Cute Baby Bunny Inspiration

Saw this real baby bunny on Cute Overload and want to paint him in all his cuddly soft adorableness :) So cute!

World Travel Map Art

Saw this blogpost (and just LOVE their blog :)) and it made me want to make a world version of this for my well traveled hubby. Maybe for a valentine gift (please don't tell him if you know him :)). But he has asked me to not spend money on him this year so I'll need to keep my eyes on freecycle for a big frame and a world map. Fun :) If they aren't posted in the next month I guess I can save it for another occasion.

Hummingbird Painting

I bought this children's art kit at Whole Foods the week before Christmas. Even though I have plenty of non-kit adult painting supplies at home the idea of easing into painting with a simple project appealed to me. It turns out painting in between the lines with the included brush is quite challenging (at least for me) but I'm happy with the result. I made a few changes (the biggest one was making the central focus flower bicolor with red center vs. plain lavender with pink center). This is my final art project for 2011 and I wish you all the best in crafting and life for 2012!

Plush Knit Scarf

Hadn't done much needle knitting in a long time so I decided to start with a basic knit stitch scarf using this super soft plush yarn from my stash. As you can see, it's a work in progress.

Whatever your crafting goals, I hope you reach them and wish you a very happy New Year!

Chicks with Sticks

This was my first knitting book and I still find myself referencing it. I had taken a long break from knitting and forgot even how to cast on basic stitches. Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting came to the rescue. I've found that working through this book, project by project, is a great way to learn knitting. Of course, an in person knitting teacher is even better (miss you Lyn and Karen!!!) but when not available this is a great book. Knit Witch videos on You Tube are also fantastic for learning new knitting skills.

As far as crafts I want to make and this book go I basically want to make everything I haven't yet made and I might just start over again at the beginning as my skills had gotten so rusty. I ended up buying this book but it was available from my local library.

Happy crafting!

Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts

This is a photo of the front cover of Martha Stewart's "Handmade Holiday Crafts" book. I want to make practically everything in this book (doesn't mean I will... but it all looks fun and beautiful) so rather than post by project I thought I'd just mention that this is a resource I love. There's something for almost every major holiday in there too. It's probably available at most major book retailers and I borrowed it from my local library so perhaps it's available from yours too.

Quick and Easy Felt Princess Stocking

This is more of a decorative stocking. To make it functional you'd need to sew it (I just used glue). The red and white felt were new but the embellishments were recycled from previous craft projects. I cut out the red and white pieces (using two pieces of red felt for the stocking body and one piece of white felt folded over so it cut like two pieces), glued them together so the stocking would still open from the top and let it all dry. Then I applied cream and pink pearly stick on embellishments on the white cuff and on the red heel and toes. Next I used a big "little princess" sticker (this would be easy to paint on or design on the computer and turn into an iron on transfer) to complete the cuteness. Easy and cute. Merry Christmas and happy Holidays dear crafters!