Girlie Mary Janes

After crocheting so many baby boy shoes it was time to make some girlie Mary Janes for my niece.  I found this cute pattern online and wanted to try it out.  I used a fun cotton yarn with a blend of colors to make these a little more versatile with matching clothes.  If I make more of them I'll try a variety of other colors, too, more like the pattern shows.

More Baby Boy Loafers

I loved how this pattern turned out for the last baby boy gift I made, so I wanted to use it again for a set of twins.  I used a cotton yarn in neutral colors to make complimentary pairs of shoes for the baby boys.  They were again super, fun and so cute!  I'll be using this pattern again, I'm certain.

Baby Loafers

 Love how these little boy loafers turned out!  I used this pattern.  Well written and easy to follow.  They became my cake topper for this diaper cake.

County Fair Ribbons

There is something totally fun and exciting about entering items in the county fair!  Even though I crafted often as a child (sewing, crocheting, miniatures, etc.) I never entered anything in the fair until last year.  I wasn't as excited about my projects this year, but I still did fairly well (no pun intended :).

Chokecherry Syrup

It is such a fulfilling thing to harvest food and see it processed and made ready to give or store for future use.  Yesterday my kids and I were able to go to our gracious neighbors home to pick from their chokecherry trees.  We made syrup to enjoy on pancakes and waffles.  Yum!

Notepad Gift

This sweet little notepad set was a fun gift to make as a Thank You for our children's librarian.  It has a Post-It pad inside and I chopped a pen down to size to make it fit the holder.  Making more of these soon.

Card Making Spurt

Every now and then I do get an opportunity to make and finish a project.  Here is a fun card I created one day along with a friend.  It was one I had been dreaming about for a while and finally got a moment to make.