Saturday 2 March 2024

January and February 24 crafting

   Cards and more cards:

                              Card for my middle grandson who turned 18 this year                             

1st birthday for friends granddaughter and a valentine card for my granddaughter.

Next two are “Just a note” cards


Cards made from a online card class I took.

Cards made from leftovers from the card class.
In the garden will be for Father’s Day. One beside it for Mother’s Day.


Easter cards



DH Valentine’s Day card

First batch of this year’s Christmas cards.
Made a dozen.

Sewing protects: 

Couple drawstring bags           


A few small bags to hold some items in my exercise tote and my purse.


                                               
                                              A iron caddy for the iron I purchased last fall.
When fully open it has surface you can use to iron.



Couple crochet hook holders.
One has a enclosed pocket to hold metal hooks that are 2mm and smaller.



                                        Washcloths I knitted up for gifts along with labels I made. 

                           I took some fabric that I liked the colour/print off photocopy it for the wrappers.                              Made the labels using the computer and a stamp.





Knitting projects for the past two months.
10 dishcloths from 2 Caron cotton ripple cakes in wildflowers  



Sunday 31 December 2023

Other crafting from October to Nov 23



January birthdays  
Card on left-blue will be for DH
Card on right will be for oldest DS
Knitted dishcloths will be part of DS gift as well.



8 hats knitted for a couple charities this Christmas 
There were a few added to these that I had made last year.
Got some yarn sitting around used up for a good cause.


A pair of Christmas socks for me.


Pr of Halloween socks




 

October to December paper crafting


Monthly planner pages




Pages for my planners to note my monthly crafting plans



                                         Christmas cards for 2023 for exchanges and family



                                                            This years family gift tags



                                                          Gift tags made for a card exchange 



                                       Sample of the treat bags I made to include in a card exchange 


        

                                                        Christmas cards for the grandchildren 



January cards for the church ladies


 

Saturday 30 September 2023

September crafting




Halloween cards.
The legs move 


                                                      Christmas tags. Made a few each.


                                                                    Thanksgiving cards

                                                              The house appliqué block. 

                                                           Third block I have done for  quilt.

                                                                     Six more to go.



                                                               Mock cable wrist warmers 

                                                        Wisdom yarns angina lace in cloud 

                                                        and concept by Katia in medium rose


 

Friday 1 September 2023

July/August crafting 2023



Knitting projects

A pair of regular socks and a pair of bed socks.
I picked up the yarn back in April while in New York.
Store is Knitting City.
Yarn (DK) is Five Borough in the colour way—Anyone can wear the mask(spider man)





Paper crafting 

Crates to hold the grandchildren hot chocolate kits this Christmas 

                   

                                     Bell tags made for the gift boxes I made for some gifts this year.

                                                 Little decorations I made for the gift boxes.                                 

                                        Want to get gifts in boxes before I glue/add the flowers and tags


                                                                      The gift boxes


                                        At the scrapfest in April I was able to get the Spillbinder 2021 card club

                                            kit for less than half price. These are the first three I made from the kit.

                                                                     They will be for next year.


                                                   Advent calendar I made for this Christmas 

Sewing projects 

Nightgown for DGD. Colours are more soft than how it looks.
       

                                    Our church took part in making receiving blankets for the neonatal unit at a   children’s hospital. These are the four I made. Pink is solid with embroidered flowers around the edge. Blue have stars and clouds. Softer pink has balloon dogs.


Friday 30 June 2023

June 23


A couple of June knitting projects.
First is the headband &fingerless gloves for yDD Christmas gift.
Yarn is Filcolana Arwetta in Hunter green
Pattern for headband is Frida and knitted with two strands
Gloves pattern is fairy fingers



2nd project was 3 dishcloths for a birthday gift
2are done using Estella cotton spray in the colour way Canada
1 is done using Capri eco cotton in the colour way raindrop splash
Bookmark on front of card design came from the book
Ultimate cross stitch birds magazine.

                           


July cards for church ladies using retro summer paper
and Tattered lace floral bouquet die.
Marble type paper was used for the die cutting it out with a double sided tape on the back of the paper at time of die cutting 



A birthday card using retro summer paper for background and a space stamp



Oldest DD birthday card using the Pink lane floral embossing folder.
Stamps used were a gift from same DD and no name on stamp sets but were a dollar store crafts buy.