While I didn’t make it on Day 20 (It took me to day 25) Everest Challenge I did make it to the top!
I even got an awesome certificate to hang on my desk!.
Total steps: 285,216 (with 15 days to go).
Everest Part 7: I made it! YES!!
Arts & Crafts
Daisy Tea cosy
Not too long ago, I made a tea cosy for Aoife, and learned a new stitch in the process. Well, in honour of spring, I made another – for her mom.
This time, I learned to make the daisy at the top, and experimented with front loop / back loop only crochet. I think it turned out rather well, though I think if I were to choose the colors again, I’d look for a brighter yellow to go with the blue and white.
Here’s a closeup of the stitches.
The free pattern for this is at:
http://www.favecrafts.com/Kitchen-Crochet/Daisy-Teapot-Cozy-Crochet-Pattern#
** Special thanks to Aoife for the picture with the teapot – since I don’t have one!**
Love Lollys
For my colleagues today, I thought it would be fun to make a few Valentines. I wasn’t sure what to do this year, and then I saw a simple idea on one of the Martha Stewart pages here.
After gathering some lollypops and some colored paper, I thought it would be brilliant to cut some heart shapes out of the paper using both the scissors and a hole punch. I then glued all of the shapes together and hole punched the main larger hearts. Sliding the heart “petals” up the stem of the lollypop and securing on the reverse side with tape (being careful to NOT tape the paper on the lolly) I think they made some cute flowers.
Next time, I think I’ll try making some with words on them (like fun Valentine’s Day slogans or something), or maybe adding some other features like ribbons. Otherwise, I would say this is a great craft for the kids too!