Baby-doll Blankets

My mom had made a twin quilt with these fabrics and had some scraps, so I acquired them. I decided to make baby-doll blankets with them. I think I may send one to my cousin's daughter who has the matching bedspread (almost used counterpane...from 12th grade AP English).

Noah's Ark Crackers

The girls and I made these delicious crackers yesterday. They were as easy as I expected with very few ingredients. I accidentally popped one in my mouth...Mmm...Oops...Gluten. Notice L in the background watching the crackers cook. We all were watching for a bit. I would also like to try these graham crackers.

Fancy Felt

I mentioned previously that my friend let me use some of her textured felt because she had yet to find a great project for it. So, I tried making her some hair things for her. She mentioned that the colors had reminded her of a peacock and I thought I would check Etsy for ideas. Neither turned out exactly as I had envisioned it, but still nice. I also didn't figure out what to attach them to so...there they are for her to do with as she pleases. She also found a great idea on Etsy to try...here.

Potholder

Aunt A found the finished brown potholder at a craft fair and asked if I could make a couple more for Christmas presents. I agreed. It was a fun project to work together on. Here is one of the finished products.

Fun with Friends

I got to visit some friends that I haven't seen for a while. The girls and I headed to their house and did some experimenting. My friend, T, is building a shadow puppet theatre. I think those are the terms you would use. Oh, maybe a shadow puppet stage. She made us a mini one as well to take home. Kj experimented with using cardstock and vellum paper. She made a rainbow and car. Friend T cut out and fashioned Kj's masterpieces into puppeteering tools.


My generous Friend T also let me borrow and use as I saw fit some really pretty bits of felt. They are brightly colored and textured. Have you ever seen textured felt?! I hadn't. So, I looked at my meager felt box and found a projected that I had wanted to work on but had never finished...cutting out felt numbers. I can't decide if I am going to make them into a book, game or just leave them separate for Kj and L to put on their felt board (transportation here).

Scrubber

My grandma makes scrubbers. I never really realized how great they were until I hosted a Norwex Party. My friend, Megan, was telling how nice the Norwex scrubber dish clothes were for getting cooked oatmeal and baked cheese off of dishes. That sold the product for me...only it sold me on my grandma's product... I don't wash dishes without them anymore, but they are wearing out and as far as I know the pattern for my grandma's scrubbers is secret! My mom tried to get her mom to show her and she replied, "You need strong hands for those." And didn't show her... So here is my version. Someday, Grandma, I'll come by to learn the real way!

Here is the Norwex version. I need to find a fresh one of Grandma's to take a picture of.

Also if you need any Norwex products...they are really nice!! Head to Megan's site.

Towel Topper

I received a few kitchen hand towels for my wedding shower. A lady I had worked with made them and said they were really easy to make. Well, I have always wanted to try it, but have never gotten around to it. Now I have! I used this pattern except that I did not attach any trim. For the most part I like the pattern. I do think though that I would decrease differently so that it wouldn't have all the holes.

I thought I might like to try these patterns:

headband

neck warmer

Sometime...