One down...

I was working on my place mats this morning. The first one turned out...the second one was a failure. The contact paper on the front buckled and I ended up with a U shaped place mat.

I need to punch some more squares since several got ruined when I peeled back the buckled contact paper.

I'm not giving up...I will make at least 4 of these so we'll each have one for the holiday season.

What I've been doing...

I've been holding my little girl. She has had the sniffles for about 2 weeks but took a turn for the worse on Christmas Day. Yesterday I took her to the doctor after she spent most of the night "barking". She has croup and a sinus infection. Poor little thing. We're hoping she's well by Tuesday which is her 6th birthday!

Today I've started punching out squares from old Christmas cards. I saw this blog post on creating placemats from old cards and pictures of family and friends. I have a several shoe boxes of old cards that will fit the bill. I think I'll use clear contact paper instead of bringing them to Kinkos though, especially since I happen to have some laying around.

Merry Christmas...a day late

It was a busy day so I never got around to wishing my online friends a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I also opened the final gift in the 12 days of Christmas swap. This pretty little quiltlet was from the hostess Theresa. She also included some fun fibers and a pencil to play with. My daughter has already laid claim to the stocking hat bedecked pencil.

Flowers in December

I think I was feeling like I needed a little warmth and sunshine. The flowers are fabric yo-yo's.

The sentiment reads:
It's the little things that make life Big.

Krumkake

This is what I spent the morning making! The first 6 or so didn't turn out but the next 50+ turned out just fine. Tricky little buggers to make but oh so good to eat!

Days 10 and 11

So I'm a little behind...

On Day 10 I got this cute little book from Carol. Thanks so much! It will be fun to play in.


Today I got to open my gift from Elizabeth.

My kids have been guessing...they guessed a pack of gum. Not so but they were on the right track! It's an assemblage made from an Altoid tin. Very cool I love it! Thank you!

Recycled Sweater hats

I picked up this sweater at a garage sale over the summer for $1.

I didn't like the way it fit but did like the pattern. Last year I saw a tutorial on making hats from sweaters...wish I could credit them but I can't remember where I saw it.

I ended up with two hats. I like the square one with the little tassels the best. The braided tassels I made from some black yarn I had laying around.

I still have a bunch of sweater left...I'll have to do some experiments. Maybe ornaments for the tree? Who knows but I'll post anything that is successful.