December Presents Round Three

My friend, Alyssa, had a little boy a few months back. He is so super sweet and I can't wait to meet him one day. For his Christmas present, I made him a little hat to keep him warm in the East Coast winter. It was my first time using ear flaps. I need to make more of these.


For Alyssa and family, I made homemade napkins. I love making and using cloth napkins. Something about them.. just so pretty! and they look great on a table.



Once I find a new rhythm with two kids, I plan on selling the napkins in my Etsy store. Probably come Spring or Summer.

December Presents Round Two

Continuing in my theme to have people open their gifts WAY before Christmas... I bring you some more hand made holiday goodies.

These were made for my sister in law and her two little ones.

For my sil, I did another apron. She loves the cook and makes some of the most amazing meals. When we lived closer, I would love the thought of going to her house to devour one of her many delicious meals. I know she will put this apron to good use.



For my nephew, I was trying out a new sweater pattern with some very great yarn. I love this yarn and have more things to show you from it. When I finished knitting it, I was reluctant to add anything to it, but knew that a 4 year old would be WAY happier with a little something.. enter the bike design (made of felt).


And, his birthday is this month... same day as mine to be exact (I will never forget his bday ;-) I made him a felt pencil/crayon/marker holder. It was my first time making this and I so enjoyed it. Huddy has one waiting to be opened now.





Last but certainly not least, is my niece. I knit her a little dress and bought her a pair of adorable leggings (not pictured). Oh I love making girlie things! Probably a good thing I am not having a girl ;-)

December Presents Round One

My best friend and I have our birthday's in the same month... December! Oy!

I decided this year to try my hand at making an apron. I really love Anthropologie aprons and thought that I should be able to create a version myself. These are the two aprons that I used as a guide.



And here is what I came up with: I really wanted to try it on and take a pic, but, you know, it didn't quite fit over my belly ;-)


And in that package was her Christmas gift which she has opened and cozied up with. A scarf of many tiny stitches. I love it. It's soft, cuddly, and such a vibrant color. I am sure it looks amazing on her.



I am also not a fan of wrapping paper. This year I bought a few yards of Muslin fabric, added a couple of stamps and designs, and packaged gifts that way. It seemed most fitting for handmade gifts.



Stay Tuned.. there are many more to share. Happy Birthday Jordan!

Thanksgiving knits

I was so happy that my little man was happy to wear his Thanksgiving sweater vest! There is nothing quite like seeing your creations on your little ones.

Things have been busy over here at Made By Lora. Even though quiet on the blog.. I have been crafting away for the Holidays. I have so much to share, but seeing that all my recipients are readers of the blog.. I have to keep the images for a later date.

I am almost 36 weeks pregnant and on a slight bed rest to help keep baby Nolan from coming too early. Cold days. Slow days. Crafting days.

More to come... But here are some pics of little man on Thanksgiving and at the Christmas parade.



Oh how I tried to get him to let me take a picture of him while standing, looking at me, and showing off his new vest... that did not happen ;-) Too busy!


Mommy and Huddy walking to the Christmas parade (against doctor's request for me to stay home and rest..oops!). I finally made something for myself! This hat was pretty easy to knit. I did all the knitting while my husband got Little Man ready for bed. It is super comfy and I just love it. Huddy's hat and scarf was to fulfill a "mommy I want a purple hat and a pink scarf!" request from my guy.

Hats for Little Man

I love it when the weather turns cold. The leaves change. The air is crisp. AND that means that I can start to dress my kid in a lot of hand made knits. I was slightly panicked when I put his first knit hat on this fall and he met me with resistance.. "No Hat Mommy!" He soon learned that was not an option ;-) Good boy!

Don't you just love hand knits.

The owl makes it even more desirable for him to wear it!

For Sweet Sarah

A friend of mine had a sweet little girl a couple of months ago. On our whirlwind trip down to the Bay Area we had a tiny bit of time to stop and say "hi!" I knew I wanted to make her a little dress and so happy with the outcome. I love making girl things.. especially when my house will be dominated by little boys!! ;-)

Welcome to the world little Sarah. Can't wait to see it on you.

Curtains

After a couple of trips to the Nikon repair department, my camera is back! Yea!!

I realized I haven't posted any pics of my finished curtains. I am so in love. This project took 2 days (about 13 hours) of work. The hardest part was making the curtains exactly even. It makes such a difference in the room.