Avery's 1st live retrieve

I just had to take a picture of Avery's first live retrieve....he was SO proud!

Christmas presents in October

I'm starting to think about Christmas Presents a bit earlier than normal. I've decided to knit hats for my Daycare children this year. This is the first of 8 that I need to make. This one will be what I'm making for the 3 little girls ages 6 months - 14 months. In the photo it looks as if my rows do not line up, in reality they do. I think it's because of the fact that the hat is down flat on the table so it puckered a bit, and because of the pattern of the yarn. I will be giving the children their hats along with some sort of handmade ornament that I will make for them. Enjoy your day!!!

Knit Beanie

Here is a picture of my very first knit beanie hat. My son wanted me to make one for him and I think it turned out really nice. He liked it and wore it back to college. I'm now in the process of knitting one for my oldest son.

pocket b-day card

My teenage Niece celebrated her b-day this week and this is the card that I made for her. Like most teens, she prefers MONEY so she can buy clothes so I wanted a card that would hold the money in a fun way.

I decided to use my sizzix pocket die. Then to make it look like it's the pocket on a pair of jeans, I thought a tag on the pocket would help. On the tag I printed her name. I couldn't find the right shade of blue cs so I took a light blue cs and streaked white chalk in onto it...I like how it turned out - kind of like the worn jeans look that's so popular right now. Added 2 brads to the pocket and it's done. Oh, the patterned paper also has glitter on it which looks pretty cool!

domino necklace

I made a bunch of domino necklaces a few years ago and was asked to show an example of them. This is the only one that I still have. Sorry the one picture is side-ways! Shellie

Big Sister card

I made this card to give to a 2 year old girl who just turned into a big sister! The stamps are by PTI.

Here is the close up of the charm made using shrink plastic.

No more lost stamps!

If you are anything like me, then you have probably misplaced a clear stamp somewhere amongst the mess on your work table. They can be hard to find because after all they are "clear". hee hee Well no more...I put some decorative paper into a picture frame and now as soon as I'm done using a stamp, it goes onto the glass of the frame until I'm ready to put them back in their cd cases. I can change out the background paper to match the seasons.