Handmade for Haiti

Who hasn't been touched by the pictures from Haiti? What on earth could I possibly do to help? I've been going through  my stash of fabric recycling them into children's clothing.

Our church is gathering items to send to orphanages in Haiti so I plan to see how many I can complete before the send everything off!

Check it out: www.servelikechrist.blogspot.com

If anyone would like to help, I've got some VERY simple patterns that anyone could do!

 

These are very sweet pincushions. Even better it has a free tutorial found here:



http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/01/mushroom-pincushions-are-here.html

I know it's been a while...

It's a shame I have to go straight from Christmas to Valentines Day!

But the break felt good...now I'm starting to get creatively antsy again. I'm on the lookout for something new to try.

Meanwhile, I'm finding lots of cute things as I wander around Blogland.

This would be so cute for little ones to take to school:

Found it here: http://averycountrychristmas.blogspot.com/2010/01/craft.html

Fresh Christmas Arrangements

Just a few arrangements I whipped up this afternoon.  They are for a client I have been working with every Christmas for about15 years. We did the outside of their home a few weeks ago, and these will be going on the inside, as well as a beautiful fresh garland for her mantle.

I have a few more customers for next week. As well I'll be starting work at the florist every day until Christmas eve! I'll have sap hands for sure!

A Fresh Mantle for Christmas.

There is no blue on my Christmas mantle this year! First time in many years I think... although that could all change at any moment, but for now it includes:

• Fresh white Alstormaria in a vase. A great long lasting flower!
• An old altered book...each page folded and left open. I may use it to hold some Christmas cards when they start arriving.
• My "R" ....on old marquee sign letter found in an antique shop in Corning NY.
• Birch bark logs, lovely cut up by my husband. There is a well in the top of each log to hold a tea light. Fresh moss and pears to surround them.
• an old glass jar filled with vintage ornaments.
• a rustic wooden angel given to me by a friend
• a silver cone filled with branches from the yard, sprayed silver. I pulled out all my silver vintage balls to hang on the branches, along with mini disco balls from the dollar store. It is looking a little dark in the picture, but when the sun is shining or the candles are lit, there is a beautiful sparkle!

And The Stockings Were Hung...

We have needed new stockings for....YEARS!  So this is the year. There is a brand new one for each of us. All were made from recycled men's shirts. They are nice and big...room for lots of loot from Santa...probably 2 1/2ft long! Originally I intended to fold down the top, but I liked them so much long that I left them and added buttons at the top.

 

 

 

 

Before and After

I have been following Knack http://knackstudios.blogspot.com/ for quite sometime. She is actually celebrating her 2nd year anniversary of blogging....check out her blog for a chance to win some great neat things from her shop!

She has a very unique way of recycling old furniture...usually with paint. I'd love to have just one of her pieces. But this one, I think, is the most beautiful I've seen yet. Here is her before and after:

 

 

 

Nice huh?