My 2014 Christmas "wreaths"

My mother & I just had to incorporate knitting into our Christmas decor this year. We started out almost traditional with red poinsettias...

 Then mine had to be purple :)
 But hey, total cost for this project - 3 whole dollars!
We just used things from around the house + $3.00 for purple ribbon.

 While rooting around the basement, my eagle-eyed mother found a dusty old frame & insisted it would be adorable painted and used as an alternative style wreath. Glad I listened, I really like this. Sorry I doubted you for an instant mom!

 Not satisfied with wreaths on doors and walls, I even decorated my sister's dog.  Maybe I got a tiny bit carried away.
Merry Christmas!

Christmas cards*

Merry Christmas!  I love these packs of matching Christmas themed Christmas papers♡ The matching papers just took all the brain work right out of the equation - so simple.

I espically love that I got them on after Christmas clearance last year!

The beautiful muted papers came in a pack from Basic Grey. The bright papers used for the stars came from Hobby Lobby in a little pack of card size pieces. Fun cheap & easy - my kind of project!

2x4 Pumpkins

Had a great time creating these cute pumpkins with my niece and nephew. A fun and simple project (I prepainted the blocks). Truly great for all ages. 

Heres a left over block I painted after I got home. I really like the way this turned out much better than the paper ones. But the patterned paper, black contact paper, and stickers were fun and simple for the kiddos.      

Recieved - M.M.S.A. Black & Metallic Swap

Great cards I recieved from the M.M.S.A. Black and Metallic swap.

Thank you ladies ♡

Witch-Cyn
Black & silver (on left)-Lynne
Gold (at top)-Bonnie
Multi metalluc (on right)-Fay

Forgotten Art

Made these a while back and liked them so much I decided to put them back for a special someone or occasion...Not a good move because I just forgot all about them. 

Well, turns out, I love them just as much today as I did when I tucked them away. 

Hope their recipients like them too ♡

Fall pumpkins

I am still trying to get the hang of zentangle style doodling. I'm not sure if I will ever be very good at it, but I do see the attraction. Its fun!

M.M.S.A. Paint Chip postcard swap

The little brown dog and pumpkins are headed off to Karen so she can send them to their new homes. 

 

I am my own worst critic. Always slightly disappointed at how my projects turn out. Always far more impressed with others work than my own. But as a new knitter I wanted a great knitting bag and couldnt find one I liked. Solution=make my own.
So I did (with a little help from dear ole mom).
Aaaaand...I LOVE IT!
My mother deemed it worthy of entering in the "begining knitter catagory" at our State Fair. I knew It wasnt that good and expected to embarrass myself - but competitors get a couple of free fair passes, so what the heck.
Well, my little flowered bag won first place! (But you know, even if it had been a total looser, I still loved it. Its so totally me.)
Always learning, growing and discovering. Decided today, I am really going to try to ease up on myself...
I am finding out to just do what I love, enjoy it - and the passion will show through. I think enthusiam can also make up somewhat for lack of tallent :)

Realized today, It's been a while since I have sent something to my biggest fan, constent source of support and encouragement  and just all around moral booster - time to mail a little something to my mom.

Black & Metallic MMSA cards finished!

I really enjoyed making the cards for this MMSA swap. Even managed to keep with one of my fav. Themes (Natural/nature) and the metallic at the same time. 

Headed to the Post office to get them on their way.

Happy little tree

This one had me worried with the thick gel medium on it. But it arrived at its destination safely. Yay!

HELLO MAIL ART!

Mailed out a little art last week. SO glad I did! 

Recieved wonderful mail in return♡