Two little ornaments....

I made these two ornaments using a pattern I have 

in the Art to Heart book called Sew Necessary.

The pattern is for scissor fobs.

I thought I would using them as ornaments.

Cute eh!

I will use one as a teacher gift.

But the other one I'm keeping.

I was sick yesterday and part of today.

But, I'm feeling better now.

Back to work tomorrow and Sunday.

Have a great weekend.

Hugs

I made something!!!!

Hi everyone,

I know it's been a while.

I've been in a rut.

I just couldn't get myself to make anything for a while.

I don't know if any of you have ever been through that. 

I have all these quilts that need to be finished.

But, I just couldn't get motivated to do any sewing.

I've been so, so busy lately.

I've just been too tired and not motivated.

But, today, I went to visit my crafty sister Michele.

I woke her up this morning!!!

Sorry, Michele!!!!

I had brought some of my Christmas Scrapbooking paper,

and my new fiskars circle cutter.

And I made some ornaments for my Christmas tree.

We will be putting our Christmas tree tomorrow.

It was fun to finally get something made for the holidays.

I will try to show up here a bit more often.

Hugs

A mini quilt done and an ornament!!!

I had a busy day today.

I worked, then went out of town with my husband

for three hours to pick up a guitar my husband traded.

We then picked up the kids from the inlaws, and came home at about 8 pm.

I brought my stitching with me on the ride

and managed to stitch the free pattern that was posted on Gail Pan Designs Blog.

I really love this little stitchery. Thanks Diane for suggesting it to me yesterday.

 Because I was looking for a stitching project to make.

I decided to give this as a gift. I quilted it by machine.

I think it turned out pretty cute.

And I got this little quilt done in one day.

Love it!!!

I also made a little ornament I designed myself.

It is my first prototype. It needs a bit of adjusting.

 But I still really like it.

 It is very simple, and did not take very long to make.

I plan to make a set of six little stitched ornaments with a different word on it.

 I think it is going to be a nice addition to my tree.

 I hope you like it.

It is almost 1:00 am. So I better go to bed.

I have to be up in 4 hours to work.

Ariane :o)

Another Block done and a few cute ornaments

On the weekend, I spent some time with my daughter making some Christmas ornaments. This is a tradition for our family. I always make some simple decorations with the kids to put on the tree. The boys were not as interested so my daughter and I went ahead and made some. She painted some simple wooden ornaments with an aqua color. This is her favorite color. I had bought a Martha Stewart stamp and glitter starter kit (on sale 30% off). I also bought some cheap Christmas stamps. These were $1.50 each. We had fun using the glue and glitter to decorate these ornaments. I just have to glue the ribbon to the back in order to hang them on the tree. Aren't these cute!!!

I also finished another Shabby Roses Block. Only 3 more blocks to make. Yeah!!

I have to work evenings tonight. Have a great day.

Happy Stitching!!

Hugs Ariane

Handmade Christmas Ornament Inspiration from Flickr

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Just a little inspiration to help you create your own wonderful Handmade Christmas Ornaments.

Enjoy!!

Hugs Ariane

A Christmas Stitchery and Ornament

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good day. I was very glad that the weather cooled down today. It was a nice breasy day. I had to work but it was much cooler at work and made it a lot more bearable. I finished a little Christmas stitchery tonight. It's really cute. I also made a little angel ornament. Both these patterns came from the "Art to Heart: Star of Wonder" pattern booklet. I really love the patterns by Nancy Halvorsen at Art to Heart. The instructions are really great and easy to follow. The patterns are beautiful as well. So, that's one project done for the Di's Christmas "3" in August Challenge. Only 2 more to do. I'm cutting it close to the end of the month. I've been working so much though....and I'm still not 100% back to my normal self. So, I kind of have to pace myself and not over do it. I don't want to get sick again. I really can't afford it. I hope you like it. I really do. It was quick and easy.

Happy Stitching!!

Ariane :o)

It's my first day blogging!

Hi Everyone,

I've finally taken the plunge and decided to make a blog. I've been reading blogs for inspiration for a long time now. I am amazed with all the quilts and crafts that I have seen. I hope to share with you a few of my projects. I'm just a beginner quilter. I just started quilting last summer. I've done cross-stitching for many years, and have now started to try some embroidery. I just finished a Christmas gift I made for my mom. I don't have a very good sewing machine, so I did some hand stitching and some hand quilting. I also did some of the sewing with my machine. The table runner was hand-pieced and quilted. The place mats were sewn together with the machine and hand quilted.

I also made a bag. It was my first attempt at making one. I got the pattern out of the Australian Country Threads magazine. I just love the pattern. Mom should be getting her gift tomorrow. I'm not too worried about her seeing this before she gets it because she doesn't have a computer.

I also made a few Christmas ornaments. I just made my own pattern and tried it out to see if they would work. They turned out pretty good. It was a lot more work then I had expected. But it was fun.

Well, that's all for today. I hope to be able to share more with you soon.

Ariane