Crocheted Ornaments

I've been working on some Christmas presents for my nieces and nephews so I can't show those just yet - I'll try to come back next week and post photos of those.  In the meantime, here are some ornaments I made up.

The white snowflakes were for all the kids in Ajay's class.

Here is the pile of 24 of them.

This red Mary-Go-Round was for his teacher. You can kind of see the little charm in the center - I wasn't able to get a very clear picture of it, unfortunately.

This is one of two beards I made a friend for her to give as Christmas gifts.  I forgot to get a picture of the other one.

Paper Ornaments and Scraves

I started the previous post on December 10th and I just got it finished today!! Here is what else I have been up to.

I buy much of my scrapbooking and craft supplies from my friend Darcy who sells Stampin' Up. On the cover of their Holiday catalog, was a paper ornament and I was looking forward to making similar ornaments for Christmas gifts this year.
There are several steps and a ton of individual pieces to stamp and cut out to be glued together for just one ornament. I added buttons and snowflakes to the centers. I completed ten and love how they turned out!

The individual pieces being glued together.

A couple knitting friends have been making what they call dreadlock or spaghetti scarves. I decided to crochet a few and give them as gifts. They are super easy with just a crochet loop and long fringe added to one side....that's it! I used a flower loom and added a cute flower to each one.

Here are two of my completed scarves. I kept the red for me!



Just loop around your neck and thread fringe through the loop. Cute and warm!

Another Crafty Catch Up....

I have been busy....darn that Pinterest! My crafty bucket list keeps growing! I have been working on Christmas gifts and decorating. Here are a few things I have made recently.

Quilt block
I think I am behind posting about my quilt project. We are about half way done with  our 12x12 blocks and here is a picture of my completed blocks. I can't wait to put it together!

7 blocks done and 5 more to go!

Crochet Boot Cuffs
A friend told me about crochet boot cuffs that tuck into the top of your boot so, you are not wearing a big bulky sock in your boot. She had seen crochet ones and asked if I could make them. I found a pair at Studio 11, copied the pattern (shhhh) and have been working on a couple pairs for her.

Silly me forgot to take a picture of the pair I made! So,here is the pair from Studio 11 that I modeled mine from.


Christmas Window
I got this re-purposed window a year or more from Studio 11. I had good intentions of hanging it up with wedding or family photos...never happened. So, since we moved I rediscovered the window and decided to place some old Christmas cards in place of photos for December. Love how it turned out and it looks great hanging in our dining room!

Christmas Yarn Wreath
The Halloween yarn wreath was so fun, I made a Holiday wreath by wrapping another foam ring with green and red yarn. I got creative and added paper snowflakes and buttons to my crochet flowers....I call them snowflowers! It is hanging on our apartment door and looks very festive!

Here it is hanging on my tree before I placed it on the front door.

Wooden Signs
This idea came from Pinterest (you can look at my Christmas Board for the original designs). I made a sign at Studio 11, so I knew what to do. I recycled plywood from work and had my Dad cut the wood into workable sign sizes. I used the red Milk Paint from Studio 11 and several acrylic colors from my stash and the hobby store to paint the wood. I pulled out tools and paper from my scrapbooking stash to embellish the signs. Most of them are going to be turned into Christmas card holders once I get the ribbon attached to the back and clothespins. I might just add ribbon or wire to a few for wall hangings too.


Mixing the red Milk Paint with water in a jar.

 

During the painting process.

 

Most of my signs, before the ribbon and hangers. I added a few details before I gave them as gifts.

AND I still need to....make Christmas cards, make paper ornaments for Christmas and finish Christmas shopping, baking, wrapping and.......the list goes on and on. TOO MUCH CRAFTING and not enough time!! Happy Crafting!