Projects

So I have already started…let alone finished quite a few projects this years.  I have limited time and don’t get the chance to work on “extra-curricular” activities let alone photograph them.  However, I’ve decided that along with my goal to journal slash blog more I am also going to spend more time on documenting the things I’ve been working on. 

While thinking about all the new things I want to try this coming year (here I come sewing machine!) I thought about all the things I did last year and figured that I should probably document some of those … I must admit that I didn’t photograph all of what I worked on … ok most of what I worked on.  Pathetic I know.  Needless to say I have given away half of everything I made.  

So here is my pathetic try of recording last year’s attempts at craftiness.

First off “The TuTu”

For my niece’s 1^st birthday, I created my own version of a dress up Tutu and a wire ribbon flower.

I ended putting the tutu on Toto (HA a tutu on Toto…that’s funny) because it looked pathetic just lying on my living room floor

Baptism Filet

I wanted to do something special for my nieces 8th birthday and her baptism.

So I crocheted her name.

Ear warmers and scarves

I was hired to make a barrage of ear warmers and scarves for a friend’s seven granddaughters.  My goal was to finish them in two weeks…it took three.  I enlisted some help. FYI: I didn't pick out the yarn...not my style

These two flowers are my favorite

My help

This is what I got when I asked him to sit up straight...apparently this is his impression of me...

Not sure how I feel about that

 He did a really good job.  Check out the length on the scarf.

 Last but not least:  Marine Corp Coat of Arms

This took me about a month to do.   Grandma was proud about the lace. Gubby just saluted.  He didn’t care how or who made it as long as it was Marine.

I hope you enjoyed 2010 in a glance.  Hopefully this coming year I will get better at the whole taking pictures of things before I give them away. 

Decorating

Christmas has done the inevitable wind down and New Years is practically old news now. I have done the holiday clean up and even got a head start on my spring-cleaning while I was at it. I must admit that the house feels a bit empty now. No more festive decorations with their warm reds and vintage greens adorning every nook and cranny…in fact you could say that the nooks and crannies look barer than ever. It has put me into decorating mood, which is always dangerous and usually more expensive than intended.

Though it never hurts to make a wish slash “to do” list

First of: The walls

I love this configuration.  I have plenty of pictures I want to hang…the question is, where to find the frames? Any ideas?

Simple, almost scrapbook-y piece of art I really like the idea of having a low-cost piece that I can create myself that will add color as well as tie in pieces from the whole room.

Next: The pillows

I’ve always been told that throw pillows can make a room…I hope so because these are my next projects.

These smocked-ish pillows from Martha Stewart add color as well as texture and dimension.  I don’t get the directions they give, but thats why I have an incredible Aunt who I hope does because I love these pillows!

Last but not least, the Target inspired lucy flowered pillow from Trey and Lucy…All I can say is they look fun! I think I will use a bit different coloring, but you get the idea.

Now only time will tell how this all fits together.  Updates to come I am sure

Christmas in retrospect

The last two Christmas around our house has proven themselves to be quite and serene. So Adam and I have to travel to the more hectic and exciting houses to find all of the action.

First off: The King House (aka…the 5 am Christmas adventure)

Nathan and Tacy got all of us PJs for Christmas, so of course we all wore them over to open presants. Way cute

This is what we saw when we came in. My mom goes all out.  She is so amazing.

My dad was in charge of all the boys stockings...or buckets...stockets?  They are utlity buckets with all sorts of fun "boy" stuff inside. The boys loved them

Mom played Santa this year and handed out all the presents.  As you can Aussie thought they all should be hers.

I must admit she is pretty darn talented when it comes to unwraping. (see last years christmas post for more pictures of her mad skillz)

Axel sure enjoyed all the "sing-a-ma-jigs" he got.

Here he is running to give uncle Adam a big thank you hug.

Though I think Uncle Adam may have thought they were more fun than Axel did.

My cute husband showing Axel how the pull dragon worked.

It was such a beautiful, even though really early morning.

Then we headed off to the Flittons for Breakfast.

And what a yummy breakfast it was.  We all chipped in and made breakfast burittos. MMmmmmMMMm

Then we gathered in the livingroom

 The later hour of our gathering offered far better lighting (and far more alert subjects to photograph)

First thing Kamrie did was get out her shopping cart that Santa brought her and filled it with all of her adn grandmas's toys.

 The first thing Burke did was find grampas new construction set. and of course we had to open it and play with it right away

 Grandma and Grandpa Flitton came for a visit as well. It was nice to chat with them and have them watch the kids play

 And play they did

 Adam even got in all the action

 Brett and Burke had a good time playing...What is that called again?

 Mom and son reading some pretty tough tounge twisters....Sooooo Cute

 Mary liked her Christmas presants...if you can't tell.

 Burke lined up Grandma's Christmas presant for her

 Grandpa (The madly talented man he is) made some beautiful babydoll beds...Which again had to be promptly played with

Then off to Gubby's!

 Gubby and grandma opening up their present

 I think she likes it

This is what they were opening.  It took me about a month but I finished it.  Grandma was proud that I actually am using the skills she taught me, Gubby just liked that it was something Marine.