I always feel a little sad taking down the Christmas decorations. The house always seems empty. This year I decided to make a winter wreath to hang up when I took the Christmas wreath down. I was inspired by this wreath. I followed the decorations for finger knitting, and finger knit an entire skein of fluffy blue yarn. Then I wrapped it around a wire wreath frame. After I finished wrapping … [Read more...]

Last year I forgot about teacher gifts until the last minute. This year I'm trying to work ahead.The kids rotate teachers for different subjects (math, science, and reading) but they each have the same three. So I wanted to make something for each of them.I've got the reading and math teachers gifts made so far.I was going through my scrapbook paper collection and found these two fun papers. I mod … [Read more...]

My middle sister is not a crafter. So I was a little surprised when she told me that she went to a craft night with some friends to make a Christmas pine wreath. (With live pine boughs.)Like most craft nights there was more visiting than crafting. So she brought the rest of her supplies to my house for me to help her finish.Our wreath, wire, and some embellishments all waiting to be … [Read more...]