The last of the hats

Here are the last of my Christmas hats. If I'm smart (and a good aunt) I will start making them now for next Christmas. I have 13 nieces and nephews on the Green side. Yikes.

A puppy for Sam (I like this one a lot):

A hippo for Josh:

But the question is, does it really look like a hippo? Jared thinks it looks like a blue shrek ... or a walrus. I say, close enough.

I lied ... one more post

I can't help myself. In honor of my husband's love for small pets, I designed a t-shirt and opened a store on Cafe Press:

http://www.cafepress.com/jillmgreen

My first shirt is called hammy sammy and it is a hamster sandwich. It makes me laugh. Hurray for microsoft paint. I wonder if anyone will buy one? (besides me, of course)

And I'm done until after Christmas. bye bye

the last ornaments

A few years ago, my mom gave me a set of these very pretty beaded snowflake ornaments:

This year I decided to try and make a few. After several failures I figured it out and came up with this:

Also very pretty, if I do say so myself. But by the time it was finished, I felt finished with the project. I am a little burned out with ornaments this year, but I'm sure I'll be ready for them again next year. This ornament went to a friend at church.

I also made a beaded icicle ornament which was very easy and quick. I only made one of these as well, but plan to make a bunch more for next year's tree.




This will be my last post until after the holiday. Merry Christmas!

Very kissable

Last night I made some homemade lip balm a la Martha. I am giving them away as small (very small) gifts to a few girlfriends.

The balm is surprisingly easy to make - it only took about 10 minutes. Can I just say that I love quick, cute projects? I used a lemon essential oil with a bit of honey so it smells nice, has just a touch of sweetness and it makes my lips all nice and soft. :)

My favorite part though is the packaging. I got the tins at The Container Store (love) and made little labels using part of a card-making kit my mom gave me for Christmas last year. Here is the end product:

An awesome Christmas present

This is not something I made, but my brother Scott and nephew Nile painted it for us for Christmas and I can't help bragging. Wow. I LOVE it. This is a portrait of our beloved rabbit, Buns. I think it perfectly captures the right amount of grumpiness mixed with curiosity.


I can't wait to hang it up - Nile picked the perfect colors. It will look great right over our couch. :) Thanks guys!

Done!

I finally finished the animal hats for this Christmas. Some of them were pretty tricky, but they came together in the end.

A fish hat for Natalie:

I couldn't decide on what kind of mouth to give the fish - the round one (top) looks most fish-like to me, but also a bit grumpy (or shocked?). I decided to go with a more baby-friendly smile.


A bear for Brent - look familiar? I hope he enjoys wearing it as much as I do. I get so many compliments on the street when I wear mine. :)

A pink piggie for Claire:

I love the curly tail.

And the grand finale, a blue and black tiger for Nile:

I have two more hats to post after Christmas!

because I miss my brothers ...

This photo was taken in our giant backyard sandbox. My favorite part is the expression on my brother Marc's face (center). My least favorite part is that it looks like there are three little boys, but don't be fooled, that's me on the left.

Something for me

I love this scarf. It is so comfy and warm for the winter and I splurged on the yarn - its made out of a really nice, soft mohair. I bought it at a great yarn store very conveniently located on my block, called Knitty City. I love Knitty City. It is a dangerous store for me to enter since the yarn is so nice and most of my crochet projects are destined to be spit-up on.

for a girl...

This is my first attempt at a baby sweater. I actually tried to follow a pattern, but got a little off track and started making it up as I went along. It looks pretty cute, although I have no idea if it will actually fit a real baby. I learned a lot about patterns though, and why I am not very good at them (I have very little patience for counting stitches). Hopefully my next sweater will be better! I kind of love the hat.

monkeying around

I finished a niece's hat last night. Actually, I finished a nephew's hat too, but since only one person reads my blog and it is, ahem, my sister (hey sis!), I will wait to post it until after Christmas. Anyway, I am pairing this little hat up with a set of Curious George board books.

love

I have a crush on this tee:

And this one:

for a baby shower

I finished my friend's baby blanket today - now I can get back to the animal hat project. This is the first blanket I've ever added a monogram to, and I really like how it looks. Hopefully my friend will like it too!