that's a wrap

The end of another year is upon us...

 

 

It's always hard to comprehend that time can go so quickly.

 

We have been getting lots of snow here again in South Dakota.

If you know me you know that I love winters here.

Just tuck me in front of a fireplace with a cup of tea, a book

 and some handwork and I am one happy woman.

 

Happy New Year friends!

 

~b

 



Friday post card

 

Oh what fun it is to ride...

12 inches of new snow!

 

~b



Come on in

A Christmas open house...

Merry Christmas

from our house to yours...

~ b



Friday post card

~b

5 days

Santa has been super busy here...

all the little details on this doll house furniture he made.

 

(I better get some quilts made for these beds.)

 

 

Keep in mind that Mrs. Claus likes to keep Santa busy in his workshop.

 

 

Some might suggest she likes to keep him out of the house?

But that's simply not true!

 

~b

 



playing doctor

When our youngest granddaughters aren't playing chefs...

they like to be doctors.

 

 

I made them each a doctor's jacket for Christmas

These aren't the first ones I've made...

We had another Doc McStuffins fan a few years ago.

 

 

We are almost finished making and ready to concentrate on a menu.

 

~b

 

 



Santa's workshop

These toy trays came out of Santa's workshop last week.

They are just as cute as can be.

 

 

I downloaded the menus from the internet

 and glued them to the bottom of each tray.

 

 

Our two youngest granddaughters love playing with the kitchen set

their parents made them a few years ago.

These waitress trays will be a fun addition.

 

 

The two-year-old likes to steal her sister's apron

so grandma decided she needed her own and made her one.

 

~b

 

wee bear

I feel like this wee bear should come with a warning...

Do Not Attempt this at home!

 

 

He stands 5 inches tall with 11 total tiny parts

 to cut and piece together.

He didn't take all that long to make

 but making another one will be debatable.

 

He is pretty cute though isn't he?

 

~b



slow down please

I'm beginning to feel the crunch of Christmas...

checking the calendar everyday to make sure I can get everything done in time.

Why does it have to come so fast?

Dakota Man finished this sweet firetruck but I can't bear to part with it.

I think it's a keeper. How's your Christmas going?

~b

Friday post card

 

Winter in the Black Hills  of South Dakota is always beautiful.

Loving that red caboose.

 

~b



Scandinavia

Mr. b finished my Christmas/winter barn quilt.

I think it looks like a Christmas ornament.

 

 

Does this picture look a little Scandinavian?

I love this pixie I made years ago

 and have been contemplating making another one.

Anyway...

nice job on the barn quilt Mr. b.

 

~b



quick and cute!

No sewing skills?

Because anyone can make these holiday mug rugs.

You will need a sewing machine however.

 

 

I used a 5" charm pack called postcards

so I didn't even have to cut squares.

I think each coaster took me 5 minutes to fold and sew...

20 minutes tops for the whole project.

I love a quick project that is also cute don't you?

Instructions can be found on Pinterest...

Holiday Mug Rug tutorial - quick and cute!

 

 

Make a friend a set, throw in a tin of tea

and you have a nice gift.

 

~b

 



December embroidery

 

I don't know if I like redwork embroidery so well

 because it's easy or because of it's vintage appeal.

 

Redwork embroidery was popular in the 1800s

as red was the only dye that was colorfast, hence its popularity.

 Different colors came into use as the dying process improved.

 

 

Daughter knit and pearl embroidered this flour sack towel

for me while we were in Hill City,SD

to remember the 1880 train ride we all enjoyed together.

 

~b