I have neglected to blog about any crafty projects of late. I have been crafting, but I keep forgetting to take pictures of things before I give them away. I made this apron for Ev for Christmas. The straps are adjustable and made from the ribbon Tiffany’s uses to wrap their blue boxes at Christmastime.
August has long been a bittersweet month for my family. It is the month I most miss my cousin, Joy. It is the month I most miss teaching high school English. It is the month I said goodbye to Papa. Thankfully, Amy always gives us an excuse to eat cake in August, too. Last August [...]
It is my honor to announce (drum roll please) in third place, “Owl” by Janna! In second place, we have “Headless Horseman” by Heather! And the first place Best of Show is “HAPPY HALLOWEEN TREE” by JORDAN! Congratulations to all and a hearty thanks to all who participated and voted. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone’s [...]
So as many of you know, Jeremy gets a little excited about his pumpkins. (Although when he finished this one he declared it to be his last one ever). I must admit, it was pretty fun to see my noggin sitting on our front stoop. I’m not sure if my face is very “Halloweeny” but [...]
tHaNk YoU for the SpOokTaCuLaR PuMpKiNs! They all look marvelous! Let the pumpkin voting begin! A few voting guidelines: 1). If you entered a pumpkin, you have 2 votes, so choose your 2 favorite masterpieces. 2). No voting for your own entry. 3). Any friendly readers out there who did not decorate pumpkins this year [...]
You are cordially invited (challenged) to our friendly little pumpkin contest. ALL are invited- family, friends, friends of friends, neighbors and far distant former neighbors. Here are the rules: 1. Choose a pumpkin or gourd. 2. Decorate however suits your fancy- carving, painting, bedazzling, etc. 3. You may submit as many entries as you wish. [...]
For Aaron’s third birthday, I sweet-talked Jeremy into designing a shirt with an image of Aaron alongside an owl character from one of his books, Little Hoot. I may be biased, but I love the way it turned out; and I think the owl Jeremy sketched really looks like Aaron.
I sewed this mini sewing kit out of felt for a friend who likes folk art. The heart is a pincushion. The left wing has two little embroidered pockets with velcro closures. The pockets hold a small spool of thread and a few buttons. The right wing has a strip of ric-rac to hold needles [...]