Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Jam Tarts For Sale!



Recently someone emailed me about the pineapple tarts
I'd made a while back. It got me thinking - what would
happen if I played around with them a little bit -
used different jams, for instance.




Jenna stayed up with me one night as I was finishing them

up, and assigned flavors to the colors: lemon, lime,
strawberry,
raspberry, orange and the original pineapple.



We thought they would make pretty tea-party fare




And of course, the girls wanted a set




but I persuaded them to let me put some in the shop:



So if you'd like this, grab it quick!



And I am also trying something new - a pdf

pattern for sale to make them yourself:


I'll just say that pattern-developing (and writing) is fun,
but it's a fair bit of work. Plus I always struggle to decide
a fair amount to charge for what I make. I hope you will
find this pattern reasonably-priced and easy to use. It is
(unless I've messed up majorly - if so, someone please
shoot me an email) an instant download. In addition to
the templates for tracing, the instructions are fully
illustrated with photos.

But before I put it up for sale, I'd like to give the pattern
away to three of you! I've so enjoyed writing tutorials and
experimenting with new projects and sharing them with you.
Anyway, because I want to get the pattern out for sale soon,
I'm going to do a really short deadline on the giveaway -
so leave a comment on this post by midnight of Wednesday
21st
and I'll pick three winners randomly on Thursday.
Then I'll announce the winners and put the pattern out for sale.

Meanwhile, the box of tarts is already in the shop, and the
katybags should be in there by next week, fingers crossed.




41 comments:

  1. Yummy! And the packaging is soo neat too!! I'm here to tell you that the boy dress up printable is already available for download. I hope you like it!

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  2. oh my gosh... I would love to make the tarts! I have been making donuts (after reading your blog)for my girls. It would perfect for their xmas cake shop!

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  3. Oh how totally fantastic! I adore them and neeeeeeed to make some. Not sure my sewing skills are up to it yet though lol!

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  4. wow! those are so cute! and dietetic too!!!! I would love to win the pattern....

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  5. those are so cute! would love a pattern to try my hand at them for my girls

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  6. My 2.5 year old daughter is really getting into having tea parties with her dolls and whoever else is around. I'm sure that making a set of these cute tarts would be a great addition to the pretend tea.

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  7. Those are absolutely adorable! I love the varied colors.
    *jumps up and down*
    "pick me, pick me"

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  8. Wow the first comment! I have been following your blog since I saw the princess pavillion on AT. I love your patterns and tutorial and blown away by your creativity. Best of luck with the shop!

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  9. Fun stuff! I'd love to win a copy of the pattern!

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  10. Such beautiful tarts! You truly have given me the bug to start creating felt food (I am waiting even now for my first order of the wool blend!) and I am excited to get started! Thanks so much for all the inspiration and help that you share with us! Have a beautiful week :)

    dnagrl83@gmail.com

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  11. ...I hope!!! Thank you!!!! Very compliments for every work, you are fantastic!!
    Karin

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  12. So Creative! Would love to make these!

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  13. your tarts are exceedingly cute.... and yummy-looking.... enjoy marveling at your craftiness....thanx for all the inspiration...

    sacree

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  14. How lovely!!!! They look just so yummy☺

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  15. Oh my goodness, pure cuteness!! I would love to make those for my niece!

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  16. So cute... please pick me! I'm making lots of felt treats from my twin daughter this Christmas.

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  17. As often as I say I really should make my son some "healthy" felt food, I'm always drawn to the sweets!

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  18. Those are fantastic. I made my son a play kitchen for xmas, now I'm busy filling it with felt food of all sorts. These will be a perfect addition to what I've already made.

    Your patterns are always fantastic IMO

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  19. Pick me! I love them! So cute! I lvoe the box that they are packaged in.

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  20. Would LOVE to win this pattern! I too have been making donuts from your blog!

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  21. I would love to try these out. We have serious money issue to take care of so it is all homemade gifts this year for Christmas. I already have the a chefs hat, apron, and oven mits done for my niece, some play food would fit in perfectly. Thanks for sharing,

    graybabi@gmail.com

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  22. Love, love, love, your blog! Read it every day just to see what ingenious things you've come up with. Those felt tarts are just one more great idea. Hope to win the pattern!

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  23. Those look yummy enough to eat! I would love to try making some for my girls!

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  24. I just got some felt yesterday to try my hand at making felt food. I'd love to try these!
    rachelannjeanette at gmail dot com

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  25. Very cute! My little one needs some for her rose petal kitchen! pick me! pick me!

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  26. oh my goodness! those are so cute! as long as i finish all the other items i've bookmarked to make for christmas, i'll be back to buy the pattern & make these too!

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  27. These are so super cute and we would love a patterm to make to make them. We love your work.

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  28. I can't wait for the tutorial! Your creations are amazing, thank you for sharing so many great ideas! I too can't look an unfinished edge in the eye... my favorite piece is a bag for my daughter to carry her art clip board, it has no visible seams - my masterpiece!

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  29. Awesome and cute! You always create the most amazing things. We love felt food so I hope we win.

    juliecerdas at gmail dot com

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  30. These would be great for Christmas, birthdays, any holiday for little ones. (And best of all, they look a lot like the Danish pastries I make when I'm adventurous.)

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  31. How fun!! Felt food is on my list of "possible gifts for my daughter if I have time to make it, I hope I do..." for Christmas :) Such sweet little tarts!

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  32. Those tarts are really, really cute and creative. We would love to try the pattern out here.

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  33. Awww that is super sweet! I hope to make my girls a play house with a stove and stuff for Christmas, and I would like to make them some felt food, sooo cute!

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  34. I have enjoyed making all sorts of felt and knit foods for my daughter's play kitchen, but she doesn't have any tarts! I'd love to add some to her collection. Thanks for the great give away.

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  35. Me! Me! Ooohhh! Pick me at random!!

    Totally out of curiosity, were you ever a professional graphic artist or does it come naturally?

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  36. These are beautiful - we'd love to win!

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  37. hahah, they look gd enough to eat. u never fail to amaze me with ur creativity. would u consider putting a subscribe to ur family blog too? easier to get updates? hehhe

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  38. Your tarts are super cute! I'm interested to see how the twists are made...
    Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  39. Growing up I wasn't a girlie girl, I have 4 older brothers. So, when I had my first girl I was relieved she was a tomboy like me, but my baby is a girlie girl and would "treats" like these for her "family". Never thought to sew food. Great Job!

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  40. These are so cute! I would love to make them!

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  41. Mmmmm looks yummy... I just suddenly have a craving for some real pineapple tarts.... Buying the pattern to make some for my girlies!

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