This is a "Blessings Jar" that I made for my secret sister at church. The idea is to jot down your blessings and then fold 'em up and place them inside the jar. Then on New Years Day next year, open your jar and read all your blessings. I plan to include a pretty pen and note pad. The jar is just an old spaghetti sauce jar. I covered the lid with fabric using mod podge and then made the cozy using the same fabric. The lettering is done using a fabric transfer that I printed. I was going to stitch it by hand, but the family has been sick with the flu and I was short on time. 

My son saw a Jake pillow at the game store for $19.99!  I thought, "I can make a bigger one for a whole lot less." So here's what I came up with. It's a 20x20 pillow. I only spent $12.50 on supplies and have enough fleece left to make a Jake hat and pocket warmers. 

Whipped up this cute little bag using a tute I'd added to my faves a long time ago. Glad I got around to making it. It's a little gift for my SIL. Found the tute on vintagericrac.blogs pot.com, in case anyone is interested.

I bought myself a Skirt Purse from a friend at work who was taking up a Thirty One order with the hopes that I would be able to sew my own skirts. And I did!  I love how they turned out. I made the floral one first with fabric I had on hand. And bought the oriental print yesterday at Joann's. I just love it.

These are Springerle cookies I made last weekend. The stomach flu has ravaged our house, so this is the only baking I've done. But they turned out so pretty!

I saw this on Martha Stewart's website and thought it was a good idea. So here is my version (and her's as well) http://www.marthastewart.com/273268/bath-apron :

I made this for a swap and was really pleased with how it turned out. I haven't done in kind of needlework in many, many years. And I did the bag without a pattern (which is a big deal for me because I'm a new sewer).

My 7 and 9 year old helped me sew these cute little totes for their teachers. And I had some extra fabric, so I made them fabric journal covers.

I made this for a friend for her birthday. I love this fabric. I am a fairly new sewer, but the pattern was easy to follow.

Made these today with the kids. Very simple and no sewing involved. We used Heat n Bond Ultra. It was my first time using this brand and I really liked it. I got the idea from this blog:
http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2009/11/tiny-hands-turkey-applique-tutorial.html