orange alien girl

orange alien girl
Originally uploaded by rsislandcrafts

I was just playing around the other night and came up with this little lady. She is a cross between an octopus and a pac-man ghost.

Unicorn

My granddaughter Mariah has a b-day (9th) coming up in July. I decided a unicorn would be nice for her. This is from Annie's Attic Door stoppers booklet. I added some gingham pink ribbon around the arms and legs and horn. I used the same ribbon to tie bows in her mane and tail. Under the mane, I stitched a felt heart with her born on date (remember the Cabbage Patch dolls) with a heart and "Grammy". This way she will always remember who made it for her and when she received it. The actual unicorn was easy....the mane and tail was a pain. I have never been too thrilled to make fringe....I think this guy used more "fringe" yarn than yarn to actually crochet the actual unicorn! I even cut back on the amount they called for!

Still she came out cute and I'm sure Mariah will fall in love with her new friend.

glazed chocolate cake

glazed chocolate cake
Originally uploaded by rsislandcrafts

Mmmmmm delicious chocolate cake. I made this today during my marathon of baking. It has become one of my favorite go to recipes.

donut pincushions

donut pincushions
Originally uploaded by rsislandcrafts

Finally got around to making some donut pincushions. I complained the whole time...but I love them! I will definitely be making some more of these.

baseball jon-jon

baseball jon-jon
Originally uploaded by rsislandcrafts

A few weeks ago I was rummaging through one of my favorite local thrift stores (Kiwanis) and found two pillow cases. The main portion was this fabric and then there was a red and also a blue strip on the end. Then someone had embroidered their boys names on the cases. I didn't even think to snap a pic. Anyways...I took them both apart and used part of them to make this cute little jon-jon. I think it would be great for a little brother to wear to cheer his older siblings at their b-ball games.