Holiday Crafting

[KimD]

DJ love them all. :applause:

I haven't even picked up the cross stitch for my mom. I need to get this done since this is her christmas gift with just a bear that I picked up that she collects. I have other things that I want to get done after this is completed

 

[jackfrosty]

Gorgeous, DJ! Love the cat one! :rnament:

 

[jackfrosty]

Hurray! done 2 journal jars! Just waiting to be wrapped! So good to get SOMETHING accomplished! Now I'm focusing on a song and chords book for DH! Not really crafting but Homemade gifts nonetheless!

 

[DahliaDoll]

Moving right along . . .
Felted Clog #2 is now a WIP!
Continuing to work on Cats Cross-stitch
Have 3 rows of squares sewn on the LWR Quilt (6 to go then sew rows together)
Cards are at a standstill until DH gets his rear in gear
Still gathering supplies needed for Pinecone Firestarters

Thanks for all the good words! Hope you're all making lots of progress, too. Just remember that I am retired, so I don't have to go to work like I assume most of you do!

 

[DahliaDoll]

That jingle roller sounds like fun. Maybe I'll see if our cat would like it. Then I could make one or two for DD's cats.

4 rows completed on the LWR Quilt at this point.

All knitting on the clogs is done. Need to sew the bottoms up then decide if I can start the felting now or if I have to wait for DD to open them on Christmas morning.

 

[KimD]

I finally sat down and worked on my moms cross stitch for an hour last night while watching Great American Band.

 

[DahliaDoll]

Oh dear . . . I have added something new: Moebius Scarf for DD (time permitting) http://tinyurl.com/29cmqz

Hope to finish up the LWR quilt top tomorrow.

 

[supermom315]

Hi all-

Nothing on the afghan yet.... DH cleaned out in front of our bedroom closet & now it's my turn to clean out the craft stuff in the bottom & off the shelf. Here's hoping that the cross stitch ornaments are in there & not my attic!!

HAGD
Tina

 

[txgal]

Here's my list of crafts to be completed by mid-December:

{} yo-yo garland for small Christmas tree
{} quilted ornaments
{}altered clipboards for teachers' gifts
{} Christmas cards - I hope to get a good pictures of DSs at Thanksgiving

 

[jackfrosty]

Well I bought my sister products for curly hair as a Christmas gift but today she got me to cut her hair super short! So... She gave me 2 bra's that don't fit her -or me and I'm going to make her a purse out of one of them for Christmas! One for her and one for me actually! They are really pretty now so they shouldn't need a lot of decoration-I'll have to post a pic when I get them done! Sigh... one more project! :slap:

 

[DahliaDoll]

*LWR Quilt Top [DONE!]

 

[jackfrosty]

Congrats! That's great!

 

[DahliaDoll]

I've done a few things today . . . got the Kisses for the Whisks (will be doing 12+ of them) . . . printed the tags for the Whisks . . . got the candy for the 2 Advent Calendars, divided them up and put them in pretty bags . . .

Shopping list:
*yarn for cowl (1 skein)
*leather pads for felted clogs (and ask at yarn shop about pre-felting)
*cash to attach to Whisks

 

[jackfrosty]

Photo albums for BIL are done.
Pictures are all in New York scrapbook for DFIL. Now I wait for DH, DBIL & DSIL to get together Dec.1st to do journaling.
Letter from Santa for elves is next... :skate:

 

[jackfrosty]

Letters printed as well as elf academy certificates. Bras cut out for purses-will put them together tomorrow-
http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/e ... purse.html

 

[DahliaDoll]

Jackfrosty ~ Way to go! The purse is great. Can you show us yours when they're done?

Our weather is stormy . . . :rain:

 

[jackfrosty]

Stormy is great for crafting! The boys have colds today so I hope I can sit by the fire with them and work on the purses. I need to find my cord for the camera but I'll try to post pics when I'm done!

 

[supermom315]

DJ- Congrats on finishing the quilt top!

Jack frosty- a purse from a bra?? sounds interesting......

I only got about 45 minutes done on the afghan in the last week.... life as usual.....

HAGD
Tina

 

[DahliaDoll]

I'm starting to feel some pressure, so I think I should focus on finishing up the little details and NOT adding more! Today I made some Cranberry Hootycreeks in a jar to have on hand for hostess gifts. I've also begun baking/freezing Christmas cookies.

FOCUS . . . FOCUS . . . FOCUS! :rudolph:

I bought yarn today for DD's cowl. Love the colors in it (for her)! I also ordered the leather sole pads I need for the felted clogs and called the yarn store where I got the pattern to ask them about pre-felting. They said I could do that and finish the sizing when DD opens them, so I plan to do that. I'll probably procrastinate for a while, since I've never felted before.

FOCUS . . . FOCUS . . . FOCUS! :rudolph:

 

[jackfrosty]

I'm with you, DJ! The further into the countdown, the more balls I feel like I have in theair! Gotta take one thing at a time!
I finished sewing the purses together, now I need to go get some danglies and fru-fru's for them! Tomorrow I hope!
I'd like to get some cookies done and frozen, but I have to get my Christmas cutters out.