Felt Embroidery Cookies

Darlette made this beautiful felt embroidery cookies for the girls.
Alana got this cute cookies with this cute tea bag. Darlette put them in actual cookie containers and look very cute.
Grace got a gingerbread man cookie set ready to decorate and have lots of fun pretending.

Funny thing is that my girls love to bake they prefer to make cookies and this year they helped my with our neighborhood presents.

Have a great day
Erika

Twins Dress

I made a dress for the twins, the same design i made for miss G.
Darlette says the girls like them. I am glad, my girls love the fabric.
Cheers,
Erika

Teacher's Gift

Did you have a nice Christmas? We did, our little family enjoy each other and we had a wonderful time. Now I can show you all the things I made. I'll start with the Teacher's gift I made for Alana's class.
Back in August when I visited Darlette we went to a quilt shop and I saw mug organizers. I asked for the pattern but they said they got them from a magazine and they did not had the magazine anymore, so I looked online and I found this tutorial.
I like the organizer so much that I decided to make one for me too. It really works quite nice. One thing I did is I went to a Thrift store and got the biggest mugs I could find. I got 3 for the teacher, the aid and me.
I kind of practice my free motion quilting skills and I made snowflakes. totally inspired by a Christmas wrapping. too bad it does not show at all on the mug but non the less great practice. Here is a picture of a detail.
Cheers,
Erika

Joy Banner

With the leftovers from my believe banner I made this Joy banner.

Erika

Doll Beds

Darlette made this beautiful doll beds to give her girls for Christmas. She just show them to me and I ask her if I could share with you. They are just beautiful!
Darlette hizo estas lindas camitas para muneca para regalar a sus ninas en la Navidad. Me acaba de mostras las camitas y le pregunte si podia mostrarselas y dijo que si, creo que estan simplemente lindas.
She made the mattess, Sheets and quilt I think they are adorable.
Ella hizo los colchones, savanas y colchita, estan adorables.
She got the idea and plans from here.
Ella encontro la idea aqui.
A funny story is that when we were in middle school I took wood shop class and Darlette Accounting. Last week mom call me and asked me what I was doing I said "doing the books for Hubby" then she called Darlette and mom asked the same question, Darlette answered "woodwork." Mom laugh the accountant is doing woodwork and the carpenter is doing accounting. Darlette clarify, "yes but Erika studied accounting in College, and I am just trying first time." I think she did great considering it is her first time.
Una anegdota sobre esto es que cuando estudiabamos en la Escuela Secundaria yo estudie carpinteria y ella contabilidad. el otro dia mama hablo y me pregunto que que hacia y le dije "haciendole la contabilidad a mi Esposo", despues ella le llamo a Darlette y le pregunto lo mismo y ella contesto "haciendo las camitas para mis hijas" mi mama se rio y dijo "mira la carpintera esta haciendo contabilidad y la contadora carpinteria" Darlette le aclaro, "Si pero Erika estudio contabilidad en el Collegio y yo apenas estoy aprendiendo carpinteria" En fin creo que le han quedado hermosas las camitas.

Anyway as I said I am working on Hubby's business and I haven't done much crafting that I can show you right now. Hopefully soon I'll be free.
For now...
Enjoy the Holidays!
Erika

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

Okay it is totally unrelated topic, but have you ever tried home made Buttermilk Ranch Dressing? well it is delicious. I have follow the girls of Our Best Bites and I love all their recipes and besides the fact that they are ady and actually taste good their recipes have simple everyday ingredients. I love cooking and besides crafts books I buy recipe books. I got the Rachel Ray ones and I had to donate them they are great recipes unfortunately no one recipe I found that I could have some or all the ingredients plus some of the ingredients I did not even know where to buy them. Anyway visit this blog is great and the ranch is to die for.

Have a great Monday!
Erika

Believe Banner

How ironic my last project took me 3 years to finished and this only 3 hours. Today it was super Saturday in my Church and we had several projects going on. I choose the banner. The sample had the Sweetwater girls, but since I am doing my Christmas decorations more focus on what Christmas is really about. I decided to go with a different line of fabric, I went with Fa la la la la, from Moda French General. At first I was afraid I wont like it but it is official I am a French General gal. I think they fit my style. I just love it and the fabric is not to Chistmas-y.

Que ironico mi ultimo projecto de ayer me tomo 3 anos en terminar y este solo tres horas. Hoy hubo un Super Sabado en mi Iglesia e hicimos varios projectos, yo decidi hacer este banner, es super sencillo. El ejemplo que tenian estaba hecho con la linea de las chicas de Sweetwater pero como he decidido hacer mis adornos mas enfocados en lo que la navidad realmente representa decidi irme por la linea de las chicas de French General, su linea de navidad Fa la la la la. Al principio no estaba muy segura si me hiba a gustar pero ya es oficial me encanta su estilo y es el mio. La tela no es muy navidena pero funciona perfectamente bien. Por cierto aveces no tengo el tiempo de escribir el blog en Ingles y Espanol y tomando en cuenta que tengo un traductor en uno de los lados... bueno gracias por comprenderme.
Saludos.

Erika