Merry Christmas!

May it be filled with yarn-y goodness!

Merry Christmas

I'm sorry I haven't been posting much, but it is a crazy time of year here!! I want to wish all my blog readers a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and wonderful holiday season!

Merry Christmas!

Another Ornament

Here is another one of my favorite ornaments! I received this one last year from my friend and crochet mentor, Dee. I absolutely love it! It is the tiniest crocheted hat and mittens I have ever seen! All in a beautiful rose color. I need to figure out how to make this myself...wouldn't it be a great gift for people??? And could you imagine a while Christmas tree covered in them!! How SWEET!!

My New Christmas Ornament

Every year I like to get a new ornament for my tree. This year I let Heather pick one out. She choose this beautiful clay angel!! I am so in love with it! I look at it everyday and say THANKS for all the wonderful things in my life.

I hope to share some more of my favorite ornaments with you all this week before we take the tree down next weekend. Now I need to get back to crocheting!

A Difference of Opinion

OK, so my husband and I have VERY different opinions on which Wii Game to get Heather for Christmas!!! I think she will LOVE The Littlest Pet shop, he thinks WWE Smackdown vs. Raw (2009)!! So what's a good mommy to do??? She buys BOTH!!! I'll keep you informed on which one she likes better! LOL!!!

PS: I think I should've wagered a bet on this one! LOL!!

Happy!!

It is snowing very hard here right now. My daughter, the neighbor kids, and I are playing on the Wii and I am baking chocolate chip cookies! I LOVE Christmastime!!

I only wish my husband wasn't driving home over the mountains from Denver right now!! Please keep him in your prayers! Safe Travels to all who are out in this kind of weather!

The Best Christmas Picture EVER!

From last night's Christmas party and Grand Junction Chrysler. And it was only a 4 pack of play-doh! LOL!!

And here she is in a stunning hand knit sweater by Beth of JusShar Designs! Like I've said before, and I'll say it again....I REALLY need to get better at my knitting! LOL!!

OK, time to get my day started....we are heading to the mall to go Christmas shopping! Have a great weekend!

Christmas Gifts

Just wanted to make a quick post to share with you all some of the gifts I am making this year. I had to limit it though....some of my family reads my blog! LOL!!

My all-time favorite gift that I made is for Heather's teacher!! I purchased a gift certificate to Starbucks and while I was there, I grabbed an extra venti cup and lid. Inside the cup I placed a hand crocheted scarf in the softest, most amazing, Italian yarn in black and gold! YUM!! (I actually made one of these scarves for myself this year, but in rust and gold, LOL!!) OK, back to the gift! I then crocheted a coffee cup cozie and put it on the outside of the cup and attached the gift card (in it's cute little knitted holder that I also got at Starbucks!) Finished it off with a bow! Now isn't this just adorable!!

OK, I also want to share a purse I made for my niece in San Diego (CORA- don't let L near the computer!!!) I found this pattern in an old crochet magazine and thought that since it doesn't snow in CA, my niece would love a snowman purse!!! I love it and will probably make myself one next year! LMAO!!

Now I need to get back to crocheting! Three more gifts need to be finished and in the mail by Saturday! Plus, tonight is Heather's birthday party! Have a great day!

Ramble on....

OK, like I said before, this is a C-R-A-Z-Y time of year for us!! Thursday night Heather had her school's Christmas Party and Program. Here she is wearing her pretty dress that I made for her. She loved it and was the only one in a handmade/boutique dress.

Also on Thursday I met with a wonderful woman, Kathy, who needed my crochet help! She had a problem....her best friend's Grandmother was making her best friend an afghan. Well, unfortunately the Grandma passed away before she finished it and she was working from a pattern in her head! So Kathy wanted to finish the blanket for her friend, but couldn't figure out the pattern! She stopped into Tangle and they gave her my number. We met up and I took some long looks at the blanket and messed with my own hook and yarn. Let me tell you, those "bobbles" had me stumped. Well, while messing around, I figured it out!!! I was THRILLED!!! It really was a beautiful pattern and it made my day to figure it out! And Kathy was excited too! What a wonderful friend she is!

Let's see...what else has been going on. Saturday we put up the Christmas tree and decorated the house. I baked lots of cookies too! Sunday night I had another crochet lesson and baked even more cookies!! Today I need to finish my housework and laundry, and tonight is my husband's work's Christmas party.

Tuesday I will be volunteering at Heather's school like I do every Tuesday, Wednesday night we will be having Heather's birthday party at Chuck-E- Cheese. Thursday Heather only has half a day of school and I need to bring in her Birthday snacks and Thurdsday night is the children's Christmas party for my husbands work. Plus Thursday is Heather's 6th birthday!!!!

Hmmm, Friday we have a birthday party for a friend of Heather's from school, and Sunday/Monday Ron is heading to Denver for some work-related shooling. Then of course we have Christmas next week! OH!!! I also had another design submission accepted and need to have that finished by the 6th!!

And how am I doing on my Christmas gift list???? Well, I've made a dent, LOL!!

Ron
Heather
Mom- finished
Linda-finished
Anna-finished
James - finished
Cora - finished
Glen - I finally know what I want to make him and have the supplies!
Leiliki-finished
Mikey - supplies purchased
Trevor - mailed

Lauren - mailed
Lindsy - mailed
Mom Cirka-crocheted but still needs felted
Dad Cirka - I finally know what I want to make him and have the supplies!
Ms. Langdon - ????
Mr. Derek - supplies purchased

Uncle Kenny- supplies purchased

OK, better get off my butt and get this day going! Sounds like the dryer is done! Have a great week everyone and I'll post when I can!

Busy ~ Busy!

Yes, the holiday season is upon me and I am now in "Gotta-Get-It-Done" mode!! I've been working tons trying to finish all my projects.

Today's project was to make Heather a Christmas dress. Tomorrow night is her school's party and I think they are doing a little performance...so of course I needed to dress her up!! Here is a sneak peek! I have a white long sleeve tee and white tights to go under it.

Back to work! I promised to make a Christmas tie for Wade, the little boy I carpool with. Never made one before...wish me luck!

Thrifty Under $50!

I think this is the coolest thing!! The team over at You Can Make This have divided into 5 teams and recruited others to join them! Their goal is to make their gifts this year for next to nothing!! I'll definately be following and hope to get some great ideas and inspirations for my list!

And you are all probably wondering how I am progressing on my to-do Christmas gift list......so here is an update:

Ron

Heather

Mom- started and hope to finish today

Linda-finished

Anna

James

Cora

Glen

Leiliki-finished

Mikey

Trevor

Shane

Lauren

Lindsy

Mom Cirka-crocheted but still needs felted

Dad Cirka

OH....and I had to add a few more!

Ms. Langdon

Mr. Derek

Better get off the computer and get crocheting!! Have a great day!

My Christmas To-Do List

Ok, it's getting closer!! I need to get my butt in gear and start making gifts!! I've got lots of cool crocheted projects to make for loved ones that I would LOVE to share with all of you, but since many of these people read my blog, I can't!! Or else they would know what I am making them! LOL!! But here is my list and I will mark it off as I can.

Ron
Heather
Mom
Linda-started
Anna
James
Cora
Glen
Leiliki
Mikey
Trevor
Shane
Lauren
Lindsy
Mom Cirka
Dad Cirka

Ok...who am I forgetting?? LOL!! Back to crocheting.....

Christmas is Coming!

And will be here sooner than you think!! I know.....it's only Halloween, but I thought I'd warn you! LOL!! I also wanted to show you all the really cute Holiday items I have just listed on my website! (These are just a few, click the link to see more!) They are mostly hats, all custom made and available in sizes from infant to adult! Just think what great gifts these will be and how they will put you and your loved ones in the holiday spirit! Most are available in the traditional Red-White-Green color combo for Christmas or a Blue-White combo for Hanukkah! If you'd like a different color combo....like maybe your school colors or favorite football team, just email me and I'll see what I can do!! Ho! Ho! Ho!

We made it!

YAY!! Christmas is over and we survived....barely!! Everyone in my house had a nasty cold!! And I think my husband may even have the flu!!

But the day was nice. Spent most of the time crocheting on the couch while watching all the new movies that Santa brought. What did you do?

And I decided that I wanted to offer all of you a free pattern!! You can download my Breast Cancer Skinny Scarf here. I hope you all enjoy it and remember to support Cancer research when you can!

Twirls for Girls!

Ok....I think this is just AMAZING! I am always up for a good charity event and this one is so close to my heart it's scary!! http://www.twirlsforgirls.com/

My friends at YouCanMakeThis.com have teamed up with Toys for Tots to supply adorable handmade clothing for all those special dolls that will be donated this holiday season!

For those of you who don't know, my maternal grandmother is where I get all my creative talent from. She was an amazing seamstress and doll maker. She made tons of quilts and her passion was dolls. She had a handmade doll from each state in the US and a few different countries!! And to think, she traded with all these people....so there are handmade dolls of hers scattered throught the world! (And all this before the internet! LOL!!!) Growing up, all my dolls had handmade clothing....crocheted or sewn! I still have some of it too!! Some of the first things I ever made were doll clothes! So of course this charity captured my imagination!

So this weekend I made my set to donate. I only wish I had the time to make a few more, but with me going on vacation in a few days my time is running short. So please, if you can spare the time and a little bit of fabric (or yarn!), I ask that you join us in this wonderful cause! And you might win some AWESOME prizes too!

Here is my contribution!

As Promised!

More pictures of the baby hats....

On eBay

I just listed this adorable Christmas set of Heather's. She was able to wear it for the last two years, but unfortunately she has now outgrown it. It was made by the amazing Molly of M.Frye Designs. If you are not familiar with her work, it is AMAZING!! All finished in french seams and the top is lined!! Heather looked beautiful in it last year when we went and saw the Nutcracker ballet!!! Only worn a few times and still in excellent condition!!

You can find it HERE!