Wednesday, November 11, 2009

On a Roll!

While I haven't been sewing as much as I'd like to, I have been busy making some new projects. On Sunday, my friend Lesley came over and we had a sewing day. We try to get together every week or so and craft. This week's project was a crayon roll. Lesley found the pattern on-line and we spent the day Sunday sewing.
Here is my finished product. The original pattern called for ribbon, I used elastic instead (thinking it would be more kid-friendly). I used too much elastic, so this is my example, next time I'll know, less elastic.
One of my former students and volleyball players, Judy, has cystic fibrosis and is in the hospital for 3 weeks. Yuck! Please keep Judy and her family in your prayers, as they are waiting for a lung transplant. Judy is very artistic, so I decided to change the crayon roll into a colored pencil roll. I'm hoping to take it to Judy in the hospital when I visit her later this week or next week.

Hopefully this will help Judy pass the time!

Another project Lesley and I created were these cute coasters. Again, the pattern was Lesley's idea and it is so easy! I'm planning on making some of these for my coworkers for Christmas. These are the ones I made for my coworker's Tea/Coffee themed basket for our school silent auction. I can't believe how easy these are!


Sunday, November 1, 2009

Natalie's 3rd Birthday


Natalie celebrated her 3rd birthday last weekend with a party. The party was complete with yummy cake, soup, and of course presents. Natalie's favorite present was a big-girl bike from her parents. Thanks for a great party!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Natalie!

To continue working on my photo editing skills, I created these two colleges with Picasa. I love Picasa because it is so simple to work with and it was free! It doesn't quite do all of the things that Photoshop will do, but I love how easy it is to use.
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