Diana, not a seamstress and would fail to qualify in running a sewing machine. A necessity to create a project for sewing class in order to receive the credit for Home Economics. The pair of pajamas did not last through one week’s slumber.
Female adults in my mom’s family knitted and crocheted all the time. She didn’t really care for it finding her niche in painting and other things. Thus, my sister and I were not introduced into the past time.
Enjoy creating egg shell mosaics, painting furniture, finding ways to make something tossed into something new again.
Candle Holders:
http://www.amazinginteriordesign.com/__trashed/
Holiday Ideas:
https://theaceofspaceblog.com/6-simple-and-beautiful-last-minute-holiday-decorating-ideas/
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Qiviut - Chickens in the Road It’s been some time since the site was visited (before my computer crashed)So many URLs collected and lost (sigh)!
Thanks for the links – in particular, I love the candle holders. The glow of candles, especially around the holidays, is something I really enjoy. Several of the candle holder projects look like something I could do for this Christmas – I generally do not buy gifts, but try to make them.
Back around 2015, I saw a pattern for a mason jar cover (crocheted). Having no need for something as large as a mason jar, I set about to convert the pattern to something smaller, like a jelly jar. I do some jelly canning and give it as gifts and it's nice to also give someone a cover for the jar after the jelly is all gone. Along with the cover, they get two candles – a tea candle and a battery tea candle (not everyone wants a real flame).
An aunt of mine died and left some beautiful cotton thread and some baby yarn. She has two granddaughters – one was pregnant at the time and one had gotten married about a month before. I made a baby blanket out of her baby yarn for the new great-grandbaby and then, for a wedding present, made a set of jelly jar candle covers and a doily out of the thread. While doing this, I re-designed the top of the jelly jar cover – prior, it did not cover the band where the top screwed on – now it does and I think it's a nicer look.
Pictures – the original design, one lit up & one not. The one on the porch rail is the new design.
