New Booties

Here are the Heather Bailey baby booties that I just finished. These are sized for a 3-6mo. old I would venture to guess. She has a great link in her side bar with a pattern to make your very own. Very rewarding.
Don't forget about the baby bootee giveaway below. Just leave a comment, and I'll announce a winner on the 16th.

Christmas?

Ok, I know it's nowhere near Christmas, but I had this really good idea that I wanted to do for the holiday and didn't get around to it....until now. My daughter bought these frames for me last summer at a garage sale. I think she paid a dollar for two of them:

I decided to paint them with this:

to get this:

I know it's a little dark. Trust me, it's very pretty; silver. Now I absolutely love the site Sublime Stitching and how graphic their embroidery is. I decided that I could stitch the simple shape of an ornament and I did (see below)

To achieve this, Ta Da....

Aren't they pretty? And they'll go great with my turquoise and silver decorations next year. Try it yourself.

Handmade

Thought I'd share this VERY simple idea for a candle stand. Actually, I was going to use these display pieces for little cookies or pastries, but the candles look so sparkly and pretty, I decided they could use them for awile. They cost .49 cents for the candle stick, (that's the base) and .99 for the little glass dessert plate. I got them from Goodwill, but have seen similar in ALL the thrift shops I've been in. I glued them using Amazing Goop, but E6000 would work also. Not bad for $1.48, eh? Enjoy.

My son earned his license yesterday, whoot! whoot! The person grading him on his driving test said he was the best driver he tested all day. Matthew scored a 100%, and his Father and I couldn't be more proud. Love you, Mattie.

Got my new running shoes last night and am iching to go running. Alas, it's raining outside. Oh how I wish I had a treadmill! Maybe it'll clear up once the sun comes up, (we're early risers). I can always hope, right? Bye for now.