Turkey Meatballs

Tonight's meal: turkey meatballs with roasted red pepper sauce on penne. Surprisingly yummy. 

Getting Ready for 2015

I decided to create a daily scrapbook for the upcoming year to do one page every day. It seems I've likely found my first lie to myself of 2015. ;)

I didn't have a spare sketchbook and I didn't want to spend any money on this. So I made my own small book from cardboard, tape, and parts from an old 6" 3-ring binder. I'm really impressed with my craftsmanship on this. ^_^

I designed the cover with a simple graphic number and our names. 

And I balanced that and added some color with an embroidered arrow. 

I already have a layout design in mind for the first page. We'll see how this "daily" thing goes. :D

Felt Woodland Animals

Nelson's family has two babies under 6 months old. This year, I made them woodland friends with bells inside, for shaking and nibbling. I folded a 1'x1' square of felt in half then sewed the edges for the pear shape. I stuffed them and added details. Ta-done!

Handmade Holiday Cards

I'm so glad that I decided to go with handmade this Christmas. Everything was way prettier than just stuff I could buy. Here are the cards I made for each family. I used thread, felt, buttons, and a ton of glitter. 

Reindeer Games

Because these were too cute not to post.  ^_^

Absolutely in Love

With this gorgeous antique bolt and screw case we found this weekend. But at $2,000, I'll have to love it from afar. :(

Steampunk Bracelets

 I have recently realized my lack of wrist wear...so today i sat down and made a few pieces inspired by things i have found on pinterest. very happy with these.

green & brown bracelets: Tim Holtz sprockets + string

metal key bracelet: old watch with original drawing insert.