It's a New Year!!!

Welcome 2015, and I haven't posted any of my projects from the end of 2014 or the beginning of 2015.  Sooooo, here goes some of the things that were made in December of 2014.  Will post 2015 as a separate post.

Here are two coffee mugs that I made for my daughter as gifts for two guys in her office.  They were made using the Brother Scan-N-Cut with vinyl that was cut from my own handwriting.

Hubby got a new Saints pillow case with his initials and an embroidered and appliqued fleur-de-lis for the travel pillow he keeps on the den's sofa.

While trolling the internet, I saw a Snoopy dog and banana that I thought would be fun to try to crochet.

And, finally, I made a crochet cake and embroidered the top for granddaughter's 21st birthday in January.  Since her theme was black, white, and silver, I "iced" the cake with a beautiful ribbon in her colors.  I also used the ribbon to make her a beaded necklace.

Hope you guys enjoyed!  Your comments and thoughts are always welcomed.

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Cards, Cards, Cards!!!

I have had a lot of questions about my handmade cards.  To this end, when I post a new card, I will try to list the items that came together to make the card.

Also, if any one is interested in learning to make cards from scratch or would like to make cards from a kit, please inbox me.

Here is a card that I finished a minute ago for my big sis, for all of her help on Saturday at the trunk show.
Below the card or the items I used to complete it.

Items to make card:
   Cuttlebug folders - Heritage, Spots & Dots, and Swiss Dots
   The ice cream cone was cut from the image on the Brother Scan N Cut
   The wording is from CTMH, Icean Cream Dream S1506, Stamp of the Month
   Stampendous! White Embossing Powder
   Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressing Ink
   Foam tape
   Kraft, brown and tan paper
   Three diamond specks

Cardmaking has double-fold benefits - a spark of creativity and ingenuity on your part and the joy and happiness on the part of the recipient who receives such a personal and thoughtful gift.

Feel free to leave me your comments or thoughts.

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Finished Afghans

His. 

Mine. 

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Trunk Show

Thanks to all who showed up and supported me for the show!! It was truly a blast!!  Here are some pics of the setup. 

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Private Trunk Show

Hi, guys.  Here are just a sampling of the items that will be available during the Private Trunk Show.

There are several crochet shawls...

 pot lid covers (to protect fingers from the heat)... THESE HAVE BEEN SOLD.  MAKING MORE!!!!

 wash cloths...

 a reversible child's dress...

 water bottle or can kozzies...

 crochet baskets...

 lots of handmade albums, just waiting for those special pictures...

 or explosion boxes for special pictures...

 or embroidered pieces to hang...

 note and post-it note covers...

 handmade cards for all occasions...

 and other handmade scrapbooks...

 as well as lots of handmade jewelry

Please contact me should you have any questions or see anything you may be interested in before the sale.

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Catching Up!!

Yet again, time has gotten away from me.

These are some of the things that I have been doing.  Hope you enjoy.

Beaded butterfly

This butterfly was weaved using 11/0 seed beads in orange and blue, and black 3 mm beads for the body.

Beaded bracelet

 I really love working with seed beads.  On this bracelet, I used 11/0 seed beads to make the cylindrical pinkish-looking beads and then added the darker pink beads to make this elastic bracelet for a great niece.  Her mother and grandmother received one made with black beads.

Pandora-style bracelet.

This blue glass bead bracelet was made for the older daughter.

Crochet tea set.

Although it was not stiffened before this picture was taken, this tea set was crocheted for my sister, who collects tea sets.  The set includes the tea pot, a cup and saucer, and a plate with a chocolate chip and thumbprint cookie.  After seeing the pic, she requested an additional pot, cup, and saucer.

Fruit from the garden.

This is just one of the picking times from the grapevine and the pear tree in my garden.  My blueberry bush did not make it this year; but, I did get two figs.  Gardening is another one of my loves.

Crochet donuts

When my sister-in-law saw my sister's teapot set, she requested crochet donuts that she could plate and keep on her kitchen table.  This is the result.  Some or vanilla and some chocolate on the underside.

Beaded bead

I really do enjoy taking smaller beads and making a beaded bead.  This one is "puffed" and has the same design on the other side.

Handmade copper earrings.

This is a new technique that I am learning.  Here, I am working with copper wire, before I use the more expensive sterling silver wire.  I used two strands of copper to twist the hoop portion, then made the copper jump rings and earring hooks.  This was fun to do, and I am presently working on a few larger hoops for the granddaughters using the twisted copper.





Hope you enjoyed.  I also hope I can do a better job of getting pics of my completed projects before they fly the coop.

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