Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas!

I thought I should 

take some pictures

of my decorations 

before I take them down

I have been collecting 

vintage glass ornaments

for years and last year 

I bought a silver tree 

that was on sale.

Here she is in all her glory!!

This santa was made by my mom

several years ago when she

was making porcelain dolls

 Other stuff around my apartment

A new snowman addition this year

made in a class I recently took

from Colleen Moody

Another new addition this year

a deer that I may leave up

all year round

(the ornaments are removable)

I hope you had a

Merry Christmas

I'm looking forward to a

New Year!!

Now for my current obsession

For me!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Robin

Little Sweater Love

I have been making

 a lot of jewelry lately 

and needed a little

crochet time.

I found this cute pattern

and made some little sweaters

for my sweet grand daughter

and a couple of friends

 I started with one

and they were so 

easy and fast

to make

That I couldn't stop

But now its time to get off

the couch and do something else!

Like dishes and laundry

Robin

A Renewed Love for Soldering

Last Sunday 
I had a soldering class

with the very talented

Debby Anderson

from Romancing the Bling

I have always loved making
soldered jewelry

but haven't really put in

enough practice to be good at

It takes a LOT of practice!!

This class renewed my love

for soldering and

I have been practicing a lot

 over the past week

The class was held at
Michelle Hurtt's new studio

Vintage Bloom in Tustin

Photo by Debby Anderson

It was so much fun spending

the day with my creative friends

Sally, Margo and Kathie

who also took the class

I made this piece in class

This is what I have been working on 
over the past week 

The aqua beads are handmade too

And theres more on my table
in various stages
ready to be finished

Im off to finish them!

Robin

A Modern Chevron

My son and his wife 

just bought their first home

and I have been working on

a housewarming gift

A modern version of the 60's chevron

I love the way it turned out

I used this pattern

from All Things Bright and Beautiful

I used I Love This Yarn

from Hobby Lobby

And I do LOVE this yarn

Its so soft and cuddly

I got the pattern here

I even had enough yarn left over

to make a matching pillow

I used this chevron stitch

for the pillow and

added vintage buttons

After making so many other blankets

with lots of ends to weave in

this one was a breeze!!

Im having a hard time 

waiting until they move in

to give it to them

...less than a week…

I can do it!!

Robin

A Stripey Blanket for Ollie

Wow it's been a while

since my last post

There has been a lot of

crocheting going on

Some finished projects

and some in progress

Heres a sneak peek of a project 

that I cant wait to share

A new baby grand daughter

(picture taken by her mom

on an afghan I made a couple years back)

A visit from 

my oldest grand daughter

who lives in Oregon

Im excited to share another

Stampington publication this month

Somerset Studio Gallery

with my dolls in it

(as seen in Michaels!!)

And my poor fur baby 

is now on medication for seizures

That was really scary

I finally finished

my third stripey blanket

and it was given to its new owner

My only grandson Ollie

I have a love hate relationship

with stripey blankets

I love the variety of stitches

and colors as I am making it

but I hate

having to keep the stitch count

weaving in the ends

and putting on the border

But they are BEAUTIFUL when your done!!!

Right now on my hook - 

baby dresses

So much fun to make and quick too!

Oh…

I have some great news to share

StitchinStacy has made a YouTube

video tutorial for the flower

in my Flower Power Valance

I have had a lot of requests

for this so if your interested

pop on over here where I have

posted the link

Ok back to crocheting….

Robin

Czech Beads and a Bird Nest

A few weeks ago a friend and I 

went to the bead show in San Diego

I was on a mission to 

come home with some Czech beads

The kind with a dragonfly on them

They are my current obsession

…like I need more beads

Anyway I found only one booth

with the beads I wanted

Guess one is better than none!!

So I used some of them on an necklace

for my swap partner Terri Gordon

The swap was a necklace with

a birds nest flower as the 

focal piece

Do you see the dragonfly bead?

It makes me smile

This was a really fun necklace to make

I hope it tickles her fancy

as much as it does mine

I can wait to make more jewelry 

from my coveted Czech beads

…

Robin

Published

I am over the moon

this arrived today

This is the first time 

I have had something published

Its so exciting!!

Robin