Christmas Cookies

With the help of my niece and sister-in-law I made my first batch of Christmas cookies for the season. There was also some bird watching and puddle jumping involved.

This is as close as we could get with the zoom on one of the two cardinals across the way.

 And they froze their toes in the huge puddles behind the house.

And then we got down to business on our cookies. Instead of frosting, we made paint from egg yolks and food coloring and painted the sugar cookies before baking. 

Fun stuff for a rainy afternoon!

A Little Catch-up

So, over the last six months many things have happened that prevented me from working on my blog. First I got married to the wonderfully handsome James.

Then a week later we packed everything we owned and drove across the country to our new home in Arkansas, after having to spend a month at my husband's brother's house until we could move into ours.

Then there was the process of unpacking and arranging everything. And I had to find a job, which was quite successful. I also flew back to Washington for my sister's wedding. And by that time this blog had been pushed to the very back burner, and almost forgotten. But I think I'm back now, so hang on to your hats for the wonderful adventure that is my life :)

And now, and little sample of what I've made in my absence.

Purses!

I am finally able to post these. I forgot them when I visited my friends a couple weeks ago, and they came into town this weekend. Now they have their birthday presents!

Apron #2

And here it is!

Apron #1

My sister asked me to make her a couple aprons to wear at work. She really liked the one she had been using, so I used that to make a pattern for the new ones.

And now I'm off to make another!

Checkbook Cover

Today I decided to modify a clutch pattern I had (Simplicity 2205), and make a checkbook cover. My measurements were off a very little bit, but it turned out pretty well. And I love it. It has a magnetic snap and elastic holds the checkbook in.

And this is the inside.



And the back.

My First Post

Woo-hoo!!! I have a blog. I'm not entirely sure what all I will put on here. But it should be pretty fun.