Bamboletta Blog

The Beauty of Handcrafted

Just look at this quilt! I was privliged enough to have Berrie from Moondchild Studio make this glorious creation for me. I am so happy with it. I have such admiration for quilters, it’s always been something that I’ve wanted to do, just at the moment there just isn’t enough time. Handcrafted goods hold a different feel to them. I always treat them a little better and they give me such pleasure one can feel the amount of love and care that goes into something handmade.

On the work front, I’m trying to get back at it. I had Jasper in the sling while I was sewing today, I think the noise helped him sleep longer. I’m making 2 dolls for a potentially large promotion, I can’t talk about it because it’s not a sure thing yet, but it’s very exciting! So tonight is a night of breastfeeding, Nip/Tuck and John making heads..lol.

What a Week!

I feel as though I’m coming out of the abyss of birth. It’s been a crazy, sleep deprived, love drunk, time warp of a week. My little Jasper is such an angel – I think I have chapped lips from kissing him so much! Thanks so much for all the emails, calls and pressies – we all feel really loved right now. I owe a huge thanks to my wonderful midwife Jane from Cowichan Midwifery Group, she went above and beyond for us. She’s a Super Trouper ( I’m listening to Abba right now).

On the work frount (well, there is no work for a while..until I figure out how to sew while holding a baby, which I will, just give me time 😉 ) Natural Pod had a legnthy segment on Breakfast Television on CityTV this morning. Bridgitte was a *star*, she was so great on TV, a total natural! Bamboletta got a great plug. I had my Baby doll, Mermaid, Large Bamboletta and blanket doll talked about..very exciting! Bridgitte even mentioned my Nonna (who does all my knitting). My parents taped the segment and are showing Nonna tonight. She’ll be so excited.

Jasper has Arrived

He’s finally here! I can’t write much as I am very, very tired… but, here is Jasper, born July 31st. I’ll write back soon it’s been a crazy few days.

Meet ‘Tofu’

So this is my son’s new doll. I made him last night and put him on the bed for my little guy to wake up with this morning. I thought we were going to name him ‘Toby’ but Ben decided this morning that his name is ‘Tofu’. Tofu went everywhere with us today, to the midwife, grocery shopping and played with Ben in the backyard. It was so sweet to see this little bond grow between them. As a dollmaker, I make the dolls for children but I don’t get to see the interaction later on. Occasionally a parent and child will come by an event that I’m at with a previously purchaced doll and I get to see my dolls a few months ,perhaps a year later, loved and worn in. These times were always my favorite parts of the day. But to see Ben playing with and interacting with tofu was really something special.

Tomorrow I will post a pic of the fruits of my work ‘week’. I have one more doll to sew a half a head of hair on and then I’m done..and on to my next ‘week’.

Still no bebe. Midwife Jane says this baby is already measuring 8 pounds (give or take).

My Little Secret

I’ve never made Ben a doll. He has a few dolls, but they are ones that just didn’t turn out quite right, never sold at markets or are an older style that I’m not wanting to sell. He’s never taken to any of them prefering to play with his trucks or trains, playing farm, kitchen or store..but never, ever with his dolls. I used to think that boys played trucks and girls played dolls due to social conditioning and I was convinced that my son would play with dolls and his trucks..ha, ha..how many of us thought that?

Anyways, the past few weeks I’ve noticed an increase in his imaginative play. He’s making voices for his different trains and using some of his gnomes to retell stories that I’ve told him. I asked him today if he’d like me to make him a doll and rather then the ‘no mama, it’s okay’ he responded with an enthusiastic ‘YES!’. My heart sang, it is the right time for Benjamin to have a doll. His name will be Toby, he has tan skin, brown eyes and red hair (interesting combo..but he picked it) I already had the body made so Ben’s doll will be made for when my sweetheart wakes up, I will work hard tonight to get the hair sewn on and face embroidered.

I’ll post a pic tomorrow.

Still no baby, but I guess you probably figured that out by now 🙂