Going Sew Crazy

The Great Stocking Conundrum

I have always wanted matching stockings for the 10 years I have been married. It always seemed either too expensive or I ran out of time. I wanted them to be somewhat handmade. It didn't have to be completely, just something that had a personal touch.

I think this will finally be THE Christmas!

I found these really cute knit stockings at Hobby Lobby. They were 50% off and only $5.00. $25.00 total for my family of five. The only thing wrong was this huge red bow placed somewhat awkardly on the front. I ripped it off, turned them over and attempted a knit duplicate stitch. Didn't work. I tried embroidery with yarn. Didn't work. And then I hit the perfect combination....

I used a red and white striped fabric to make a peppermint themed monogram and stitched it down. I then used my favorite holiday colors: red, pink, sky blue, and green to make some crochet flowers and sewed them on. I really love the result. It is totally my style, and I think they will look great hanging on my mantle.

The ONLY problem I can see having with this is Brice's stocking. I may have to do something different for him because the poor guy is already drowning in estrogen.

Today was also the biggest thrift score to date. I have never been able to score jadite dishes at my local thrift shops. I broke the streak today!

Isn't she a beauty??! I acquired this for the low price of $2.69! So thrilling!

I also got this awesome retro mushroom bowl. It was a GREAT thrift day!

Hope ya'll have a wonderful day!

 

Wow...Sometimes I can't follow through.

I see that my post a day in April turned into three whole posts. April turned into an extremely busy and crazy month. T-ball started in earnest and I apparently took for granted how much time coaching a team takes. Then. at one of our first games, right before her at bat, P got a stomach virus. We labored through that for about a day, when B came down with strep. Then P got strep. So we were sickly for about a week and then house stuff took over. Which reminds me that I still need to share a pic of our finished plans with all of you. Things are finally settling into a schedule and it seems like I just now have time to do other things.

I managed to start a spiderweb quilt. I have actually added a few more blocks to it since this pic. The blocks are very time consuming, but the result is so worth it. This will most definitely be an ongoing project. Maybe I'll be done by the end of the year!

We have played outside the handful of days it hasn't been raining lately. Seriously, it has either rained or been very cloudy for the past three weeks. It has us singing rain, rain, go away...

I scored a whole set of my favorite vintage Pyrex bowls from Goodwill for $15.00. Soo exciting!

I crocheted a bunch of flowers using Rose Hip's wonderful pattern.

Then I sewed them onto some square and made a simple nine patch mini quilt. I love how it turned out. Kinda like pop art. This is also my first try at free motion quilting, which was harder than I thought.

That's it, and this time I promise, I won't be so scarce :)
Have a great day ya'll!

Lots O' Miscellany

I  have lots to post about so here goes....

Atlanta was fantastic! I took my camera but forgot my flash card, so no pics. It was fun though. We went to the Braves game on Friday and shopped on Saturday. I was lucky enough to talk Brice into going to ICE on Saturday and I had a ball. I got some new Sublime Stitching patterns, some yummy homemade soap and this fab necklace from here.

We got home and of course I went thrifting and yard sale-ing. I found all this fab stuff this week:

This groovy tin was just to great to pass up.

Jadite refrigerator dish. I paid $5.00 but I think it was worth it :)

Cute cross stitch welcome pic. It's destined for matting and a better frame, and glass that fits.

I got some great craft books in ATL that I can't wait to dig into:

I have started working on a quilt for my Doll Quilt Swap 4 partner!

Paige has learned to swim underwater. She's getting so big!

She's also getting very strong willed. She vetoed my idea for a cupcake themed birthday party and chose this Hannah Montana Cake instead. (that's our secretary's photostream) She turns six next week and I think there are something like 3 dozen kids invited so I ordered a bunch of cupcakes anyway. (we have a SUPER large family and this is her first "other" friends party) I am planning on taking her and some of her friends to the movies on her actual birthday. The week after we are going to go camping at the river for a long July 4th weekend too. I can't wait!

Have a great day ya'll!
(Blogiversary prizes went out today! Sorry for the delay!)

Best thrifty day ever!

I had a great day at the yard sales today and wanted to share. This is gonna be quick with just descriptions :)

Chair I am going to refashion in aqua and red. I am gonna paint it in the same blue as the candelabra. Paid $5.00.

Candelabra that was off white, dingy and dirty. I cleaned it up and painted it.  Paid 50 cents.

Disney, Peter Pan, and Golden Book records. I think I am going to start collecting these because I love the illustrations. Paid $1 each

More records. Paid $1 each.

Vintage embroidery transfers. Paid 50 cents for a large bag of them.

Fire King Sugar Bowl. Paid $1.

Pyrex bowl. Paid 50 cents.

Glasbake divided dish. Paid 50 cents.

And the find of the day! A singer featherweight with case and buttonholer. Paid $20. I am so glad I found one of these. I have been looking FOREVER!

Have a great weekend ya'll :)

Swappy Stuff and Fire King!!!!

Ugh! My PC is down and the only computer time I have been getting is at night when Brice brings the laptop home. To compensate I have been taking an inordinate amount of pictures. So...get ready for a pic heavy post.

The clothes I was working on turned out badly. I seem to go through a funk every once in a while where I can't sew anything right. To get over this, I have to go smaller and it seems to work itself out. I joined the Sweet Pea Swap at Ellia's site and with all this extra time I have finished up early..I think? Anyway, I made this little guy:

and I also tried my hand at gift tags. I found this older Alice in Wonderland book at the thrift store and had to have it because the illustrations were wonderful. Since this is a Something Old, Something New themed swap I thought it would be perfect to try it out with gift tags, which I have been wanting to try.

and here is the whole thing ready to go. I really hope she likes it...

I have also expanded my Fire King collection thanks to thrifting and Grandma. These are some recent faves...

Fire King Jadite Batter Bowl...belonged to my great-great grandmother

Fire King Jadite Jane Ray Saucers and I think Restaurantware mug. Belonged to my great-grandmother.

Hazel Atlas Sugar Cup and Creamer. Via thrifting.

Fire King Azurite Charm Cup and Saucer. Via thrifting.

And some extra pics that I just liked...

New embroidery floss on old wooden spools...for the above mentioned swap.

and Kelsey with her well loved (and very dirty) puppy. She's had it since she was 6 months old and is just now getting to where she will leave him at home. She is also cuddled up in a quilt made by my great-grandma when she was 13. She was napping good.

I hope my PC gets fixed soon. Until then, have a great day ya'll!