Archive for December, 2011
New Year’s Eve
Even though I’ll probably never host a New Year’s Eve party (several times I’ve actually gone to bed before midnight), I would love to be able to send out this adorable invitation. I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2012.
Make It Yourself — Vintage Style Scented Valentine
For this project I cleaned up and tweaked a vintage valentine image I found on Etsy. I’ve never seen a valentine quite like this, so I thought it would be fun to try and reproduce it. The idea of putting a little perfume under the skirt really appealed to me, although Gordon thought it was [...]
Countdown to Christmas – Merry Christmas!
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 1 Day
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 2 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 3 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 4 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 5 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 6 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 7 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
Countdown to Christmas – 8 Days
Magic Paint Book Paint With Water Whitman Publishing Co., 1949
A Little Goth Christmas Apron
Since I finished the Water Drop quilt top one day ahead of schedule, I managed to sneak in one more gift which I thought of in the middle of the night. This goth-ish Christmas apron is a little extra gift for my son’s girlfriend. The apron is made from a black sheet, and the 8 [...]
Charley Harper Water Drop Quilt Top – Finished
The Water Drop quilt top is finally finished, and I think it looks pretty good. I just had a couple of problems. Although I really like the shading in my background fabric, I wasn’t thinking about how the organisms were going to look as I moved up to the lighter area. I had to rip [...]
Vintage-Inspired Christmas Apron and Table Topper
This is supposed to be my next-to-last made gift, although you never can tell with me. My plan is to spend the rest of this week working on the Water Drop quilt top. Then I’ll have Christmas week to bake and wrap. This is the end of the fabric I used last Christmas to make [...]
Simple Gifts – 6 Heartwarming Stories by Famed Authors and Illustrators – Continued
Here are my three other favorite short films from this program. I’m sorry, but I can’t help it . . . it’s my nature to try and force others to read, watch and make things that I like. My Christmas (1:38) An entry in the diary of Teddy Roosevelt, age 11 Read by Dean Wareham [...]
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