OK, welll part of the reason it's taken me sooo long to post anything is that I've been crocheting like a MAD woman! Seriously! I kid you not!! I believe that I managed to crochet something to the effect of 25 scarves for a Christmas Boutique (which maybe 6 or 7 were purchased LOL, and therefore the rest were given as gifts ;) )....
I did specifically crochet a scarf for my mom's birthday (nov 25) and my mother in laws Christmas gift, as well as my Father In Laws wife, and BFF Laura and another dear friend! Plus one dear friend is on the back burner until after Christmas (she's THAT kinda friend that doesn't mind waiting, thankGod!
The ornaments were copied after Laura's ideas and given to my mom as part of her Bday gift :)... and the Cake Balls which are ALWAYS a HUGE hit didn't sell all that well at the boutique but we figured that they weren't 'marketed well' :) and will do better next year. Therefore they too, were given away as happy gifts! :) And this too was just my version of Christy's recipe! :)
AND I made a "throw" for BFF Christy... but let me just say that the word 'throw' pales to the labor of love that was put into that project LOL.... as I took it apart THREE times after crocheting 6 skanes of yarn into it. :) And what I thought might be about 7 or so skanes turned into 13 skanes of yarn that coincidentally happened to become 'discontinued' in the midst of my blanket making extravaganza! SWEET! So thank GOD for Ebay! Never mind what I ended up paying for this originally 'discounted' yarn lol... :) Sadly I did not manage to take a picture of this (I don't know why), But I did take a picture of what said BFF Christy gave ME as a Christmas present this year and it is by far my most favorite gift I've ever received to date!! :) The amount of time and effort and skill/talent that went into this/my gift still takes me aback and I am blessed beyond words EVERY time I look upon it! I have shown it off to all that I know that could possibly potentially appreciate such a work of art and have heard praise upon praise and admiration over it!!!
OK really, there aren't enough words for this.... If you could see it up close in person, you would get the full affect. CRAZY, or RIDICULOUS as my husband says..... no stencils BTW, allllll freehand, painted, paintbrushes, etc.... I know, crazy goooood right!!! Again... my most favorite present EVER!! Priceless!!! Let me just say... that my kids have been instructed VERY SPECIFICALLY that if they EVER, EVER, EVER TOUCH IT THEY WILL DIE!!! Of course, I say that in the most loving most nurturing tone possible ;). Even Greg has schooled the girls on the fact that they are not allowed to touch it and this in fact will become an heirloom that will be passed down among the generations. :) I LOVE that!! :) Thank you my sweet friend Christy!!!
OK, so blog now updated for December as far as crocheting, ornaments, crafting, gifts received, etc....
