I finally got around to making this year’s Christmas ornaments. The whole process went fairly smoothly right up until I needed the glue gun. I’ve got two, you would think that I would be able to locate at least one of them fairly quickly.
The glittery stuff is called “microbeads.” It took a fair amount of googeling to find that out.
I also revised my Holiday Baking menu to contain only fruit flavored things: Applesauce Cake, Lime Shortbread, Strawberry Thumbprint Cookes, and Golden Fruitcake Bars. I am not particularly interested in eating any of those things (I wanted to make Anita’s Kringles), but this way everything matches. Next year, I am thinking of making the Knitted Ornaments in Handknit Holidays and baking only round things to go with them.
The other thing I’ve finally managed to do is finish the back of M’s cabled vest.
It doesn’t look finished, but it is.
It looks like it will fit just fine in the new size. It also looks like I am going to have a whole lot of yarn left over. I will save it for next year’s Christmas ornaments. Maybe I will bake only orange things. Cheese straws are orange. This could work out well for me.
The ornaments are lovely.
Cheese straws? hehe The sugared pear ornaments are beautiful! I hadn’t thought of making something like that before. I’ll debut our “ornament of the year” soon as well but I promise it’s not as elegant as yours. M’s vest – great color!
Cheese Straws in ’07? Sweet.
Wow…those are so pretty! I thought I was a matchy person, but you have me beat I think.
The ornaments are gorgeous. I’m in for the cheese straws!
your ornaments are wonderful. youcould always make orange balls for haning on the tree. but cheese straws work too
Lime shortbread? Sounds fantastic. And while cheese straws sound good, I vote for knitted crunchy style Cheetos. Or you could knit persimmons. The vest is awesome.
Your baking sounds delicious! You could use the leftover orange yarn, mix it with some blue and make ornaments 🙂
Those are ornaments?? they look good enough to eat!
Those pear ornaments are so nice! Cheese straws sound really good right now. I kind of like the idea of an orange theme. Speaking of which, I like the vest.
How did you make the pears? It’s hard to glean what the “sugar” is on them from the pic – beads, crystals? Curiouser and curiouser.
Please share with us how you made the ornaments – my tree needs them!!
Emily – those ornaments are great. You’re just so crafty!
Wow! Those ornaments are so pretty. So is the sweater!
I love the ornaments! How did you do them, Emily?
I love the ornaments! How did you do them, Emily?
amazing ornaments – and that vest is looking fabulous!
The round ornaments are the most fun I’ve ever had knitting. Seriously. And your pear ornaments look great.
The ornaments are GORGEOUS!! Geesh girl – you should start making some to sell!! Cheese straws sound yummy and the cable sweater is looking divine girl.