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) 

Bible Study Goodies

Elizabeth's Bible Study group has assorted snacks after the lesson. Each mom brings the treat and this week I decided on a Turkey Theme since Thursday is Thanksgiving.

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon these cute turkey bags; which are basically a Ziploc bag and a cardboard topper. At 80-percent off I couldn't resist.

Each bag has been filled with homemade caramel popcorn.

 Plus, I made some cute turkey cookies for the girls.

 And here is everything all packed up just waiting for this evening.

I think the little girls are going to be so excited!

Making Crafts

I am so not a crafty person.

Sewing yes!

But oh not crafts!

Until today that is.....

Elizabeth and I made a wreath for the door. Even though it has an empty spot on the inside, where I attached the leaves a little too far to one side, and the bow was made with the wrong ribbon......I'm still happy with the overall appearance :o)

First Fire of the Season

Today our backyard was covered in sleet;

 So we built our first fire of the season.

 Elizabeth has been anxious to read by the fire once again.

And she just had to roast marshmallows too!

Preparing for Winter

We are slowly but surely getting the dead trees cut up into firewood.

 

Each time Pat or Jonathan cut a section of tree Elizabeth and I gather the logs and haul them to the back porch.

 We then separate the small branches into one pile;

 And the large logs into another pile.

 While out stacking, Elizabeth discovered a wasp nest inside a hollow section of a log. I sure was glad there were no wasp flying around!

Winter is suppose to arrive on Friday :o)