Auntie's Workshop

Week Two For week one, look here .  After such a productive first week, I knew I'd slow down week two.  The first week I had the benefit of a holiday and no class assignments due.  This past week, it was back to the normal grind, plus I felt like nine miles of bad road all week.  However, I did finish a few things:   This doily is a Red Heart pattern called "Heart's Desire." The pattern is here .  It had sat unfinished for a couple of months.  The pattern isn't difficult, so I'm not sure what the hold up was.  This was my first time stitching a doily to a canvas. It was stitched with size 3 cotton and mounted to a 12x16 canvas.     This baby afghan is called "Kitties in a Row" by Beverly Qualheim (the pattern is here ).  I still couldn't find a new pattern to work with, so I went back to this familiar favorite.  I used up one skein of each of the three colors from in my stash for a crib sized blanket.  I hope to make a lar...

In my last Daybook ( here on my sister blog), I talked about how I've got too many incomplete craft projects and supplies piling up in my living room.  I decided to put myself on restriction: I will not purchase any craft supplies for a month or until I run out of projects (whichever comes first). The only exception is if I need to buy something to finish what I'd started (sometimes I do miscalculate the amount of supplies needed). So... Week One This first project was really simple, but I'd let it sit undone for months.  I use these clothespins as tiebacks for my living room curtains.  The "naked" pins didn't look right with my curtains, so I painted them to match. I'd made one of these for someone else and used the leftovers to make one for me.  This is part of my fall table display that's part of my Dollar Tree Challenge.  The table isn't quite done yet, but I will post pictures upon completion. Diana gave me this piece of scrap wood last year ...