The Post Office Was Fast

Kathi    and  Maria   both received their gifts that I mailed out just last Friday.   Now I can show you some pictures.

For Maria in Ireland I made a Christmas storage tote and ornaments.

Heres a closer look at the ornaments.

I also sent some beads that could be used for ornaments.

I finished the edges on this piece of woven fabric.  It could be used as a table cloth or a baby's blanket.  I really like the colors.








And some findings.  (sorry  for the blurry picture)

I also sent a piece of fabric that I like for rugs, some small zip top bags, a roll of Christmas tape (I used this to decorate the tote).   And a salt shaker that I thought made a good trash can, then I noticed that the top also  made a nice large bowl.   

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                 

I also gathered a few beads, a bit of greenery,  a small piece of my favorite fabric and some other bits and pieces.


I also sent  an undecorated pine wreath and 2 small silver frames that I did not get pictures of.    You can see  pictures on   Maria's blog .

I also made Kathi a Christmas storage tote,  I made some of Kathi's ornaments in her favorite colors.

Some beads, some beachy ones and a few others.  These could be used to make more ornaments or something else.  I'm sure Kathi will find some very creative ways to use them. 

The sparkly beads look very orangy on my computer, they are actually silver.

Some little bits and pieces.

And a few more things in Kathi's favorite color.  I couldn't resist the color of this tape.  I look forward to seeing how Kathi will use it, big or small.

I bought a roll for myself also,  I'll show you how I use it after I figure it out.  I saw a video on YouTube on making a wallet with duct tape, I may give it a try.

And some glass beads in Kathi colors.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing all my little things. 

Thank you for visiting, Mary

Christmas Tree

I bought Jaynie a live Christmas tree, she was very happy.  It smells nice and piney, very Christmassy.  The branches are not very strong, the ornaments that I had that are made from beads dragged them down.  So we got out the paper and the punches and made some new light weight ornaments.

The ornaments that I made are pretty simple, but I like them. First I punched some shapes out of printed card stock for the front,  I think that the green and red stripes worked well.  I did not want to  fuss with glue so I punched back pieces from some velvet material that has a sticky back .  I cut some crochet thread into pieces just a bit over 1" long.  Then I just folded the thread in half, stuck the ends to the sticky side of the backing and placed the front on top.

I chose easy shapes so that I did not have to punch the front and back in opposite directions.

I need to find something better for garland and we need some gifts for under the tree, and maybe a topper, but it's a start.   If I can keep the tree alive I'll plant it outside in the spring.

Thank you for visiting, Mary

Welcome New Followers

A big mini hug  to

Amy of   Crafter's Delights   makes lovely crochet items, she recently made a cute little teddy bear.  She is trying to work her way down to doll house scale, go by and wish her good luck.  I think she will do it.      Also sign up for her very generous give-away.


Ascension  of  Mis Miniaturas   makes beautiful tiny teapots, candle holders and other cute items.  Go by and see her lovely Christmas scene.


I just got two packages that I've been working on out into the mail.  I'll show you pictures after they are received.   It took me a lot longer than it should have, I've been running very slow lately.    I didn't get as much made as I wanted to but I did make a little something and gathered some bits and pieces. 

I'm still working at shuffling things around trying to get into a more organized state, it's going very slowly but I will keep working at it.

Jaynie and I are working on a small Christmas project and I'm making some Christmas presents.   I should have pictures to show you in the next few days, hopefully.


Thank you for visiting, Mary

Welcome New Followers and Give-Away Links

I would like to extend a warm welcome to

Karin of  Craft and minis undanderes     and   Pretty Made of   Pretty Made's Fancy  

They both have wonderful blogs and both are having great give-aways. 


Karin's give-away   http://craftlandminisundanderes.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-giveaway.html

and

Pretty Made's   http://prettymade.blogspot.com/2011/11/mini-giveaway.html  


There are so many generous people having give-aways right now.  Here are the links to a few.


http://beautifulminiblessings.blogspot.com/2011/11/450-followers-give-way.html


http://nelboscodililybets.blogspot.com/2011/11/candy-per-il-mio-primo-anno-da-blogger.html 


http://pekevasion.blogspot.com/2011/11/9-de-noviembre-un-dia-especial.html

       
http://drorasminimundo.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-year-anniversary-giveaway.html%20showComment=1320259683549#c7028555209762603816     


http://lacasadellebambolediflora.blogspot.com/2011/11/500-13-giveaway.html  

http://mati-elrincondemati.blogspot.com/2011/10/sorteo-para-daros-las-gracias.html  


http://miniaturetreasures.blogspot.com/2011/11/giveaway-gift.html 

http://lamisminis.blogspot.com/2011/11/50-followers-giveaway.html?showComment=1321391982700#c2345318380020  


http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-giveaway-and-sale.html  


http://morgana135-miniaturasisa.blogspot.com/2011/10/sorteo-1-blog-aniversario.html?showComment=1319581805127#c5626603975478255811


  Good luck.

Thank you for visiting, Mary 

A Tisket, A Tasket

Jaynie has a new basket.

I've done a bit more work on the hutch that I started a while back.   I know, I'm slow.  It's almost done.  I think that it needs bead feet but I can't decide if they should be brown or yellow.  
What do you think?   

The draw still needs handles, I have not found what I want yet.  I did make the draw so that it  can open,  I forgot  to get a picture of that.

Jaynie wanted a basket to sit beside it.

  

I bought this paper punch because I think that it makes a nice little fence.  It also worked to make a simple basket out of very few supplies.   I used thin strips of paper woven through and wooden shapes for the bottom.   Glue, scissors and a toothpick to spread the glue were the only other supplies needed.     It was easy to make it round,  I'm going to try to make a rectangle one.  I think it would work on the bottom shelf.

I've started gathering a few bits and pieces that may work on the shelves.



What kind of things would you put on it?

Thank you for visiting, Mary

Welcome New Followers

Amy Nguyen  I can't find your blog,  if you have one please let me know so that I can come visit.


Jennifer of   Plush Pussy Cat   has a very nice blog.   In her latest posting she shows some of the cute minis that she bought at a recent show.   If you look through her older postings you will see lots of lovely minis and  also some very cute plushy creatures.   Go by for a visit and have fun.


Thank you to all my (20, WOW) followers for visiting and leaving your kind comments.
                                                                                                                                                            

Meet My Cat

Olwyn of   Oly's little world  had a picture of her 2 ginger kittens on her new blog, so cute.  I started looking through pictures of my old boy,  so I thought you might like to see some.  These were taken this July.

This one is one of his senior moments,  he decided that the kitchen table (piled with alot of my crafts at the time) was a good place for a nap.  My husband took the picture and left it to me to move the cat. 

And here are a few older pictures.  He was a bit chubbier in these.

And an even older one with his older brother Kit.   ( He lived to just shy of 15 yrs old)

                                                           

I hope you enjoyed seeing my pictures.                                                                                                     

Thank you for visiting, Mary