Hoops

I'm not sure where I'll be selling my creations this year...hopefully a craft show or two...maybe even an Etsy shop!  But wherever I end up trying to sell, I want to have a huge selection of things to choose from. So I am determined that I will be making things at least a couple times a week.  

I'm planning to be very busy!

These are some scraps from some old feed sacks.  

I used them to "wrap" the wooden embroidery hoops for my new project.

These are some old pillowcases and table linens.  They're all a bit discolored and they have holes on them here and there.  Perfect for cutting up and popping into some hoops.

But first I wrapped the hoops with strips of fabric torn from the old feed sacks 

(and other fabric scraps).  I just love the look!!

The colors of the feed sack look so good with this bird stitchery.  It's one of my favorites.  One of my daughters-in-law likes the owls trimmed with red and white checks.  I think I'll be adding that to my gift cupboard!

I got eleven of them done...and I have 4-6 more to go. These are FUN to make!  Including picking out scrapbook paper and wrapping paper for the back side of each one. 

Making stuff with other stuff is one of my very favorite things to do!!

Cubbies

January is the month that I REALLY clean, organize, and purge my craft space.  That includes dusting all the little cubbies in that room!  There are a lot of them!

I found this piece at a Goodwill store a few years ago...it has plenty of room for all sorts of little treasures!  This past weekend I took everything out of it, dusted and cleaned each space, purged a little, and then filled it back up again!

 

Now I just need to finish cleaning, organizing, and purging the rest of the space. 

I'm excited to begin making things again!!

 

 

 

Have a Happy Day!

 

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men...

Colossians 3:23

Happy Monday!

Sure hope you had a good weekend!

Mine was nice, quiet, and productive.  Did a lot of cleaning and I managed to get a bunch of things boxed and bagged...my son Kevin delivered it all to Goodwill.  Thank you Kevin!

I also got some Christmas shopping done...I really want to be finished with my shopping by the end of November...that'll be a first!!

Best of all, I got to spend some time making things! 

Here's a peek at the project that took me the most time to  make...and the one that was done in the blink of an eye!!

Love this "snowguy on a spring"!

I found the head at the thrift store...complete with the beads, carrot nose, and snowflake cheeks.  I added the hat, and everything below the chin...do snowguy's have chins?!

I love how he turned out....all 11 inches of him!!

I found the garland and bow in the "dollar spot" at Target, and I thought they were perfect for a wreath in the playroom.  The little elf was sitting by himself in the Christmas section...so he had to come home with me.

Using a foam wreath from my stash...I made a sparkly wreath that my grandbabies will love!  Quickest craft ever...no sewing and no gluing...I put it all together with straight pins!! 

I just wound the garland around the wreath, anchoring it with about ten pins. Then I pinned the bow and elf in place.  I used a paperclip to make the "hanger" and voila!  It was done!  

It took minutes to make!

Love his cute face...he ( and the wreath) will look great on the playroom door!

Speaking of the playroom....look at the great bench I got for it! My friend Peggy had a yard sale this past summer, and she was kind enough to give me first dibs!!  It came with the red and white cushion and pillows too! It was the perfect touch for this space!! Charlotte and Penelope decided that the rails under the bench were great for storing their floor pillows, and Bill added the RELAX pillow that he got for Christmas last year.  LOVE this space!

I Am A Maker!

Sometimes I like to just sit and look around at all the treasures and (potential) supplies I've gathered in my craft room. There's always so much to see!

 

Now, I need to stop all the looking and get back to making!!

 

By the way...I like the idea of making things (instead of crafting things).

 

For me, the word maker encompasses so much more of my life. 

I make stuff, I make my house a home, I make merry, I try to make my family happy,

sometimes I even make dinner!

I Am A Maker!

Maker is such a wonderful word, it can include so many things. Just think of the conversations that could take place when someone asks just four little words.

 

What do you make?