felted purse

I bought a beautiful Pendleton sweater at the Goodwill store. It wasn't in great shape...had a couple of small holes. Total cost about $2.00. I cut it apart and cut out a purse pattern that was a back pack. Sewed it up. Then held my breath when I threw it in the washer. I kept checking on it and when it was approximately the size I wanted it to be. I broke the rules and threw it in the dryer.

It is a Christmas present for my oldest daughter, Tonya. She hasn't seen it yet. Because I forgot to wrap it and take it to our Christmas celebration.

Christmas Celebration

Tonya
Patrick
Cody wearing too hats
Mother and Mary Jo

We celebrated Christmas at our Oldest daughters house today. It was a beautiful day!

Angela, Jadon and Ella

I got a wonderful Christmas present today from Central Asia via email. Some pictures. Here is one. Isn't the internet wonderful!

Now I am a little bit prejudice (since this is a picture of our Youngest daughter and our two granddaughters)...but I do believe these are 3 pretty girls.

Glass Ornaments

This ornament is made using Rainbow paint. I love playing with this paint. It is very different than most paints. It is thick and transparent. Made for glass. You can't use a brush to put it on. You just have to pour and hope for the best. I've sold hundreds of these in the last few years.

more ornaments

I made more ornaments for Jadon's tree. I bought 3 gingerbread men Wednesday. I thought they were really cute. When I got home...I thought I should have bought more....so Instead of going back to town...today I made three.

Another use for buttons

This is a button (vintage buttons) bracelet that I made. I love these. Even if it does take me forever to make one.

tree ornaments

Really a tree ornament...little primitive tree ornaments to go on one of my trees. I am doing one tree in soft ornaments only. So that Jadon can take the ornaments off and put them back on. And not get into any trouble. And another good use for those old buttons.

Christmas Trees

Two of my Christmas trees...the kitchen tree always makes me smile. If you look closely there is a cactus behind the big tree with horse lights. That is David's tree.

Button Ornament

I bet some of you have a button collection. I have jars full of them. I decided to use some of my vintage buttons. So I covered a styrofoam ball. And now I have a neat Ornament for my tree.

More Teapot Handles

Well, here are two more. I know, I got carried away. Or maybe I can't count. I kept thinking I had made 5. But only saw 4. One was hiding under my sewing machine. I found it after I made number 6.

Teapot Handles

I want to say first....bad scan, bad scan.
I am too tired to go take pictures...so I'll just show the scans. These little handles are for a Christmas Teapot swap on FDA.
I need to make 5...but I have run out of inspiration. Hopefully, tomorrow will bring a new idea for the last handle.

Me

Yes. that is me....The picture was taken over 50 years ago...but I haven't changed much. Just, taller, heavier, wrinkles...well..oh and I lost the hair wings.
That was one bad perm.

Bracelets

I am working on Christmas presents. I've made eight bracelets...here are a few of them. The pictures are scans...so not great. But you get the idea of what I have been doing.

Dress from

I started this dress form a long, long time ago. It is finally finished. And it is a gift for my sister. I hope she likes it.
It is a pattern from Lincoln Mold co. I think. I covered it with paper mache..just went wild from there.

Quilts

Hurray, I finished the quilts. Two rather small quilts for two little girls. One for Jadon and one for Ella. Quilters please do not take a close look. Because I pretty much made my own rules when I made these quilts. My Mother will see them tomorrow (my mother the Quilter)! She will not be too proud of her daughter.

Unsuccessful

Not everything goes as I would like. I knitted three...three..Hats for our youngest granddaughter. None of them fit. I actually followed the pattern when I knitted the first one. Tried it on her...didn't fit. Knitted another one. Added stiches...well you get the idea. They match the afghan I knitted for her. Thank goodness afghans don't have to fit. Just mainly cover the child. Oh, this is a picture of the medium size one. Cute but too small.

DOMINO GUY

My dear, darling husband said this looks like the tin man...Only green. And I think he is right. Not exactly what I was aiming for. The head is from a press mold. I used embossing powder on the head and domino. The legs and arms are turquoise stones. And....I think it needs some kind of hair. Maybe then it wouldn't look quite so much like the tin man.

Little Socks

Hi everyone. I don't want you all to think my hands have been idol...I mean idle.
See the little socks I have been working on. I just did a little crotchet with wild yarn around the tops. Aren't they cute. And my Granddaughters love them.

BUNDLE OF LOVE

Nothing crafty here, but, definitely a work of art. Our youngest granddaughter. Born 8/28 at 7:27 am.

still another paper doll

How many paperdolls can one person create? I think that depends on when you start and when you die. This seems to be turning into a life long journey. I have to quit...I just have to quit. I have a new grand daughter coming into this world August 28. I have quilts to make. So, hopefully, this will be the last paper doll for a while. And I really don't have words to describe her...just tell me what you think????