Mt. Zion Craft Show and More=D



  Hello! I hope everyone is doing well! Things have been wonderful here in Tennessee, and homemaking has been keeping me very busy, which is great!

                 About a month ago we were told about a craft show at a BEAUTIFUL place called Mt. Zion, so since then we've been making things for it. My mom, sisters, and I started out by making eight shawls, then we each made some other smaller things to try to sell.

                  At first I had no ideas as to what to make, then my mom found the cutest pattern for tea cup pin cushions, so I made two of those, then altered the colors to make coffee and hot chocolate, they were SO much fun to make, and they worked up really quick!! After I finished those, I crocheted some doilies, I used leftover thread and made up my own patterns for them, and oh my cotton-fields, it was an absolute blast! =D

                   Today was the day of the craft show, we were able to meet and talk to different people in the community which was really nice. At the craft show there was a civil war reenactment. Mt. Zion is located right on Sugar Creek, and the last civil war battle that was fought in Tennessee was at Sugar Creek (or near it, I can't remember which), so that was pretty neat! The entire day was wonderful and now I feel pretty tired, we got to Mt. Zion a little after 7am and didn't leave until after 3pm, so it was a pretty long day. God has been blessing our efforts in homemaking and I'm looking forward to the future craft shows.

                    Even if absolutely nothing sold today I think I still would have had an amazing day, it was spent at a beautiful place talking and laughing with friends and family, and crocheting while doing so!!! My cotton-fields, I can't even begin to describe how much of a blessing today was.....Well, now it's time for me to figure out what to work on next! Have a blessed night!

                      

 



These are the pin cushions I made =D

Here is a better picture of one of the pin cushions.

One of the doilies

Another =)

Another...... hahaha

And the last one =D

I made this a little while ago for my mom's birthday

I worked on this doily while we were at Mt. Zion, then finished
it when we got home and gave it to my sister Tabitha

I made this doily before Mt. Zion, but couldn't part with it
because I loved it so much! =D

Ice Cream Social!!!

       Hello!! It's been such a very long time since I last updated my blog! First and foremost, I am very glad to report that the Lord brought us safely to Tennessee, and we are moved in to our new house, settled, and back into a normal routine! YAY!! =D
 

Ice Cream Social...

    A few weeks ago my sister, Tabitha, and I were at our friend Cami's house knitting/crocheting. As we sat talking about various things Cami mentioned that she and her family like going to this one ice cream social about an hour or so away, Cami had said it was a get together where everyone brings ice cream, then , everyone dances.... old fashioned civil war style....not only that, but everyone dresses the part! Then, she showed us a video of some of the dances, and let us borrow it so we could practice them...So then of course, we HAD to find out exactly what this dance was like, so my family decided to go!
    Around 10am this morning we arrived at Cami's house and she did our hair, we all got ready, then Jonathan (Cami's brother), and Cami drove up there with us, and Miss Lona (Cami's mom), and Mr. David (Cami's dad) followed behind.....and oh my cotton-fields, what a blast it was! The whole day was purely enjoyable! There were so many dances, so many people, and lots of food! What could be better than a group of Christians, dancing, and having ice cream?! hahaha  My little brother, Billy, was so much fun to watch dance, especially when he and another little girl danced the Virginia Reel! I think the Virginia Reel is my favorite dance, but then again, the  Canadian Barn Dance/ another dance but I can't remember the name was a BLAST...oh! And the Patticake Polka is so much fun too... my cotton-fields! They're all fun! hahaha....AND! I learned to waltz...(which for those of you who don't know me....that's really awesome because I've ALWAYS wanted to learn!).... The whole day was fun, I really enjoy dancing, and due to the lack of guys there dancing, I was also able to dance with my sisters, Tabitha and Tara. It was really nice because no girl minds playing the guy part as long as they get to join in the fun! =)
    I was able to get some pictures of getting our hair done, but none of the actual dance, due to the fact that the camera batteries kept dying =( oh well! That's OK! :)



Today was wonderful! I'm so thankful that God gave us this opportunity, and feel so blessed to have made friends so quickly. God is so awesome! =D
   Well, it's about time for me to go to bed! Dancing exhausted me! =D Hopefully I'll post again soon! I have a few finished projects I want to get around to posting!!!' =D

Experimenting with Muffins

Wow! I'm about to do my second post in ONE day! Perhaps I will get better about my blogging! ;)



I love cranberries SO much that I thought they deserved a picture! =D haha

This afternoon, I decided I would use up the rest of our cranberries and make up my own muffin recipe. It was so much fun, I love being in the kitchen! =D Cranberries are one of my favorites, I love the bitterness they have !. There really isn't much to say about the muffins, but I took some pictures while I was making them, and after they came out of the oven. =D I was actually kind of happy with the way they came, (considering I thought of the recipe as I went along haha).

The batter tasted really good, so that was a good sign!

Here they are! =D

And last, but not least, the inside of the muffin....cranberries, yummy!

Experimenting is always fun, and so is working in the kitchen! Now, I'm going to get back to my cross-stitching, I'm hoping and praying I'll finish it soon! =D I cannot tell you what a blessing it is to have the ability to work with my hands! Praise the Lord! =D


More Finished Projects!

Hello!
I should really get better about blogging, I haven't really been in the mood to do so!... I've been pretty busy lately, I've been doing my best to finish up some projects before we move to Tennessee, (our move is in 18 days!!! =D) I'm getting more and more excited with each passing day, God is SO good!!!!... Anyway, I finished a shawl, a kitchen set which consists of 4 placemats, 4 cloth napkins, and a pot pad, and also finished a babydoll afghan, and a babydoll outfit. I don't have any pictures of the afghan though.



This is the back of the babydoll outfit, I really wanted to make the doll a boy for now,
but I couldn't find a pattern I loved, so I made my own pattern =D



I was really pleased with the way it came out! This is the front...obviously ;)



My kitchen set



Here is a better picture of the placemats...well one of them =)

 

Here is the shawl I finshed. I think it may be one of my favorites that I've made!

First Dress!

As you know, I've been wanting to get better at sewing. About a month or so ago, I realized I had NEVER followed a sewing pattern, I generally make up whatever I'm making, so....I decided to buy a dress pattern and some fabric to make it.
The dress took me about a day to sew up, when I finished, I was pleasantly surprised that it fit, and looked good! I was thinking..."Oh my cotton-fields! It actually looks like a dress!" (Yes, I was surprised it looked like a dress) haha...... I honestly didn't know what to expect....first time following a pattern, and I'm pretty new at sewing in general!

This is the front of my dress

Anyway......I'm really happy with the way it turned out and look forward to making another one. The next one I make will be a different color and print, a little shorter, and the sleeves will be different! I'm finding that, the more I sew, the more I want to sew! =D

The back of my dress =)

Finished Afghan!!

     Once again, it's been a little while since I last updated my blog! I'm very happy to report that I was finally able to finish my granny square afghan! I'm extremely happy with the way it came out, which is always a plus! =D I'm unable to remember how many squares it took to make my afghan,  but I know it was a strange number, I think it may have been 99 squares. I used four different colors, green is the main color, then I also used brown, blue and pink, it was a great way to use up some of the yarn I've collected over the last couple of years!

My completed afghan!

I had a blast making this! Granny squares are a fun, quick, and easy way to make an afghan, I love them!
     It seems like it took me longer to sew the squares together than it did to actually make them. When I sewed them together I was pretty random with my design! In a way, I think the randomness in my design makes it look like patches, which I think is kind of neat! =D
   

Two Shawls and a Purse

Knitted Shawl

Shawls

   I just realized that I had made two shawls a little while ago and hadn't posted any pictures of them! One is knitted, and the other is crocheted. The knitted one is a light, summer shawl, more for looks than for warmth. The second one is crocheted, this one is more of a fall shawl, it is heavier and feels warm!
     I think shawls may be one of my very favorite things to make, they're fun and, for the most part quick!


Crocheted Shawl

   Purse

     As you may know, I've been practicing sewing, so far I've enjoyed it immensely! A few weeks ago I decided I would make myself a new purse. (We had a recital to go to and I wanted a purse to match my dress). I was pleased with the way it came out, and also happy it only took me one night to finish!