Posted in Christmas Swaps 08, Handmade Christmas!, crochet, tagged angel ornament, Christamas, Handmade Christmas!, quilted stocking on November 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
With the holidays quickly approaching, I have been slowly working on some odds and ends for swaps and what not..
~ a little clothespin angel made with vintage linen and lace.
~a vintage Christmas card turned bookmark, or ornament, decoupaged…
~ playing around with stamped lined, added crocheted picot edging. I finally used my hemstitch/wing tip needle. Pretty [...]
Posted in Handmade Christmas!, completed projects, family, sewing, tagged Handmade Christmas!, quilted coasters on December 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Crazy quilted coasters, originally uploaded by jennbennstar.
Coaster’s on the fly…
These were quick and easy to make. I cut fabric leftover from my Rubblework scarf and pieced these together. I used 5 inch squares of linen for the back, and 3 inch squares of the brown and polka dot cotton. I pieced and then quilted them [...]
Posted in Handmade Christmas!, completed projects, embroidery, knitting, sewing, tagged elf, embroidery, Handmade Christmas dolls, Handmade Christmas!, sewing on December 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Happy December! The time is drawing near. In the spirit of all things Elfie, I have taken inspiration from many places….Here and here (this one really got me going!!)and I know there are many more. Anyhoo, I took my inspiration and focus to come up with …
Eloise~ the Elf!!
We think she is kind of special!
She [...]
Posted in Handmade Christmas!, embroidery, sewing, tagged Elf shoe, embroidered felt shoe, Handmade Christmas! on November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thank you to Allsorts!! This elf pattern almost made me fall down. Love it! Here is my tribute to the wee little elf.
I love the simpleness of this shoe, I love the little felt bobble on the toe, and I love the little embroidered flowers. I see this as gift potential for the ladies at work.
Go [...]
Posted in Handmade Christmas!, children's projects, embroidery, family, thrifting, tagged eggnog pancakes with cranberry maple sauce, free hand embroidery, Handmade Christmas!, house softie on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We had a wonderful start to our Saturday today. Daughter #1 made us a delicious treat. They were so good they would make you slap your mamma, no joke they rocked! I think this sort of a treat is perfect for our seasonal food. Great job Sara!
Next, daughter #2 created an artwork inspiration~
The artist showing her [...]
Posted in Handmade Christmas!, Life, family, tagged consumerism, gift ideas, Handmade Christmas!, Life, sewmamasew on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s started. You know what we’re talking about: Christmas trees in department stores, not-so-subtle ads everywhere, a deluge of catalogs and the nagging feeling that you should get to work and at least think about holiday gifts. We have the answer for holiday gift-giving this year, or at least the inspiration and a few (100+) [...]
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