First, I'm just bursting to share this paper star project with you. My co-worker discovered it and made one for her front window. Once I saw it, I had to make one of my own. It's no secret that my heart beats happy over pink glitter, so naturally the scrapbook aisle at JoAnn for glittery paper was high on the priority list.
This thing is TWO FEET WIDE! And beautifully stunning in it's glittery glory. I intend it to go in our front window which is exactly 36" square, but I need a ladder to reach the window and my husband has the ladders all gunked up from a home-addition he is building, so we'll have to make do with this less-than-ideal photo and just pretend it's hanging in the window for now.
Total cost: $1.00! You can make your own by following the tutorial here.
In other news, the fabric I previewed last week turned out wonderfully as a skirt. Again, I'm really impressed with the Sew Serendipity book. It takes complicated-looking garments and breaks them down into easy pieces. Perhaps I'll even try sewing a jacket soon!
When I bought this fabric, I had envisioned wearing the skirt with an off-white sweater. As luck would have it, the hot pink exactly matched the sweater I crocheted last winter. Love it when things just fall together like that. The skirt has faux suede accents.
The sweather is loosely based on one from the book Crochet That Fits, but I added the two-toned cuffs and waistband using a double-ended hook and two colors of yarn worked together. It makes a nice stretchy ribbing. They're attached with an exposed slip-stitch.
Lastly, the kids requested that we hang stockings this year. I never did stockings as a child and if my husband did, it wasn't a big deal I guess, because we've never done it as part of our new family traditions. Apparently it's important now! So I crafted up some quick little felt elf stockings. The pattern for these is a free download from Family Fun.
The instructions say to hand sew the whole thing (ack!) and they use a decorative stitch too; looks like blanket stitch to me. I actually stopped reading the directions at the hand-sewing point and went straight for the pattern. My version is made entirely out of felt. The beauty of felt is that after sewing the seams, you can trim right up next to it so the lining of the stockings show all around the edge. It almost looks like decorative piping that way, with a lot less effort. Both of these took about 30 minutes to make. Super easy.
Next up...a facelift for adorable owls and a home-office makeover!
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