Little Things From the Green Room

I had the pleasure of doing a swap with Lizz from ZooLooNaturals. The little one is so incredibly smitten with our dog Macaulay, but due to a slow paralysis of his hind legs, he is not able to join us upstairs very often. I can tell she misses him and it makes our time with him even more special. It's hard to witness the aging of a beloved pet. A big dog going on twelve, he is still like a puppy in every other way. I can tell he is confused and scared about his sudden fight to control his back legs, and it's so hard to sit by and watch knowing I can't do a thing about it. So Lizz agreed to do a custom wooden figure of Macaulay! I think the little one will be very excited about it and I can imagine the play that will ensue.

So for Lizz I made a custom pair of pants for her little one. The yellow print is a heavy cotton and I love the look of it with the brown corduroy. I also included a little something extra, but unfortunately forgot to photograph it before packing it up.

I've been promising an outfit for my niece in Utah. She's going on three now and her mother informed me that she only likes "comfy" clothes. So a soft pair of flannel pants and a matching cotton shirt should do the trick. The little one still loves her "squirrel" pants and insists on wearing them when our little visitor climbs up to the deck to eat the birdseed.

And isn't this shirt lovely? It's made with organic cotton by Speesees with a flock of birds on the front. It came from one of my favorite places: Edith & Edna in Portland. Above is the little one pointing to the birds. She loves it as much as I do. Now if only they came in bigger sizes...

Comments

[Bobbi]

oh my gosh! i love edith and edna!

[Dawn]

I have some little carved animals made by Lizz! They're so sweet. What a great idea to do a swap. As always, when I see the beautiful clothes you make, I wish I had a baby to buy them for. Have a great day.

[Kate]

I'm sad to hear about Macaulay, we too have a dog on the downward slope of life. Watching his decline makes me feel so helpless.
It looks like Saturday was a great time, your bag looks wonderful on that table...I would have paid quite a bit for it!
And I'm loving that flock of birds shirt too.

[emilie]

Lizz and her partner made my little guy wooden versions of our kitties. He loves them so much and makes them kiss each other :)

Very cute clothes, also!

[Lizz]

Cute! I can't wait. We had fun creating your animals.

[shelley caskey]

lizz's animals are the best! we have several of her gnomes. :) what great pants for lizz's little one, too. love that brown corduroy! sorry to hear about mac - it's a tough time. :/

[Grace]

I used that same fabric to make something for my little niece last year. (only in peach.) it's in my august archives. also, I LOVE that t-shirt by speecees! wow!