Finding the joy on my journey to make people smile from things that I make. call and request pics of available creations or make an appointment to stop by ๏ฟฝ
03/04/2026
BIG beautiful girl Danica chicken has a new home in
A beautiful kaleidoscope of spring colors all hand crafted to make a lot of fun in her new home.
Call to check out all the chicks waiting for a home.
02/17/2026
02/14/2026
HaPpY VaLeNtiNeS ๐๐๐๐
01/08/2026
These fun ยฉ๏ธ
have been the best smile finder yet ! Still finding one of one cotton prints and getting ready for the next 2026 event. ๐โฅ๏ธ๐
Have you been charmed lately?
12/04/2025
Canโt wait to see YOU at the The Bembridge House for the annual FREE event presented by Willmore City Community Association Port of Long Beach Long Beach Heritage
TOUR the House! Tickets at for 12/7 market event. Come sit with Santa, see the breathtaking house, create Christmas crafts! ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฅ๐งธ
09/13/2025
Long Beach Heritage and The Bembridge House are the places we โฅ๏ธ to be ๐
Come to but FIRST
Donate now to Long Beach Gives /
so our house is preserved ๐ก
09/13/2025
Next batch of
on the sewing machineโฆfor
2025
which one do you like ๐๐
05/26/2025
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100% cotton prints for life size hand crafted chickens
12/20/2024
Cheerful Chickens are the perfect crafted holiday gift ๐ that are ๐ฏ% cotton prints, life size, weighted wonders that will warm the hearts of your special lover ๐ They come gift bagged and boxed for shipping๐ฆ And with over 75 chicken creations currently hatching conversations in their new homes be SURE to get one of these hand crafted girls! 562.221.4363 $60 +sh or call for a meet & greet ๐๐ถโฅ๏ธ
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12/20/2024
12/08/2024
So much fun at last night! Thank you Honni, Ryan, Jennifer, Sheila, Alan, Councilwoman Zendejas and team, my family and team! ๐๐โ๏ธ๐ถ
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Over 45 years ago I found a few patterns for stuffed chickens for the family kitchen. It took hours and many tears trying to figure out those first few, a lot of recutting, hand finishing but the outcome was fun. There were lots of firsts, first prints, first sewing techniques, first stuffing applications, hand finishing and finally first family gifts.
Life comes along with move after move, across states and back. Forgotten belongings packed away for years including youthful hobbies. Finally moving into a forever home 10 years ago, it would take until just 3 months ago to come across a few interesting old boxes in the attic. Some treasures buried for 45 years.
One of the first dusty boxes had an amazing Thai purple/gold/ecru paper envelope package and inside, retro Thai cotton fabric samples from the โ70โs. 8 different 1/2 yard cuts all richly colored prints, very dense and very vibrant. A month later, while minimizing other items from another box, I came across all my long lost paper patterns including the different kitchen chickens and that crazy Vogue swirl bias panel long skirt. Did you have one?
When reviewing the chicken pattern I noticed it took exactly 1/2 yard of 44โ cotton fabric.
M A G I C
I rushed to make one again (remembering all the old techniques and bringing a few new ones from my career). I had a visit to a family friend/aunt whoโs in her late 80โs coming in a day, so I decided to get a cotton print with various dog faces (sheโs rescued many shelter dogs). Sewed it that evening till about midnight - so shopped, cut, sewn, stuffed and hand finished all in one evening. Drove it down to her the next morning to Oceanside and was delighted she loved #myPup-chix. Called me up a few days later and stated โyou know Lisa, my friends want one.โ
I guess we all revisit hobbies we started or left hanging years ago, after getting tangled up in school, graduation, career, marriage, raising a family and more career. Since that day Iโve made 15 more and all are โone of a kindโ prints. I love that each one is taking on the personality of the print and hand finishing. Takes all day to finish two so Iโm not making designer bank but times have changed and making smiles along the way seems far more important.
A B O V E - four of the original 8 Thai prints in that magic bag.