My mom came visiting me and we went to the zoo. It was beautiful out and the Polar Bear was really enjoying the sun!!
I saw a mother Peacock taking a stroll with her babies,
a beautiful Fruit Dove sitting in its nest;
and of course we had to go see the giraffes, where this mother and son enjoying a meal~
It was a beautiful day, and I can feel that summer is near!!
Maybe it was something in the water, or maybe it’s simply that time of my life, my friends seems to be having babies all together~~ So when I saw there were a sale on flannel fabrics at JoAnn’s a few weeks ago, I stocked up to make some baby blankets. I found some simple tutorials on Sew Much Ado and decided to try them out. A few afternoons later, these were what they became.
Pattern: Sew Much Ado "Ric Rac Receiving Blanket"
& "Rag Edge Receiving Blanket”
Size: 40” x 40”
Completion Date: 05-13-2011
First there was a girl. I used the Rag Edge Receiving Blanket tutorial for this one. I love the idea of the frayed edge getting better and better with each wash. It felt like the blanket is “growing” with the baby.
Then there were three boys. I decided to try out the Ric Rac Receiving Blanket tutorial this time.
I just love the fabrics of these blankets!!!! One side flannel the other just regular cotton. The ric rac edge is just so cute on them!!!
All these blankets are really simple to make, each one only took me a couple of hours from start to finish. They are quite addictive, too!!! And the best part is, I know they will be in good use!!!
By the way, the Dove couple are back for round 2, taking over my balcony again!! I think they are the same ones. This time they had two eggs!!!
Told you there must be something in the water!!!! ^^
Wow!! This is a first!! I can’t believe I finished this ornament stitch two weeks before the end of the month!!! The soap opera I’ve been watching might have something to do with it (since I always keep my hands busy while watching TV), but I think the main reason was I love this design so much that I just couldn’t put it down!!!
Pattern: Little House Needleworks "Cardinal Winter"
Thread: DMC cotton floss
Fabric: 32ct Belfast Linen Lt. Mocha
Stitch Size: 3.5" x 3.5"
Completion Date: 05-09-2011
With all the LHN ornaments that came out so far, I think this one is my favorite!!! I LOVE the red cardinals and the cute bunnies~~
So what am I going to do with myself with all these time left?! More stitching of course!! 
Have a great weekend!!!
A few weeks ago, I came across this awesome tutorial by Sew Much Ado. I immediately fell in love with these beautiful Brocco Bobbies and couldn’t wait to try making them. It’s amazing how easy this project was, a few buttons and some scrape fabrics later, my bobbies were born. Such instant gratification~~
While I was at it, I remembered seeing some button bobbies on Etsy, so I thought I would make some of those as well. These are really a piece of cake, just get one of those button making kits and a hot glue gun, and you are done!!!! But aren’t they adorable?!
So if you would like some instant gratification, you should really give these a try!!! I have more ideas in mind already, and would definitely make more of these easy peasy beautiful bobbies~~
Pattern: Sew Much Ado "Brocco Bobbies"
Completion Date: 05-02-2011
Another LHN ornament finished!!! This time is Joy to the World~~
Pattern: Little House Needleworks "Joy to the World"
Thread: DMC cotton floss
Fabric: 32ct Belfast Linen Lt. Mocha
Stitch Size: 2.75" x 3.25"
Completion Date: 04-21-2011
Isn’t this angel the cutest thing?! I love her rosy cheek~~
Now off to my next project!!!
