Goodbye, 2021

For a rough year, it's sure ending on a beautiful note. 

See you next year!

Melody's Cat Sack

This Fuzzy Wuzzy

and this Cutie Patootie

are two of the cat designs from these baby pajamas that I bought from a thrift store. I used the fabric to make a Cat Sack.

When Annie saw a fabric sack that was part of Melody's new game, she claimed it for herself because the sack had an owl print all over it. Annie loves owls, so assumed it was hers. Melody, on the other hand, loves cats. I made her a Cat Sack so she can store her game pieces.

Melody will find it under the tree on Christmas.

2021 Family Ornaments

Last week my friend Karen stopped by to play in my Studio with me. We each made a set of wood bead snowman ornaments for our families. We had a great time chatting and crafting. All of the ornaments are adorable. 

My inspiration came from ornaments I saw on Pinterest (see below). But instead of using beads all the same size, I chose beads of graduating size that I bought through Amazon. Instead of stringing the beads on yarn, I used wavy green chenille stems that I had in my stash. 

The ornaments went together very quickly! These first four are for my daughter Julie's family. They each have a charming satin red bow for the embellishment.

The snowmen for Jodie and Kenny are sporting bright red felt scarves.

For Jeanne, I chose a blue felt scarf.

Each snowman has the date and recipient's name on the back.

For now, the ornaments for Dale and me are hanging out together in my Studio, waiting to be hung on the tree.

This handmade ornament tradition is one I hope to continue into retirement. It's fun to go to our daughter's homes and see them on display each year as they grow their own family traditions.

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My ornaments are inspired by Anita at creatingme

Holiday Character Packages

I made these holiday characters from a base of toilet paper tubes and construction paper.

This kid is ready for a snow day

Santa looks surprised

My personal favorite is the reindeer

Inside each is a rolled-up pair of socks for our granddaughters!

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I was inspired by Sam of simpleeverydaymom:

and by thebestideasforkids: