Stitching Sale - Part 2

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Orders can be made via email to mommyk76@bellsouth.net

I am selling my time, materials, and craftsmanship.  These are cross stitch patterns that are not my design.

Customized baby sets

Blue Owl Boy set $10

Cupcake Baby Girl set $10

Burlap Noel Ornament  $5

Christmas Houses  $4 each or $6 set of two

Stitching Sale

Stitching Sale

I have been busy with my new hobby of sewing.  All these items are handmade in a smoke free home.  I would love to earn a little money to help with Christmas spending this year.  If you really want an item and think I have priced it too high, then just send me an offer.

I can make multiples of items if you would like.  For instance, if you like one ornament, I can work on making a set of 3, 10, or more.  If you would like to special order a bib or baby toy with specific colors, I can do those as well.  Just contact me.  You can send a picture of something you have in mind as well.

All orders can be submitted via email to mommyk76@bellsouth.net


Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Ornaments

 

 

 

 

Gingerbread Man            $5

Cross stitch with beads and golden tread (synthetic, not real gold)

Padded finish with printed gingerbread fabric on the back

 

 







Front of Gingerbread Man



Back of Gingerbread Man

 

Grey Round Ornament         $3

Grey textured fabric with appliques and pearl-like beads

 



Front of Grey Round

Back of Grey Round

 

 

Grey Trees            $4

Set of two stuffed ornaments with pearl-like beads

Grey Trees

 

 

Green and Red Stars       $4

Set of two denim and fabric stars with golden beads

Same on the front and back

 

 

Green and Red Stars

 

Denim Stars        $6

Set of three denim and fabric stars with golden beads

Same on front and back

Denim Stars

 

 

Baby Goodies

 

 

Baby Group 1

 

 Denim Quilt Baby Bib           $15

Denim and fabric quilted bib with button clasp

 

 

Front of Denim Quilt Bib

Back of Denim Quilt Bib

 

 

 

Farm Cloth Baby Book             $30

Denim and fabric appliques

My own design

 

Farm Cloth Book Cover

Pages 1 and 2 of Farm Book

Pages 3 and 4 of Farm Book

Pages 5 and 6 of Farm Book

Red Black and White Crinkle Baby Toys                     $7 each

Fabric and ribbon with crinkle insert

Use with supervision

Front of Red, Black and White Crinkle Baby Toy 1



Back of Red, Black and White Crinkle Baby Toy 1

Front of Red, Black and White Crinkle Baby Toy 2

Back of Red, Black and White Crinkle Baby Toy 2
This red fabric is soft and furry

Baby Group 2

Pink Denim Bib        $15

Denim and fabric quilted bib with button clasp



 Back of Pink Denim Bib

Front of Pink Denim Bib

Pink Crinkle Toy         $7

Fabric and ribbon with crinkle insert

Use with supervision



Front of Pink Crinkle Toy

Back of Pink Crinkle Toy
This pink fabric is soft and furry

Colors Fabric Baby Book            $30

Denim with textured fabric appliques

This book is the design of my son Joseph and handmade by me.

Cover of Colors Fabric Baby Book

Colors Book page 1

Pages 2 and 3 of Colors Book

Pages 4 and 5 of Colors Book



Cross Stitch Pieces

 

These pieces have been made using patterns I did not create.  I am basically selling you the service of stitching these pieces, not the creative ability that someone else has provided. 

 

Framing can be provided at an additional cost.  I can work some pieces into a pillow, bib, or blanket if you would like to specify your wishes in a special order.

 

 

 



Transportation Piece       $10

Transportation Cross Stitch


 

 

 

Americana Piece       $10

Americana Cross Stitch

 

 

 

Modern Squares Piece       $10

Modern Squares Cross Stitch

Modern Pink Blocks Piece        $10

Modern Pink Blocks Cross Stitch

OT Group           $50

Each piece is made on cross stitch fabric approximately 10' by 16'

Old Testament Stories Cross Stitch Group

Psalm 23 Piece        $15

Psalm 23 Cross Stitch

Ten Commandments Piece        $15

10 Commandments Cross Stitch

Joseph's Coat of Many Colors         $15

Joseph's Coat Cross Stitch

Daniel and the Lions         $15

Daniel Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 



Advent Activities for the Family

As we look forward to Christmas Day, I knew that we would need to do a special calendar of activities to keep the fun going all month long.  Much like we celebrate Advent by reading scripture each day, I thought I would plan a few family things to do as well.  So, here's our plan.  Nothing written in stone, just a plan.

1.  Make Christmas cookies
2.  Make ornaments
3.  Nativity scavenger hunt

4.  Sing a Christmas carol over the phone to family out of town
5.  Make handprint trees, wreaths, and angels
6.  Decorate each child's bedroom door
7.  Christmas on the Boulevard (a live Nativity scene and outdoor fair at a church)
8.  Make a paper nativity scene
9.  Drink hot chocolate
10.  Act out the Christmas story and video it
11.  Read Christmas books
12.  Make Lego Christmas shapes
13.  Indoor snowball fight (with newspaper balls)
14.  Paint with Christmas cookie cutters
15.  Make snowman pancakes
16.  Sing a Christmas carol over the phone to in-laws
17.  Make salt dough ornaments

18.  Take cookies to the neighbors
19.  Make a Happy Birthday Jesus banner
20.  Watch a Christmas movie
21.  Make Christmas cookies
22.  Go out and look at Christmas lights
23.  Gingerbread houses

24.  Church service
25.  Read the Bible before opening gifts

Best Friends and Cleaning House

My best girl friend when I lived in Mississippi was (and still is), Faith (that's her on the left).  She and I became friends as co-laborers in Christ working on staff at our church, and soon became best buddies.  Faith and I have been through our worst times together and that girl knows me inside and out :)  God gave us a great sisterly bond and allowed us to support one another and pray over one another and learn about His Word through our trials.  So when I learned that she and her family would be able to finally get out to Texas to stay with us over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was THRILLED!

And what do we do when company is coming?  We clean the house.  Insert prideful nature.

"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."  Proverbs 16:18

Now, with three kids in school and only a three year old to keep up with during the day, and no job  (that pays), I have plenty of time to keep the house clean.  My ADHD nature will not allow me to sit and do nothing and cleaning usually helps.  Having company over at least once a week helps as well.  BUT, I got a bit prideful and stopped seeing the messes that I had not addressed.  I vacuum, do dishes, keep up with the laundry, and keep the toys upstairs (usually), but with company on the way, I needed to do the full on cleaning.  

Late at night the week before, I clicked over to my favorite cleaning lady's website to get some ideas of areas I needed to focus in on.  (Having asked permission to use her name, logo, and link her site and not having gotten a response, we will refer to her as the lady with a fly and you can Google those nouns and find her.  wink wink)  Get serious about it and her site offers lists that are room by room and detailed.  We are talking cleaning the top of the fridge, moving the furniture to clean under, shine your sink kind of details.  So, as I got to cleaning, I became less and less prideful .  God often chooses to teach us humility by showing us just how small we are.  Our loving Father wants us to look into His character and realize who we really are as compared to HIM.  

 "A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor."  Proverbs 29:23

My worst mistake in this "I am a great housekeeper" trap was my grout.  Oops.  I sweep EVERYDAY.  Not sometimes, not just when it needs it.  We have tile for miles and a spot of hardwood floors.  I sweep everyday.  Often a few times a day.  We (my dear daughter and I) will mop twice a week.  But, . . . .  that nasty ole grout snuck up on me.  ARG!  I thought that it was "stained" grout.  You know, the kind that the contractors that build the house make a lovely black or brown.  Um, no.  It is grayish white.  When clean.  I got down to scrub a stubborn spot and the color of the grout changed.  Did I say prideful?

 "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take off the turban, remove the crown. It will not be as it was: The lowly will be exalted and the exalted will be brought low."  Ezekiel 21:26

Boy was I brought low.  Down on hands and knees low.  For two straight days, I scrubbed that grout.  Brought it back to it's original color. (and wore out my hands and this scrubber you see on the left)

God chose to teach me that what I thought I had under control was not under His control.

(The Holy Spirit literally wrote that last sentence)

So, yes, the house was cleaned top to bottom for our coming house guests.  And yes, my friend Faith and I had a GREAT visit and even got to coupon together!  God is good.

Dolls, Frogs and Aliens

This article is second in a series of two.  Click below if you missed
"Wise Counsel and Baby Dolls"
http://biblelovingmomtothefourth.blogspot.com/2012/11/wise-counsel-and-baby-dolls.html


Of course we still had a second birthday girl to create for.  So here is her dolly on the left.  I wasn't happy with the neck, so I added a ruffle. 

Then of course my youngest had endured mommy making dolls all day long and the next day he wanted one of his own.  So I did a little more research and made him a froggy.














Then the laundry provided a shirt of his that had been stained up for too long. And I decided to make him a baby.  By now my dear husband thought I had found a new hobby.  I think I agree!

















Third child came home from school mortified that he did not yet have a creation of his own.  So, he designed and mommy sewed and we ended up with an adorable alien.  Suits our little crazy boy perfectly.













After the birthday party yesterday, my second born asked for a teddy bear.  I again was not happy with the neck and decided that we would use the collar from the shirt I had made the bear from .  I was pleased with the result.

Why do you ask have I not made one for our oldest child?  The only girl doesn't want a dolly?  Um, no.  Rolled eyes from the almost 11 year old.  Maybe she will come around in a couple of days though, because I only have enough fiberfill left to make one more.  Which is probably a good thing since I would love to make dozens of them.