Santa Candy Jars
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My Mom bought some Santa candy jar kits over the summer and sent them home with me from our STL trip. I worked up an initial version when I got back and he’s pretty darn cute.
Read MoreTeam Pumpkin Carving Party
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I tend to throw pumpkin carving parties around Halloween each year because I just love carving pumpkins. I wasn’t able to host one in 2019 due to random illness (plus double pink eye - eew) and 2020 obviously didn’t happen because of the pandemic. This year I asked my team if they’d be interested in doing a remote carving party since we’re spread out across the country and it seemed like a fun activity we could all do together.
Read MoreHarvest Moon Pocket Shawl
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Mom mentioned she had seen a pocket shawl she’d really like to have a few months ago. I pushed her to find a picture and sure enough it was one I had seen on Instagram from a designer I follow.
Read MoreCleaning & Memories
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I’ve been working on cleaning out the closet in my office and came across a bittersweet memory - a Domo stuffed animal that Grams sewed for Jeff sometime shortly after we moved to the PNW.
Read MorePuff Flower Tank Top
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Two of my favorite crochet designers had neat tops made out of individually crocheted flowers, so I took it as a sign that I should try to construct a top of my own.
Read MoreThe Wonderland Top
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I discovered a new-to-me crochet artist on Instagram at the end of 2020 - CrochetWithAlannaMiall. She has so many neat pieces and I just love her style. Earlier this year she released a pattern for the Wonderland top - it has a really neat back with an option for short sleeves or long flared sleeves. Since I’ve had decent success in creating tops for myself so far, I decided to purchase the pattern and see what would happen.
Read MoreFoil Birthday Card
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I was able to make a pretty nice looking foil birthday card for Mom using my Cricut so maybe practice is actually paying off.
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