Afghans

Hi everyone!
So here's my story about these 2 afghans.
My daughter told me she'd like an afghan for Christmas,
but she wanted it to be one with holes so it wouldn't be 
too warm for her.  She even sent me a picture of the one her
boyfriend has, so I'd know what she was talking about.
Well, being me, I needed to do something with a pattern,
so I made up this pattern.

I love how it turned out.

I even edged it with the variegated yarn.
Well, then I realized that this thing was beautiful,
but it was way heavier than she wanted.
Soooooooooooo

I had gotten some other yarn already that was 
similar in colors and I made her another one.
This one is really just what she was asking for,
and I think she'll love it.
I decided that she should have both of them,
one for when she doesn't need a heavy one
and one for when it's really cold in the house
and she needs extra warmth.
I know I'm a crazy Mom, 
but what can I say?
I want my girl to be happy,
AND warm!

Thanks for stopping by today to check out my
Christmas gifts that I made this year,
come again soon,  I'll be posting more.
Until then,
relax and enjoy the season.

 

Christmas Ornaments

Hello everyone!

I hope you've had a wonderful holiday season.

I know it's after Christmas, but I couldn't post

these before since they were made as gifts and I know

some of the recipients check out my blog now and then.

I have made it a tradition in the last few years to make an

ornament for each person that is at Christmas dinner with us.

This year is a little different, as there weren't many gathered

to celebrate on Christmas or any other time this season.

But I wanted to make ornaments anyway.

I happened to have some patterned felt and thought it would

work well for ornaments.

I found a tree and a star online that was easy to replicate

and made a pattern from them.

I then cut them out, hand stitched them and

stuffed them.

I think they turned out really pretty.

They are easy, pretty and didn't cost me

anything to make, and this year, that is a

real plus.

Once they were sewn and stuffed,

I added some pearl embellishments or 

little "dew drops" that I had in my stash.

Here are the stars.

I think they are just as cute as the trees.

I used embroidery floss to make a loop on top to hang 

from the tree.

I had my husband choose the one he wanted for our tree.

This is the one he chose.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I'll be posting more projects that I made as

Christmas gifts soon, so 

come again and see what I was up to this

Christmas season.

Until then,

think of something new to try in 2021.

 

Cookies for Santa

Merry Christmas!

I hope y'all are having a wonderful Christmas.

Today I'm showing you the plate I made for my

granddaughter.  Every child needs a 

"Cookies for Santa" plate.

I cut the vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo and 

adhered it to the back of the plate.

I know the words aren't centered, next time

I'll put the words on then put the center cut out on.

The plate will work just as well this way though.

I love the little cookies that I made for the

'o's' in cookies.
I think this turned out really cute and I know

she will be able to use it for years to come.

Thanks for visiting,

do come again.

Until then.

enjoy the holiday season.

 

Snow Storm Box

Hello crafty friends.

Today I have a project to show you that I made

for our little Marie.

Sara saw the idea somewhere and I offered to make this.

I started with this small Christmas box and 

added little trees, people, etc inside.

They are a little hard to see in the pictures, because the

front of the box is covered with screening.

The last thing I put in was some fake snow,

I used the kind that is like little pellets of styrofoam.

This makes a box that is like a snowglobe and great for

little ones to blow into.

When you blow into it the snow flies around.

This is a great exercise for my granddaughter who is

just learning to blow.

Here are a couple pictures of her with her

new snow box.

I think she'll have a lot of fun making snow

storms in this box.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you're doing well and getting some

holiday creating done.

Hopefully I'll see you again soon,

until then,

happy creating!

 

So Elfin Cute

Hello!

The Christmas season is upon us and

Marie needed a onesie.

I know there are people who may be offended

by this, and I'm sorry if you are, but we thought

it was pretty darn cute.

I cut the heat transfer vinyl with my

Silhouette Cameo and applied it with 

my heat press.

Thanks for stopping in to visit today,

I hope you'll come again.

Until then,

I wish you a calm and happy 

holiday season!

 

Ink Sprays

Hi and welcome!

Have you ever used spray inks?

I've had them for quite some time and have never 

really taken the time to use them.

I needed covers for a couple books that I made for 

Christmas gifts and decided to pull out the ink sprays

and give it a go.

I have a pad of canvas that I recently purchased,

so I got it out and got to work.

It was simple enough. I cut the canvas to the width 
I needed for the covers and started to spray.

I love how they turned out.

The little whitish specks are from a white 

Glimmer Mist. I wish the shimmer showed in the pictures.

I used a variety of Dylusions sprays, an Inkadinkado spray

(sorry can't find a link for this product)

 and a Tattered Angel Glimmer Mist for my canvases.

This is the other piece I did with the same colors.

You never know what it will end up looking like.

I also did some on card stock and loved the results.

Since I did these, I have sprayed a few more canvases 

for some Christmas projects, that I'll show you another time.

Will have to be after Christmas though, I don't want to ruin 

anyone's surprise.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope to see you again soon.

Until then,

pull out something from your stash that you

haven't used and give it a try.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Zoo Animal Balloon Card

Hello Blog friends!

My beautiful granddaughter turned one

in November and I made this card for her

birthday,  I had a lot of fun with it and

I think everyone loved it.

Stamp On It

has a whole line of these balloon 

stamps and holders. I got them all when

I was on the Eureka Stamps design team

years ago.

I stamped them all with VersaFine Black Onyx Ink

 and colored them with my Arteza colored pencils.

Then I fussy cut each one and adhered them to 

the background paper with foam tape.

Each balloon has a piece of twine attached

and held by the little girl.

I love how this card turned out,

we love taking Marie to the zoo,

so I thought this was a perfect card for her.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope all is going well with you and yours.

Come again soon,

until then;

Stay safe and stay healthy!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Special Delivery

Hello all!  

It's a bright, sunny, but cold day here in 

Western New York.  I hope all of you are staying 

safe and healthy

My son and his family got a new family member a few days

ago.  Bernadette is an elf and she has taken up residence 

at their home.  I'm sure she'll be getting into a some things

in the next few weeks.

Yesterday they received a "Special Delivery" to their

porch.  Seems Bernadette forgot to take some of her favorite

things with her in her haste to meet her new family.

"Mrs. Claus" packed up the clothes that she had made for

Bernadette in a home made suitcase and had them delivered

right to their home.

Elegant snakeskin suit case, specially made for 

Bernadette's clothes.

The carry strap was reinforced with brads and

it has a nice closure.

Inside were some crocheted and sewn clothes

made just for her.

Bernadette gave a little fashion show,

I think she looks adorable in her sweet little 

outfits.

These little outfits took no time at all to be worked up.

A little fiddly here and there since they are so small,

but well worth it.  

Bernadette should get years of wear from them.

Thanks for stopping in to see what I've been doing.

Lots of Christmas prep going on here in my craft room.

Hope your holiday prep is coming along nicely.

This year, things are going to be quite different,

but we'll have loads of handmade gifts at our house.

I hope you'll come visit again soon,

until then,

stay warm and cozy!

 

The Marvelous Miss Maezi

Hello and Welcome!

Today I have a couple things to show you 

that I made for a friends new grandbaby.

When I saw Elena post a picture with 
Maezi and the quote 

"The Marvelous Miss Maezi!"

I knew I had to put that on a bib for her.

I tried to find a font that was like the font 

for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel but 

couldn't find one, this was the closest I

could find, so I did my best.

Sorry these pictures aren't better,

it's tough getting a good photo of the

gold and glitter.

I also made this for her in honor 

of Grandma.

Both these projects were designed with my 

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software and

cut from heat transfer vinyl on my Silhouette Cameo.

I used my mount press to adhere the HTV to the bib

and onesie.

Maezi has a big sister, Sienna, and I thought she should

have a special gift too.  I made her this wish bracelet.

You tie it on your wrist and make a wish and wear it till

it falls off.  When it falls off, hopefully your wish will come 

true.  I'm told she wished to be a ballerina.

I hope her wish comes true.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you've been inspired in some way.

Come again soon.

Until then,

try to make someone's day special.

 

Tag Kits

Hello crafty friends!

In October we had a 2 day crop,

 complete with social distancing and masks.

One of the things we decided to do was a tag kit contest.

I went into my stash and found things that I thought

could coordinate on a tag and made up a kit for

each person that attended the crop.

My 2 "partners in crime" and I made up our tags

ahead of time to give everyone an idea of how to

use the kit.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of their tags

or the tags of all the croppers.

This is what I laid out when I was planning out my tag.

And this is the tag I ended up making.

Moved things around a little bit as I was working on

it and I was happier with the final result than the 

original layout.

Everyone made the tags and got tickets for the

prize drawing for each of the elements that they used on their

tag.  Everyone was very creative and I wish I had remembered

to take pictures of the tags.

We may just do something like this again,

everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what

I've been up to.

Come again soon,

until then,

try something different.

 

Thanksgiving Onesie

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving

and have lots to be thankful for.

I know I do and one thing I'm extremely thankful for

is my granddaughter, Marie.  She has brought joy,

love and sweetness to this difficult time.

My daughter in law had some onesies sent to me

and told me to do whatever I wanted to them.

Marie needed a onesie for Thanksgiving and this

is what I came up with.

She has the best chubby legs ever and 
I thought this suited her perfectly.

Jaryd and Sara love it and I know she's looking 

cute in it with her "turkey" pants.

Here's a picture of Marie with her Thanksgiving 

onesie, but she doesn't have her turkey pants on yet.

Thanks for stopping by,

come again soon.

You never know what you'll see on 

Kristie Kreates!

 

Swap Christmas Card

Hello and welcome!

Today's card was made for a friend in 

an art swap group I'm in.

I'm hoping that by the time this is posted

the card has arrived at it's destination.

It was sent plenty early, but had to go to 

Australia and with the mail the way it has been

during the pandemic, I'm sure it's taking a while to arrive.

When the card is flattened, it fits into an 

A-2 card envelope.

Take it out of the envelope and the base slides 

down and the card is free standing.

The stamps I used are from the

Quirky Christmas Set

by Avery Elle

This card is actually very simple to make,

but looks more difficult and impressive.

Here is a video showing how to make it.

Thanks for stopping by and spending a little 

time with me.

Come again soon,

until then

try a new card design!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

 

Strawberries for Marie

Hi!  I hope you're having a wonderful day.

Today I have some cute little strawberries to show you.

My granddaughter, Marie, turned one on

November 14th and Sara asked me if I could

make some strawberries for the party.

Marie absolutely loves strawberries so

they decided this would be the theme for her

party.

I found a pattern online, there are many to 

choose from. and got to work crocheting them.

They don't take much yarn and they are fast

to work up.

I think they turned out very cute and 

they are nice and soft, so Marie can play with them.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you are well and keeping safe.

Come again soon, 

you never know what you'll find on
Kristie Kreates!

 

Snowman Card with Gelli Print Background

Hello Blog fans!

Today I have a cute Christmas card to show you.

I was cleaning out some things one day recently,

and found a few pieces that I had stamped and colored, 

but never used.  This cute snowman was one of them.

I fussy cut him and adhered him to a 

gelli print background that I had recently made.

I think he looks quite cute.

He'll be sent out to someone this Christmas season.

Thanks for popping in today.

Have you made your Christmas cards yet?

I hope you'll stop again soon,

until then:

finish up something you set aside.

 

Scarf set for Marie

Hi blog fans!

Today I have a little different project to show you.

My granddaughter celebrated her first birthday on

November 14th and I wanted to knit something for her.

I decided on a hat, scarf and mitten set.

This is what I started with.

I saw this big spool of coordinating yarn at the 

store, it happened to be on sale and I thought it

would be perfect for this project.

I'm sorry I can't link you to any patterns,

because I just flew by the seat of my pants

for these pieces.
I looked at a few patterns for hats and mittens

then made up my pattern as I went.  

They were all actually very easy to make,

my only problem was knowing what size to make

them.  I did get an estimate from a couple patterns

I found online and guesstimated as I went.

I did pretty well, the only thing is that the mittens

are a little long, but that's okay, they will stay in the sleeves

of her jacket better this way.

Here are a couple pictures of Marie in her scarf set.

I'm glad you stopped in today and I hope 

you enjoyed my post and will come again soon.

Until then,

try something different!