Hat, Mittens, Scarf for Kari

This is my model, Skye, wearing the scarf, hat & mittens I made for my sister, Kari. The yarn really changes more gradually than this picture makes it look in the scarf...

Pumpkin

A pumpkin I made for Halloween. There is a smaller one that looks exactly like this one. Only smaller. :)

Here is the pattern.

These hats were mostly made by me, except for the very cute pumpkin hat and the equally cute little pillbox hat in the back. All hats are for sale at Little Bird!

This is where I got the pattern.

My Two New Beautiful Reasons for Living...

No words are necessary...

Table Skirt for Cash Wrap

I also made a table skirt for the shop, from a piece of fabric from Ikea. It has a lot of birds on it and is in our colors. I thought it came out pretty good, seeing as how I was winging it. Sewing is not my strong suit.

Pinwheel Baby Afghan

I made this pink and white afghan for a friend of a friend. I really liked the pattern, so I gave it a shot, then the friend never got back to me about it, even though I called her several times. And it's been months now, so it's going in the shop! It's made using a tunisian crochet stitch, which I love doing. The result looks more like knitting.

Little Bird Handmade, Consignment and More!

I haven't posted anything for awhile because we have been busy working on the opening of our brand new Handmade & Consignment Shop, Little Bird, located in beautiful downtown Oviedo!

Our logo, designed by the brilliant graphic designer, Loyd. :)

Inside the shop:

Pillowcase dresses, by Cori's Closet:





















Carol's hats:
















Our sign lit up at night:





















http://thelittlebirdstore.com/

Home from the DR

I want to thank everyone for your prayers and support of this trip. I could feel God’s hand keeping me going through your prayers. We had such a great trip – all my prayers were answered and more than answered - pressed down, shaken together, running over!

My granddaughter Skye was fearless. She went without any electronic devices- no cell, iPod, DS or TV! She jumped right into the construction, wielding drills, hammers and paintbrushes with grace. And into the facepainting, her medium of choice.She made friends with the kids on our team and in the villages. It was so much fun for me to watch.

Your prayers also helped build this chapel in the small village of Pica Pica, about an hour and a half away from where we were staying in Santo Domingo. We got to spend the entire day there, building and playing and eating with the families. It was very satisfying.

The team that came after us did their ministry in the chapel we built. About 15 or 17 kids raised their hands to pray the prayer of salvation so Pastor Carlos is starting a new Bible study for these kids.

When we got home Skye told her mother Mary (my daughter) that we could “totally live there! We don’t need air conditioning!”

Blessings,

Carol & Skye

Knit Washcloth

This is a washcloth I made from cotton, using a pattern from "Knit Dishcloth Sampler."

Crochet Scrunchie

I got this crochet scrunchie pattern from a blog - The Art of Crochet.