"Give Thanks"

This is my latest cross stitch pattern!  I absolutely love this one. 

I gave it to my Mom's cousin.  She lives in Kansas, but her family and her parents were down here recently, and we got to see them!  Here is a picture of her and me.

Here is another picture of my Mom's cousin's girls, MaryJane, Maddy, and me.

We had the best time ever.  Here is a picture of all of us.  It was so nice to be able to see everyone again!

We had dinner with them and then went to their hotel.  Here is a picture of my Mom, her cousin, and her aunt. 

It was so good to see everyone again, and we hope to be able to do it again in the near future.

We are going out of town for Thanksgiving, so I will not be posting for a while.

Fun Friday

One of the down sides of cross stitch, crochet, or sewing are those little bits of thread and yarn you snip off.  They can be a real mess of piles here and there.  Here is a pretty little answer to this problem.  

I got this little vase at Michael's craft store for $.99.  Instead of having your piles of snipped off thread or yarn scraps lying on the table, couch, or nightstand, just put them in this little vase.

Here is another picture just to give you a idea of the size of it.

It is small and very nice to have!

You can also spice it up with a little ribbon, or here in this picture I have just simply crocheted a little chain in my favorite color yarn!

So, this little vase is a pretty solution to messy piles of your scrap yarn or threads... and for only $.99.  Can't beat that!

Have a great weekend.

Owl Hats

These are the owl hats I said I was going to be posting about.  They are so adorable.  I got this pattern from Daisy Cottage Designs.  This pattern is well written and very easy to understand.  It is also easy to make! 

Here is the first one I ever made just for practice.  I think it turned out great! 

This is the second one I made.  This one is for my Dad's cousin who is having a little baby boy.  My Mom also made her a little blanket for the baby to be able to take along in the stroller and carseat.  Here is the hat I made for her.

Then I made this third one for a friend of ours who is having a baby girl.  My Mom is making her a blanket also.  I will post a picture of her blanket when she finishes it!

Here is a picture of all 3 of the hats.  They are all so cute!

This is the latest one I'v made.  My Grandma has a baby shower coming up so I made her an owl hat and my Mom made her a blanket. This baby is a boy so we did navy blue and green.  These pictures are of the blanket my Mom made for her.

 

Here is the owl hat I made her.

 

 

Lastly here is a picture of the blanket and owl hat together.  They match perfectly.  They are both so cute.

 

 

I am making 8 more owl hats and probably more.  So, more posts to come on these adorable hats and the blanket too!  :)





Pretty Pink Projects

Lately I've been working on PINK things!  First was this piano for a friend of mine who loves playing the piano.  Her room is pink and green.

This is a picture of her and me.

Not the best picture, but it will do!  :)

Then this cupcake was for a little girl at our church who turned one this month.  Her nursery theme is "pink cupcakes".

Here she is.  Isn't she ADORABLE?  I love her.  She is so sweet and always smiley.

That's all for now.  I will be posting soon on some owl hats I've been making! :)

Fun Friday

For those of you who enjoy cross stitch, here is a fun idea that has helped me a lot... a cross stitch notebook.

 

In a minute I'll show you why it is so fun, but first, here is what you will need:

A 3 ring binder
Sheet protectors ( I use non glare super heavy weight ones)
Fine tip dry erase markers
Your favorite cross stitch patterns and instructions!



Having your patterns in the sheet protectors will keep them nice and from getting all bent up.  And if they are all in one notebook, you won't lose them.
The best part about the sheet protectors is that you can write on them with your dry erase markers and then erase your marks later.  So when you are counting and need to remember numbers, just jot them down on your sheet protector.  You can also cross off rows as you finish them.  This is especially helpful for beginners.

You can make a notebook like this for crochet, knitting, or any crafts you work on.  In fact, I got the idea from my Auntie Stephie who made me one for my crochet and kntting patterns!  This has been really helpful for me, and I hope it will be for you also! 

 

Latest Sewingseed Project

 

 

This adorable dragonfly was my project for Sewingseed's September post. 

 

I usually give away the things I make as gifts.  This dragonfly I decided to keep for myself because it goes perfectly with the colors of my room.  I have it hanging in my room right next to my door.  It looks great!  I decided to not wrap this hoop with fabric because the wooden hoop is more like a dragonfly's natural surroundings. 

 

Here it is hanging in my room.  Doesn't it go great with the color of my walls?!  I love being able to sit on my bed and look at it every day!

 

 

Sewingseed has the cutest cross stitch patterns.  They are all small and easy projects, and the creatures of nature are so sweet looking.  I've done several of her patterns and have enjoyed doing every one of them. This dragonfly was no exception.

 

 

 

 



Fun Friday

Reading...It is one of my favorite hobbies.  From time to time I would like to share about a good book.

I recently read a very good book called Jessie Wells.  I had to write a book report on it for school.  I thought I would share part of it with you, so you can know a little bit about the book. 

 

Jessie Wells

 



Jessie Wells was written by Isabella Alden in 1866.  When Jessie seeks God, trials and many hardships come up.  She tries to do what is right, but finds it very hard to do.  She has many decisions to make and seeks help from her pastor and his wife.  Once she finally becomes faithful to Bible reading, prayer, and church, she finds it is much easier to do right.  She is the only person in her family who is saved.  Jessie has an older brother who has gone down a terrible road in his life. Will she be able to help him?  When her younger sister becomes very ill, Jessie's heart changes and she realizes the urgency of being a better witness.  I don't want to say too much about what happens in case you want to read it.

 

I highly recommend this book because it is about a Christian girl.  Books about Christians are the best because we can ALWAYS learn something good from them!  The story of Jessie can greatly encourage any reader in their relationship with God and with others.  The author, Isabella Alden, does a great job with this in all of her books. 

 

 

You can find this book at keepersofthefaith.com.

 

Have a great weekend.

 



California

My family and I went to San Diego, California this summer to visit my uncle, cousin, and some other family.  We had so much fun!  Here are some pictures.

                                         left to right: Uncle David, Aunt Renee, my Dad

                                         My cousin Natalie and I

                          
                                         Uncle David and I

                                         Brothers!

                                         All the cousins!

                                         My brother and I

                                         Uncle David, Dougie and I  ( one night we had a beach bonfire and that's
                                         where this picture was taken)

                                         Uncle David and Dougie

                                         Uncle David and my cousin, Nathan!

While we were there we went to a place called Palm Srings.  It is in the desert, so it is very hot.  It was around 110 degrees while we were there, so we spent a lot of time swimming!

 

                                         It is so beautiful!

 



                                         Natalie and Dougie

                                         Natalie and I

Another thing we did was watch my cousin, Nathan's, basketall game!  He played great!  ( I can't figure out how to turn this one around.  Sorry.)  He is number 35.

It was a great trip!

                                         My Mom, Dougie, and I in my uncle's Cadillac!

Hummingbird

I recently made a cross stitched hummingbird wall hanging for my friend's birthday.  The lady I made it for is my Pastor's mom, Mrs. Knox.  She faithfully comes to church and always has a smile on her face!  She also does much work in the tape room at church.  The tape room is where all of our pastor's recorded messages are kept.  She keeps them organized, puts labels on all the tapes and cd's, and packages them, along with books and Bibles, to be mailed.  She is very hard working.  She is in her mid to late 80's and has faithfully served the Lord in this way for a very long time.  We have sat next to her in church for years!

Mrs. Knox loves birds.  She and my brother share that in common.  She often brings Dougie bird magazines.  Since her favorite bird is the hummingbird, I decided to make her this for her birthday.

I got the pattern from sewingseed.com and the idea to wrap the hoop in fabric from littleloveliesbyallison.com

Have a great rest of the week! :)

Fun Friday

These are my embroidery scissors.  

 I love them.  They work great!  They are sharp and pointy, so they can get into little areas and snip threads! 

They are perfect for cross stitching and embroidery. 

I also love the Stork shape.

If your scissors are kind of dull or too big to get into little spaces, then I suggest you get some of these.  Just google " stork scissors" to find out where you can get them.

Happy Friday everyone!





The Story Behind This Blog

I started this blog with the help of my friend, Miss Lauren, whom I have known since I was 3 years old.  She has been most helpful in so many ways.  Most importantly she has set a great example for me.  I am so thankful for her.  I hope to grow up to be just like her.  She has two blogs I really enjoy reading-        raisingmytwogirls.blogspot.com          daisycottagedesigns.blogspot.com.

I started this blog to share about the things I make.  I enjoy sewing, crochet, knitting, and cross stitch.  Occasinally I will also post about other things.  I'm excited to get started and will hopefully post about a project soon.

I hope you enjoy it!