Items for the St. Anthony Church Picnic

These are some items I have created for the Fancy Works Stand (of which I am the chairperson) at the St. Anthony Church picnic this year. The first photo shows some ribbon flip flops (believe me when I tell you the photo does not do the bright colors justice). I am hoping to have about twenty pairs in different sizes and more ribbon colors. I had to make a pair of the black flip flops with the lime greet, hot pink, and black ribbons for Mckenna. She LOVES them! I pulled aside a pair of brown and black flip flops that I will use for myself. Why not, right?!

The second photo is a message board in a red and white gingham fabric. There are sewn pockets across the bottom of the board. The ribbon trim that crosses the board is perfect for sliding in photos, notes, and other memorabilia. This is so cute and will be hard to part with at the picnic!

I hope to have time to make some decoupaged clothes pins and I will post those (as well as how I use them in my laundry room) as soon as I can!

Again, thanks for looking and let me know what you've created today!

The Perfect Shirt for Mckenna!

This is the first shirt I have sewn for Mckenna in a very long time! I forgot how much fun it is! While this most certainly was not the hardest thing I have ever sewn (the yellow satin "Belle" dress for my friend Robin's daughter, Julia, ranks as the hardest so far), I did break my sewing machine in the process. It was fixed thanks to Schallert's here in town, and I was able to get back on track and complete it.

When it was finished, I felt it needed a little something, so I crocheted the red flower and added some green ribbon for leaves. I haven't crocheted with thread in a while and now I think I am going to have make at least a dozen of these in different colors! Fast, fun, and cute...my favorite! I also had a couple of "Yo Yo Makers" from Clover. The small size was perfect to create a barrette out of left over fabric for Mckenna. I now have a few more sizes of the yo yo makers and can add them to the "fast, fun, and cute" category! I am working on a yo yo bag right now and will post it when it is finished (which will be a while!).

Mckenna loves her top and wears it with some loose black palazzo pants (she refers to them as her Aunt Val pants). It fits her personality perfectly!

I purchased this pre-gathered fabric at Hobby Lobby. It would make a great skirt for teens! Thanks for looking!

Baby Afghan

This is the baby afghan that I made for my cousin's baby girl that is due in August. I love the twisted border using the three colors! This is such a neat and different shape. One of my favorites!

My Grandma Grunloh made afghans for all of her grandchildren and her first great-grandchild before she died. I have continued her tradition in her honor. All the great-grandchildren receive an afghan made by me with a note explaining the reason. I love that I get to do this!

I do not have a link to where I found the directions. I printed the directions years ago but do not remember where it came from (if someone finds it, please send me the link and I will add it to this post!). If you would like me to make one for you, please email me and we can discuss details!