I needed a hanging lamp and I have a small collection of doilies that I've been saving for a rainy day.  Fortunately I live in Seattle so rainy days are all around me


I posted the tutorial on my blog:  http://sundaydrivedesigns.com/blog/?p=242.  It's kinda picture heavy so I thought i would give the Craftster servers a break

Hope you like it!

becky

I have a small basement apartment and it's hard to get a Christmas tree that doesn't look like the Griswald's family tree.  We found one last year and we bought a few little ornaments from Target, but I could never find a tree topper that didn't look like it was eating the tree.  Add to that, money is a little short this year, so I got a little creative.  I got a stack of holiday themed scrapbooking paper and made a bunch of origami cranes and one large one for as the tree topper!



http://beccalou.com/blogimages/treetopper.jpg
http://beccalou.com/blogimages/treecranes.jpg

The painted snowman ornament is one of my Dad's creations.  We get a handmade ornament from him every year.  Even Dad is crafty

I just finished one!  It was super easy!  Thank you so much for the directions.  They were a cinch to follow.  I'm going to make a few more for present.  I would advise against the using Sensations Angel, as the little hairs seemed to have found their way into my coffee.  I think if I plan on using yarn again, I'll loose a couple of stitches on each side.
Here's an action shot:


Thanks again for the pattern!  It totally rocks!

Thanks everyone for the kind words!  The wedding is tomorrow and after wrestling with the second pillowcase (I left out a letter on a word, then I realized I left an entire word out) they are done!  Here's the final product.  I added a couple of kissing love birds (adapted from the Doodle Stitching book).

It's not officially done yet, but it's close enough (ok, one pillowcase is done, the second one is almost done) - but you get the idea.

I found a quote from Robert Browning.  It says, "So, fall asleep love, loved by me, for I know love, I am loved by thee."

The paper is what I used for a template.  I ended up having to free hand everything because I didn't give myself enough space for the thread width.  I think it might need a few more embellishments, but I'm not sure.  Any input would be great!

Mom wants me to sell the pattern.  And I'm on the fence about that.

I snatched up a copy of Doodle Stitching and found a cute little boxer dog pattern.  Since my friend's bridal shower was coming up, and her and her husband own a boxer, I thought it would be cute to embroider the boxer on some tea towels.  They were the hit of the shower!


Of course, I was working on this right up until I had to leave for the shower.  Nothing like putting it off until the last minute

Becky

I've been waiting to make this until I found some fabric that I liked and was on sale... and what do you know, Joanns was having a sale!  Total cost - $3!



(Sorry for the fuzzy shot.  It was the best I could do without the flash)
Thanks for such an awesome tutorial!  I know I'll be making more of these.


Becky

Ok, here it is... the best of the worst action shots - Don't mind the workout wear.  I just got back from a run.



Becky

After working on the Anthropologie Inspired Capelet by julsey723 http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=62184.0 (thanks for such a great tutorial julsey723! I love that pattern!)
I got up the courage to work on something a bit harder - the French Girl Knits pattern - Fantine. 

I learned a few things on this one:
Read the entire pattern first.
Don't start something you really aren't sure about while watching your favorite tv shows. 

there's a few mistakes in it, but hey, that's what give it that "handknit" feel to it

All the details of the progress are on my blog:  http://beccalou.wordpress.com


Thanks for looking!

Becky

I finally got past the fear and knit it!  I used Brown Sheep's Cotton Fleece.  I can't remember the color at the moment.  I finished it last weekend and this weekend wore it and got many Ooos and Ahhhs.

I haven't figured out how to take a photo of me wearing it without cutting off my head or an odd angle, so here it is, in all it's glory... on the floor - posing for the camera


If I didn't get the image up there right, it's on my blog:
http://www.beccalou.com/blogimages/croppedcardi.jpg