Back in the Crafting Groove

I finally feel like I am back to a routine of knitting and/or sewing in the evenings. Look what I have done so far:



I knitted this bag over Thanksgiving and am ready to felt this:

Of course, this doesn't show how the bag is suppose to look. It is a cute, little bag with a flap. I'll post a picture as soon as I get around to felting.
I also have knitted some more dish cloths. Love these things. So easy.

Colors of Fall

Every year my husband comments that our maple tree in the front yard is never very colorful. This morning when I went outside to get the morning paper, I noticed that over night (not really over night- although it seemed like overnight) our tree had a bright smile - it is turning yellow. Nice...love the colors of fall.

How about these colors of fall?

U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi...these caramel apples are ugly, but, they were soooo good! My husband and I decided we wanted to make some homemade caramel apples. His job was to unwrapped the caramel candies. Tough job, but someone has to do it. After dipping in caramel and coating the apples with nuts, toffee bits and chocolate, the caramel began to drift southward. Ugh. But a quick trip to the refrigerator prevented a total loss. Needless to say, each one of these babies were consumed with no complaints.

I purchased the Note Taker pattern from Pink Chalk Studio this summer and finally got around to trying it out. I love this fabric - the flowers and colors. Inside I tried to bring out some of the colors from the front cover.

It was an easier project than I thought it would be. This would make a nice gift to colleagues at school.