grateful friday and a contest...


whipup

so...first a contest.

whipup.net is having a contest called whiplash.

this week's challenge is called everyday creativity.
i made this blanket last night for my sister in law's baby shower
and thought that maybe i would enter it in the contest...
purely out of curiousity, of course.
:)







i made this blanket before
but i cut the edges and tied them
to make a fringe
and sadly, it made the blanket
too small for my liking...

this time, i put batting inside and
tried to quilt it, kind of, i think....

this is how the back of it looked...

this was the homemade cross-stitch tag attached...

and a glimpse of the accompanying card...

and on the grateful friday side:
-a lent-to-me copy of "secret life of bees"
-the ownership of my magic-always-makes-me-feel-good-about-me jeans
-a baby shower full of laughter and fun and meeting new people
-a day off
-a husband's sweet support for my change of career
-an anticipated night out tomorrow night, even if it is only until 10:30

polar bears!

my other sister-in-law is expecting a baby
next month
and i made this polar bear to accompany her
shower gift for this friday...
i'm pretty happy with how he turned out,
it's my first time making anything
stuffed...

i got the pattern from this book
its called 50 toys to make
but i couldn't find it listed on amazon
anymore although other of Petra Boase's books were.

now i'm off to enjoy a day of solitude and shopping
(well, solitude until 3 when the kids get out of school, heh)
and its going to be a
beautiful day
:)