Christmas, Christmas, Everywhere!

Christmas, Christmas, Everywhere!
Christmas, Christmas, Everywhere!

It’s that time again! Time to decorate every nook and cranny in my house and drive my husband crazy! I took the autumn leaves out of the tree on my porch and added a few other items. I carved up the white pumpkin from the scarecrow photo and roasted it. I plan to use the cooked pumpkin in my pumpkin spice cake. I’ve got lots of good and easy recipes. I might start another blog about cooking. I think I’ll call it Karla Cooks. I can’t spell it with two k’s ’cause it’d be Karla Kooks! (though there are some who would say that is true.)

Time for Change

Time for Change
Time for Change

December 1st! ‘Time to retire the pumpkins and deck the halls! I know, some people are already fully Christmased, but our weather has been lousy. I may retire my scarecrow permanently, or just revive his nose with some orange craft paint. I do love recycling and that reminds me. I’ve thought of a way to recycle those old wooden country elements from the 80’s. Get em out of their boxes and glue ’em on to a tree. I also couldn’t quite wait for after Thanksgiving to put a tree by the door, so I stuck some artificial autumn leaves in amongst the branches. Now, all I have to do is go remove them, and I’ve got a country Christmas tree by the front door.

Baby Cap Supplies

Baby Cap Supplies
Baby Cap Supplies

My favorite yarn to use for my caps is Bernat Softee Baby. You can find it at Walmart and craft stores. Mary Maxim also supplies colors you won’t find everywhere:
I buy my buttons and embellishments at Walmart, craft stores and online. My favorite in-store location for buttons is JoAnn: http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=stores
My favorite online source is More Than Just Buttons, an eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/More-Than-Just-Buttons

BABY CAPS

BABY CAPS
BABY CAPS


“Baby caps! I make the cutest little baby caps!” – sung to the tune of Baby Face. I knit newborn caps and donate them to my local hospital. I quickly grew bored of pink and blue with pom-poms, so I decided to crown my creations with buttons and embellishments instead. This photo is of one of my favorites.

Where did all the TV craft shows go?

Where did all the TV craft shows go?

I traded in my old TennaRoter and antenna for cable so I could get HGTV. I loved the craft shows, especially after I retired from teaching. When HGTV became “the real estate network,” I added a digital box to my cable subscription so I could get DIY. Now the majority of craft shows has disappeared from DIY and I’m so disappointed. Anybody else feel that way?