Crafting and Pinterest

Almost 2 1/2 years ago while home in CA, I went through my mom's stash of craft books and kits and materials. One of the things I picked out was a cross-stitch tree skirt kit of different santas. Instead of doing them all on one piece of material as a tree skirt, I stitched each santa on it's own piece, with the intent of making them into stalkings. I finished the first 3 very quickly (1 of them only took me a week), and then I put the other 2 aside because I needed to do some copying and adjusting before I could sew them. Originally I was also going to wait to turn them into stalkings until our family was complete. Well, that planned changed when we found out our family dynamics were going to change with the adopting of an older child, and so I decided I wanted to finish the kids' stalkings as they joined our family. So I finished the last 2 santas, and then Joe and I went thru my mom's material stash and picked out some materials we liked. Then we went to the fabric store and picked out materials for the lining and the trim. And after lots of looking at different styles, I created my own pattern, and finally finished-finished my first stalking. I know the picture is sideways, but I'm really proud of how it looks and I just love it. Now I just have to wait to use it! :)

I'm sure all of you know and are on Pinterest. I have really enjoyed it. Probably too much. And with Joe being off of foods, for some reason I've been a little more adventurous in trying new recipes. And I've also not been afraid to throw out the bad ones, and then not admit to all of the yummy ones I've consumed. :) I haven't taken pictures of all of them, but here's one I did capture:

Healthy peach and strawberry cobbler. I liked it better the 2nd time I made it with Honey Bunches of Oats instead of Frosted Mini Wheats. And I put ice cream on top instead of yogurt because that's what I had. :)

I have also done a few crafty things from Pinterest too. Here's a tunic top I made. I still can't decide if I really like it or not, but I think it turned out reasonably well.

And for a non-Pinterest craft, I made my cousin Brittany a baby quilt for her little boy. I really like how it turned out.

Back, all flanels

Front, all cottons

I know there's been some more baking and crafting, but that's all I've got for now.