Both of our adult kids are here for the holiday. SPECIAL! Indeed. We have a daughter and a son. Both are single this year, but finally happy. So they came to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. They will be going home today. Daughter back to Denver, son with her and then to catch a flight to Phoenix on Monday. Our youngest granddaughter and her special guy drove up from Fort Collins on Wednesday night. They will be here until Sunday. We had 11 at dinner including our two great grandchildren and daughter ex husband ( our granddaughters' dad) for dinner. It went really well and we are still "FULL"
I have been working on some Christmas themed items. UFO's included. Some to gift and some to keep.
This one was finished and has now been gifted to our youngest granddaughter. She is 24 and has her own place. She decorates with purple and green and pink. She loved it.
This is the super big Mondo bag and has been gifted to DD. She is an entrepreneur in healing touch therapy. She carries lot of "stuff".
I put this teal snowman pillow in the bag for her. Her apartment is teal and coral and ivory. This will put a Christmas/winter feel in her living area.
And for myself this week, I finished up the stitching together of these 4 felt angels. They have been languishing in my UFO tote forever. It was a kit from Creative Circle, the instruction sheet is dated 1988! All the parts were still there, the only thing I added was a new packet of glue. The original had dried up ( go figure!)
There had to be a slight adjustment to the hair of the angel with the heart garland. I misread the instructions and used a single strand of rust colored yarn instead of the 3 strands. A friend suggested making the "skimpy" strands curly. So I brushed them with diluted school glue and wound them around a coffee stirrer cut into 2 inch pieces. It worked!!!
On to the next project and good byes to family. I am linking up with Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts.
Stay busy and stay happy
Congrats! on getting those lovely gifts finished. Lucky recipients!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. The giving is the best!
DeleteHow gracious of you to have the EX-tras at dinner. These folks have their very own angel (you) among them.
ReplyDeleteLuckily my daughter and her ex are grown up enough to let the past be the past. They still have those kids in common and they are the more important part!
DeleteI loved seeing all of your projects and your daughter is very lucky to be a recipient of two of them. You definitely had a full house for the holiday which is a nice way to take a pause to reflect and be thankful. As soon as my guests left, I was back down in the sewing studio. Happy Creating!
ReplyDeleteI neglected to state that daughter also has a birthday in December. I try really hard not to combine gifts and say this is your birthday and Christmas!
DeleteWhat beautiful hand made gifts.
ReplyDeleteThanks! That's what we do, isn't it? Make stuff!
DeleteGreat bag for the healing touch daughter! Love the snowman. So many fun projects going on here, and family, too! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comments and for visiting my blog. I do a little of this and a little of that.
DeleteSuch lovely thoughtful gifts for all. I am wondering how to get onto your Christmas list :-D The glue dried in just under 40 years - that is mind-boggling :-p
ReplyDeleteLovely words coming from you. You do fantastic work. I was surprised that all the parts and pieces of the angels were there after so long, and all I had to replace was the glue!!! I save EVERYTHING!! hahaha
DeleteYou are giving gifts for Thanksgiving! Oh wow, I can barely make it to Christmas. Like Preeti, I want on that list.
ReplyDeleteYou, BTW, are my hero. I'm one of those who save everything. Generally I can't find it, but I know it's here somewhere. 40 years later, you not only find it, but have all the pieces and finish it! That gives my stuff a tiny shot at getting done one day. Ha! But that's what I'll tell myself when I'm looking for something in particular. And I have every intention of making my husband and kids read this post. I need proof that it could happen. maybe. one day. eventually. Could, I said could. :)
Have a wonderful Christmas!
What Beautiful gifts.I love that bag xx
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