Cosy ruffled wrap

I still can't wrap my head around the impeding colder time of the year. We actually had a preview just before Halloween with some flurries. Bug was all excited and wanted to go play out side. Me, not so much. I figured I needed something cozy and colorful to stay warm in my new office. Between the voile top and satin back, I layered some low loft cotton quilt batting. That should be the perfect amount of warmth with some cheerful colors to fight off the gloom. I couldn't help adding a little ruffle for a touch of contrast.

Trading posts - Felt ornaments

Christmas is approaching and my list is not getting any smaller. Actually it has been growing. But I did cross off a few items this past saturday with Amie (Kitty Cats & Airplanes). Felt, lace, trims, sequins and glitter came out of boxes and drawers for a feast of Christmas ornaments. A lot of the designs we picked out came out of my Pinterest Ornaments board. We both used the same design ideas but apart from the first ornament we came out with different results. 

In the following photos, Amie's ornaments are on the right and mine on the left except for the second one

First one... just a warm up 

Just felt and beads

Second one  -  Amie's is the beige and black one

Lace, beads, sequins vs rickrack and sequins

White vs. colors

Then came the trees

Rickrack and sequins vs. Lace and beads

White vs. colors

The birds

White lace vs. black lace

And last the angels 

I tried an additional design

 Amie and I had a great time despite a couple of slight glue gun burns. We are looking forward to our next crafty meeting!!

What I have been up to - Week 44

I had fun! I had so much fun this week. So far I'm liking my new job even though I miss my old team a lot. We shared a large office so there was plenty of occasions for interaction. That's us on Friday last week  (the other members of the team are telecommuters).

 I'm now located in a sea of cubicles and even though the team is awesome, the cube partitions make communication a bit more of a challenge. I'm learning a lot and enjoying the atmosphere  but I came home exhausted pretty much every night this week... meaning not much crafting got done. My new manager is pretty laid back as long as the job gets done, he's fine with a bit of rule bending. 

Monday, we took Bug on her Candy Run :). She had a lot of fun and was quite successful.

We are rationing the loot though.

Yesterday was crafty day. Amie (Kitty Cats & Airplanes) and myself had another play date (yay!). This time around we played with felt and Amie kindly let me use her silhouette for a project for Bug .

After that Bug, the hubby and I  had dinner at a friends' house and had a wonderful evening. Kids played, we ate and talked and laughed. We should have more of those! Today was quiet. I'm putting the finishing touches on my new mantel and finished battling the backlogged laundry. Then I took my sewing machine to the Sew & Vac shop: it badly needs a tune up especially with the stack of Xmas projects lined up in the coming weeks! Not sure how much I will be able to share though... I firmly believe presents should remain a surprise... 

What have you been up to?