Project Month - Day 4 - A Crown for Princess Mika

Project month moves forward.

A little friend of ours had a birthday. She's this smart, matter-of-fact little person and I felt she needed a crown for her big day. This is what I came up with in a matter of hours. Not too shabby, although next time I would use wool felt instead of polyester.

Project Month - Day 2 - Mending

I know. I know. Not an exciting post. It doesn't matter because I am completely jazzed to have completed this one. Today's project was all about clearing out the sewing closet to move on to more rewarding ventures. I have to tell you though, this felt pretty darn rewarding. My m-i-l, a very talented seamstress, taught me how to mend some things I had had sitting in a basket for far too long. I won't go into details because quite frankly they would put you to sleep sans pictures. (I'm afraid even pictures couldn't jazz up mending talk enough to make it exciting.) In total, we mended half-dozen things and I now know how to do them myself. Who knew it could be so easy?

Project Month - Day 1

Its October! Its fall! It feels like it. And... Its project month here.

Having slacked a bit with company in town, I am way behind on my Christmas Countdown and I have some catching-up to do. I am openly copying a friend on this one because I thought it was such a great idea. Thanks Becky! Also, I'm starting this a bit late and will carry it into November to get a full month out of it. I have fit a few projects in here and there and will post pics soon. I wanted to post a list of some of the projects I am planning.

Here's the idea. I'm going to complete as many projects in the month as I can. I'm trying to complete as much of my homemade gift list as possible during this time. I'll be doing Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Some are finishing things up that have needed my attention for awhile - aka mending, incomplete sewing projects. There are those that will takes weeks to complete and others will take 10 minutes. A bunch will be in the sewing department and many more in the kitchen. I'm not a "crafty" person by nature, but there will be activities for the kids to do during school time that I'll post. Some of you will be the recipients of these projects aka gifts. So when Christmas rolls around and you receive one of them, act surprised.

So Helpful

A little explanation... As a pup, Jack was kennel trained. As a result, he often feels safest when he has a roof overhead. He's always under the table whenever anyone is sitting at it. He likes to be under the desk when anyone is using the computer. And his latest - he likes to be under my sewing table when I am sewing. He's weighs more than 90 pounds and my desk is quite small. It's really the most helpful thing.