2011 Christmas Cards

I went to a scrapbook crop back in October, and made the preliminary parts of this card, but didn't finish them until today. Cricut cut tree, and Martha Stewart corner punch.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Dr. Appt.

Now I know what knitting will do for you. I lost 17# doing all that knitting and not snacking. I'm happy, and will continue this. If it works, don't change it. :)

Update & sale!

I updated my accomplishments post, in regards to Pine Ridge. Made additional 21 kids hats. Sure keeps me from eating at night. LOL

Also, I'm selling off my excess craft supplies. What is made on each sale will go to retiring an existing construction loan at my church. We hope to add classrooms, and needed storage beginning in 2012.

Click >>>HERE<<< to see what I have for sale!

Baby hats

I had just enough of the pink, blue & white varigated to make 2 more baby hats.

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Here's another group of baby hats. I did add some white to this group, but only enough for the red & white hats. To date, I've made 30 baby hats. I love these kinds of projects.

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As I posted at the beginning of the year, I'm trying to finish up some projects, and clean out the craft supplies I have. While sorting through my yarn, I found oodles and oodles of small amounts of yarn in all kinds of colors. I sorted them into pastels, jewel tones, and earth tones.

Here is my first completed group. I have to admit I added some white to this project, but it was partial skeins, and also I found some lavender after I started making these baby hats. Hope you enjoy the results.

Updated!

I updated my "accomplishment" post for this year, with a couple pics.

Finishing Projects!

I was explaining to a friend last night how excited I am about finishing all those unfinished projects that are laying around my house. That makes it sound like I'm a hoarder. Not the case, but a collector of unfinished projects, none the less.

My personality is such that I like to make things, but I don't always finish them due to lack of time, or loss of interest. Besides having all these projects in bags and boxes in my house, these projects also take up the funds that I have available. Unfinished projects never get given as gifts, and I end up buying something ready-made to give.

So, the goal this year is to finish those projects, and if don't want to finish something, make sure it gets donated where it will be used and enjoyed.

2011 Accomplishments

During 2011, I will keep a list of accomplishments, beyond my day-to-day household duties. I would like to see how much time I actually dedicate to crafting, of any kind. * = started prior to 2011, but finished in 2011.

4. Pine Ridge Reservation Donations (this will go all of 2011, until fall when I need to mail them.)

{Pictures to come}

10 hats in assorted size, colors, and techniques. (2010)

Five 60" (approx) scarves, made on the blue Knifty Knitter.
31 baby hats made on the blue Knifty Knitter.
20 children size hats made on the red Knifty Knitter.

3. *Made 9 baby hats for Valentine's Day for the local hospital nursery.
{1-4 to 1-11-11}

2. *14 premie baby hats finished for the local hospital nursery.
{Begun in 2009, finished 1-3-11}

1. *72 facial scrubbers finished and bagged (8 per bag).

For the CMN craft sale on 4-8. Just need to price them. {1-1-11}
Update: CMN craft sale is being moved to the fall.