Embroidery Projects

One of my goals for this year was to do one crafty project every 2 months. That seemed like a reasonable goal. Not too much, but enough to get a few things done, right? Well, somehow this has been a very crafty year for me so far. I've already completed 7 projects! You already know about the fur wrap I made for the Father/Daughter Banquet, the monkey wallets for Hannah's upcoming birthday, and the notebook covers for the Awana girls. I also made some flannel burp cloths for baby gifts and will be making some baby blankets for the Craft Hope project this month. Below are some pictures of the embroidery projects I've also completed this year.

The first is a bag my friend Patsy bought me after Christmas to use for gift mixes next year. The felt bag already came with the leaf on it but I embroidered her name on the flap at the top. (She had jokingly said that I could just embroider her name on one and give it to her with refills, so that's what I did. Ha ha!) The color in this photo isn't the greatest, but the bag is Christmasy red and the green name matches the dark green in the leaf.


Here is a burp cloth I purchased and then embroidered the giraffe and baby name on it. The entire project took about an hour. So easy!


This is my biggest embroidery project yet. It's a pillowcase that I purchased stamped with the butterfly and flower design on it. I finished it just this past week and sent it to Pakistan for my mother-in-law. I hope she likes it! :)


And yes, I already have another embroidery project on the list that will be for a birthday present in August. Whew!

Back to Reality

Well, it's been a while since I've blogged. Did you give up on me? Jameel's sister, brother-in-law, and niece came for a visit for the last 10 days. We slept way too little, ate way too much, drank way too many soft drinks, and thoroughly enjoyed each other. Many games of cards, chess, badminton, and darts were played and new friends were made. We took them to the airport this morning and we already miss them and can't wait for them to come back!

I have a few blog posts that I hope to complete in the coming few days... as soon as I get all this laundry done. :) For now, I'll leave you with a few photos of our visit.

Monkey Wallets

I recently told you about this adorable Scrappy Wallet pattern that I found and modified to make some notebook covers. Well, I also decided to use that pattern to make some wallets to use as party favors for Hannah's upcoming birthday party. Can you guess what the theme of this party is going to be?







The banana buttons were hard to find, but I finally found them at an online shop called Blue Morning Expressions. The first shipment of buttons was lost in postal la-la land. But Julie was nice enough to send a second set and we then declared that we "baffled the banana button bandits." Gotta love alliteration. :)