~cold weather crafts~

Hello everyone!

How is blogland doing today?

it's Thursday, which means almost

Friday.....yay!!!

we have been a bit stormy & cold here

lately....

brrrrrr....

.....cold.....wet.....windy.....

which has got me thinking....

~cozy~

need warm blankets...

fireplace...

hot cocoa....

errr....dare I say need hibernation?

hee hee....if only.....right?!

if only kiddos didn't need driven around

and groceries didn't need to be bought

and people didn't need to go places....

I would hibernate....

I'm afraid....

but alas.....we can't do that sort of thing....

it wouldn't be socially acceptable...would it?

{uh, excuse me....I'll be back in April...well ok May when the sun

comes back....just carry on without me....I'll just be here in my

blanky with my book, next to my imaginary fireplace, drinking my

hot cocoa & watching a Jane Austen movie or 2 or 3 or 4 or ??}

no can do....

no such thing...

life carries on....wet rainy cold or not!!

so gotta make the best of it.....{I'm afraid

I'll be saying that a lot for the next 6 months!

ha ha ha :)}

so let's be like Martha & make some stuff!

that always makes the wintery cold

months go by faster.....

aren't these blanket stockings fun??

I've seen so many blanket & sweater stockings around...

got an old chenille blanket around that's

too tattered for using??

...perfect for a stocking....

these are just too cute....think of all those old

sweaters you've got that are too dated, too worn out,

too big, too small, etc...etc...

go grab ya one....and start cutting....

yes, and sewing will be required! :)

but shouldn't be too tough....

here's a great link for instructions and a free pattern!

our Christmas stockings are seriously in need

of upgrading....if I can convince my very

sentimental kiddos of it!

I'm definitely going to be making some new ones

here in the next little while....

I'd love to try felting wool & making some

out of that....

anyone else done that yet?

~*~

so what are you working on?

are you squeezing some "crafting"

in while "hibernating"

in your little nest?

in between all the running around &

crazy holiday preparations??

hope so!! :)

xoxo,

Shellagh

{images found here}

update!!

just found this darling stocking

craft made of fringed scarves.....

cute huh??

click here for tutorial :)