Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas! I’m so excited to finally share my Christmas makes with you. Today’s shares are makes I made for my mom and Memaw. First, a needlebook for my mom. This was actually supposed to be for her birthday present back in June. But my mom is a sweet and understanding person,…
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Post Christmas Reveal Part 1
Merry Christmas, 2012
Merry Christmas everyone! I’ll be taking some time to chill and be with my family. But first I wanted to share some Christmas favorites around my house, “set” to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I was first introduced to the poem by the lyrics of the Casting Crowns song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Pomanders in my dining room…
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Tova makes for warm and chilly
Hi there! I got the itch to make something to wear. Choosing the Tova shirt from Wiksten, I set out with some prized, silky voile. And voila! I didn’t make any changes to this first Tova. I did use french seams, which was an added challenge. But it made for a nice finish inside. I thought the voile would be perfect in…
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A pretty clutch, an uncreative finish
Sometimes it’s nice to just stitch up something that doesn’t require creative brain power. Something that is already lovely without my “creative” meddlins. When I saw the “Star-Crossed Love” clutch in Anna Maria’s new Needleworks Notebook, I knew I must make one for myself. After briefly considering if I should make mine in a different color scheme, I went with…
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Wednesday {Distractions}
You know how when you’ve set out to make something for Christmas… you get distracted by other things to make. Or is it that you are always easily distractable by new shiny projects to make and you just notice this predilection under a deadline. I have a good excuse. I’m making presents for my daughters and I can only work…
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