rawr?

This wee guy is squishy and cuddly and has a soooooooft minky dots reverse side.
"Rawr" (pronounced "Raaaaa!") means "I love you" in Dinosaur.
"Rawr?" means "Will you love me?"

A little sneak peek :)

The carrier that I will be stocking in the Gossamer Dreams stocking - she is very very special (and was going to be my very own personal carrier!) and absolutely OOAK with Kristen Doran handprinted panel and freeform feature stitching (by me) on the side panels. She will be a full buckle, on wheat pebble canvas.

She is nearly finished - and seriously is probably most definitely the last carrier I will stock until after my babymoon!

Wee babies

When I think soft and snuggly I think of these little guys. Just perfect for pockets!

Gracious me

And where has the year gone? Yup it's that time again 1st of the month and time to reveal the theme for December.

Soft and Snuggly.

And what is more soft and snuggly than a newborn baby and especially at Christmas, so I'll be doing mainly newborns snugglies and here's a peek.



Keep an eye on the blog for other goodies from the Gossamer Dreams Girls. And don't forget we don't stock January, we are all taking a well earned rest, but we'll be back fresh and exciting again in February.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

from the gorgeous Megsie, some beautiful angels.

Christmas Puddin'

Firstly, I just want to say that I am uber excited to have been invited to contribute monthly to the Gossamer Dreams stockings!! Chuffed to say the least :)

A lil sneak peak at a little of what I've made for the Gossamer Dreams Christmas Stocking!!!

Beetlebums Inside Out, 1/2 and 1/2 with appliques on the front :)

Without further ado, the front -


And ze booty -


And am I the only one that thinks that 'Gossamer Dreams Christmas Stocking' is a cooooool word play on the whole stocking thing?

Bunting and Bling

Santa Claus is coming to town!

And it's time for

CHRISTMAS GOODIES

Well can you believe that Christmas is only 55 days away, so time to get cracking on the Christmas shopping, the baking and the joy of Christmas.

So the girls at Gossamer Dreams have a couple of surprises in store just for you.

Firstly we'd like to welcome Mel from Beetlebums as a regular to the

Gossamer Dreams Team.

Megsie will be back to join us in November, along with 'K'

So I expect we'll see lots of gorgeous goodies

Here's my first offering, a size 2 Auriel, front with a divine Christmas Print, and the back is hand machine reverse applique with gorgeous little Christmas Trees and some hand embroidery to finish it off. This Auriel is especially lush, given that it has a lime slush minkee inner, not something that you will see everyday.

I have lots more Christmas goodies planned, so don't forget to keep checking back at the blog to see the Christmas Spirit unfold.

Magic Mushrooms

Well the start of them, aren't they cute. Oh and the trim is red, not hot pink I have no idea what my camera is doing, but outside shots are hopeless atm with the wind.

Timothy

Meet Timothy - a retro tin toy robot. He may look like a bit of a square, but he's really lots of fun ;)

Download a black and white colouring page of Timothy from Gossamer Dreams on stocking day! Free!

Goodies from tiKKi and Pint

Divine size 2 shorts from tiKKi - in soft organic dark blue denim



Gorgeous little Ella from Pint

October Stocking

Well this month the theme is

RETRO!!!

We have 3 guest wahms this month - how awesome is that.

They are Guest Wahm K - who I've teamed up with to do a little set. Still deciding whether to split the lovely goodies into two packs, or leave as is - comments welcome.

The little set consists of a New Size 1 Auriel with a lime inner, and 'K' has made a little bib, singlet and the most lucious little wipes I've seen, with the most beautiful detailed stitching.



Our other guest wahms are the divinely talented sisters Megsie and Tikki

I can't wait to see what they have instore, but a little birdie tells me that Megsie will have a Pint dolly and Tikki some gorgeous clothes and maybe even something knitted.

Well it's nearly time

for our monthly stocking

We've all been busy little bees and as you can see some absolutely stunning goodies have made their way into the store to tempt you.

The hunt is progressing well, with Bek, Shane and Stacey stumping just a few of you with the Gossamer Dreams Hunt. More clues are going up everyday - except the 15th, please don't look for clues on the 15th, because we aren't putting any up.

Now what's on offer. We have three Guest WAHMs at the 15th Stocking. Tracy and Jill from Fairy Fabrics have done some fantastic dyeing jobs on clothing and sheets. Mandy is back with one of her gorgeous bags. Bek has some semi-custom up. Donna some dollies. Stacey has some lucious goodies including pads. Me I've just got nappies this time.

And here's a peek at the one of the sets.



See you tomorrow morning at 8am for a preview of all the items up for grabs at 8pm Queensland time.

September Stockings

And the theme for September is

Spring Hippy

Well it's again time for the Great Cloth Nappy Hunt and the Gossamer Dreams girls are having a special month in the store. Everyday during the hunt, randomly and without warning an item will go up for sale. It could be from any one of our regular stockists, or our Guest Wahms - and we have a few this month. But as always the items will be gorgeous and special.

If you haven't already signed up to hunt - you can go here - we have 150 sponsor in this hunt, and over $7000 in prizes, including daily prizes and of course first to find all the icons.

Don't forget our normal 24 hour stocking on the 15th of the Month - these preview from 8am and go live for sale at 8pm.

Gossamer Dreams is an extreme site this hunt, so be prepared to baffled and bamboozled as Bek, Shane and Stacey have gotten together to devise the hunt. If you are stuck you can ask for clues/hints here

And of course here is the first teaser

Just a little punk :)

A little bit PUNK

oops, it's August already! our theme is...

A little bit PUNK!

Can anyone tell that Lesley is the super-organised Gossamer Dreams member?? lol! Sorry to keep you all waiting for the announcement!

Now I need to get back to work so that I've got some pics to put up later on...

oh, and I almost forgot! anyone want to guess who our returning guest WAHM is this month??

Who is this little cutie? Shall we ask her name...


...oh! too late, she's gone...

Our July theme is

Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes

So keep an eye out for The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and can you guess
what this Fairy Tale this nappy is from?



And yes it did take ages and no I have no idea what I was thinking lol!!

The Frog Pond

Just a teaser of a newborn tasting plate, just some of the gorgeous goodies in the pack. Can you guess what they are?

And just because it turned out sooo cute. The Little Robot.

Ribbit...and other stuff

A couple of teasers

Branching out......



One of my favourite indie designers....A gold star if you know who :)

Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

that's what little boys are made of.....

The June stocking is geared towards those gorgeous little boys, that love to climb, get into mischief and play in the mud. Doesn't mean that the girls are left out though, cause we all know that girls can get into as much mischief as those boys.

And our guest WAHM is the lovely Mel from Beetlebums. And her first little set is here.



Fisherman pants, t-shirt and an Inside Out - how gorgeous is this little set.

You can check Mel's goodies out at Beetlebums

And the winner is ..................

Randomly drawn the old fashioned way by my gorgeous cherubs. Actually there were two drawn out - cause they both had to have a go.







Krissy



Jodie

So if this is you - please contact me at cherubskiss at gmail dot com - with your name and postal address and sometime over the next couple of weeks, a small selection of goodies from the Gossamer Dreams girls will be headed your way. Please let us know if you have a girl or a boy.

flower power!

There's a very sad story about how "flower power" has ended up, lol! I created it for a particular application, which, for one reason or another didn't work out the way it was supposed to :o(... (ok, if you must have the truth, it was my own stupidity, but it's still tragic!)
I invented a lot of new swear words when I realised what had happened, but sadly even amazing new swearwords won't create an extra inch of fabric where it just doesn't exist! Anyway, I thought I'd show off the flower anyway! It's just not on the nappy it was supposed to be on!

Cooking up some colourful!

A little something thats *not* pads ;)

Ladybug, Ladybug

fly away home ..............



Gorgeous newborn Raphaels - Hand dyed bamboo velour in raspberry with bamboo velour inner. And a cute little 100% cotton ladybug print, with a red velour inner. Very lush and snuggly - both have bamboo boosting.

Back with more later in the week.

Donna is having a hiatus this month - as it's Birthday Month at the Bits for Bots household.

We'll also draw the winner from the send in a list of ideas - it will be randomly drawn so everyone has a chance at winning :)

Welcome to May

And the theme for May is

HAND-DYED

And we are absolutely stoked to welcome Sara from Willow and Moo as our guest WAHM for the month. Sara does gorgeous dyed garments, blankets - well practically anything you like. Her colour, design and workmanship are all outstanding and we hope you enjoy her wonderful goodies as much as we do.

And here is a sneak peek of what's to come from Sara.



a gorgeous twirly skirt, hand dyed in all the colours of the rainbow. This skirt will be available in the size of your choosing from size1 to size 8

Sara also has a etsy store - Willow and Moo
be sure to stop by for a visit to see her divine items.

poised on the edge of the galaxy...

okay, so Buzz Lightyear and Zurg were too hard to draw, lol, but you have to love the LGMs (Little Green Men), right!?

Fantasy Constellation

Gorgeous Set from Possum Pouches

Want to win some goodies?

Well we'd love your thoughts and suggestions for some themes for Gossamer Dreams? What would you like to see?

Throw those suggestions at us and go in the draw for some surprise goodies from the GD girls.

Just leave a comment (making sure that you have a way for us to contact you) and we'll draw the winner just before the next month's stocking.

One for the boys (or the girls)...

...and something for Mum...

April Theme

Well the Gossamer Dreams Girls were kept super busy in March with the Great Down Under Nappy Hunt and are well and truly exhausted. Stacey and Bek didn't let the team down with twisted and evil nappy hunts, wonder what they are cooking up for the September Hunt.

But onward and upward and to that end the April Stocking Theme is

Outer Space

The first offering in the blog is from me - a gorgeously stunning piece of fabric that I picked up recently, that ties in beautifully with this month's theme. It's an OOP Michael Millar fabric. I could only get 1/2 yard, so these items will be OOAK and marked as such. They are the cutest little Tots in Space. This one is a fitted Auriel, with lemon bamboo velour inner. Keep your eyes peeled for more Gossamer Dreams Goodness over the next few days.



How cute are those tots?





Stocking is Wednesday the 15th April at 8pm, with previews going up at 8am. Don't forget the items are yours when you get them into your cart - we give you time to checkout. Alot of these items there are only one of, so it's still first to the cart :)

"galumph" went the little green frog one day...

a joint effort...

Abundance

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Green speaks to me of natural beauty
- of the joy, the chaos and the abundance of nature.
Heres just a tiny peek of something designed with that vision.