It's My Life!: MY CRAFT PROJECTS ...

SOME THINGS I'VE MADE ...

Recently I've gotten into making paper beads. It's sort of mindless "work" but really a fun thing to do. These were made from magazine covers and glossy mailing flyers. Only made bracelets with them so far ...

This bright colored afghan was made to give away to one of the charities our knit and crochet group serves. I hope some guy with style will enjoy this one ...

I found this seed bag at an antiques shop in Oblong Illinois and turned it into a small pillow. It's an old hometown company. I gave this to my sister, Teresa, and hopefully she'll use it on her country porch. Who would have thought you'd find something from Wells County Indiana in Oblong Illinois?

Crochet wool purse, felted. I really like the feel of this clutch.

This gaudy crocheted pillow top was fun to make but when I finally got it done, I gave it away. Just one of those patterns I always wanted to do but when I got it done I didn't want to decorate with it ... what can I say.

Made another market bag ... this one a brighter color!

Stacking boxes, painted and finished with needlepunch pieces afixed to the top of each. The American flag is the common denominator.

These three quillie trees are the most fun I've had with wool recently! You use your wool rug hooking strips (#8, 1/4" width) to make them. Glue over a foam cone, add embelishments to taste, top with a bird or a star -- whatever -- and enjoy!

Penny mat, made while in Las Cruces, NM. My last attempt at serious pennies.

Wool "feather" tree, made in a class taught by Margo White.

Needlepunch - Crow & Stars (a Margaret Shaw design)

A run of woven rag rugs, completed summer of 2015

This Holy Family nativity ornament was made for the HHRHG 2014 Christmas party ornament exchange.

This is my first attempt at serious penny rug making. I used an old Army blanket that a friend gave me and some off-white wool I had on hand. The stitching is in heavy pearle cotton. This was a fun / learning project for me and I look forward to doing more in the future. I looked at some penny pieces a friend did (Margo!!) and wanted to give up; her stitches are just perfect and mine are far from that! This pattern/idea was from the Maggie Bonanomi book, "Nature".

I hand painted the cloth, then tacked some yo-yo's to the front. Gave this to my Veronica! She seemed to love it and was going to use it in the car on the way home from Grandma's. Made my day!

Placemats, woven from quilting cotton selvages (the ultimate recycling project).

Placemats woven with doubled silk ribbon. Gave these to Benjie.

Doll clothes made for Veronica's 18" friend.

Halloween Cat lapel pin. Pattern from a Maggie Bonanomi book.

Crocheted mesh market bag. Good to take to the Farmer's Market.

Some of the hats & scarves I crocheted for Project Warmth in Spencer.

Quilted wall hanging. Took this class from Margaret Scott at Runaway Quilt Retreat, Maple Mount KY. Both Jane S. and I took Margaret's class. This was sold in our auction in 2020.


Wool applique top on refinished antique stool. This is a Maggie Bonanomi pattern. Sold in the auction before we moved to Winchester.

Green wool crocheted scarf. I did this in Silver City NM when we stayed there one winter.

Vintage picnic basket with hooked lid cover in the Cat's Paw pattern. I keep my yarn in this basket.

First prayer shawl I crocheted. It went to the late "Bus" Kay.

Crocheted novelty yarn scarf; a gift for my sister-in-law Nancy.

Crocheted prayer shawl #2; I made this in Silver City, NM. It went to an Indiana Extension Homemaker prayer shawl project.

Sunflower pillow with hooked center, 100% wool. I love this little pillow and hope to have it around for a while ...

Santa ornaments made from our own dried okra. This was fun!

Hooked and prodded lapel pins. See another of my "pages" with instructions.
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Mystery Quilt, 2012. The "mystery" was deciding how to arrange the blocks to make your own unique design. It was fun! Gave it to one of Jane's daughters.