Made with Love

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

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

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

~Heather

Christmas Cards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!!!!

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

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!

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

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