Scrap Happy - January 2025

 Welcome to Scrap Happy Day where we post about the scrappy projects we've worked on over the past month.   

Be sure to check out what everyone else has done with their scraps this month - Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen, Sunny, Kjerstin, SueL,  Vera, Ann, Dawn2, Carol,  Preeti, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa, Tierney, and Hannah

Only a couple of scrappy projects on my plate this month thanks to the work on the house and starting to move.  First up were these scrappy blocks made with the leftover strips and bits from other projects, including one Christmas gift and a commissioned project.   

The orange blocks were made with the leftover bits of a pillow I made for a friend.   She saw them on my design wall when helping me move stuff between homes, but didn't think of anything till after she opened her gift later the same day.

Next where these little ornaments that started with some wooden craft ornaments that were made to put photos into.   I pulled a few small strips of green for these trees.  The pile of trimmings on the desk did go into the trash.

I then pulled some of the itty-bitty teensy scraps that I'd tossed out initially after making the centers of the orange blocks above and used them for these two sunburst ornaments.

Final scrappy project for the month is this wooden plaque that was in the Christmas craft things that the big box fabric store here in Phoenix had this past year's Christmas things.   I picked it up after Christmas and decided to make scrappy trees in the same kind of way as the ornaments.   

Gratitudes:

1. First phase of the work on the house is finally done and I can now live there.  Now to figure out when the next phase of work can be done (3 more steps to get all the needed work done).

2. Almost everything was moved into the house before or on Jan 11th.   Just a few more things to move over and a lot of cleaning to go at the house.   Am so thankful for all the help I've had in getting everything moved into the house.   Next up continuing to downsize so I can get the remaining work done on the house.

1000th Post, Wool Ornaments and a Giveaway

I've needed to do a little something for myself in October and November because I've been so busy with commissioned sewing.    I've been designing and making some wool ornaments the last couple of weeks and have several more that I want to design - a nativity, the wisemen, a cardinal, a Christmas puppy....and who knows what else I'll decide to do. 

I'm having a lot of fun doing them and love that the felt doesn't ravel.  =)  Now mind I don't have a tree anymore so I might have to actually buy one or figure out how to hang them if I keep them all....lol.....

Two questions for you, my readers -

1. Would any of you be interested in patterns for them? (If free/or for a price I still need to figure out where to upload them to....)

2. Any other ideas for possible ornaments that you'd be interested in?

And this is my 1000th post, and to celebrate I'm holding a small giveaway featuring this pincushion.   To enter leave a comment answering question #2 from above.   And make sure that I have a way to contact you in case you're a winner.

This giveaway will end on December 15th. 



Gratitudes:

1. For having a wool stash that let's me do things like this (altho I have bought more colors from J's)

2. For the possibility of commissioned work through the posts that my friend has put on FB.