Aprons
for my mother-in-law
for Heather
for my mom
for Georgia
Ironically, Rosanna's apron was the first one I made - back in October - and I seem to be missing that photo. Ugh! If I find it, I will add it later. Seriously, there really were five.
Bird Shirts
for Heather
for Rosanna
for Georgia
Patchwork belt for Heather
Ta da! The finished ornament. Hand embroidery on white felt, stuffed and backed with red felt. I used the pickup image from Sublime Stitching (great book, by the way), added my own tree and 2006. I loved making it - super easy, but the embroidery was a little time consuming. I'm not complaining....just wishing I weren't such a procrastinator.
This is my entry for November's Tie One On. I made this apron (along with 9 others) for my local spring craft swap. I loved it so much, I couldn't give it away. So now, it's mine for keeps!
November's theme was to submit a picture of you wearing an apron and send it along with a favorite holiday recipe (check them out here). Easy, peasy, I thought. Well, as always, time got the best of me and I submitted on the last day. Jane snapped this photo of me in front of one of our trees. Not bad, huh?
The plan was to have two trees this year: our standard one with white fairy lights and all the glass and Christopher Radko ornaments I have collected and then a second with the big, old fashioned bulbs, paper chains, popcorn strings and all the wood and handmade kid ornaments including the ones I made as a child. Did you notice that I said plan?
Here are photos of the two trees now:
Beautiful, fancy glass ornament tree
Old-fashioned, homespun second tree
Yup - thwarted again! The more kid-friendly version fell. FELL. RIGHT AFTER WE HAD PUT ALL THE ORNAMENTS ON. I know you can picture it....toppled tree, broken glass bulbs, water everywhere, two completely stunned kids, one hysterical woman and one man totally fixated on the water and wood floor combination. Then it was a long clean up process with lots of tears (mine). Many of my childhood ornaments broke as did a couple of the girls'. I am sentimental about those kinds of things hence more tears. So I pitched it - threw the tree out into the yard and washed my hands of the whole deal. We had a crap week (found out Friday about another friend's husband dying) and I need it to be over. Really the black cloud that is hanging over our house needs to move on.
But I got the birthday stuff done. And the party went well. Jane was happy.
I still haven't finished the ornaments, though. But I will. Today. In the mail today.
Tracing +
Cutting +
Sewing =
Wee yo-yo's.
I am home again and crazy busy. Working on my ornaments for the holiday ornament exchange (supposed to be in the mail tomorrow....). Still to do: a birthday shirt, goody bags, presents to wrap, tie one on, finish putting up Christmas decorations, bake a cake, procure school party snack. Not necessarily in that order.
See you when I come up for air.
Remember this pile of fabric? Well, I kept editing and settled on this combination.
It's a reversible patchwork headband! I sent this to Sarah on Wednesday and am hoping she has it by now. If she doesn't, I guess I just let the cat out of the bag. Oops, sorry!
I just love simple patchwork and will definitely make more of these soon!
Here's a sock dog that I am working on for Jane's good buddy Annabel. I have to finish it tonight so she can take it to the birthday party this weekend. You see, Fatty and I are going out of town tomorrow morning and will return on Sunday. I have been a busy girl the last couple of days so I have some posts already set and ready to publish while I am gone. Tricky, huh? No? Well, I thought so.
Have a great weekend!