A Canopy Bed for Christmas

Two or three months ago I spotted a canopy bed on Craig's List. I was excited even though the asking price was $500. The bed turned out to be loose and wobbly so we didn't buy it. Then, not even a week later, I spotted the exact same bed at a used furniture store minus the canopy top for $50. Wow was I ever excited!

Pat spent about 3 days making a canopy frame out of copper tubing for the bed.

 The color of the tubing and the color of the wood worked very well giving the bed a nice antique look.

Elizabeth was very happy with the bed. Now I need to find just the right fabric for making the actual canopy.

Christmas Eve

Now that it's officially Christmas Eve Elizabeth got to open up her traditional Christmas Eve pajamas.

I love these pajamas. They are a 2-piece set with long pants and a blouse with long sleeves.

 The fabric is a red knit covered in sock monkey heads and tiny hearts. I found this fabric during a summer clearance sale at Jo Ann's.

 The fabric is soft to the touch and the pajamas look so comfortable on Elizabeth that I may make myself a pair after Christmas; providing I can find more knit on the clearance rack.

Crochet Dishcloth

When it comes to crochet there is much to learn; especially how to read a pattern. Back in October I came across a simple dishcloth pattern that was easy to read and easy to understand. Before I knew what was happening I made a dishcloth that looked squared!

 My mind began thinking a mile a minute as I envisioned making homemade dishcloths for everyone on my Christmas List.

 I managed to make several dishcloths using cotton yarn I had in my stash. Sadly, I had a hard time finding a match in a coordinating solid color.

 When I discovered my local Wal-Mart store had a selection of variegated cotton yarn with matching solid yarn I bought some and got busy; but sadly I ran out of time.

Only three people on my Christmas List were gifted a handmade dishcloth set.

 Each set included one variegated dishcloth, one solid dishcloth, and a bottle of dish soap;

Which were then wrapped in a cloth drawstring bag made from a kitchen print fabric.
I guess all my mismatched dishcloths can be saved for next Christmas; which gives me a whole year to search for coordinating solid colors :o)