Favorite Christmas Present...

Not my favorite present received...but the ones given. This year we gave the girls 18" dolls that I made outfits for.

For Liz...A Kirsten look-a-like:

For Amber...A Josefina look-a-like:

We got them some American girl books and I made their meet outfits to match them...along with a few changes of clothes :)

I'll have to admit that the girls reaction wasn't quite as dramatic as I was expecting, but they seem to like them!

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and is looking forward to a Happy New Year!

Amanda

"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."   ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9

Phone Pods...

This week I received an inquiry into a Phone Pod I had made for a relative and was asked if I could make some more...

I'm so excited to receive my first craft order :) and a little nervous...
So, the Phone Pods for the order will be made soon, but in the last couple of days I made a few others to put up for sale in my Etsy store.

Black Floral...

Light Floral...

Blue & Tan Floral...

 Pale Yellow...

I made one from this material for myself...more for a sample to refer to and for when we need the GPS in the car so it will sit on the dashboard rather than awkwardly in the middle console :) and because I don't have a phone that would necessarily need a Phone Pod. I did also make a bigger one for my Kindle Fire back when I made the first Phone Pod...

Which does it's job well, but if I may redo it and put a dowel rod in the front roll like the phone pods...that's were Chad comes in, cutting dowel rod to specification for me :) specially if I want to make more of them!

I hope to get the finished Phone Pods listed today :) They were a nice little project to work on!

This week I also did a little quilting...have more to go and then the binding. Can't wait to get that worked on too!

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, 

neither have entered into the heart of man, 

the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

It is amazing to see God even work in the little things for us to realize that we really don't fathom the extent of what God has and does for us!

Sewing Through The Week...

I have been sewing quite a bit this week...yet there is still so much to be done! My list seems to grow faster than I can get things made :)

I was able to get Liz's Sashed Postage Stamp Quilt top done. The back is mostly peiced. Tonight is FNSI...so I may get the back done, baste it, and start quilting. However, I'm also leaning towards starting on some of the other things on my list. If you come back tomorrow, you'll find out what I decided to do!

For now though, I'll give you a glimpes of Liz's quilt top...

 

and among my other finishes...

a quick journal for a birthday present

and 3 aprons for the Christmas play at church...but I think I'll show those later :)

So, a few finished to keep me going and to share on crazymomquilts' finish it up Friday linky party...along with a few of the other parties on my right side bar.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,

neither have entered into the heart of man,

the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

When we love God, we are going to being willing to serve Him and follow His commandments...and with that we have no comprehention, in ourselves, the great things God has waiting for us. Even through the hard times and rough patches, God is faithful and has our best path laid out for us...we just have to follow it and trust the outcome to God. Remember, He sees the whole picture...we only see one pixal at a time :)

Keep trusting...

Amanda