happy new year

There's a fire and knitting in tomorrow's forecast for me.

~b

Friday post card

winter barn...

~b



nutcracker

A nutcracker pocket doll...

fun to knit but maybe a few too many details.

I will be making another one after Christmas.

I think pocket dolls are so cute.

Merry Christmas from knit and pearl.

~b



Christmas tour

My sister Lisa invited me to a Christmas luncheon Saturday

and it was absolutely lovely.

It was fun snapping a few pictures.

She is the decorator in the family.

Their home was so festive.

~b



Barbie

Santa was signed up to make Barbie Doll furniture.

 

 

I wonder if she has a big screen tv?

 

 

"Darn cute," I say.

 

~b

 

 

 



Friday post card



on the farm

Dakota Man went right to work

 when I told him my farm peg dolls needed a truck.

 

 

I've said it before, "We make a good team."

 

 

I'm addicted to these little playsets.

I really do need to get a few other things done but...

 

~b



crazy cats

There's a lot going on at our house these days...

We are so lucky to be able to do the things we love.

 

 

I made this crazy cats drawstring bag a few days ago.

I think it may have taken me an hour.

 

 

~b

The Greatest Show On Earth

 

Q: Why did the clown go to the doctor?

A: Because he was feeling a little funny!

 

 

This cast of circus characters needs a lion yet.

 

I would have loved a pocketful of these peg dolls as a kid.

I know painting them is a lot of fun.

 

~b

 



Friday post card

Grab your favorite Christmas quilt...
It's going to be cold tonight.

~b

I'm finding lots of reasons to love winter and Christmas.

 

 

~b



call me

Dakota Man has been in his workshop too...

It's a busy place this time of year.

 

 

Silly little ornaments.

 

 

Do you recognize all the tiny cell phone components?

 

~b



the maker

I forgot how much I like painting peg people.

 

 

Our youngest granddaughters discovered the ones

I had painted for their cousins

and I loved watching them play with them...

which prompted me to make these for them.

 

~b



snow

 

Our second project over Thanksgiving was a paper mache house...

We painted, glittered and snowed them.

They all turned out very pretty.

 

 

~b

Dakota Maid

A new bag from Dakota Maid...

 

 

It is large enough to hold a sweater project.

 

 

I used a piece of faded denim to make sure I have to keep it.

 

 

I really like the patches I put on it.

Some screen printed stamps and Tim Holtz fabric to line it.

 

 

~b

 



gnomes

This was a craft project that we did

 with the granddaughters over Thanksgiving.

 

 

Gnomes...honestly so easy.

Socks, rice, fur and a wood nose.

It was all glued and not much of that.

The girls loved them.

 

~b



mice

Thanksgiving 2019 is now in the history book

and we can officially begin thinking about Christmas.

 

 

 

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at our son's home.

It was go go go and today grandpa and I are recuperating.

There may be a big pot of turkey noodle soup involved.

 

This little family of mice went to our four granddaughters.

Just four girl cousins hanging out discussing what color of balloon they want.

 

~b