cape would get in the way of her wings…
Note: If you are new to my blog or can’t quite remember who Jen is… take a look at my blog post from last March. This party is all Jen’s and there won’t be a giant castle cake, but other than that, it will be great!
I heard rumors of teddy bear cupcakes…
March 27, 2013
Swirly Turtle, a new hand sewn pattern
A new turtle to hasten the days of summer in! Enjoy!
Swirly Turtle, hand sewn from felt, PMRT
Swirly Turtle is made from felt and hand sewn together. He is 6 1/2″ long and about 6″ wide. Easy …
Price: US$3.00
March 22, 2013
Two new patterns available! A music playing bear and a Good Luck, Chinese Style Dragon!
Two new patterns are available this week, just in time for the weekend! The first is a big, beautiful bear named Baird. He is 17″ when sitting, has long, dangly arms, is fully jointed with needle felted eyes and embroidered nose. He comes with directions to include a music box (with a nice supplier list too!) Want to see other stuffed animal patterns offered? Click here!
Baird Bear, a music playing bear PMRT
Baird Bear is a new 2013 bear pattern with clearly written and illustrated directions. He sits at …
Price: US$8.00
The second pattern is from a customer request for a Chinese styled dragon. He is the Good Luck dragon and is sure to bring some to your household! He is 14″ long and stands at 10″ high with a fabulously curly tail. Eyes and belly are needle felted. Wnat to see other dragon sewing patterns? Check out the dragon page by clicking here.
Good Luck, Chinese Dragon PMRT
This Chinese style Good Luck Dragon is 14″ long and 10″ high. He is made from hand dyed woven wool …
Price: US$10.00
Happy Creating!
February 23, 2013
And the Winner is…….
The winner of the Sunshine Dragon raffle is Monica Ramsey! She will be sent the Sunshine Dragon prototype and her copy of Beyond Bears later this week as soon as I receive the copies from the printer (they shipped out yesterday)!
Want to order your own copy of Beyond Bears? Visit my Etsy shop! I also have a new dragon pattern out, the Dragon Hatchlilngs, that is a 2 for 1 pattern. One pattern, two dragons! If you haven’t heard, you can now immediately download your purchase from my Etsy store which makes it super fast and easy to start creating!
February 17, 2013
New Sewing Pattern, Dragon Hatchlings
Two beautiful dragon patterns in one digital download. Patterns will be delivered as a PDF file. Detailed instructions with illustrations. Each dragon is about 22″ long. Needle felted eyes and chest, soft sculpted nose, wired fingers/toes. Your choice to thread joint or safety lock joint, instructions included for both. $14.00
Dragons shown are made with hand dyed woven wool and wool felt. You can now order directly from Etsy and download the PDF as soon as your payment is received! Or order through Patternmart for an instant download or if you’d like a paper pattern.
February 16, 2013
New Pattern Ordering Options on Etsy! And Beyond Bears Update
If you’ve been to my store on Etsy lately, you might have noticed that there is a new option! Now you can digitally download your pattern purchase directly from my Etsy store, and you’ll always have access to them. So, if your computer crashes or you accidently toss the file when cleaning out your hard drive, all you have to do is log in to your Etsy account and it is waiting for you. Cool, huh? The only drawback, some patterns are too large of a file to include in this service, but most of my patterns meet the file size limit.
The cover of Beyond Bears
I’ve received my proof of Beyond Bears and I’m combing over it to make sure that I have caught all the little oopsies that happen when you lay out a book. You can pre-order your copy from my Etsy store and it will be mailed out to you as soon as I receive the final copies, which should be in about 2 weeks. Be the first of your sewing friends to own Beyond Bears and 6 new sewing patterns– which won’t be sold separately!
I’ll be drawing the name of the lucky winner of the Sunshine Dragon soon too, so keep watch on the blog!
February 10, 2013
Meet Kirstin Pulioff, Author of The Escape of Princess Madeline
Kirstin’s favorite part of reading fantasy is the hope the stories inspire. The ability to suspend belief for a moment, believe in dreams, know that good will always triumph over evil, that Prince Charming is waiting around the corner, and that the only type of endings are happy ones. She loves writing fantasy because it gives her the opportunity to escape into a world where anything can happen, and transport my readers to a land of make believe, dreams, and adventure.
Read Kirstin’s book The Escape of Princess Madeline.Available at Amazon & Barnes&Noble in paperback or e-book.
The Kingdom of Soron is known for many things, its rolling landscape, haunting history, fiery sunsets, and its beautiful princess. Princess Madeline woke on her sixteenth birthday to realize that her future had been planned out, a life full of privilege, royalty, and boredom… a life with a husband and knight champion that she did not choose. Using her charm, strength and stubbornness, she defies the King at every turn, determined to keep her freedom on her terms.
Freedom quickly turns to disaster as she finds herself seized by a group of wandering bandits. With the kingdom in turmoil over her capture- her Knight Champion eager to prove himself, a group of dedicated suitors determined to win her hand, and a group of exiled wizards join forces in the hunt to rescue her. Follow Princess Madeline in this adventure to find freedom and love.
Bio:
Kirstin Pulioff is a storyteller at heart. Born and raised in Southern California, she moved to the Pacific Northwest to follow her dreams and graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Forest Management. Happily married and a mother of two, she lives in North Plains, Oregon, and enjoys being a stay at home mom. When she’s not writing, she is busy with her kids, church and the family business.
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Website: www.kirstinpulioff.com
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February 9, 2013
Meet Alyssa Auch, author of Lunula
The witch knows he will hunt her.
If history repeats itself, as it always does, Wynn will have no choice but to cross paths with her feared counterpart, the warlock. If given the chance, he would kill Wynn, absorbing her aura and obtaining ultimate power. In a desperate attempt to outrun destiny, Wynn moves from place to place, hoping to stray from the map laid out by the Fates. But by chance, on an urgent errand for Queen Alexandria herself, Wynn finds she has fallen into the hands of the one man she so hopelessly fled from. Now his captive, Wynn must guard her secret and that of her kingdom, or risk bringing forth a dark age not seen in hundreds of years.
Alyssa will be giving away a free copy of her book as well as two illustrations from artist Amy Sanchez. Here is the rafflecopter link.
Bio:
Alyssa Auch was born and raised in Pennsylvania with loving parents and three hilarious younger siblings. Her imagination was sparked by the lush, green forests and bright colors of her home that often spoke of other worlds only found in the magic of writing. She brought that inspiration into the fantasy novels she so loves to create.
Currently, Alyssa is a senior at Brigham Young University-Idaho studying Marriage and Family Relations with a minor in English. She is married to her High School sweetheart, and they have three beautiful children who keep them both very occupied. Although her novels are often written in the late hours of the night and during cherished naptime blocks, she devotes a very special part of herself to the power of words and love of storytelling. Visit her online at http://alyssaauch.blogspot.com.
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February 8, 2013
Meet Rebecca Hamilton, Author of The Forever Girl
Her Sweetest Downfall
Her Sweetest Downfall is a short story/novella of 30,000 words. This is not a novel/full-length read, but works as a companion novel to THE FOREVER GIRL, Rebecca Hamilton’s bestselling paranormal fantasy debut.
Ophelia’s been successful at hiding her true identity, until the mark of the serpent appears on her neck—a death sentence, should it be seen by anyone in her town. Hiding the mark might save her from falling victim to the witch hunts of her era, but the scorching sensation it carries can’t be ignored.
When the mysterious Ethan is sent to collect her for a life of something more, she learns concealing the mark is the least of her worries. She’s destined to don a new mask—to join a dark, supernatural world and protect the future of people she may never meet.
What she doesn’t know—what she learns too late—is that her initiation won’t be complete until she kills the man she loves.
Set in an alternate Regency England, “Her Sweetest Downfall” is a standalone novella in the “Forever Girl” series, written as a gift to fans of the Forever Girl series.
HER SWEETEST DOWNFALL will appeal to lovers of paranormal romance, fantasy, and vampire fiction.
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The Forever Girl
The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
“Whatever you do, fight.”
Sophia’s family has skeletons, but they aren’t in their graves.
At twenty-two, practicing Wiccan Sophia Parsons is scratching out a living waiting tables in her Rocky Mountain hometown, a pariah after a string of unsolved murders with only one thing in common: her.
Sophia can imagine lots of ways to improve her life, but she’d settle for just getting rid of the buzzing noise in her head. When the spell she casts goes wrong, the static turns into voices. Her personal demons get company, and the newcomers are dangerous.
One of them is a man named Charles, who Sophia falls for despite her better judgment. He has connections that might help her unveil the mystery surrounding her ancestor’s hanging, but she gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust him.
Survival in his world, she learns, means not asking questions and staying out of the immortal council’s way. It’s a line she crossed long ago. If Sophia wants to survive the council and save the people she loves, she must accept who she is, perform dark magic, and fight to the death for her freedom.
The Forever Girl is a full-length Paranormal Fantasy novel that will appeal to lovers of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, witches, vampire fiction, ghost stories, paranormal mystery, and paranormal horror.
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