First, it started to snow.
Then, it started to stick.
Then, Ben built a tiny snowman :)
Now, we have 2-3 inches of snow (just guessing) and we're waiting to see if tomorrow is a snow day.
And this past week, my sweet hubby celebrated his 54th birthday with his loving family. Only one more year until he can get the senior discount at IHOP. Woohoo! :)
I got his cake this year at Cakes by Sara, here in Tyler. I had tasted her cakes twice before and they were wonderful. This weeks b-day cake was no exception - it was yummy delicious. And she added lots of extra icing like I asked, for the b-day boy. I highly recommend her cake shop if you're in the East Texas area and need a cake - or cookies, which are also yummy good.
On Saturday, I took my 2 sets of bottlecap pincushions that I had made to the fair grounds to enter them into the Arts and Crafts contest.
I'll be sure to post what I win (if anything!).
Here is the second set that I made. They are bottlecap pincushion ornaments. I'm not happy with the way I sewed the ribbons in so if anyone has a suggestion for a better way, PLEASE let me know. On the tree and 'be merry' ornaments, I just stuffed the ribbon into the pincushion and blanket stitched them in place. On the snowman one, I sewed the ribbon to the inside of the pincushion first and then blanket stitched around the top. You can see a little pucker on that one so I'm thinking that wasn't the best idea.
These little buggers are addictive though. They make you want to see what else you can make little and tiny.
I'd like to make some of the Christmas ones for gifts this year but I need to perfect them first.
Here's a pic where you can see the pucker on the snowman pincushion:
Also, yesterday I bought some metallic silver embroidery thread, so the next one I make, I'll use that for the snowflakes and maybe even around the snowman.
I'd love to hear comments about my little creations! And please leave suggestions on how I can fix my ribbon problem!
