Ornaments: veggies

As much as I'd like to say the reason for my absence in posting is due to having too many projects to post about, I can't.  No excuses here.  But what I can say is that it's that time of year again and I'm putting some time in.  This week I filled an order for Garden Fever! in NE Portland.  I put together a dozen selected veggies.  I don't have a huge variety of veg cookie cutters so I cut each one of these sweet ornaments by hand and stitched them up for their December 1 event.  There are still plenty there, so if you feel the need, you know where to go! ;)

Eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, parsnips, cabbage and beets, oh my!  Each are hanging on a festive green cord.

Ornaments: Peace and Love

What more can you ask for than peace and love?!  Not much in my book.  As I listen to Scarlett saying "mamamama" in her crib to try and get out of her one nap of the day, I feel amazingly blessed to have plenty of both in my life, even while there needs to be more of both in the rest of the world.  The last ornaments on my list are now complete, and I feel it's pretty appropriate to have doves for Wes' grandmas and a heart with "paperdoll" children for my mom.

The doves, one with flower wings and the other with gentle snowflakes, seems very apt for two women who are pretty peaceful beings.  I almost wish I made these first, because if I had, everyone may have gotten them.  So simple, and so great in the end.

My mom does most everything with a good intention (and even of her ornery things).  Her heart is huge and in the center of it are her grandkids.  So here they are, 2 little girls and 1 little boy!  I suppose I could have rearranged them to be her children, also 2 girls and 1 boy, but I'll let her say they are whatever she wants them to be, maybe they just represent both.

Ah, I'm feeling mighty proud of myself for getting these all done before December 1.  Yes, I'm one of those crazy people who are usually done shopping in general now.  More than avoiding the stress, I prefer to shop early so that I choose gifts for people that really make me think of them, perhaps that they will even find useful and not just end up on a shelf or in a drawer.  That's my deal, and now I get to relax and enjoy the month!

Have a great winter!

Ornaments: kiddo vehicles

My niece and nephew are 2 and 3 years old and are going to have a great time with these.  Last year I made them gingerbread people, and when we visited them in September, they had kept them out to play with.  I'm sure these will make great additions to their collections.  The truck has an open topped bed so that he can put little things in it, sticks and gravel, or maybe just organic O's.  My niece is quite a princess, so she can pretend play with this little bug that she is zipping around town!