Some of The Things I've Made Lately

I'm really trying to get lots of things made for my shop

 

 so I can earn some money for the holidays.

 

Hopefully I'm going to be able to do a couple of craft shows

 

so I can get some local exposure.

 

Anyway,

 

here's a few of the things I've made lately.

 

 

 

 

 a quilted tote bag that I used selvages on

 

 

Lots of scarves

decorative gift bags

 

 



and hats

 

 

I'm hoping to sell lots so we can have a really nice

 and Christmas season with a little less stress!!

 

Is that possible??

 

Here's hoping!!

Swimming with Aqua Man

Jace loves swimming in our pool and he is getting really good.

He won't take off the life jacket yet even with me holding him,

but

he is jumping in the water and putting his whole head in, kicking and keeping his legs straight, floating on his back and then kicking, and starting to swim freestyle.

So he is my Aqua Man!

I haven't swam in so many years that I forgot how much I love the water.

I try to get in every day with Jace and even the pool is small I swim laps......they are small laps, but hey at least I'm getting in some exercise!

So now I'm off to do a little more gardening and then take my Aqua Man swimming!

Grandbabies

Yesterday was my oldest Grandson, Anthony's, 5th birthday.

I can't believe he's getting so big!

Here's some of the party pictures.

 I finally got to see Isabella!

Isn't she beautiful!?!?

 The Birthday boy blowing out his candles.

and the 2 older granddaughter's, Vivianna, Sabrina and Olivia, with Mallory.

I DO!

My niece Jessica got married Saturday to her long time boyfriend Seth.

Don't they make a beautiful couple?

Here's what I made for their wedding gift.

Tawashi's, hot pads, coasters, napkins and a champagne bottle holder.

Enjoy Jessica and Seth!

Summer Fun!

Last Sunday one of Earl's friends from work showed up at our house

with this pool for the kids!

Our neighbors had a pool ladder stored in their garage

and they donated that to us so the kids could get in and out easier. 

I can't believe how generous and thoughtful people are!

 It really melts my heart...

and keeps the kids cool!  LOL!

Ezie, Mallory, Jace, Anthony & Owen were having a great time

swimming together.

I think we're going to have a wonderful summer!

Welcome to the World!

Grandbaby #14 was born today weighing in at 7lbs. 11oz.

WELCOME Isabella Sky!!

Getting Ready for My New Grandaughter!

My new grandaughter is scheduled to be born tomorrow,

July 6.

Here's what I made for her arrival.

The blanket is crocheted from a baby yarn and I used a pattern from Ravelry

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-wool-eater-blanket

I also made a bag, a diaper clutch, 2 reversible burp cloths and a large receiving blanket.

I can't wait to meet you tomorrow Isabella!

Pretty Little Dresses

Yesterday I made these Pretty Little Dresses out of paper and embellished them.

It's fun to design these dresses and they look so cute hanging up over a window.

Now I've got to get busy finishing up the blanket for

the new grandaughter thats

arriving next week!

The Last Day of School!

Finally the kids are going to be out of school today.  It's been a good year, but it will be nice to spend the summer with the kids.  I have lots of little things planned along with initiating a chore chart.  Sorry guys, but your not sitting in front of the tv all summer and it'll be good for you!

Here's something I made for Jace's teachers, counselor, bus driver, etc.....

for a little Thank you gift. 

There were so many people to thank so each person just got one coaster a piece,

but i think I'll be making some of these little coasters up for

shower and birthday gifts.

They turned out pretty cute and they were so easy to make!

Just the way I like it!!!

Enjoy the official first day of summer!!

A Super Easy and Oh So Yummy Dessert!

Last night the kids and I made these super easy and yummy desserts.

I got the recipe from Pinterest, but it came from Come Together Kids blog.

It didn't take much to make them.

5 waffle cones

a tiny bit of peanut butter

1 banana

1/3 cup mini marshmallows

1/3 cup chocolate chips

and some foil to wrap them up in.

They were really good and the perfect size to get a bit of yumminess

without over doing it.

Silly Kids!

My silly kids make me smile!

and the Prom King is.......

The King of the Preschool Prom is

my oldest grandson

Anthony!!

His Queen is his girlfriend Bella.

Don't they make the cutest couple ever!?!?

Congratulations Bella and Anthony!!

Crochet a Rug from Jeans

First of all,

I have to say that my wrists

 are killing me!!

I started this rug yesterday and I really like it so far,

but crocheting with denim is really hard on the wrists.

So far I've used 4 pairs of jeans.

I'm thinking it's probably going to take 15-20 pairs.

It's definitely going to have to go to the

laundry mat and go in one of those huge washers when it needs

to be washed!

It's pretty heavy already.

Jace's First Science Fair

Jace had his first Science Fair at his school last night.  He's only in kindergarten and we are new to his school this year so we weren't quite sure what to expect, but I think we did pretty good!  Earl took the night off to help out and Ezie and Mallory came along too. 

It was a really fun family night!

One of Jace's experiments was Reactive Art.

We filled a large cookie sheet with baking soda and then had cups of

different colored vinegar so the kids could put spoonfuls of the vinegar

on the baking soda and watch it fizz.

Here's Jace explaining his experiment to someone as Ezie and Mallory are watching him.

It doesn't show up to well in my picture, but it was pretty cool with all the colors as the kids put spoonfuls of vinegar onto the baking soda.

 Jace with his certificate.

We also did the rubber egg experiment and only had 2 kids squeeze the egg

to hard and break them open.

Jace also did the homemade Quacker Caller.  On this one you just get a straw and cut a triangle on the top of the straw, flatten it out really good and blow hard. 

A duck sound should come out of the straw.

Thanks Jace for a fun night!

A Cute Little Owl Pouch

Jace's bus driver's birthday is today and so I had to come up with a quick birthday present for her.

Tracy liked the owl hats that I made so I made this little owl pouch for her. 

It fits a cell phone or iPod.

 

 

I hope she likes it!  I think it's really cute!

 

I think I'll be making some more today.

 

I think they'd make a great gift bag for gift cards or other little treasures.

A Fun Day!

Earl and I took Jace to a Pirate Birthday Party yesterday.  We had so much fun just watching Jace play with his friends.  Some of the kids dressed up like pirates, they had a treasure hunt, toys to play on, a petting zoo and ponies to ride.

My grandson Mason spent the night Friday and so yesterday morning we had fun playing with him.



What a fun day!!

Birthday Gift, Donation and Wedding Gifts

Jace got invited to a Pirate Birthday Party so here's what I came up with.

I made a bucket out of some fabric that I hade left over

 from another project and then 13 stuffed cannon balls so his

friend could have a pirate war or  play a tossing game,

kinda like bean bags.

The bag also has a drawstring closure so none of the balls get lost.

You can't have a pirate loosing his balls you know!

Hee! Hee!

My older kids are at the stage that everytime you say

 "balls" they giggle so I had to throw that one in.

I also made some yellow play dough and Jace kneaded

 the glitter into it so his friend can make some pirates gold coins.

These are some butterflies that I crocheted on Wednesday

for The Butterfly Project that the Holocaust Museum is doing.

They need 1.5 million butterflies
 so if you'd like to make to make some please do. 

 I'm making 24 of these....

1 for each of my 8 kids, the 14 grandkids and then me and Earl.

 

 

I made this for my stepmom's nephew for his wedding. 

I had them made in October, but just got them mailed out.  Oops!

 Their dishes are a tangerine orange and the kitchen is a green color. 

 I hope these match! 

 I made a set of 6 double sided cloth napkins, 2 tawashi's and a

 crocheted champagne bottle holder...

or it works pretty good to hold the napkins too!

....and it's a Flower!

Here it is!

The Rainbow Flower Pillow

I sure hope Mallory's friend likes it! 

 Mallory and Jace both really liked it and said it was nice and squishy too!

We're Bloomin'

Here's my progress on the pillow for Mallory's friend.

Mallory, of course, had to get silly and put the pillow on for hat,

she's so cute!

Hopefully I finish the pillow today and can post the finished product tomorrow!

I'm Trying to Bloom!

I saw this beautiful pillow on Pinterest and had to get my scrap yarn out and try it.

After I started it Mallory I and decided it would be a great gift for her friends birthday gift.

So here is the start of mine.

It is actually really easy and I so hope it turns out pretty.

Thanks to Lucy at Attic 24 for coming up with this gorgeous pattern!

I'll post my progress tomorrow.