Recent Craftiness around our house

Princess Fiona

Simplifying

this + this = HAPPINESS (more time for crafting!!!)

I went to JoAnn's fabrics today. Picked up material for a Tinkerbell and a Fiona costume. Maybe I should have gotten patterns for them, but I guess I like to do it the hard way. Or maybe I am too cheep to spend $10 a pattern. You can get a lot more craft stuff with $10.

Rock the Vote!

No, Delaney, not "Rock the boat". :o)

We walked to our voting center as a family - Baxter too. The polls close soon, can't wait to start monitoring the results.

As a side note, Delaney was conceived 4 years ago today. :o)

I did my first crocheted snowflake the other day. It was hard to figure out the directions, but I cheated and looked at the pictures first.

We carved a pumpkin last night as a family and lit it up for our dinner centerpiece. We got a white pumpkin for the first time.

Advent Update, first crochet, Halloween projects

I have been working on the advent calendar with some regularity. It is so exciting thinking of all of the little activities we will be doing.

hot cocoa - make marshmallows and cocoa

cookie - bake cookies

plain tree - go pick out tree

sequins tree - decorate tree

stockings- hang 'em up

pinecone/cardinal - make pinecone birdfeeders - thanks for the idea Deb!

Christmas tree light- Constitution plaza? or look at neighborhood decorations.

I also made these Halloween wall hangings based on one hanging in my mom's house. I made a couple of variations of the smaller one.

Baby Bubble sweater... This pattern looks so intricate, but is so easy. I am loving it so much it is hard to put down. I finished the front or back (however you look at it) last Monday.

1st Crochet project!!! found here on ravelry.com http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fan-bookmark

ghastly ghostly ghoulies

Made with Flynn fleece from my in-laws. I washed, sorted and drum carded by hand.