ENCHANTED MAKEOVER

I just finished crocheting this baby afghan - Lucy's ripple pattern from Attic24 - I added a shell border to mine.  Excuse the early morning sun streaming across the blanket - but it did make it ever so warm and cozy.

Everyone once in a while I squeeze in time to work on a project for Enchanted Makeover.   I'm just going to use their words:  "Imagine feeling hopeless, scared, vulnerable and unworthy because you are living in an environment where often everything is depressing, broken or filled with things other people threw away.  Imagine your children living in such a place."  Enchanted Makeover's mission (all volunteer) is to transform these depressing environments into places that inspire and are supportive to those re-building their lives.

I know a lot of sewers, quilters, knitters and crocheters out there create lots of beautiful things.  You might even have a pretty, useful item that you are willing to part with in order to help someone else.  After all, that's what this season is all about.

Merry, Merry!

FOUR CALLING BIRDS

These little birdies were really fun and easy to make.  Best of all, it was a QUICK project!  We even made a couple for our own tree.  Luckily, I had some double sided Christmas paper already in my stash, and this project just used scraps.  If you don't have a supply of that on hand, just use what you have and glue a piece on each side of a cereal box.  If I had time, I could see myself making them out of some vintage French book paper with some glitter and other embellishments.  This pattern would also work with felt, fabric or even cookies.  Trace around the template on your cookie dough and glue the wings on with royal icing.  I think they would be really pretty out of gingerbread and sprinkled with sanding sugar.  Yummy too.  Pattern here.  Thank you Pinterest.

...And a Partridge In A Pear Tree

Merry, Merry!

THREE FRENCH HENS

Close enough.  We added a gold string through the loop in the beret and turned them into ornaments.  You can get a pattern here.

By the way, Frannie is a great artist.  She finds a drawing she likes, copies it freehand, and then adds color.  One of the requests on her Christmas list is a set of real artist markers, dual tip, brush end on one side.  She better be good! ;)

...Two Turtle Doves, and a Partridge In A Pear Tree.

Merry, Merry!

TWO TURTLE DOVES

...and a partridge in a pear tree.

Merry, Merry!

A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE

Last May, my mother moved to New Jersey.  Frannie used to see her everyday.  Needless to say, she really misses her.  Frannie decided that it would be a nice surprise if she sent grandma The 12 Days of Christmas.  This is what Frannie made for the first day.  We found the partridge pattern on Pinterest (where else?) and you can get it here.

Has anyone got an idea for Lords of Leaping? 

Merry, Merry!