weekend project

So I was supposed to go with DH to colorado to deliver a load of hay. I searched and searched for a project so my hands could be busy on the way. Then the weather was bad so we didn't go. But I finished my project any. And I wanted to share it with you. These are called chunky slippers. The first slipper I made is the right one and it is bigger than the first one. I think I missed a step on this one. But the second one is the left one and it fits better and looks a little better. I did all the steps on this one so it is the way it is supposed to look. This project was fun. I have been wanting to use this yarn for something, and I have been wanting to slippers. So now I have some awesome chunky slippers.
So on monday DH and I went to park city and He got his wisdom teeth out. It was really fast. I had another project I took and was expecting to get really far on it but. We weren't there for very long so I wasn't able to do much on it. I will share this project another day. So now I am off to finish dishes and Laundry. Wish me luck! :)

finished project

I have been wanting to make one of these since I saw it on chars blog. So I will tell you how I did it. I drew the pattern on the board then took it out to my handy dandy saw. I am not the greatest sawer so the sides are the same, but I guess it makes it that much more primitive. Anyway after cutting it out I sanded it, then I painted it black. Then I painted it a light blue on top of the black.Then after it dried I sanded it alll over and made it look really distressed.
Then I took my walnut stain and I slobbered it all over it. Then I wiped it off. It is a big mess so make sure you wear gloves. Then I pounded square nails.(cementnails) in
Then I hung it on the wall and put my candles on it. It looks really light in the picture but it is darker . I am quite proud of myself I did this project without any help from Dh. I even drilled the hole by myself.(I am not real great with a drill)

After I took the picture I found another candle. So I have five candles now. These candles are hand dipped by me.

Have a great day.

What was once lost now is found!

Before I tell you what has been found let me tell you about my laundry room. Well for the past 6 months or so the laundry room has been just kind of a catch all for whatever. And we have had this shelf for the long as well and I have been wanting DH to hang it for me but there just hasn't been time. So today I asked him pretty please could you hang the shelf. And he said yes he would so it is so nice to have everything put where it belongs here is the after shot.

Here is a sorta before shot I didn't think to take a picture until I was half done. But doesn't it look so much better?

Well there are a lot of things that are lost in this house but today DH was looking for his Fly tying books that his grandpa gave him. I know they are here they are just put up somewhere real good. But anyway while he was searching he found the old nintendo that my family had from probably before I was born. Oh I don't know how old it is but it is pretty old. But I was excited and big brother loved it so much he played duck hunt for quite a while. Now I am off to finish cooking granola. Love you all tons.

6 more weeks of winter!

Yesterday was groundhog day. I didn't even remember until DH came home from work. Every year DH Family gets together and watches the movie Groundhog day. We all love it. All the adults watch the movie while the kids run around the house. There were 2 two year olds there, one of them being my own. They were happy because no one was really paying attention to them. They got into everything. The most destructive thing they got into was Grana's Pero bottle and dumped it on the floor and scattered it everywhere. I guess that is what we get for watching a movie and not paying attention to the little ones. It was a great party we had popcorn with hot tamales mixed in MMMMMMmmm.

Here are a couple of projects if am working on. I am attempting to build a grandmothers flower garden quilt. But at the moment i have lost my template to cut out more hexagons so that project is on the back burner for a little while. I am determined to finish it though. Then there is the fabric covered tin, my mother gave this tin thinking I could us it for something. So I covered it in fabric and filled it full of coffee stained cheese cloth witch kind of looks like dirty tissue but it looks great tied onto primitive stuffs. And then the third picture is of a pincushion I made. I found the pattern over at the The pickled pepper patch. It is supposed to go on a wide mouth mason jar but i haven't found the right jar yet. When i find it will post it. Everyone have a great day love you all!!!