New Grand-baby!

On Monday, February 8th, I became a grandmother again. Ilyanna was born at 1:36 pm. She weighed 7# 12 oz., and was 19 1/2" long. 

Here is the blanket, sweater and hat I made for her. I know it's hard to see, but the pieces are a pale pink.

Addition: I decided to make booties and mittens, too. :)

Alora's Valentine Treat!

I told Heather that I would make Alora's Valentine treat for her class. This is what I made. Nothing really fancy for kindergarteners, but I think the kids will love them. I filled them with conversation hearts.

I love that red line tape. Makes putting them together a breeze.

Note: Alora's classmates didn't think someone had made these. They thought they were store-bought.

Accomplishments for 2009

Baptism Napkins - 5
Cannibalized Cards - 40
Crochet Potholders - 36
Greeting Cards - 15
K/C Baby Sweaters - 5
K/C Hat - 57
Knit Dishcloths - 7
Scrapbook Pages - 3

Katie & Aaron's Wedding Card!

This is Katie & Aaron's wedding invitation that I got several weeks ago. I took it from this...

... to this!  I just printed an insert to replace the invitation, added a new envelope, and voila, I'm done.  It actually wasn't that easy but I enjoyed doing it!

Gift Opening Time!

Here are pictures of Heather opening her packages! (see other post from today)

Today is Heather's Flip Flop Birthday

Last January I began to think about Heather's birthday, which is today! Her 25th! We wanted to do something special, and something fun. So I made it known to friends on the "net" that I was looking for all things flip flop. They also knew she does scrapbooking. You have to realize that this girl would wear flip flops 24/7/365 if we didn't live in Wisconsin. :)

Several people sent scrapbook paper, stickers, rubber stamps, a note pad, erasers, one even sent a mini scrapbook made from a pair of flip flops (left side - pink), and another stamped off sheets of flip flop images (center).

I found the scrapbook at Addicted to Rubber stamps, and bought it when they had a 40% off one item, and free shipping. Found the flip flop tub decorations at Walmart, and found some odds and ends in closeout bins.

There are clear stamps (and a mini ink pad, not shown), Jolee stickers, chipboard shapes, a wooden pair of flip flops (right side), and sequin flip flop decorations for her shoes. All I know is that this has been a fun. The picture shows everything that was collected. When she opens it I'll get some pictures and add them later.

Thanks all for making this a special birthday!