Handprint Creation

Since our daughter has decided to make monthly projects with our boys' handprints and/or footprints, I decided it was time to buy a frame to properly display their artwork. I printed out the poem, cut it so that it could go above and below their work, and then will change the center to denote the season. I'm looking forward to their next project and will update and post accordingly! Thanks for letting me share this with you!

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Birthday Balloon Wreath

 

Since some very special birthdays are coming soon, I thought this would be the pefect wreath for our almost 2 year old identical twin grandsons! Our daughter has chosen to hang it inside on the door of the birthday person (s) for their entire birthday month - in anticipation of the big day! I'm so glad I could be a part of their new family tradition!

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For a Very Special Baby Girl

The set is finally finished - in time for the arrival of a dear friend's newest granddaughter, due to arrive later this month! It's a very light pink, with pink ribbon roses for decorations on the hat, booties, headband, and sweater. Hope the mommy-to-be likes it! It was fun to make all these great pieces! Check back tomorrow for another addition to the collection!

The needles have been clicking!

To take a break from packing this weekend, my knitting needles have been clicking with my latest project. My dear friend sent me this Fancy Fur yarn and this is what I created for her - a scarf and matching hat. Sure hope she likes it!

Mother Bear Project

This is the first bear I've made for the Mother Bear Project, but I hope to make lots more! Friends at the Needlecrafters Ministry were making them and they shared the pattern with me. Mother Bear Project is a non-profit group dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children, primarily those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations. Visit the project website:  http://www.motherbearproject.org/ for more information.

A Thousan Sheets Give-Away

Have you ever thought of what a thousand sheets of paper would look like? Well here it is - AMAZING!
And you can enter to win this incredible give-away by visiting the blog listed below!



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Is Fall in the air somewhere?

One of my latest creations, this fun knit pumpkin was fun to make! If you would like directions, I'd be happy to email them to you. You'll be able to have several of these all ready to go when Fall is finally in the air!

Some Knitting Projects

Hello, Friends, I know it's been a long time but so much has happened since I last posted! I won't bore you with all the details but suffice it to say that a LOT has happened! We are now in San Diego - yes, as in clear across the country from Florida - and I have survived yet another surgery! Praise God! We have plugged into one terrific church - Shadow Mountain Community Church - and I have become a part of the Needlecrafters Ministry! What a wonderful group of new friends! I have been knitting like crazy to create these adorable little hats and booties for baskets that are given to families in the church who have new babies as well as the premies at a local hospital! Take a look at my creations and keep watching for more posts in the near future!

Two Very Special Birthdays!

Tomorrow our grandsons, Alex and Jason, turn 1! Our daughter and I have spent an incredible week together with the boys in Orlando, having been joined by my terrific mom-in-law, who flew down on Tuesday! Tonight, Gramp and Uncle Bryan will also join us so that tomorrow we can all go to the Disney Character Breakfast together! These boys are just so incredibly precious and have come such a long way in the last 12 months, when they were born 6 weeks early. I can't even imagine what life was like before they arrived - they bring so much joy and happiness to us all! I'll be posting photos of tomorrow's adventures as well but I thought I'd give you a sneak peak of Alex's birthday card (Jason's is exactly the same but has HIS name in it)! Hope they like them and all their presents and all the fun we're gonna have.....

Some of my Stamping Buddies - the SOS Jax Group!

SOS - Stamping Overcomes Stress! These are some of my SOS Jax friends (missing Lynn and Sharon and a few others). We have become good friends over the months we've been in Jacksonville and have such a great time together! Our fearless leader, Lee, is second from the left, and "it's ALL her fault"! She's the best! She's a great Stampin' Up demonstrator and a great friend as well. She inspires all of us! I'm really going to miss these special friends and hope to be able to stamp with them again soon!