It's beginning

to look a lot like Christmas. Here are the cards for the November Cricut classes at Craft Fancy.

I decided to keep things simple for this class.

A tree with some sparkle

A snowflake ornament

A snow globe with a jolly snowman

A gift from Santa

Another sparkly tree.

Now I need to get started on my Christmas cards.

Happy, Happy, Merry

This is the other Cricut class for the month of October. Clicking on the pictures will enlarge them.

Special Days Book

This book is one of the October Cricut classes this month at Craft Fancy. Each page has a pocket on the back. You can click on the pictures to make them larger.

To the Ladies in my class

I didn't have time to post the pictures today. I'll get them up sometime tomorrow.

Wow It's Been a While

I've been doing some secret knitting and now that my friend Nicole has them, I can show you the socks I've been working on.

It is a cool bubble pattern in her favorite color, orange (with a little yellow thrown in for good measure). Aren't they pretty? They will certainly brighten up a cold, dreary winter's day. The yarn is a blend of silk, wool and bamboo that was so easy to knit with and they are very soft and squishy.

I loved the pattern so much, that I'm working on a pair for me. The colorway is called Watermelon and you can't really tell from the picture, but it has little black spots in it to resemble the seeds. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I have enough yarn to finish them as this pattern eats it up quickly.

I have finished one other project, the mitered squares scarf. The picture is kind of washed out, the colors are dark and fall like and I can't wait to wear it.

I do have some scrapbooking things to post, but I'll leave those for tomorrow.

It Looks Like Fall?

We noticed yesterday that some of the leave have started changing, that must mean Fall is on it's way, right?

As far as the September Cricut classes at Craft Fancy are concerned, Fall is here.

We have some lovely pumpkins.

A basket of apples.

Some fall leaves and an acorn.

A scary spider (minus his googly eyes, need to go shopping, oh darn!)

And a silly pumpkin.

Have you started your Fall crafting yet?

Get a Room!

I bet that got your attention didn't it?

After complaining for two years about how bright our bedroom is at night, we finally decided to do something about it. Last Saturday, we made a trip to Ikea and came home with some pretty dark purple curtains. They are almost the same color as the flowers in the artwork. The curtains are semi-sheer and with the blinds open provide light during the day, but with the blinds closed at night the room is really dark which makes for a better nights sleep.

While we were at Ikea, we found a duvet cover that matched the curtains, so we bought it and a new duvet too. The first thing Steve said when we had it all put together was, "It looks like a grownup's room now." I think it looks great and now the sun doesn't wake me up at 5:00 am!

In other news, I finished my Hey Teach sweater. It was a quick and easy knit. I love the color and the way it turned out. What I don't like about it is the size. It is a little too big and a little short. I should have made a large instead of an extra large. I will definitely be making another one in the near future.

I also finished the blue lacy socks. I like the way they turned out and they didn't take that long to knit either. This is the same yarn that I used for Dad's socks.