Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Handmade Holiday Wrap-up

A couple of small gifts...last, but not least:

Camp Out! towels for my outdoors-y brother and RV-ing parents. Sublime Stitching has some of the coolest designs, and I loved embroidering these.


Camp Out tea towels

Camp Out tea towels

A 20" pillow cover for a friend who loves AMH's Drawing Room as much as I do. I used the last of my velveteen rick rack for trim and Kaffe Fassett's grey and brown dots on the back.

Drawing Room pillow Drawing Room pillow

2008 was a year of more creative production than ever for me. Giving handmade gifts this year was extremely gratifying. I can still remember my hesitancy to start this blog/creative journal back in February, but I am so glad I took the plunge. It and YOU, Crafting Community, have kept me motivated, been great sources of reflection and pushed me out of my comfort zone. So, thanks for a great 2008! And many happy creative wishes for 2009.

On my plate in '09: learning to knit, quilting and catching up on my Dear Baby Jane project.

5 comments:

Rachael said...

those tea towels rock my socks. Well done! Her roller derby patterns are on my to-buy list right now.

jacquie said...

those sublime stitching patterns are so great. wish i was better at embroidery.

Victoria said...

Great tea towels! I adore the one with the little Airstream camper!

Amanda Jean said...

i heart every single thing about those dishtowels!!!

silversmith said...

the towels are just like all the ones my mom and i treasure from my great-grandmother. mom uses hers and i have mine packed away for keepsakes. if i was better at embroidery, i'd make some to use.