Day 199 of 2023

This hat had a large hole in the front

 so I decided to try my hand at some visible mending. 

I forgot to take a before picture

 but there are plenty more spots that need mending

 so I will try to remember to take both the before and after pictures

 when I fix them. 

I think it needs a variety of colors 

so I'll be getting more of this particular yarn.

 

Day 86 of 2023

Before and after of the upstairs room at the Old House. 

This room started with some pretty nasty carpet, 

lots of furniture, books and a whole lot of other stuff 

that was in the attic space through the little door on the left. 

It is quite deceiving as once you duck to get through the doorway, 

there is standing room for more than one person, and that space was full. 

This morning the room looked like the top picture 

thanks to our work day on Saturday 

moving all the remaining heavy furniture downstairs. 

This afternoon in just about two hours 

the carpet installers transformed the room.

 

Day 244 of 2018

A while back I found a pair of Ninja Turtles pajama pants at a Goodwill store.  

I knew they would be good for a remake project, so I bought them.  

With GB#4's birthday coming up soon I came up with an idea.  

Her dad (T-bone) was a huge Turtles fan as a child 

so Turtles leggings for the birthday girl seemed like a good plan.  

With the leftover fabric I fashioned little American Girl Doll leggings

 for GB#4 and also for her sister GB#2, so she wouldn't feel left out. 

 We presented these gifts tonight 

and GB#4 was amazed that she and her doll had matching leggings. 

(She mentioned it more than once.) 

This was definitely a plan that came together in the best way possible.

Day 310 of 2017

My quick solution for changing Halloween decor to something Thanksgiving appropriate?

Turn the pumpkins around. 

Done.