New Pattern: Ranger Ringo!

An exclusive Bugga Bugs pattern  for members of the Six Months of Softies Club! Ranger Ringo is ready for summer fun! Hiking trails, looking for bugs, fishing and sleeping under the stars are what this little raccoon does best. Count on Ringo to follow your little ones on all of their outdoor adventures!

This pattern will make the complete  Ranger Ringo Set: Raccoon Ranger Hat Backpack Scarf Fish Get your pattern now!

Hadley The Horse... or Zebra... or Unicorn!

What is more fun than getting a new pattern? Getting three!

I love the versatility of the "Hadley the Horse" pattern put out by Abby at Six Months of Softies.

Not only can it be used to create a horse, a zebra or a unicorn, but it's made to please the little girls or little boys in your life. 

Whether you're a mom trying to please the masses or a Grandmother looking for a way to keep all your  grandkids feeling equally loved (you know how it is) this is the pattern for you! Three cheers for Abby for solving all our gift giving dilemmas in one simple pattern.

* Go here to sign up for the Six Months of Softies Club and snag all your patterns! *

** Pst! Bugga Bugs' exclusive pattern comes out next! {Eek!} **

New Barn Owl Girl Pattern

Introducing The Barn Owl Girl! 

I love pretending {yes, even now} so you can imagine my excitement when Paloma came up with this darling pattern for Six Months of Softies! A doll pattern is one thing - a pattern for a doll as into pretending as you are? To. Die. For! Not only is she adorable but she's got personality to boot and that, my friends, is a pattern you want to make again and again.

Go to Shiny Happy World to get in on the fun! Six of the top designers from the pattern world have come together to offer exclusive patterns for the Six Months of Softies Club! A new pattern will release each month and automatically come to your inbox. Joining late? No problem! You'll still get every single pattern!

How cool is that? It's easy to participate. Just sign up for the Club here then check your email!

New Whale Pattern!

How Darling is the Latest Pattern?! 

This month's pattern has launched! Go to Shiny Happy World to get in on the fun! Six of the top designers from the pattern world have come together to offer exclusive patterns for the Six Months of Softies Club! A new pattern will release each month and automatically come to your inbox. Joining late? No problem! You'll still get every single pattern!

How cool is that? It's easy to participate. Just sign up for the Club here then check your email!

Bugga Bugs In Six Months of Softies!

How fun is this?! 

Wendy over at Shiny Happy World (check out her stuff. Adorable!) has come up with the best idea. Six of the top designers from the pattern world have come together to offer exclusive patterns for the Six Months of Softies Club and Bugga Bugs is lucky enough to be included! Uh, hullo?! Someone pinch me! :)

You with me here? Amazing patterns from the best designers. How cool is that? It's easy to participate. Just sign up for the Club here then check your email! Every month for six months you will be sent an incredible, exclusive pattern from one of these talented ladies.

Are you as excited as I am?!

Click here to visit Shiny Happy World!

Free Snowman Finger Puppet Ornament Pattern

We've been having fun in our house with this little guy. I think I'll make him some siblings so we can have our own plays and shows! Christmas is all about children and I love decorations that remind us of the joy only they can bring to such a special day - the day we celebrate the birth of one such precious child.

Ready to make your own? Get the pattern here then head over to Create Kids Couture where I'm guest blogging for the tutorial!

Finally! A Christmas ornament meant to be played with!

Merry Christmas!

How to Cut Small Pieces From Felt

I love felt! ... Except when it comes to small pieces. 

Those teeny-tiny things can be a pain to cut out and when I use eco-felt (craft felt) it sometimes frays before I even have a chance to finish. Not anymore, my friends! Grab your scotch tape and follow me. After this quick and easy tip you'll never have a problem cutting these little guys out again!

How To:

1. Place your pattern piece onto the felt. Add a nice, oversized piece of tape on top of the pattern piece to secure it in place.
2. Continue taping until the pattern is covered and sticking to the felt.
3. Cut out the pattern as you normally would {minus all the fuss and readjusting!}
4. Tuh-duh! No fraying, no choppy edges and no goof ups.

Pst - sometimes I even use this method for bigger pattern pieces just to make sure I get a nice, clean edge. For larger patterns don't worry about covering the whole piece in tape - just all of the edges. Works like a charm! 

Here's a sneak peak of how I used this trick for an upcoming pattern freebie you won't want to miss!

Stuff My Stocking Contest

Something fun is happening and we think you're going to like it! Create Kids Couture is having a fantastic "Stuff My Stocking Contest" and
Bugga Bugs is participating! You've got to take a peek at all the fun prizes being offered to the winner. To be completely honest, I'm a bit bummed I can't enter the contest myself {yup, it's that good, my friends} but I am happy to announce that I will be one of the judges! How fun is that?! Based on the entries so far, this is going to be a tough choice to make! 

Entering is really simple. Just make one of the adorable stockings seen above using the free pattern and post the picture on the Create Kids Couture Flickr Group Page. Make sure to include the tag "stocking". May the best stocking win!

Last Day of Ellie Inspired Blog Hop

Today is the last day to enter the Ellie Inspired giveaway and blog hop! Be sure to check out all of the great posts from the other bloggers!

We had so much fun participating and hope you are all enjoying your Santa Beards! 

Don't know what I'm talking about? Click here to get your free Santa's Beard pattern and tutorial. When you make yours, we'd love to see pictures on our Facebook page!

Also, a reminder! Our free pattern giveaway is still going on so be sure to enter here!

Black Friday Sale and Giveaway!

It's that time! This Friday marks the Annual Bugga Bugs Black Friday Sale!

All Patterns will be Buy 3 Get 1 Free! 

Sale begins 12:00 AM (EST) Friday morning and will last until 12:00 AM (EST) that night.

Patterns will be going fast! If you don't see the one you're looking for, keep watching. We'll be relisting as quickly as we can! 

Feel free to share the sale with all your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Blogland so they can take part in the fun! We'll see you Friday at the shop!

In the meantime, how about a fun giveaway?! Bugga Bugs is giving away free patterns to three lucky people! Use the widget below to enter for your chance to win! Be sure to enter as many ways as you'd like to increase your chances!

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Giveaway ends November 24. Winners will be contacted by email. Open to all countries. For fun PDF sewing patterns for felt food, toys, dolls and activities visit the shop!

Free DIY Santa Beard Pattern

I am so excited to be a part of Ellie Inspired's 12 days of Christmas!

You heard it here, folks: Mustaches are old news. Santa beards are all the rage. My little ones agree and have had a blast today pulling this thing on and off. The Christmas spirit is alive and well, my friends! My oldest even ventured to wear it outside while he road his bike (oh, please never grow up! I love these moments!). When our little neighbor girl saw him she excitedly asked, "Oh! Did Santa give that to you?!" Yup. That's how cool we are. Now your kid can be cool too because I'm including a tutorial and free pattern for you below! Enjoy! And be sure to post photos of your little Santas on our Facebook page! We love to see what you're doing!

DIY Santa Beard

Supplies: 5 pieces of cream or white felt, a little stuffing and some elastic.

1. First, cut out your beard pieces.

2. Next, cut out your mustache and detail pieces and place them in stacks of three (largest on bottom, smallest on top)

3. Get a piece of thin elastic and wrap it behind your kiddo's head from sideburn to sideburn (right in front of the ears).

4. Sandwich the elastic ends between the beard pieces at the very top. Sew around the edges of the beard. I like to sew over the elastic a couple of times just to reinforce things. Leave the mouth open for now.

5. Fill the bottom of the beard lightly with a small amount of stuffing. This adds a bit more fullness and dimension. Sew around the edges of the mouth. Almost done! Really, though, you could be done here if you'd like. It's super cute as is. Me? I'm all for details!

6. Double thread your needle and pull it through the back beard piece until your knot stops under the top beard piece (so you don't see stitching on the back of the beard). Pull your thread through a stack of detail circles and then back down through them.

7. Bring your needle through to the next bubble on the outer edge of the beard and start your next stack.

8. Complete the outer edge first using 11 circle stacks.

9. Fill in the rest row by row - staggering the stacks as you go. Leave the mustache circle free.

10. Place your mustache stack appropriately and carefully secure to the beard by stitching down the center. You can add more stitches but I like the individual pieces to be able to flop around. It adds to the whimsy.

Strap it on your kiddo and send them out to enjoy. Ho-Ho-Ho! 

Stay tuned! I think a matching hat is in order (with a special twist you won't want to miss)!

Get Your Santa Beard Pattern Here!

 Be sure to check out Birdsong tomorrow for even more 12 Days of Christmas fun!

12 Days of Christmas with Ellie Inspired

Hurray for fun giveaways! Adorable Ellie Inspired is hosting a great blog hop full of Christmas cheer featuring some of your favorite bloggers this year. Check it out here to see some of the clever things some of these great bloggers have come up with. Make sure to head back on over to Bugga Bugs on Sunday for a fun little Christmas something from yours truly! So excited!

Woo-Hoo! Our Sack Lunch Pattern is just 5 bucks now through the 18th at YCMT. Get yours here!

Facebook Photo Contest!

Photo Contest Entry Guidelines

• The Bugga Bugs photo challenge is open for submissions Today, June 7th, through Friday, June 29 at noon PST.
• To enter, share a photo of an item you made using a Bugga Bugs pattern on the Bugga Bugs Facebook Page. Multiple entries are welcome! 
• If your photo submission has been deleted, it is because the photo did not meet the requirements of being made from a Bugga Bugs pattern. Feel free to re-submit another photo correctly.  
• Voting! 1 like = 1 vote so ask your friends to like your photos! The top 5 photos with the most "likes" will be entered into the final round of judging!
• The winning photo will be chosen out of the top 5 and announced first thing Tuesday morning (Aug 3).  
• Prizes! The winner of the photo challenge will receive a free pattern of their choice along with all the felt they need to create it!
• We will be featuring some of our favorite photos on our Facebook page, Twitter and blog so make sure to follow us to see if you've been featured!
• Hints: For more likes on your photo make sure to tell your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Pin it with a link to the contest, and/or post about it on your blog!

Easter Pattern Roundup

I thought I'd offer up a fun roundup of some springtime favorites!

Make some yummy carrots for your bunnies from the Vegetables pattern, some adorable baby bunnies, a precious magician rabbit, or use colorful felt to make the eggs from the Groceries set turn into Easter eggs!

Baby Bunnies Felt Kits!

We've got some fun things going on over here at Bugga Bugs! Ever have one of those days where you just don't want to leave the house? Well, thanks to Sweet Stuff by Jen you don't have to! Head on over here to purchase the Baby Bunnies Felt Kit and have the felt shipped right to your door! This felt is wonderful quality and will stay looking great through all the snuggling these little guys are sure to get. Remember to enter code "Bugga12" to get an additional 10% off!

Free Easter Chick Pattern!

Hurray for free patterns!

Head over to our Facebook page and like us to snag this fun baby chick pattern. These cute, little guys fit snuggly inside a regular Easter egg and will be the hit of your annual egg hunt! Can you imagine opening up your eggs and finding these cute little babies inside?! You are welcome, in advance, for the Mother of the Year Award you are sure to receive upon stitching up these cute little creatures. Enjoy!  :) 

Is it just me or does Easter feel a bit early this year?

These two, little baby Easter Bunnies would love a cozy spot in an Easter basket. I'll be making a pair myself!

In other news, have we got a fun announcement for you! Sweet Stuff by Jen - our awesome felt dealer - has put a Baby Bunnies felt kit together so you don't even need to leave your house. Snag the pattern at the shop then grab the felt you need from her shop and you are good to go! Careful - bunnies tend to multiply and these are no exception to that rule. They are addicting. Wouldn't a little brown one be so cute?!

*Remember, enter code "Bugga12" when you order your felt kit to get 10% off!

Lucky You! Pattern Sale!

Hurray! Our Country Farm Pattern is just $5! Find it at You Can Make This in the $5 deal section. Sale goes until St. Patrick's day (just two days left) so get it while you can!

Free Mini Pattern!

Come like us on Facebook and you'll be able to download this "Wee little" mini pattern to pinch proof your kiddos this St. Patrick's day! If you're already a fan simply click on the "Free Pattern!" tab on the Facebook page and you'll be able to download it from there. Remember, we will be swapping these free patterns out regularly so the sooner you like us the more patterns you'll get!