Hummingbird Chair

A few days ago I finished the details on this chair. It was fun coming up with the idea and painting it, but the same time, it was also a challenge to find the time to work on it with two little ones! It's great to have it done! :)

The chair originally was yellow and black, with a few other colors mixed in here and there. It took primer, plus three or four coats of the cream paint to cover everything before I could start painting the flowers and humming bird.

Finally finished! :)

Crochet Puppy

I had a fun time making this stuffed crocheted dog a few weeks ago. I was really happy how simple the pattern was. I found it in the Coats and Clark pattern book Crochet & Knit Beautiful Babies, most of the stitches were single crochet, with only one special stitch to learn.

All the pieces...

...sewn together, make a puppy:)

Finished!:)

Old Calenders

Recently I've been trying to think of ways to use old calender pictures now that the New Year is here. :) Some of the pictures were so pretty, and I did not want to just throw them out, so I decided to make a few envelopes out of some of the pictures and hang others. I will also probably be using some of them for home made cards.

We usually buy our calenders from Bible Truth Publishers. Their Scripture calenders are so beautiful! If you never have, I would recommend that you check out their web site. In addition to calenders, they carry many wonderful Stories and Biographies all at reasonable prices. We have ordered from them for many years.

The smaller calender pictures after being cut; they made great hangings.

To make envelopes out of old calenders simply
take apart a store bought envelope to use as a pattern,
cut and make adjustments as necessary.
Trace around the pattern, cut out and then glue the sides.

Finished envelopes. :)

::Braided Rugs::

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Psalm 68:19

Some of the fabric....

My sister's project. :)

This is all I've done so far...:)

We were recently given a large amount of fabric which has been quite a blessing. Some of it is very old fashioned, but we came up with the idea to use it to make braided rugs. :) While I've never tried this particular craft, my sister made it look so easy [smile] that I thought I would try as well. With so much going on lately I haven't had much time to devote to it but I hope to find more time soon. :) All I've done so far is to cut and braided a few pieces... Has anyone else ever tried making rugs? I'm interested in trying to make crochet fabric rugs as well as braided.