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Handmade Holiday

In December (as you know), knitting takes a back seat to lots and lots and lots of other craftiness.

Ellie, Betty and I made wrapping paper while wearing pajamas (we were getting over our second wretched cold).

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The vacuum in the background represents my good intentions.

We also made our Annual Limited Edition Christmas Ornaments.

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Mamie was a big help.

When Ellie wasn’t looking, I made a family for the dollhouse she is getting for Christmas.

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Daddy, Mommy, Ellie and six cats.*

And, while it sometimes takes a back seat, there is always always knitting.

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A rooster for the shop and one for a customer.

Speaking of the shop, I did 90% of our Christmas shopping through Etsy this year. Ivey Christmas 2009 has been sponsored by my own shop and my brilliant customers. Because of this, I have developed a certain compulsion to stimulate individual economies. Each handmade Christmas present is not only a unique gift, but it has put a little more jingle in someone else’s pocket and a little more happy in their New Year.

For that, I am awarding myself 10 Do-Gooder Bonus Points.
Current Standings:
Christmas – 15, Emily – 15, Cats – 2 (for helping)

*Ted went to his Forever Home the week after Thanksgiving. His new family is a retired couple who is happy to make him the Center of Attention. Which is the only thing Ted ever wanted.

Thankful…um…Friday

I am thankful for finished objects.

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In time to wear it for Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for Ellie. But that’s kind of a given.

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Itty bitty vintage button.

I am also thankful for Tofurkey. A coyote ran off with our turkey (they got it out of the pen along with some other peoples’). Tofurkey saved the day. Ellie likes the fake meat better anyway.

Challenge Me

My imaginary friend, Christy, runs a monthly craft challenge. Participants buy a kit, and then using the supplies in that kit, create a Something. Then there is voting and the project with the most votes wins a prize. With one thing and another, I’ve never felt like I had the time or the resources to participate in what sounds like a ridiculous amount of fun.

But guess what? Fate sent me an invitation this October. As soon as I opened the kit I knew exactly what I was going to make. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the supplies are (were?) pink.

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Pink Pink Pink

You have to use some of each material provided, but you can add all the other stuff you want. And right here is where the camera battery claimed it needed a charge, so that’s the last of the in progress pictures.

With all that pink, there was really only one thing to make. I added a dowel, some more ribbon (no such thing as too much ribbon) and made judicious use of the low temp glue gun (coincidentally, the glue gun is also pink). And, since I am a knitter, some pink wool and this pattern to create a topper for my finished project.

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Plushy Heart Dangly Fairy Princess Wand! Yay!

What every little girly girl needs. Here is my creation modeled by my personal Plushy Heart Fairy Princess:

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Alaca-Cheese!

This was a lot of fun and after a month of thinking, only took a nap to create. Awesome. Thanks, Christy, for your crazy good idea and letting me play along this month!

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The “it’s been raining all day so tungsten it is” posed picture.