Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas Elving... Part 2

Delivery #2...

Remember back when I was working on making Penny Rugs and felted wool phone pouches... well, I've decided that I truly enjoy working with these materials. I began doing on research online looking for a place to buy wool felt and the needed supplies. I found a neat site called Prairie Point Junction where you can buy felt, embroidery floss, and patterns for all sorts of different projects.

Around the time I found this site my family pulled names for our annual Christmas exchange... I picked out my Aunt Nancy's name and knew immediately that I wanted to make her something. I looked around  the website for an idea and found a pattern that didn't look too complicated, but was still cute and fun. I am not quite sure what you call it... it's not a table runner, but something to put in the center of a table. It took me about a week to follow all the steps. Soaking and drying the wool, ironing, copying the pattern onto freezer paper, cutting, assembling, and finally sewing. It is a nice project
for the evenings, especially when it is cold outside.

I am excited about how it turned out. I learned a bunch of new techniques for how to make certain kinds of stitches. I found many helpful tutorials on "You Tube" when I got stuck and needed some help. I have already returned to the site looking for a new projects. You'll have to check back for future reveals.

Here it is...





Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Christmas Elving... part 1

This Elf has made delivery #1...  

I baked a couple of different cookies to share with my coworkers this year.  I made "Spice Cookies" and "M&M... the BEST ever" cookies. The recipe says they are the best ever... and they truly are... if you want the recipe I will share. 

The "Spice Cookies" are for rolling out and shaping with cookie cutters. I decided to use a gingerbread man... I was able to get 4 dozen cookies without throwing the rolling pin out the window.  I haven't had the best track record in the past... but I am realizing the more I practice the better I get... hmmm? Something I tell my students all the time, I guess some lessons take a little longer to learn. 

Delicious! Crispy and just the right amount of spice! 

Small plastic bags, cute paper and a little snowflake bling! 


I also made Christmas cards to share. Here they are... This might be the only chance to see handcrafted cards of the season. I just ran out of time. 

Maybe I'll be green and go digital!

May your Christmas be filled with Joy. 


Sunday, December 4, 2011

I can't show you....

but this elf is very busy. 

I am trying a few new things this year and keeping on top of some Auntie traditions.

I am even attempting a sewing project.... and it is going okay!  The sewing machine hasn't been thrown out the window... yet. 

Look for updates after Christmas! 

Happy Holiday Crafting!