Sunday, February 28, 2010

Landon's Sweater

My friend Cindy, who blogs over at The Deily Blog, ordered a custom sweater from my etsy store, Made By Lora. I was very excited to be doing such a big project. We searched for the perfect pattern and yarn colors. Cindy wanted something that was classic and that Landon could grow in to. I was also very excited that I did a lot of pattern modification... I used the measurements that Cindy requested and added a collar to the sweater. I love learning new things in knitting and being challenged.

The sweater is lined with an adorable cotton mushroom pattern that was hand-sewn by yours truly.

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I will post pictures of Landon in his new sweater when I get them. I hope you like!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Spring

Spring
"I knew when Spring was come-
Not by the murmurous hum
Of bees in the willow trees,
Or frills,
Of Daffodils,
Or the scent of the breeze;
But because there were whips and tops
By the jars of lollipops
In the two little village shops..."
From "The Calendar"

I like to believe that Spring is inching upon us.

I love Spring.

Last night I stripped our bedding of it's winter wear and added our Spring comforter. This morning when I woke up I was so excited to see a bright and cheery green with birds cover welcoming me to my day.

As I am prepping my house for Spring I am thinking of all the wonderful things I want to add to our nature table. Winter was fun, but it spoke of Christmas too much and I had to take it down with the rest of the Christmas decor. Next year I don't want to focus so much on the Holiday, but more on the Season.

With Spring coming and a new baby that entered our world, I tried my hand at making a little garden fairy. Now, I don't want people to think that this Waldorf class has turned me into a fairy/gnome believer, but I do like this fairy.. and she is a garden fairy, and she is pretty. And I think baby Lucy will love her. So, I think I will need to make this again for our nature table.
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This pattern came from this wonderful book.. I highly recommend it for celebrating the seasons with your little ones.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Major Crafting

So sorry I have been MIA. I have been knee deep in a mound of crafting projects. No time to blog some times.

What have I been up to?

Last Sunday I co-hosted a Blessing for my sister in law. It was absolutely gorgeous. You can read all about it at my baby site: Baby Horvath Blog

I knew that I wanted to do a lot of crafting for my sister in law and the baby. I started with knitting a sweater, then to sewing a dress, then added some bloomers for the dress.
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I wasn't satisfied with just those items. So I decided to knit some pants and sew a little shirt.
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Then I had a great idea to try my hand at making baby pants.. and why not add a onesie with a felted bird embroidered to it??? Can you say that I was slightly excited for these projects??? I love me some crafting ;-)
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I also have always wanted to make a banner, but have never had the time to make one. Plus they always seemed to scare me a bit. It was rather easy and super cute. I can't wait to make one for Huddy's room one day! Or birthday party.. 2 is just around the corner!!! I took scraps of fabric and made medium sized triangles. Then I sewed the triangles to ribbon. Once all the triangles were sewn, I embroidered the words "bebe" to the middle fabric. and Voila! a banner for baby!
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Once finished with my crafting, ahem, 2am before the shower date! I realized I had no wrapping paper in the house. I thought long and hard on how to make the box presentable.. knowing I would not have the time to get the paper in the morning. I ended up taking some of my son's craft paper and wrapping the gift. Then I took some tissue paper and made a flower (glued it on), some felt for the stem and sun, and some feather's.. just because. Then a little extra touch of glue and glittered "bebe" written on the package.. and Voila! a wrapped package!
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So you see, between working on these items and a sweater order from my Etsy Store.. I have been a tad busy. BUT, that is really no excuse. I apologize to my readers and friends. I vow to do a better job to keep your interest perked!

Enjoy!