The final cube

When I made my Nativity Cubes in December I was hoping to do it as a set of three.  However, finding these blocks around gift giving season is pretty difficult and I had to just go ahead and do the two blocks.  The cubes are finally back in stock this month and I picked up another small one to add to my display for next year.

Valentine's Decorations

 For Valentine's Day I used my Silhouette to make this shirt for my daughter.  I used white flocked heat transfer and black glitter heat transfer.

I also had grand plans to get some Valentine's Day Banners done this month as decorations.  Did not get them done in time for Valentine's Day this year, but I did still get them done in the month of February and they are ready to go for next year!

2012 Yearbook

This month Kelly made a 2012 Yearbook of her favorite photos.  She used the My Publisher site.  She was inspired after seeing this.

Anniversary Scrap

This month I decided it was finally time to start an anniversary scrapbook...but given that I had about four hundred some pictures from our first anniversary alone it was a little daunting.  So instead of a full on scrapbook, I decided to just add a little scrap touch here and there and make it more about the pictures.  Below are some of my favorite pages.

I also am attempting to get a little more organized in my scrapping department and I saw a quick idea on pinterest that I figure I can use until I decide for sure how I want to organize permanently.  I cut apart a Kleenex box, wrapped it with duct tape and hot glued on some flowers.  Then, I took toilet paper rolls cut to various heights so hold all my pens and make them easier to see.

Super Hero Cape

Vicki made this great reversible cape as a Big Brother gift for her Great Nephew.  She initially saw this tutorial and then used it as a base to start from. His first name starts with a "K" so she used the Captain America Shield and instead of a star, used a K.  Then since he likes Batman she did that on the reverse side. 

Valentine Day Gift Frame

For her Valentine's Day Sweetie Allison made this gift.  She found a quote she liked and cut it out on vinyl with the Silhouette.  Then she attached it to one side of the glass and put a piece of paper in the frame for an added pop of color.  For the other side she added a goofy picture of her and her Valentine.

Valentine's crafts

I love handmade gifts/cards for Valentine's day! Here's the treats I made my hubby and kids. These are all patterns from the Silhouette store. My husband got Riesen's to celebrate the reasons I love him. The kids got some of their favorite treats.
I'm hoping to bake some peanut blossoms yet with milk chocolate hearts in the center in place of Hershey's kisses.
Happy Valentine's day everyone!

Valentine's Day Superhero Suckers

 

I made these cute superhero suckers for Aiden and Parker to take to school for their Valentine's.  I found the idea here.  I took the files she used and turned them into a jpeg to bring into my Silhouette software.  I added all of the circles to cut out using my machine since I do not have a 2" circle punch.  I also added the small holes on the Valentine's sayings circles so I wouldn't have to hole punch them later.  I used the print and cut feature of my machine to cut these out.

For the capes, I cut rectangles, that were about 2.5 x 4 inches, our of stiff felt (Less than a dollar a sheet at Joann's.)  I then folded the rectangles in half and cut a small triangle out of one corner to make them have a little more 'cape' shape.  While I was at it, I also cut a little slit about a quarter of an inch down for where the sucker goes through the cape.

Assembly - I hot glued the superhero logo on the back side of the capes, and the to/from heart on the other side.  I put a sucker through.  I then tied plain present ribbon around the stem of the cape.  It wasn't needed to hold the cape on, but it kind-of looks like the strings that would be used to tie a cape on and it made them look a little better.  Then I added the Valentine's Day sayings.


They turned out great and my superhero boys are thrilled to be taking these to school!  Added bonus is that tootsie pops appear to be a very allergy friendly sucker.  Everyone in there classes will be able to have these treats!

Pink and Purple Crocheted Baby Blanket

 
I crocheted this baby blanket for my niece, Leah, who was born on February 3rd.  I started this blanket in November, so it has taken me awhile to find the time to crochet it.  It's a very simple pattern using only 2 main stitches, a double crochet and a front post double crochet.  Alternating every other, gives this blanket a waffle texture and depth,  I tried to take a close up of the blanket so you could see the texture, and it also is a better representation of the colors of this blanket.  The edging on the blanket is 4 rows of single crochet followed by a row of crab stitching.  The blanket unstretched, measures about 48 inches x 28 inches.

Drum Roll Please . . .

The votes are in and tallied!  Thanks to the many (ha!) people who checked out the blog and voted.  Without further delay here are the results for our 2012 Craft Lifters!

FAVORITE CRAFTER OF THE YEAR

It was a TIE (no lie!) between Erin and Gail.

(So this is our traveling "trophy."  Proudly display it in your home for the year and before you pass it on,  I thought it would be fun to add some sort of embellishment to it so that it becomes a little crazy:))

FAVORITE CRAFT COMPLETED BY ERIN

Easter Baskets

FAVORITE CRAFT COMPLETED BY GAIL

IKEA Activity Table Redo

FAVORITE CRAFT COMPLETED BY JONNA

Painted Step Stool

FAVORITE CRAFT COMPLETED BY KAREN

Another tie!  14 Days of Valentines and Melted Crayon Canvas Art

FAVORITE CRAFT COMPLETED BY VICKI

Stick Ponies

Thanks again to everyone that participated this year whether you finished the full challenge or not. It was fun to see the crafts!  Looking forward to the crafts of 2013!!
(OOooh and PS to those that completed the 2012 challenge - your prizes are in the mail:))