Delightful Hands

Yarn Along {Orange Stripe}

2012-01-11T14:16:00.004-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm joining the Yarn Along over at Small Things again this week. It amazes how quickly a week passes by. I didn't get any reading done this week (I know, horrifying right?) so I am still on Eggs, Beans and Crumpets - and I have been listening to a collection of Sherlock Holmes dramatized shorts stories I received for Christmas. Even though I did not read much this week I did manage to get some crocheting done. I finished the white and am on the final leg of the scarf, the orange stripe! I had hoped to finish this week, but we had a very busy week, so I didn't quite manage that. My mom and I have been having lots of fun knitting/crocheting with friends every week, which is where I manage to get most of my work done. We also went on a mini vacation to the east side of the Phoenix Metrop this weekend - though we never even made it into phoenix proper. Mom and I went to a delightful yarn shop and I got several more colors for my ripple afghan! Anyway, enough chit chat, here is my picture this week.

Much tea has been consumed while crocheting this scarf, so I decided my cup of Lady Grey deserved a cameo this week.

Have a fantastic week, Hopefully I'll have a new project to write about next week!

~Elissa

Yarn Along {Wodehouse and a White Stripe}

2012-01-04T17:36:00.003-07:00

Hey there, I'm joining Ginny's Yarn Along again over at Small Things.
Today I'm working on the white stripe of my Ireland scarf. I didn't have much time to crochet this past week, we spent most of the week cleaning house after the holidays, but I did get some reading done and a little bit on my scarf. I finished the Darcy Cousins last wednesday and ended up really liking it. I also finished up The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse last week. I was about half way through that and wanted to finish before starting on Eggs, Beans and Crumpets by Wodehouse, which is what I'm reading this week.

Yarn Along {Irish Scarf and A Pride and Prejudice spin off}

2011-12-27T23:30:00.001-07:00

This week I am joining the yarn along over at Small Things!
I've gotten back into the crocheting mood lately, after discovering a delightful little yarn shop in Tucson and visiting it several times, as well as getting together with some lovely lady friends and knitting and crocheting over a pot of tea. There is nothing like chatting and crocheting with friends on a winter day with a warm cup of tea to sip.

This week I am working on my "Irish pride" scarf - a skinny scarf in the colors of the Irish flag.So far I just have the green stripe, I am just about finished, maybe another five inches on this last row, and then I will go onto the white stripe.
I am reading a book called the Darcy Cousins by Monica Fairview. I really enjoyed the prequel to it - The Other Mr. Darcy which is a spin off of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I'm not sure if I like this one yet, and I'm half way through. I don't dislike it, but I'm just not sure if I like it yet, if that makes any sense at all - but I am withholding further judgement until I complete the book. I don't really read fan sequels, I'm too much a purist, but I did enjoy the Other Mr. Darcy a lot, and I hope this one turns out as enjoyable!

Thanks for stopping by,
~Elissa

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas..

2011-11-16T14:32:00.007-07:00

Every etsy store you go..
Or something.
Well my shop is decked out for Christmas anyway. I usually wait until Thanksgiving week to add a new banner and all, but I'll be super busy then, so I figured early is better than late right?

I've already sold some tags this year, but there are plenty more in the shop, and it's the perfect time to get your own. We have lots of new designs this year, and many more are coming soon.

Today I listed these adorable Nordic inspired tags. Sweet and simple, but oh so pretty. (and guess what, any time you order anything in the shop during the christmas season, you'll get one of these beauties free!)

My favorites in the shop however, have to be these silver jingle bells.

I L-O-V-E them! And other must like them too, because I've been featured here, and here, and here, and here. So much love, I am so thankful!!!

There are also new journals coming this week, they make excellent christmas gifts! Two years ago I made over twenty fairytale inspired journals and gave them to my friends. If you are trying to come up with a great gift, these would fit the bill.

If I can find time, I am also going to list a few of these nifty gifts for readers. So cute, and filled with customized bookplates and bookmarks. So great for the bookworm, and the perfect size for a stocking stuffer!

Remember, I love love custom orders, but my cut off date for filling them will be soon, so if you want anything special, be sure to convo or email me soon!

I know this is a shameless self promotion blog post, but never fear there will be a new "etsy finds" blog post up soon!

A few of my favorites

2011-02-25T12:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of the lovelies from my favorites this week!

I love all things Irish, so Saint Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays,
I've been shopping for earrings to wear with my outfit this year, I've narrowed it down to these two!

Shamrocks by BudgetBling

Shamrocks - Green Czech Glass Clovers and Antiqued Brass Earrings by polishedtwo

I always have Irish Breakfast tea on the morning of St. Patricks day (and most other days of the year too now that I think about it... I'd love to have my morning cup out of this sweet cup
Vintage Royal Tara Irish Coffee Cup from Suesuegonzalas

Having just organized my nook area, I'm thinking these cute coasters would set off the area perfectly, just under my cuppa tea! (I promise, these are the only owls this time! ;) )
Letterpress Coaster Set - owls by luckybeepress

This scarf would be so cute with my new peasant blouses! So pretty and spring-ish!
Aqua Plaid Scarf by JANNYSGIRL

Remember me saying yesterday that I was in a "rainbow-ee" mood? Yup, still there. Isn't this Color Wheel necklace by tamar so pretty?

I can't say I'm a fan of elephants normally, but this teapot cozy is just too cute not to love!!
Dreaming Elephant Teapot Cozy by factory150

Have a beautiful weekend everyone, hope you enjoyed my finds this week!
~Elissa

Over the Rainbow . . .

2011-02-24T20:22:00.000-07:00

I told my mom that I was in a "rainbow-ee" mood today. Meaning that I'm thirsting for color, so this is the card I made today, filled to the brim with bright lovely colors. Go check it out in the shop!

Multi Colored Scalloped Greeting Card "Rainbow"

A Few Etsy Finds . . .

2011-02-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

Otherwise known as " I think I have an owl obsession. And maybe an obsession for mugs and cups."

Today I wanted to share some of the sweet things I love on etsy....

It's no secret, I love owls...
Gywn is my little owl on my bookshelf with doilies for eyes and wings (she's actually a pin cushion, but Shh, don't tell her!) and Cedric is a terra-cotta and ceramic owl on my bed (he is really a garden decoration, but I couldn't bear to banish him outside). :)

I am completely obsessed with Woolcrazy's *adorable* fuzzy creations. I first fell in love with Sparkle her little white owl, about a year or so ago, but Jelly Bean is my new love.... I mean, a fuzzy pale green owl holding a heart? What is not to love?!
oh if I only had the spending money!!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67456602/green-jelly-bean-baby-owl-felted-wool

I also love love love mugs and cups, my mugs and cups fill my bedroom and pretty much every dish cabinet in our home. This is probably because I am a voracious drinker of both coffee and tea. Sometimes both in the same day.
Here are just a few of my favorites from around etsy

How cute is this? A teacup on a mug, perfection!
by mollyhatch
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67634945/cup-on-cup-blue-bird

*Squeal* This is SOO cute. I absolutely adore this cup, I think I've mentioned owls before. An owl mug? and Purple? I want this so bad! :D
By ArtHausCeramics
http://www.etsy.com/listing/67385987/hooter-owl-mug-mandy-in-plum-purple

(And look at the blue one, oooh so cute! http://www.etsy.com/listing/65607796/hooter-owl-mug-francis-in-stormy-blue )

This is the cutest purse ever, definitely going on my birthday list this year
By MsPIGGi
http://www.etsy.com/listing/60331035/blue-tweet-tweet-handbag-plus-matching

Another thing I really want, I adore these earrings, so sweet and simple and feminine. I need to get more pink in my wardrobe. Alysabeths shop is so lovely, I've shopped with her before and she is so sweet!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65407266/pink-rose-filigree-with-daisies-and

Ha, you thought I was done with owls didn't you? Nope. :)
I absolutely love these teensy tiny owls from SongandBranch
http://www.etsy.com/listing/64243919/green-owl-sania-the-mossback

One last for today, (though certainly not least!) I must share these absolutely adorable fabric reusable stickers from lovemaestore
I love all things tea-themed - how could I not fall in love with these sweet fabric stickers? My mom and I host many tea parties, I would just love to make a tea-planning journal using these!!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/63655852/mini-teatime-reusable-fabric-stickers

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed looking at my "finds"! Do be sure to stop by their lovely shops!

Have a lovely weekend!
~Elissa

It's raining hearts!

2011-02-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I thought I'd pop in and show some of the stuff I've been creating recently.

With Valentine's day right around the corner I've been making lots of things with hearts and such.
My newest umbrella card is a valentines card.

Whimsical pink clouds drop hearts instead of raindrops...

I made this cute little box about a week ago. I wanted to list it in the shop, but mom pointed out that we didn't have a box to ship it in and we didn't really know what to price it as far as shipping goes, so I'll probably be giving it as a gift or just keep it for myself :)

I found this cute vintage-valentine paper at hobby-lobby a couple months ago when we were in Phoenix. I used stickles glitter on the top to accent some of the cute images. I also took some vintage red ric-rac and wrapped it around the sides of the lid and completed it with my favorite red polka-dot ribbon.

This is another card I made a few weeks ago, it was originally for my shop, but we had heard that shipping square cards cost more to post, so I would hate for someone to buy a card and then have to pay more than usual to ship it, so we need to confirm that before we list any square cards. :) So I'll just keep this one to myself. The pink mini valentines in the shop match this card though!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a grand day!

~Elissa

You make me Happy

2011-01-28T22:45:00.000-07:00

So I know I promised a post way more than week ago, but then I got sick and didn't feel like doing anything. So here is the promised post, albeit a bit delayed.

I wanted to give you a peek into the newest card in the shop "My Sunshine"

A few days ago, I think it was Wednesday, I was too sick to craft, but after seeing a poster with some of the lyrics to the song "You are my sunshine" in bright sunny yellow, I had the inspiration to make this card. I've been itching to use our adorable new stamp set from PTI called "Scattered Showers" that has an adorable umbrella, so even though I couldn't craft, I grabbed my sketch book and roughly sketched this out.

eek. My umbrella makes me cringe. But give me some slack, I hadn't slept in a while, and I sketched it in about 10 seconds :)

Which a day or so later I cleaned up into this

That is not my normal handwriting, but I knew I wanted something simple and so I printed instead of my cutesy handwriting :)

I finally started to feel a bit better yesterday, so I whipped up this prototype, and while I love it, it wasn't quite shop worthy. I absolutely loved the rounded corners on the word box, So I decided to make the next card with rounded corners.
The Card in Progress. As you can see I'm a rather messy crafter. My scrap paper makes me giggle. A sideways owl silhouette, half- stamped umbrellas and yellow scribbles. :)

So after the sketches and prototype, this is the final result.

I went a little crazy on the clouds, there are certainly more than I intended, but I still love the card. I have another one in the works - the same design, only with a red umbrella with tiny polka dots!

I hope you enjoyed a look into the creative process behind my latest design!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66938550/yellow-and-teal-umbrella-and-clouds-card

Have an Amazing weekend!

~Elissa

This is an original design and is the property of Delightfulhands Please do not copy this design to sell.

New items in the shop!

2011-01-17T09:47:00.000-07:00

I'll be popping in later in the week for a more substantial post, but I just wanted to share some new items in the shop.

Pink Mini Valentines.

Fairy Tales Can Come True journal.

Shakespearean Buterflie journal.
Buterflie is the middle English spelling of Butterfly, so I thought since it was a Shakespeare inspired journal, that the title would be fitting.

My love is like a rose greeting card. This card was inspired by my favorite love song "My love is like a red, red rose." All I knew was that I wanted a big red rose card, and this is the result!

Butterfly Bliss Journal. One of my favorite journals I've made lately. In fact, I'm on my way to the craft room right now to make a similar one for a birthday gift.

After Christmas 20% Sale

2010-12-24T22:14:00.001-07:00

Psst... If you read to the end, you'll be thankful! :)

I just wanted to pop on here to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and to give you all a heads up on our after Christmas sale - 20% off all of the Coffee Cup Cozies in the shop starting tomorrow night (december 25).
If you recieve any Christmas money that starts to burn a hole in your pocket - you might just want to pop over and check it out! :)

To recieve your discount type in the code "COZY20" into the coupon code area at checkout.

*Code is only valid on Coffee Cozies.*

Code will expire at midnight on the 26th

Cozy section: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Delightfulhands?section_id=6110867
Merry Christmas Everyone!

~Elissa

P.S. A special offer *just* for our special blog friends, I'm also offering a 10% off everything else in the store
use code "BLOGFRIEND10" to recieve your discount. offer expires at midnight on the 26th

(please do not combine with the other code if purchasing a cozy)

We've been featured!

2010-12-08T20:40:00.000-07:00

Samantha of Emarie Creations on etsy featured us on her beautiful blog Simple Delights as a part of her "Twelve days of {handmade} Christmas" series. Hop on over to check it out!
Thanks so much Samantha!

http://simpledelights-samantha.blogspot.com/2010/12/12-days-of-handmade-christmas-crafting.html

~Elissa

Christmas Planner

2010-11-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

About a week ago mom made herself a delightful Christmas Planner for herself based on this lovely tutorial by Dawn McVey at her blog http://www.dawnmcvey.typepad.com/
She punched the holes wrong at first, so she doesn't think hers is picture worthy, but maybe she'll let me sneak it one little picture of it! :) I decided I wanted to be more organized this year - the last week before Christmas usually finds me scrambling to buy or make all my Christmas gifts, so I made one for myself, with the help of my lovely mother.

I have three dividing sections in mine - gifts, shopping lists, and a list of people I need to send out my Christmas cards to. Mom's has these sections as well as a misc. section, a baking list, and a cute envelope to keep her receipts safe.

The front cover

Gifts - I absolutely loved making this one, with all the cute gift boxes and phrases, and best of all polka dots! :)

Shopping lists... I just thought the 5 cent candy canes was perfect, since my planner is candy themed :)

And finally the Christmas card section! I love little little red reindeer, isn't he so sweet?

I'm not sure where the candy cane paper came from, but I believe it was hobby lobby. The pages between the dividers are printing paper, and the rest of the papers and stamps and the dies I used to cut some of the shapes are from Papertreyink.com

I hope you enjoyed a look at my recent project! It really came in handy this weekend as I planned out my gifts and when mom and I went on a big Christmas shopping trip yesterday. It's helped me get organized, and I have way more acomplished this year than I ever have at this point. I have all but one gift bought, and all I have left are the handmade gifts, which are actually the bulk of my gifts this year, especially for my friends.

Since I do have so many handmade gifts left to finish it might be a week or so until my next post, but I hope you enjoy the posts that are up right now.

If you love this planner but don't want to make one, I am accepting custom orders for these until the beginning of December. If you would like to order one, you can leave a comment here, or more preferably send me a conversation (convo) on etsy. You can do this by going to http://delightfulhands.etsy.com and click "contact" on the lefthand side of the page.

Have a lovely week and a wonderful Thanksgiving!
~Elissa

Don't forget to visit the shop on Friday!

An Etsy Christmas!

2010-11-21T17:40:00.000-07:00

Okay, this isn't the Christmas project post I promised, but that is coming. I promise!

I wanted to share something with y'all that no one else has seen and will not be displayed in the shop until Thanksgiving day! My new shop header/banner! I would really like your feedback on this... thought and suggestions please! :)
I designed this a few days ago, and all the graphics - snowflakes, snow and penguin are my own original designs. My graphics program is ancient and isn't handling text so well anymore, so I used picnik.com to do the text. They have such fun fonts anyway, much better than the ones I have, so I'm quite pleased. The transfer from picnik to my computer did leave a lot to be desired, as it has compressed the quality, but overall I am quite pleased with the finished product.
This is the one that will be up in the shop before and during my black Friday Sale (10% off everything in the shop!)

And this is the one that will be up through the rest of the year and possibly January.

So, if you have anything thoughts, leave a comment!

I also wanted to share some adorable Christmas items from my favorites and from a friend's shop
If you are looking for beautiful handmade Christmas items or gifts, etsy is a great place to go!

Pretty Wit is a shop shared by a lovely group of sisters, and their shop is so fun, whimsical and colorful, and just love to sit and browse. You can their shop's blog right here: http://prettywit.blogspot.com/

Isn't this lacy stocking adorable? Too cute! I sure wish I had an excuse to buy a stocking!
Doily Snowflake Christmas Stocking by PrettyWit

And this lovely bracelet has been on my wishlist for a very long time... as you can see, it's even the colors of this blog and our shop! :) (Girls if you see that I just recently hearted it, it's actually been in my favorites for a long long time, but I un and re hearted so it would be nearer the front, and maybe my mom will get a "hint hint" :D)
Free Shipping Cherry Blues Bracelet by Pretty Wit

And just one more from these pretty ladies. Isn't it adorable?
I heart Christmas Patchwork Ornament by Prettywit

I would also like to share this adorable bunting from heidiadnum. She has a lovely shop filled with beautiful photography and bunting! You can view her shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/heidiadnum
Isn't the name of the bunting adorable? Too cute! I would love to hang this on my window, which currently is curtainless. It would be so cute hanging there, with my little tree that will be sitting under the window.

Candy Cane Christmas Handmade Good Will Bunting by Heidiadnum

One last thing I wanted to share was the treasury I made last night. I bought an adorable christmas mug for my ever growing collection yesterday, the colors are red and green and aqua and pink and it has sweet wintry and christmasy words and phrases all over it.... it was so pretty I made this treasury inspired by it. Enjoy!

Eggnog and Misteltoe
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ce8b01d0b4d8eeff85be530/eggnog-and-mistletoe

Well, that's all for now.

Right now I'm downloading pictures of my project that I'll be sharing, and I should have that post up tomorrow.

~Elissa

Etsy and Christmasy stuff

2010-11-20T23:34:00.001-07:00

Well stats show we still have an occasional person pop in here from time to time, goodness knows why. We haven't posted in over a year! Gracious! We've had a hard year though. Hopefully now that I plan to be posting a bit more readership will go up a bit!
I'm reopening this blog because I am finally going to try and keep my etsy shop steadily stocked and open for business, with an occasional sale here and there maybe! Speaking of sales, one of the reasons for this post is to alert you all that we are having a Black Friday sale on November 26 from Midnight to Midnight! We'll be offering everything in the store for 10% off! (and shh... maybe even a free gift tag thrown in an occasional package!)
The discount code is " HAPPYFRIDAY10 " just punch it in at checkout and your 10% will be taken off!
While we're talking of Etsy, I thought I'd share with you a few new things in the shop. I'll be adding a bunch of new tags, a few cozies, and maybe a few Christmas cards over the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled!

Here a some pictures of the tag sets I've recently posted:

You can click this cute little badge here to visit my shop and see all the pictures for these tag sets, or you can click on the etsy mini at the bottom of the post!

One of my tag sets has been featured in a beautiful treasury, alongside many beautiful items from fellow etsians!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ce47b6cb5d66d91703fab01/red-christmas?index=1

Well, that's all I have for now. I'll probably be posting pictures of one of my Christmas projects Sunday or Monday.

Be sure to visit the shop on November 26 for lovely new items and a black friday sale!

Thanks for reading
~Elissa

More Autumn stitching...

2009-11-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch by Little River Designs.

Pumpkins by Little House Needleworks.

Here are the other two pictures I stitched this year for my Autumn wall. I started another one, but didn't finish it for this Autumn. I have moved on to Christmas stitching. ;o)

Love, Heather

Autumn stitching

2009-09-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Leaf Party by Crab Apple Hill

I finished this banner at the end of last Autumn. I had ran out of my favourite fabric and made it with a green fabric instead and I just was not happy with it. When Joann's started putting out their Autumn fabric they had my favourite fabric again so I bought some more and remade this banner. I am so much happier with it!

Autumn is in the Air by Brittercup Designs

I finished this one recently and just picked up from the framers last week. I have two more being framed right now. I will show you as soon as they are finished. This pattern came with a bonus scissor fob pattern that I made. They also have one for each season that I will be making.

Autumn is in the Air scissor fob

The back of my scissor fob.

~Heather

Cross~stitch pictures

2009-09-27T15:02:00.000-07:00

Ladybugs and Bumblebees by Country Cottage Needleworks

(All the pictures are clickable)

These are few pictures that I have finished over the last little while. One of them I finished in 2003 but I just had framed this summer. I really enjoy cross stitching. It is very relaxing to me. I started cross stitching in 1989. Steve was TDY and I was staying with my mom and she taught me. I really like to stitch gifts for friends. I have taught Elissa how to stitch and we enjoy stitching together.

A House that Love Built by Paula Vaughan. This is the one I finished in 2003. I love the name of this one! I have several of her porch scenes that I am planning to stitch.

Summer Garden by Country Cottage Needleworks

Cottage Garden by Country Cottage Needleworks

~Heather

Sewing caddy

2009-09-01T11:14:00.001-07:00

I recently made these sewing caddies for me and Elissa. They were super easy and they have been so nice to have.

This one is mine.

This one is Elissa's.

Heather

Of Pincushions and cozies...

2009-05-06T16:47:00.000-07:00

Well, I haven't posted my projects in a while, so I figured now would be a good time. I've been on a major Pin cushion binge lately, I've made a ton. I had a giveaway on my blog, and gave three of them away.
I prefer hand-sewing over machine sewing, so All of these are hand-sewn.
This one is my absolute favorite, I actually cut it out in a square, but it turned out to be a rectangle and I ended up loving the shape and size.

A little sachet I made for my writing desk. tied with teeny vintage ric-rac.

These are the three pincushions I made for my giveaway, they all turned out so adorable!!!!

This is a cute little strawberry emery cushion that I made for a sewing kit in my give-away. I used the Martha Stewart tutorial, but I was having trouble with the felt, so I sort of cheated and put a fabric flower on top instead :D

This apron was also for my giveaway, it's just a regangle piece of white fabric, with some calico for a pocket, big bias binding for the top and ties, and I put some of my vintage ric-rac at the bottom.

This is one of the ones I made for my Etsy shop, you can find it here

Another one I made for the shop, I LOVE this one, and I'll have trouble parting with it if I sell it :)
Listing can be found here

My mom got me addicted to making fabric-covered buttons. Here are few I made for my Etsy shop. Here's the listing

The other day I saw a really cute mug cozy like this one, and I decided to try my hand at making one. It turned out fabulously, and I've already made several more as you'll see below. :)
The color is kind of distorted in the picture, the button does actually match the cozy :)

This is the one I made for my Grandmother for Mother's day.

And last but not least, the one I made this afternoon for Mom. I LOVE the way the Hunca-Munca buttons look on this one, and I'm making one for myself just like this one, only with Jemima Puddleduck buttons on it. My dad has already put in an order for a dark green cozy like mine, and then I'll be making some for the shop, if you want one, I can custom-make one for you! :D

~Elissa

Mother's day sale in our Etsy shop!

2009-05-04T14:39:00.001-07:00

We are offering $1.00 shipping on all of our items in our Etsy shop until Friday (May 8th) in honor of Mother's Day! I've been listing several new items, so hop on over and check it out!

http://delightfulhands.etsy.com

Happy Mother's Day!
~Elissa

Crochet edged baby blanket

2009-04-26T12:31:00.001-07:00

I am back to making these blankets they are so easy and fun to make. I finished this one the other day and I think it found it's way into some one's hope chest! ;o) I crocheted a simple picot edging. I think it matches the Giraffe's horn, or knobs or whatever those things are called! ;o) I am making some to sell in our Etsy shop.

~Heather

Pincushion

2009-04-23T16:34:00.000-07:00

Elissa knows my love for pincushions, so for my birthday so gave me this lovely pincushion kit from Marie~Madeline Studio . I finally got around to making it up the other day and I love it! It was so easy to make and I am already planning on making some more as gifts.

~Heather

Papercrafting Wednesday

2009-03-31T23:44:00.000-07:00

Hi all! I owe a couple of friends some letters, so I thought I would make a cute note card to write the letter in. I love these colors right now, every time I go to make something I grab this aqua blue. ;o) Hop on over to Kelli's and see what everyone else has made!

~Heather

Kelli's Papercrafting Challenge~ Birthday card & Bookmarks

2009-03-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

I am finally back on track (for now) and able to participate in my friend Kelli's paper crafting challenge. This week I made a birthday card and matching bookmark for my friend Therese for her birthday. Elissa loved the bookmark so much that I made her and I spring bookmarks.

~Heather

Projects I am working on..

2009-03-25T10:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a few projects that I am working on, depending on what part of the house I am in and what I feel like working on at the time. ;o)

This is a cross-stitch sampler called In the Garden with Jane Austen. The directions call to have it made into a bag, but I am going to have it framed.

This is a Crabapple Hill pattern called Journal Rose. It was one of the patterns I bought with my Christmas gift card from there. I am making it into a pillow for my bedroom.

This is a cross stitch that I have been working on for years! It is an old Paula Vaughan pattern called Tea, Roses and Romance. I am about 2/3 of the way done. There is still a tea cup, a tea pot and a few flowers to go. You can see a picture of my new needle minder up in the right hand corner.

I am making a doily for our tea times. It will be a small one that will fit on my silver tray.

~Heather

Baby Blanket

2009-03-19T22:54:00.000-07:00

I recently finished this baby blanket for the sweet young gal who cuts our hair. She had a baby girl in December. I just did a huge granny square changing colors every row (!). ;o) It is the same pattern that I used for this one. She really loved it and I am so glad!

~Heather

Regency Dress

2009-03-19T22:39:00.000-07:00

In November I made Elissa another Regency Dress using the Sensibility Pattern. I used the Elegant Ladies Closet elbow length sleeves and I raised the neckline a bit. I really enjoyed sewing this dress, but I did have a lot of problems with getting the sleeves right. I ended up having to call a very talented young seamstress and she helped me! ;o) Elissa loves it and it looks quite beautiful on her! ;o)

A close up of the fabric

These pictures were taken in Oklahoma at Thanksgiving.

~Heather

Valentine Cards

2009-03-19T22:25:00.000-07:00

On one of my Yahoo Groups, we had a valentine exchange. Here are a few of the valentines that I made. I made several of some of these. I think I ended up making about 35 valentines altogether.

This is the one I made for Steve.

I made a lot of this particular one.

I also made several different styles of this one.

This was my very favorite, it was very shabby chic! ;o)

Thank you cards

2009-03-14T15:51:00.001-07:00

These are some of the thank you cards that I made for Christmas gifts. The stamped images are from Stampin UP! and Paper Trey Ink.

~Heather

Pajamas for Seth

2009-03-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

Pirate jammies

Fireman jammies

Curious George jammies

Here are three pair of pajamas that I made for Seth. I also made two other pairs, but I can't seem to find the pictures of them. He loves the jammies that momma made for him.

~Heather

Made with Love

2009-03-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of the gifts that I made for Christmas this last year. I'm only a few months behind in posting! ;o) The above picture is Rosemary oil that I made for my mom with Rosemary from my garden.

This is a scarf I crocheted for Elissa.

I made all three of my boys matching OU pajamas. Unfortunately PJ was not able to spend Christmas with us, so I do not have a picture of all three of them together.

PJ's pair of pajamas.

~Heather

Tea towels

2009-03-14T14:06:00.000-07:00

Here are a few tea towels that I made last fall. I love the first one with the cupcake! ;o)

This one is #7 in a series called The Twelve Days of Christmas from Crab Apple Hill. I finished most of the series, but this is the only one I put trim on. The trim is vintage rickrack that I found at an elderly ladies yard sale. The original price for the trim was 13 cents. ;o)

Christmas Tags

2009-03-13T20:02:00.000-07:00

Here are a few tags that I made for Christmas gifts this year.

~Heather

Christmas Cards

2009-03-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

I am way behind on posting! ;o) Here are some of the cards I made for Christmas. As you can tell I went really simple this year!

This one is my favorite! ;o)

~Heather

Floral Journal & Birthday Card

2008-10-20T09:35:00.000-07:00

This is another entry for my friend Kelli's paper crafting challenge. As you can tell I have been on a journal making spree. I have had a lot of birthdays lately (well, not me personally) ;o) and the journals make such a nice personal gift. I have a birthday lunch to go to today and this set is for the birthday girl. The colors on the card match so much better in real life. ;o)

Stamped image is copyrighted for Stampin Up.

~Heather

Cupcake card & Journals

2008-10-15T15:01:00.001-07:00

Here is my entry for my friend Kelli's paper crafting challenge. A card and two journals I made today. I painted the bindings and I had my box of acrylic paint out. Big Mistake!!! While I was in another room, Seth decided he would paint daddy's chair and the carpet with bright yellow paint. I am so glad we have a carpet cleaner. It took me an a hour, but the paint came up!
The cupcake card and "J" journal are for a sweet friend of Elissa's who is having a birthday next week. And the other journal is Elissa's. They match the one I made for me recently. The only difference is we used teal velvet ribbon on these.

Stamped image is copyright of Stampin Up!

Love, Heather

A few cards

2008-10-01T16:26:00.001-07:00

A sympathy card.

Here are a few cards that I have made in the last couple of months. I also made some fall cards today. You can see them on my blog.

My In-law's 50th Anniversary Card.

Elissa's sweet sixteen card.

A thank you card

A thank you card.

~Heather

Recipe Box and dividers

2008-10-01T16:18:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting a new recipe file for awhile and when I saw this box at JoAnn's, I knew it was what I wanted. The box was originally silver and I painted it Heirloom White. I added the decoration on the front. "Recipes" was stamped to match my kitchen and I added the flower. I used my recipe stamp set to make some dividers. I really like it and I have been making some recipe cards to add to my collection.

Dividers.

(Stamped Images are from Stampin Up! and Brenda Walton and they copyrighted)

~Heather

Knitted Scarves

2008-10-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

About 6 weeks ago we were in Phoenix and I got the chance to go to Hobby Lobby. (Yeah!) I fell in love with this yarn. It is a robin's egg blue with brown flecks, and it is super soft. I bought two skeins, because I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. One and a bit of the second skein made a nice wide scarf for me and the rest of the second scarf made a long, skinny scarf for Elissa.

My scarf.

Elissa's scarf.

In my quest to organize my craft room, I have been finishing unfinished projects. This scarf was knitted with homespun yarn on size 10 needles.

A couple of years ago, I knitted one of my sister-in-laws a scarf for Christmas. She loved it, but lost it. Awhile ago she told me and asked if I would knit her another one. This is the one I made to replace her lost one. It is also knitted on size 10 needles with a gray and black homespun yarn.

~Heather

My recent sewing project

2008-08-17T22:11:00.000-07:00

I recently finished this skirt. It was my first skirt, and really my first project to do almost completely by myself. My mom helped me with the hem, but I did everything else. I didn't use a pattern, because the fabric was supposed to be a dress, and I didn't measure myself, thinking I knew what size I was, and I had cut it out to small. I didn't want to waste the cute fabric, so I took the four gores from the empire-waisted dress and cut them to fit as a normal skirt.

Here's the finish product, an almost-floorlength skirt (it just brushes the tops of my toes, so it's not quite floorlength ;)

~Elissa

Our very first award!!!!!

2008-08-10T21:40:00.000-07:00

Yes folks, we've had the honor to be awarded "Brillante Weblog" by Kathy at Head for the Hills http://www.xanga.com/hillsfam

Here's what she say about us:

Delightful Hands is a blog of a mother and daughter, Heather and Elissa. They are very productive with their hands fulfilling the verse Proverbs 31:13 "She looks for wool and flax and works with her hand in delight." I enjoy popping over there to see what their latest projects are. They inspire me to be more creative.

Thank you Kathy!!!!!!!!

Now I believe we are to bestow the award upon seven other bloggers. I shall do three and Mom will choose the remaining four.

1. Jessica's blog. I am so incredibly, amazingly, and wonderfully blessed to be able to call this amazing, Godly,wonderful, happy, sweet, beautiful, and witty young lady one of my truest and best of friends! Her blog is so fun, and happy, and reflects her inner joy, and her amazing personality. I am often humbled and convicted by her posts, at other times cheered when I'm feeling low.

I'm so happy to be able to award you Jess dear!!!!!

2. Erin at Erin's Artistic Expressions. This talented young lady from Georgia has stunning photography, witty posts about her everyday life, and also beautiful blog templates that she designs herself!

I hope to someday soon be able to meet her in person!!!

And lastly (but certainly not leastly)

3. Brielle's Wardrobe. Brielle is an amazingly talented seamstress! I just adore pouring over pictures of costumes she's created, she does stunning work!!!!!!

So, Jessica, Erin, and Brielle, I bestow upon you the title of Brillante!!! ;)

~Elissa

My choices are :

1. Copper's Wife. Cheryl is a true Titus 2 woman! She always encourages ladies to have their priorities right. Which, is why she will go for spurts of not posting on her blog, because blogging is way down on her priority list. I am always encouraged to spend more time with the Lord, love my husband, love my children and be a better keeper at home! Cheryl's writings really helped me through the first few months here in Arizona!! Thanks Cheryl!!!

2. Your Sacred Calling. Stacy is such an encourager. I have the privilege of knowing her and her lovely family. Stacy is also a true Titus 2 woman. She encourages us to know what the bible teaches about biblical femininity and to live at whatever the cost! She also encourages us to love your husband and your children. I am always challenged and blessed by her posts! Thanks Stacy!!

3.There Is No Place Like Home. I have had the privilege of meeting Kelli in person. She is so sweet and such a hospitable woman! She doesn't make you feel bad when someone breaks a tea cup at her home! ;o) She is very talented and she truly epitomizes the Proverbs 31 woman!

4.It's the Simple Things. Tiffany is as sweet as she is beautiful. She is a very talented young woman and she is such a blessing to her family. She sews beautifully, bakes the most delicious cheesecakes and is a talented photographer. She is engaged to be married and I know she will bring honor and glory to the Lord as a wife, Mother (Lord willing) and a keeper at home.

Granny Square Baby Blanket

2008-07-30T13:54:00.001-07:00

I finished this baby blanket recently. It is made with Vanna's Choice Baby yarn, which is a very soft worsted weight. It is an aqua color. It was very easy to make. I am putting it aside for one of my future grand babies! ;o)

~Heather

Sweet sewing!

2008-07-22T11:53:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun making these decorations for Elissa's birthday. One of the stuffed cupcakes was made from a pattern from Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle and the rest were a modified version.

What could be better than cupcakes without calories!

~Heather

New cushions

2008-07-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

I painted my wicker chairs and made two new cushions and a new pillow. I need to make a pillow for my other chair. My chairs were looking way more shabby than chic! I love how they turned out! ;o) I also painted my little table that sits between the chairs, I will try to get a picture of the porch later and update this post.

Edited: Here is a picture of my second chair and the porch. Also, there is a picture of the back side of the second pillow. I didn't have quite enough fabric to make the stripes go the same way, and since I am 2 hours from JoAnn's, I improvised! ;o)

Our porch

Love, Heather

Shabby Chic meets French Country

2008-07-07T17:28:00.001-07:00

Here is a Mother's day card I made this year. I really need to learn how to photograph my cards, the scanner does not do them justice. The flower is from a set called Gentler Times and I stamped over the flower with French Script. Both are from Stampin Up!

Stamped Images are copyrighted by Stampin Up! 1990-2008

A few of our recent crafting projects

2008-07-07T15:11:00.000-07:00

We bought some little nests and wooden eggs, and made these adorable place cards for our easter table. Mom and I painted the eggs blue and yellow and speckled them with chocolate brown paint. then mom attached her place cards which were absolutely lovely!!!

The pages of my Lord of the Rings books were starting to fall out, so I took two of the pages that had fallen out, some thin chipboard, a little bit of carstock and made this really cool bookmark:

This is my favorite clay set I've made recently, and is for sale at my etsy shop

~Elissa

Crocheted Dish Cloths

2008-07-07T15:04:00.000-07:00

I can't stand to be idle, (most of the time) ;o) so at night or when we are driving I like to mindlessly crochet. I usually make these dishcloths. I love them and they are so easy to make. I usually make seasonal ones, although the top one is for all year round. I use 100% cotton to crochet them.

Crocheted Edge Baby Blankets

2008-07-07T14:49:00.000-07:00

I made two more baby blankets. I love to make these. I think they make nice gifts. I had enough of the aqua fabric to make a burb cloth. These were made for two special babies! Aren't babies just so wonderful!!!

An update (FINALLY!)

2008-07-06T18:02:00.000-07:00

I'm sure that most of y'all have long since despaired of ever seeing an update on DH, I'm very sorry for the shocking lack of new posts. We do have alot of projects to share though :)

Our biggest project lately was my regency outfit for a dance I attended in IL.
We used Jenny Chancey's Drawstring Elegant Lady's Closet pattern

Here are some pictures of the construction
Like my pattern weights? :D

We, ahem, sewed the sleeves toward the neck.... hehe

My mom made the dress, but I made the shawl, reticule and most of the chemise.

The chemise:
(I was really tired this day, can you tell by the dumb expression on my face?? haha)

The Dress and shawl:

A view of the back:

The Reticule:

Hope you enjoyed seeing a peek into our project :D

~Elissa

P.S. What do y'all think of the new blog design?

Friendship

2008-01-21T08:36:00.001-07:00

Here is a card that I made yesterday. It is inspired by one that my friend Pam made for me. The stamp and rub-on are from Heidi Grace and the paper is from K & Company and Stampin' Up!. The center of the flower has Stickles on it.

Table Settings

2008-01-20T22:43:00.000-07:00

This is the table that Elissa set for our anniversary dinner.

This is the table that Elissa set for New Year's eve.

This is the table that Elissa set for our Christmas dinner.

Elissa has quite the flair for setting the table. We love to watch Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee, to glean from some of her wonderful ideas.

Autumn Embroidered Tea Towel

2008-01-20T22:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a tea towel that I made this last Autumn for my kitchen. I used some free patterns from Pattern Bee.

Cuttlebug~Thanks

2008-01-20T13:45:00.001-07:00

Here is yet another card that I used my new Cuttlebug on. This time I used background paper to emboss. I think it turned out cute. The stamp on the tag is from Stampin' Up!. The center of the flower has Stickles.

Sweet Treats

2008-01-20T12:50:00.001-07:00

Here is another card that I made recently with my new Cuttlebug, which I totally love!! Can you tell that I love pink and brown?! The scoops are made using a technique called paper piecing which is very fun. I used a product by Stamping up called Crystal Effects for the glass dish and the chocolate syrup and cherry. It gives them a raised glassy effect. The paper and stamps are from Stampin UP!.

3 year old fun

2008-01-08T23:13:00.001-07:00

This is what happens to your poor snow woman pincushion when your 3 year old son finds himself alone in the craft room! ;o)

Snowman Throw

2008-01-08T23:06:00.001-07:00

I blanket stitched this fleece throw back in early November. This throw is 2 1/2 yds and I rounded the corners and used green crochet thread to do my blanket stitching. This was the first time that I did blanket stitching.

Pouches

2008-01-08T23:01:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pouches that I made this fall. Elissa made the zipper pulls. We make a great team!

Scarves

2008-01-08T22:55:00.000-07:00

I knit this scarf for my mom for her birthday. The yarn is Debbie Mumm from JoAnn's.

I crocheted this scarf for Elissa for Christmas. The yarn is Vanna's Choice. I love how soft it is.

Birthday Gifts

2008-01-08T22:46:00.001-07:00

These are the gifts that I gave to my friend Jennifer for her birthday the other day. The cupcake card in the previous post went with these.

The tall tin is filled with my Triple Chocolate Mint Cocoa, the mini tin has mini Reese's peanut butter cups and the bag is filled with Hershey's nuggets. I am sure she appreciated all of the sugar that I gave her on New Year's day, the day most people vow to not eat so much junk! ;o)
The stamps and paper are from Stampin' Up!

Cupcake card

2008-01-07T12:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a card I made recently for a friend. The stamped image is from Stampin Up! and the embossed paper is made with my new Cuttlebug, which I love! ;o)

~Heather

Seasonal Projects

2007-11-14T12:25:00.000-07:00

My friend Kelli, is hosting a week of "Giving Thanks". Head on over there to see all of the ways that you can participate.

Here are a couple of projects that I made for our home recently. This Autumn frame sits on our piano in the Living Room and the Autumn blocks are on our mantle in the Family Room.

The last picture shows what the finished mantle looks like. ;o)

For Sale!

2007-10-29T13:17:00.001-07:00

This is my newest project, and it's for sale on our etsy shop! Please stop by for a looksee! :D

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7575057

My new hobby

2007-10-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

My new hobby of Polymer clay. I started buyin stuff of polymer clay on etsy, and I loved the stuff so much, I decided to try my hand at it, and I LOVE it! I've already sold two pairs of earrings! (Check out my fall colection of polymer clay jewelry at http://delightfulhands.etsy.com/)

Anyway, I just thought I'd share some pics.

~Elissa

My recent projects

2007-09-27T15:56:00.000-07:00

These are a few of my recent projects! Sorry We've not posted here in FOREVER, life's just been busy! We're getting back into crafting to start checking back here again :D!

this is a scarf I made for our Etsy Shop

These are Knitting Kneedle toppers for mom that I made out of Polymer Clay

These are Dog, Cat, Rabbit, Panda and

Polar Bear charms, that I made for my friends

And these are just random charms for nothing in particular

Cinnamon Roll

Cuppa Cocoa

And this is a gift for a friend!

Our Etsy!

2007-08-14T22:57:00.001-07:00

Mom and I now have our own Etsy shop! I'll be posting something probably tomorrow, but I might not get to it until Thursday.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5259769

Nugget Boxes

2007-04-09T07:20:00.000-07:00

These are some projects I made back in February for Valentine's Day and for a birthday. I found the directions and ideas on Splitcoast Stampers. (Which is where I get most of my ideas.)They are boxes made from card stock to hold chocolate Nugget candies. I covered the nugget wrappers with scrap booking paper and also some were covered with address labels that I stamped on. These are so fun and easy to make. (All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Cards

2007-03-24T06:12:00.000-07:00

Here are a few cards that I have made recently. The first two are thank you cards for some of my birthday gifts and the last two I made for our son. The deer one was for his 18th birthday and the other one was for his graduation. (All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007) (The deer card was cased from BKeenan256 on Splitcoast)

Sympathy

2007-02-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

This is another card that I made today for my same friend Bonnie. She recently lost her father~in~law. I used another Stampin' Up! set called More Petal Prints.
(Stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007) (This card was cased from one that rohla did on Splitcoast)

Celebrate!

2007-02-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a card that I made this afternoon for my friend Bonnie's birthday tomorrow. I used a Stampin' Up set called Lexicon Of Love.
(Stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007) (This card is very similar to one made by JackieG on Splitcoast.)

Birthday Wish 2

2007-02-17T08:31:00.000-07:00

Here is basically the same card as the last one, but I punched out a background for the cake.

Here is a picture of the matching envelope that I made for this card.

Birthday Wish

2007-02-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a card that I made this morning. We have a ton of February birthdays! This is made with a retired Stampin Up! set called Birthday Wish. I don't know if you can tell from the picture, but it is a 5" square card.

Love, Heather

Journal Tutorial

2007-02-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

Note: I am not the greatest at explaining things, so if you have any questions please feel free to ask them in the comments.

Step 1: Supplies

You will need a composition journal, sharp scissors, pencil, 5 pieces of scrapbook paper (4 can be card stock weight), YES glue or Terrifically Tacky Tape and ribbon if desired or other embellishments.You will also need a foam painting sponge brush thingy ;o) if you choose to use the YES glue.

Step 2: Cutting Your Paper
You want to trace around your paper for each side. And label it i.e. front top, etc. You need to trace each side individually. None of the journals are exactly the same size. You will want to cut a piece that goes over the spine. I usually have my spine piece anywhere from 4 1/2" ~5" wide and then the length of my journal. (The spine pieces do need to be out of scrap booking paper, so that they we fit nicely on the spine.)

Step 3: Adhesives
I have been making these journals for several years. I have always used YES glue,which can be found at most craft stores, and it always is so incredibly messy that I started using it again on this batch of journals and then switched to Terrifically Tacky Tape for the last 2 journals. I liked the tacky tape much better. We will have to see how well it holds out. You will want to cover your traced and cut out pieces of scrapbook paper with your adhesive, making sure to get as close to the edges as possible. Be very generous with your adhesive. Make sure you cover your work space if you are using glue.

Step 4: Putting it all together.
Making sure you have all of your pieces. 1 outside front, 1 inside front, 1 outside back, 1 inside back and 1 piece for the spine. That your pieces are covered with adhesive. Begin placing them on the appropriate spot. Rubbing to make sure they are well attached. With the tape, you only have one chance, because it sticks very well!

Step 5: The Finishing Touch
You can leave your journal like this or you can add ribbon, twine, or embellishments. I love ribbon, so I usually add some, tying it around the front cover. On this batch of journals, I used grosgrain ribbon, but on previous journals I have used twine and organdy ribbon. I have also used embellishments, which you can see here. I hope you enjoy making these! Love, Heather

Carte Postale Card

2007-02-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

I got the set Carte Postale from Stampin' Up! for Christmas and I love it! I made this card this morning for a friend.

Love, Heather

Christmas Cards

2006-12-29T15:23:00.000-07:00

Here are a few cards that I made this year. (Stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Journals

2006-12-22T07:42:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite projects. It is fairly easy and makes a lovely gift. My friend Therese taught me how to make them.

The next time I make them, which will be soon, I will make a photo tutorial.

Elissa's Prairie Skirt

2006-09-17T23:42:00.000-07:00

Here is a skirt that I finished awhile back for Elissa. It is a very easy pattern. It would be great for a beginner.

Yet another baby blanket!

2006-09-17T23:40:00.000-07:00

Can you tell that I really like making these blankets. This one is made with flannel.

Baby Bibs

2006-09-17T23:29:00.000-07:00

I loved making this bib. It was for a friend at church who just had a sweet little girl last week. This was such a fun pattern. I used Everything But the Baby Layette pattern from Sew Baby. I embroidered the word baby on the denim. It is pink gingham flannel on the top half and back.

This bib above was also made for the same friend.

Another Crochet edged baby blanket

2006-09-17T23:25:00.000-07:00

Here is another crochet edged baby blanket. This one was made with seersucker fabric. This was my favorite one yet.

Embroidered Tea Towel

2006-07-31T13:16:00.000-07:00

This is the tea towel that I said I was going to post pictures of.

~Elissa

Pictures of Pouches

2006-07-10T19:53:00.000-07:00

These pouches are so much fun to make. They would be even nicer to make if I had a walking foot for my machine! ;o) I used this Lazy Girl Designs pattern.
It is called Perfect Pouches. They are sooo easy to make. I used some 30's repro fabric. These three will be for birthday gifts for Elissa friends.

The top one I will use for some of my smaller embroidery projects. I didn't have enough of the front fabric, so I used some pink for the lining and the back. The smaller one is not as wonky as it looks. The camera must have distorted it.

projects

2006-07-07T10:12:00.000-07:00

I have finished two projects lately, one you cans see pictures of HERE and the other one I need to wash and iron. The one I have pictures of is a tied fleece blanket and the other one is a tea towel. I will post pictures of my tea towel when it is washed and ironed.
~Elissa

Crocheted Dish Cloth #2

2006-06-27T09:09:00.000-07:00

I crocheted this dish cloth yesterday. It was so easy and fun.

Crocheted Dish Cloth

2006-06-26T12:17:00.000-07:00

I made this dish cloth this weekend. They are so easy to make.
~Heather

Crocheted edge baby blanket #2

2006-06-26T12:09:00.000-07:00

I finished making this one a couple of weeks ago. I am working on my third one. I love making these. They are so much fun!

~Heather

Birthday Card

2006-05-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

Here is a birthday card I did for my friend for her 40th birthday. It got a little distorted when I scanned it.
(Stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Knit washcloth

2006-05-11T06:04:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favourite things to knit. It is mindless knitting! ;o) I made this for Elissa's hope chest. It is a simple pattern. I have made a ton of these!

Love, Heather

Crochet~edged baby blankets

2006-05-11T05:58:00.000-07:00

This is what I have been working on lately. This is my first one. I just finished my second one yesterday, I will post as soon as I take a picture of it. I loved making this, it was so much fun. It went really fast after I got the base row on. I am either going to save them for future little ones or give them to Elissa for her hope chest.

Love, Heather

Seth

2006-04-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

Seth with his scarf.

Elissa

Seth' scarf

2006-04-14T15:43:00.000-07:00

This is the scarf I made for my little brother Seth for Christmas.

2006-04-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

This is the table I decorated for Christmas Eve at my Nana's. We had Goose, cranberry salad, wild rice, southern green beans and rolls. Yum!

~Elissa

Pumpkin pie

2006-04-14T15:15:00.000-07:00

My specialty, Pumpkin pie. This Picture was taken Thanksgiving '04.

Elissa

Mom's birthday cake

2006-04-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

This is the cake that I made for Mom's birthday. (frosting and all)
Elissa

Valentines Card~2

2006-02-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here is the other one I am exchanging. It is the same as the first except for the different ribbons.
(Stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Valentines Card~1

2006-02-10T08:01:00.000-07:00

Here is my Valentines card that I am exchanging at our party on Tuesday. Elissa & I have hosted a mother/child Valentines party for the last 4 years. It is a lot of fun. Once again it is not as faded as the scan makes it out to be.
(Stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Baby Boy Card~2

2006-02-10T07:53:00.000-07:00

This is the same card style with a different font for the greeting.(Stamped image is copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Baby boy card

2006-02-10T07:33:00.000-07:00

Here is a baby boy card I made recently. So many of our friends are having boys. It is not quite as faded as the scan makes it out to be.
(Stamped image is copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Pink purse

2006-02-03T08:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a purse I made last spring. I was testing a pattern for a girlfriend. She has since started marketing this pattern. It is called Mimi's bag. It is a great pattern to work with. I am in the process of making a pink and brown one. I will post pictures of it as soon as I finish.

White eyelet doll blouse

2006-02-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a more detailed picture of the white eyelet doll blouse.