A Gift for Hannah

Now that the holidays are done and the gifts have been given, it's time to share what I did with my December. First up, a little felt house for Hannah. I saw something similar to this on Anthropologie for an extreme amount of money ($7o something???) and thought, I can do this myself. Anthro's included bears inside, so I followed suit, but added a little Goldilocks, too. And then I gave Hannah a Goldilocks and the Three Bears book to go with it.

I fashioned each of the bears off of Hannah's family. Papa Bear is my brother--complete with goatee and Bears shirt (Chicagoans). Mama Bear is my sister-in-law Jenn, who is big into belly dancing. Baby Bear is my nephew Trent, who loves baseball and is a White Sox fan. While Hannah isn't blonde, I couldn't make Goldie a brunette. I just hope Hannah can pretend that it is her. =)

The house is sewn together felt and lines with pretty fabric inside. The outside is all decorated by needle felting.

Here's what the Anthro house looked like:

A Good Sunday

This past weekend was a good one. I learned that I won earrings on Saturday morning. I finished a project for Etsy (stay tuned for pics this week). I went to yoga. I got a free new mattress (thank you warranty!). I spend some quality time with the hubby. And that was all just on Saturday...phew!

On Sunday, I woke up early, did some knitting and TV watching. Then I made a yummy new chicken and rice dish from Kraft for lunch. Here's me caught in the cooking act:



And to end my great weekend I went to my pal Shelley's house. We had a crafternoon and Sunday gumbo dinner. YUM!! (Thanks for the leftovers, Shel!)

I did a little bit of knitting, but the highlights were two needled-felted items. It was rainy and gloomy out, but knitting and crafting with friends can make the day feel bright and sunny.