The pink heart button in the middle was made by my little sister out of some sort of dough or clay. She is thinking of doing a guest tutorial blog on here to show how to make them. :) I would also at some point like to do a tutorial on making the Journey Journals.
My beautiful niece (who moved to Missouri, I miss her and her family so much!) made a "bookworm" hat for our project. This is her first hat of the year for <3 Hats from the Heart/My Journey Journals <3. With the move to Missouri, she has so been so busy packing, etc that things have been kind of crazy for her! I am so glad things have slowed down a little bit for her and they are happily settling in to their new life! Here is her first contribution of the year.
I just love the little worm, he is just adorable! And, of course, I am a totally nerdy bookworm!! I just love getting lost in a good book! No, I really don't ever want one of those "Kindles" or "Nooks", because I LOVE the smell of books and turning the pages. To me it is just magical to get lost in the characters of a well written book, my escape from the reality of this sometimes harsh world we live in.
I hope to maybe have a couple of Journey Journals done this weekend, as well as, the Mardi Gras hat I am working on. I am running kind of late on birthday presents AGAIN! I get so caught up on making beanies, that I forget birthdays (even though I have a calendar with them all written in) coming up and end up rushing to get something done. Ah well, I am so happy that the people in my life understand that to me this takes priority over everything else LOL! I guess that means I better sign off and get busy on this hat while I can, as I must clean in few hours and get ready to have the "kids" over for a barbecue. :) Until my next update, may the light of God's love help you to Glow from Within.....<3
I love the purple hat, the different stitches and the lighter shade that you used on the frilly heart. The button is the pièce de résistance. (I look forward to the tutorial for button making.) Silly as I am, I would also like to see your step-by-step instructions for creating the journals. I've made a vow to spawn a few journals of my own, but I've been procrastinating. You could give me that needed push in the right direction. The Mardi Gras hat is FABulous! I'd love to see the actual colors. Green, blue and yellow would make a great afghan, especially with your plan to add embellishments. Last, but not least, Evey's worm hat is too cute for words. Love and hugs to all. Rhonda
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the kind words Ms. Rhonda!! :) I hopefully will be updating my blog later on today with the picture of the Mardi Gras hat, and hopefully a couple of journals as well. I have tons of laundry to do from my "trip" to see my sister and family, so we will see what I can squeeze in today! I was super excited that on my little jaunt to Tucson, I was able to find a glass head to model my adult beanies on! I also found some really cool scarves at Walmart for only $4.97, so my next hat will be a woman's adult hat with a scarf threaded throughout. I am going to try my hand at the tutorial, but make no promises on when I can get that tutorial posted. Maybe that will be my goal for the day! LOL! I think I may need about 4 more hours added to my day heehee :)! Much love and appreciation for all you do to inspire, encourage and support <3 Hats from the Heart/My Journey Journals <3 Sending lots of love and huge HUGS!!!
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