Birthday Cards for family

  E for Elizabeth (Mum)

L for Liam (cousin's little boy) turning 5 in April

Nana's 99th birthday card

Dad's birthday card - R for Robert

Welcome, baby Noah

Gift for my cousin's new baby boy, Noah.  Hand knotted fleece blanket (baby animals on one side, coordinating yellow on the other), baby ducks stitched on to a short-sleeve onesie and cap.  Forgot to take a picture of the card sent for his welcome but it was an N with a patchwork teddy bear on the front.

Jam & Marmalade Making

Exploits of jam making from the end of 2011 and now.  Rhubarb, Rhubarb and Strawberry, Strawberry, Raspberry and Plum jams are all stored for the winter!  Won't have to buy any for a long, long time!!



20 pots of marmalade in varying sizes, plus several that have been eaten already and a few have been given away - probably made about 26 jars all up.  Also all stored ready for the winter!

Cards, cards and more cards!

A card for a baby boy, with so many friends due within the next few months, I thought I'd better replenish my stocks of baby cards!

I've also been stitching an initial card for family members.  This one's for my cousin's daughter, Lily.  Using ribbon and embellishments hopefully she'll enjoy it. 

Final Christmas card for this season.  A patchwork heart, which could have worked for other occasions too, but I just liked the idea of a Christmas heart.  Using foam tape, it has a 3D quality to it too along with a holly embellishment. 

More initial cards to come (both birthday and Christmas initials).

Meet Lavender with her necklace and Emerald with her beach ball and beach blanket.  These were made to order for a lady to give to her two daughters.  The beach ball is needlefelted as well and it's the first time I've needlefelted accessories to go with a bear.  

Theodore

This is Theodore, the first bear I've made that can stand up on his own!  I think I'm getting the hang of this bear-making-needlefelting lark.  Now, if I could just get the arms and legs the same size first time round (without having to make an extra arm or leg) then things would be sweet!  Theodore (Teddy for short) is made from pale blue wool with dark blue pads on his hands, feet and inside his ears. 

Christmas Cards and Ornament

The reindeer is just held with a little piece of double-sided tape so it can easily be removed and used as a tree ornament.  I used 'Silly Season' Kaiser paper and ribbon I bought a while ago.  Rubons of stars and inside the card reads "Believe in Magic" with another star.

Again, Kaiser scrapbooking paper and gift tag.  Rubon 'Merry Christmas' and a gold ribbon to add a little extra depth.  No stitching in this card.  Inside is a chipboard greeting 'warm wishes'.

A felt Christmas tree shape, leather thong with red bead, and I stitched a little penguin with his red/green scarf on.  Co-ordinating thread to stitch the penguin to the tree finished it off (I was going to just stitch a border round and then glue it on, but decided the glue might show through so I stitched it on instead).