Way Too Early!!!

For those of you who know me, I am NOT a morning person.  But for the last 2 weeks, I have been awake and moving before the sun even came up.  I don't know what's going on with me.  I wonder if it's a sign of getting old?  I prefer not to think that, I prefer to think that it's because of the excitement of what I will create today!  Sounds better anyways!  I was up and at it at 6:00 a.m. this morning.  So far, I have redesigned my blog, gathered up and started laundry, and am on my 2nd pot of coffee! (well, actually my darling husband only left me 1/2 a pot when he left for work, so it's not 2 full pots!)
I am happy with the way that the "dora" hat is coming along.  It's moving very slow, since I am attaching her hair one strand at a time.  Here are a few pictures of what I have done so far:

Now you can see what I mean by time consuming.  Earlier last week I designed and crocheted a baby "cocoon" or "pod" for one of my best friends daughter.  I wasn't going to post it, but since she is in the hospital right now giving birth to what I am sure will be a handsome little boy, I decided to go ahead and let everyone see it.  I can make these in any color, cartoon character, theme, or any animal.  Here is the John Deere inspired cocoon:

Just to give you an idea of what I can make for your wee one to be swaddled in I'll post some pics of other cocoons I've made!

This is an adorable little Giraffe!

A sweet little lamb!

A snuggly little Bear!

Little Miss Lady Bug!

And last but not least, a cute little Snowman.  He comes complete with a scarf, and a 3D nose!
The cocoons sell for $25-$30, depending on the difficulty of the one you want!   Use your imagination and I will create your little one a custom cocoon and matching hat!
I have so many ideas going through my head that I want to create!  There are so many that I have created a notebook with pictures of cartoon characters that I want to make into hats, and possibly cocoons.  If anyone wants to "challenge" me to design one, I'm up for it!  I am also going to try making the tutu dresses with matching hats at some point.  I'm also thinking of doing crocheted character "capes" or poncho's.  The ideas are endless.