A Smock for the Painter

My littlest niece is getting an easel for Christmas

(shhh ... don't tell her!)

She loves to paint.

So, when I asked her mom what I should do for her for Christmas,

it was pretty easy to come up with an answer ...

a painting smock!

She's going to look so cute in this!

(Pay no attention to the creases and wrinkles ...

... I couldn't be bothered to iron it before the photo shoot)

It's reversible!

Seriously?  Love these fabrics!

There are three pocket on each side for paint brushes and stuff.

I used this pattern to make the smock.

It was a pretty simple little pattern,

but I modified it a bit to make it reversible,

and I used snaps instead of ribbons for closures in the back.

I hope Brett loves it!!!

I guess we'll see in a couple of days!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Here are a couple of shots of my Christmas decorations ...

My friend Cynthia came over to help me put up my tree and get my house ready for the holiday. 

I really am enjoying that tradition ... even though it's only been the last two years!

This is my new favorite ornament ... my friend Jodi gave it to me this year. 

Perfect.

Here are Mary & Joseph resting comfortably on the tree.

Merry Christmas, everyone!!!

Meet the Happy Couple

I just sent out all of this year's Christmas ornaments to friends and family.

I'm excited about the continuation of the Nativity Series!

This year, Mary gets her husband!

Here's the happy couple ...

Merry Christmas, everyone!

A Knitting Experiment

So ... I'm into knitting these days.

I really love it.

I'm excited about my new yellow scarf that is half-made.
Hopefully I can finish it before the winter hits the South.

I've already worn my purple scarf once this season.

Last weekend, I started a project that required double-pointed needles.

I might have been a little bit scared to try this.
But, I think I'm beginning to get the hang of it.

 This is my SECOND attempt ....

We won't even talk about the first attempt.
;o)

Hopefully this one will be a success,

because I intend to give this as a Christmas gift in two weeks!!!
(better get back to work!)

As Promised ...

I just put this coffee cozy in the shop ...

I have to confess ... I might need one of these for myself!!

Selvedges Everywhere!!!

It's official ... 

I'm now accepting selvedge donations.

This weekend, I had an order for three selvedge coffee cozies.

Yay!

I've been LOVING using my own selvedge cozy ...

I love the fun colorful dots.

I'm glad that there will now be others who will have their very own selvedge cozies!

So ... I spent last night sewing selvedges together ...

lots of selvedges ...

for a long time!

The only sad thing is that now I'm running really low on selvedges.

I forgot how many it takes to make a cozy! 

SO ... if you sew and you have no need for your selvedges, I'd love to have them!!

Seriously.

I Heart Pajamas

I have to admit ...

I heart pajamas.

I pretty much change into them immediately when I get home from work.

I don't need fancy pajamas, either ... just comfy ones.

:o)

So, you can imagine how happy I was when Anneliese told me what she wanted for Christmas ...

pajamas for her American Girl dolls!

She specifically requested pink & purple pajamas.

So, I went to my favorite shop and bought some 1930's reproduction fabrics,

and I set to work on four pairs of pajamas this weekend

(one for each of her dolls).

This is one of the pairs ... being modelled by an extra American Girl doll

that my sister-in-law found online for super-cheap.

(This was the only doll we could sneak out of the house without Anneliese finding out!)

I think they turned out really cute!

The tops were a little bit tedious, but only because the pieces are so small!

I still need to add some velcro down the fronts, so that they'll be easy to open & close,

and maybe some buttons on the outside for decoration.

The only problem ...

my sister in law tells me Anneliese is getting a new doll for Christmas!

She might have to sleep in her clothes.