Saturday, November 24, 2012

Black Friday Craft Project 2012

Once again my daughter and I spent Black Friday crafting instead of battling  crowds of shoppers. 
This year's craft was a sock snowman.
I started looking for an appropriate Black Friday Craft project beginning in October. 
Pinterest provided the research venue. The inspiration for this project can be found at the following link: 
http://childmadetutorials.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-fun-way-to-display-your-candy.html
The blog described using a small white sock for both the face and the hat. We decided to use a white sock for the face, and a holiday sock from the Dollar Tree for the hat.
Some other changes we made; using Puff paint, for the eyes and mouth, beads for the eyes, and holiday buttons for the hat embellishment.
In addition we gave each of the snowmen, a different personality.

 
We watched movies while we crafted and had a wonderful time talking and working together. 
I treasure these times with my daughter, because I know that very soon we may not be able to spend this kind of time together.
Last year, we began this tradition with creating Christmas trees: A Little Fun on the Day After Thanksgiving
We ended up making 22 snowmen and some precious memories at the same time.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Edwardian Era Motoring Outfits

I love wearing costumes! Costumes allow you to be anything you can imagine, if only for just a while. Each year our dear friends hold a Halloween party, and everyone who attends tries to create a costume that others will talk about.
I have made many costumes for these parties over the past 20 years. We have been the Munsters, a 1700's Scottish couple, Greek gods, Rhett and Scarlett, Vikings, and many others. 
This year, in honor of my husband's love of old automobiles, I made Edwardian Era driving outfits.
I am very proud of how they turned out. They are very authentic and I can just picture us motoring down a dirt road in a "Tin Lizzy".
It took me 4 weeks, 4 denim needles, 12 yards of cotton duck fabric, and 10 yards of trim to create these.
I also spilled blood for these, as sewing buttons on this heavy weight fabric caused me to jab my fingers many times as I worked on these. 
The hats were my first attempt at head wear, and 
they turned out pretty well. The flowers on the woman's hat came from Goodwill.
Anyway, here are some detail photos of the outfits. I hope you enjoy.