Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Another pretty, practical gift

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Here's a second handmade gift which my daughter Carrie gave me this past Christmas. Again, I am not sure where she found the pattern, b...
Friday, June 18, 2010

A lovely, useful Christmas gift

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Thought I would show, rather belatedly, one of my handmade Christmas gifts from my daughter Carrie. I really need to get the link from her ...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

Repurposing a small cross stitch sampler

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Here is sort of an unusual gift I just made. This stitchery piece, originally intended to be a birth sampler, had been languishing in my st...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

A pretty Christmas pin

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This beautiful pin (sorry the photo is slightly blurry) was cross-stitched by my friend Ruth. I don't know what size Aida she used, but...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Fresh-cut pine

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Here is one of my newer Christmas decorations, and one of my favorites. I found it for a bargain price a few years ago at Jo-Ann Fabrics af...

A dish towel gift idea

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Recently I made another set of those fabric-trimmed dish towels for a gift. I decided to post about it here, because of the "gift pack...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Vintage paper bell

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Years ago, my grandmother, who has now passed on, gave me a box of vintage paper goods -- place mats, table cloths, centerpieces, cardboard...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Over the river and through the wood

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Here is one of my very favorite ornaments. It was painted by my friend Marilyn many years ago. The pattern was from a Country Handcrafts ...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Hot Chocolate gift idea

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Found this picture in my "Blog Posts in Progress" folder and thought I would share. It's a couple of jars of my homemade hot ...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Holly Leaf Cookies

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I decided to share this recipe (not sure if I've posted it before or not) because it is the same basic cookie recipe as the one picture...

Decorating my kitchen island for Christmas

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My kitchen "island" -- actually a repurposed shaker-style (but formica-topped) desk made for me by my dad -- is one of my favorite...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Better late than never

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I came across some photos of our 2009 Christmas tree in my "blog posts in progress" folder. Since today is Rudolph Day (the 25th ...

Christmas fabric napkins

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I've been going through my folder of "blog posts in progress" and found these pretty fabric napkins I had made for one of my ...
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

A vintage card

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I've been sorting through some old boxes of photos. Every now and then a vintage card will surface among them. Here is the most adorab...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A fun gift idea for kids

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I decided to show these pictures on my Christmas blog because the recipient of this birthday gift (my 6-year-old grandson) will be less like...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

Paper twist angel ornaments

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The angel in this photo is one of my favorite handmade ornaments. Years ago when my daughters were at a Christian boarding school, their s...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

yo-yo wreath ornament

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Some time ago I posted a picture of a yo-yo candy cane ornament one of my granddaughters had made. Her sister started a yo-yo wreath but ti...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

This year's tags from last year's cards

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As I've mentioned before, I usually save Christmas cards for a year, keeping them corralled in a pretty wooden box so that (if I think o...
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Monday, February 08, 2010

Two projects from last year

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I may have showed these projects before, but want to do so again. They are both a good reminder to me of the wisdom of working on Christmas...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Candlewicking Christmas tree skirt

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I thought I would take a minute to share photos of my Christmas tree skirt. This is one I made many years ago. It is candlewicking, done f...
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