SnowFamily {giggle}

The project I am sharing today was mostly completed yesterday, and is partially the reason I was so bummed to have run out of crafting time.

Isn't it adorable?! I like surprising the girls with the crafts I work on and this is one of those projects.

Jessica walked by as I was taking this picture and saw it. She was so cute in her enthusiasm for this. Ahhhh, feels good when that happens.

Anyway, this is another project I've been itching to work on since before Thanksgiving. I saw the idea on a blog (but I can't remember which one) that led me to the tutorial on Childmade. You should check out the tutorials on this site. SO many ideas, so little time! LOL

I didn't have any white gloves, so Dollar Tree to the rescue. That's where the frame comes from as well. I got a fleece scarf there too, because we don't own any patterned fleece. You could easily use stuff from around the house, but I got it in my head I wanted a fleece scarf. Oh and the fabric on the daddy is from some I picked up at the thrift store. The pattern paper is  DCWV winter stack. I had as much fun creating this as I did the elves yesterday. Although getting the finished piece into the frame just right took a few tries. LOL

I got a later start on creating today than I wanted, so I had to stop mid-project again today. Ah well. I was having a blast listening to Christmas music and getting more into the spirit of the season. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks so much for your enthusiasm for what I create, it makes is even more fun for me.

Got To Create Today...Finally!

It's been two weeks since I've been able to wander into my craft space and I'm excited to be able to share these projects with you today.

Well, what do you know? Another Christmas Tree! LOL I actually finished crocheting this a couple of weeks ago and it's been sitting on my end table waiting for me to find something to decorate it. The pattern for this neat tree is from Amy Gaines and you can find it here. I enjoyed crocheting the tree, I just wasn't thrilled about putting felt circles on it. I found these miniature lights on sale at Joann's as well as the star. The star had a wire attached in a spiral so you could use it as a tree topper. The wire spiral didn't look right, so I pulled it out and just hot glued the star to the top of the tree. The tree skirt is attached, so it's all one piece. I really like those tiny lights. *Ü*

These little elves are sure making me smile and giggle. I'm so happy at how they turned out!

The idea for these isn't mine. I saw it in the 2010 Gooseberry Patch Christmas book several weeks ago. I saw the book at Joann's and was thumbing through it trying to decide if it needed to jump in my basket. Overall, I didn't think so as I've picked up two older versions of Gooseberry Patch holiday books at the thrift store,  but when I saw these guys, I made sure to soak in all the details for recreating later. I've been itching to work on them since before Thanksgiving!

In case it's not obvious in the photo, I used wooden thread spools found at Joann's. I picked up some large wooden balls at Michaels (on a different shopping trip) and the rest of the items I had. That's scrapbook paper around the body and a heart punch for feet. I used DMC floss for the hair and green felt, red fleece and green burlap for the hats. They are completely finagled. I just cut a square, heated up the glue gun and winged it to get the square cut down for the shape I wanted.  I liked the idea of ribbon scarves and pom poms on the end of the pipe cleaners. Those sort of "finish" the arms for me (that idea is all mine). I used a micro pen for the eyes and mouth and pink chalk for the cheeks. 

Another project that's kept me busy is this:

What is it, you might be wondering.

Maybe this photo of my cheesy model will make it clear

I originally saw the idea here on MaryJanes and Galoshes and fell in love with the idea.( That blog is pretty awesome, too, I must add. I love that Taylor is taking up crochet! She's shares oodles of great ideas, too. Be sure to take a few minutes to look around).

I'm making the cowls for the girls' teachers. How funny that Amy's top coordinates with her teacher's gift. LOL

You can find the pattern at The Plum Giraffe and it's very reasonably priced too. The pattern is very easy to pick up and it works up pretty quickly. I'm now working on the second one in a dark olive green for Jessica's teacher. 

I was so bummed when my creative time ended today, it flew by. I have more ideas I want to work on. Hopefully tomorrow I can get back at it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope your week is happily busy and productive.

Sock Bunnies~Inspired By Kari!

Hi There!

Kari shared  some sock bunnies she made on her blog here the other day. In her post she said so very sweetly that she thought of me when she saw them. I grinned at that. Thanks, Kari! I told her I would definitely be making some for myself and so I have and I think they are so flippin' cute, I almost can't stand it. LOL

I sure had fun with these. Here is the link to the directions on how to make them. I tweaked the idea just a bit to make them "mine." I bought the Bobbie Socks (2T-3T size) at Target. At first I didn't want a whole package of 6, but in the end, I'm glad I got it. I first stuffed a single sock with popcorn kernals (like Kari did), but I didn't like how you could see the kernals through the sock. So, I used two socks, one inside the other, and I liked it much better. Mid-way through the first one, I thought putting safety eyes on would be cute, so I finagled a way to add them. I got all three put together, then it came time to cut the ears. But I had two socks together. Hmmmmm. I was going to roll one down, but it looked silly. Then I thought, why don't I pull the sock over the head and tuck the ends into the rubber band at the neck? But what about the eyes??? Hmmmmm, oh, I snipped just a tiny spot over the eye and was able to push the eye through the hole and tuck the edges under. Yay!!! I like the ribbing on the head, too. I thought about adding felt to the ears, but in the end liked the simplicity of the look without felt. Now I'm wondering how one would look with polyfil instead of popcorn kernals...well, I do have a few more socks left....

The end!

(sorry, just couldn't resist)

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Have a great day!!