Tissue Covers....

Lately, I've been working on these cute little tissue covers for a craft sale, and as gifts.  They are super fast and easy, and so festive looking.

A Baby Blanket.....

I made this blanket for a friend a little while back, who needed a gift for a baby shower.  I made it with  chocolate brown, lime green, bright blue, bright pink, and purple yarn.  It was about 36" square finished.

They yarn was so soft and felt really good on my hands while I was making it.

Have a wonderful day!
Emily

Christmas Stockings......

For this Christmas, I made everyone in my family new stockings to use.  In addition to these shown, I made a few more to hang on the railing of our stairs.  They look so festive!

This is the stocking that I made for my sister, Elisabeth.  She picked out the fabrics herself.  They make me think of the Victorian time period.  So delicate and pretty!

This is the stocking I made for my brother, Ethan.  He picked out the fabric for it.  He LOVES animals.

This is the stocking that I made for my Dad.  I think the little snowmen on it are too cute!

This is the stocking I made for my Mom.  The fabrics she picked out for this stocking also remind me of the Victorian era.

This is the stocking for my youngest brother, Ean.  He loves it!

And finally this is the one I made for myself.  I love the fabrics!


Have a great day!
Emily

The Tapestry Poem

I found this poem by Corrie Ten Boom and love it!  She is such an inspirational person!

The Tapestry Poem

My life is but a weaving
Between my God and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaveth steadily.

Oft' times He weaveth
sorrow;
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I the underside.

Not 'til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And reveal the reason why

The dark threads are as needful
In the weaver's skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.

He knows, He loves, He cares;
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives the very best to those
Who leave the choice to Him.

~Corrie Ten Boom

This Year's Doll Dres

Every year, my mom's Smocking Guild raffles off a doll, along with outfits and accessories.  Every member gets to make an outfit for the doll's wardrobe.  This year, I made this dress.  It's my go-to Liberty Jane Clothing pillowcase dress.  It sews up so quickly, and the possibilities are endless.  I absolutely love making these dresses!  So much fun!

Have a blessed day!
Emily

A Soap Cozy......

I made this soap cozy for a neighbor recently, using light blue cotton yarn, and this pattern.  I have made lots of soap cozies from this pattern over the years to give to friends, family, and neighbors. What's neat about most soap cozies, like this one, is that you leave the bar of soap in it, and take it in the shower/bath with you.  The cotton yarn is soft, but has a little bit of a roughness to it, which serves as an exfoliator.  Very neat!

Have a great day!

Emily

Doll Dress.......

The Smocking Guild that my Mom is involved in, was having a raffle for an American Girl Doll with a complete wardrobe.  This is the dress I made to contribute to the wardrobe.

It's a pillowcase-style dress made with a Pixie Faire pattern.  I made it from a cute pink floral fabric.  I have used this pattern a lot and really like it.  It sews up very fast and fits the dolls very well.

The pattern for this dress can be found here.

This is the flower I made to go with it.  If interested, you can find the pattern here.

Have a great day!
Emily

Most Delicious Chocolate Chip Banana Bread In The World...........

This is my family's favorite banana bread recipe.  It's too good not to share!





Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees.  And grease a bread pan.

In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup butter, softened, and 3/4 cup sugar (I used sucanat, which is an unrefined sugar, but you can use any kind of sugar you want).  Blend it until it's light and fluffy.

Next mash up two medium sized bananas.

Then measure out 1/2 cup of sour cream or unsweetened/plain yogurt.  Add the banana and sour cream/yogurt to the mix and blend well.

 Add 2 cups all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. baking soda and mix it up.

Blend it well.

Next add about 3/4 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and blend them in.  You can use more or less depending on how chocolate-y you want your bread.

Put the dough in your greased (and floured if you want) pan and stick it in the oven for approx. 55-65 min. or until a toothpick inserted in the center of it comes out clean.  Cool for 15 min. then take the bread out of the pan.

The last thing left to do is enjoy!

Have a great day!
Emily

A New Outfit For Dolly

I recently made this new outfit for a 18" doll.  It has three pieces: a shirt, jeans, and a scarf.  

I experimented with the different settings on the camera, and this is what came out.  The colors POP!

Here are the jeans.  I used a Pixie Faire pattern found here.  I love this pattern and have made many pairs of jeans using it.

I used my mom's sewing machine to do some decorative stitching on the pockets.....

And the shirt was made with the free Tank Top pattern, also from Pixie Faire.

Have a great day!

Emily

Bookmarks......

This Christmas, I crocheted two of these bookmarks for my Mom.  I used a free pattern I found on Ravelry.  I used size 10 cotton crochet thread, a size 6 steel crochet hook, and some pink scrap ribbon.  They came out really pretty!  They look very delicate and elegant.  I'm thinking about making some for my Bible too!

Here's a picture of both of the bookmarks together.  If interested, you can find the pattern here.  I hope to be posting more pictures of items I made as gifts for Christmas very soon.


Have a great day!
Emily