Would you say food is a craft?

Yesterday was a cooking day.  I don't have as many of them as I used to but when I do I am always amazed at how good of a cook I really am. lol sorry, don't mean to brag... Here are a few pictures of the yummy results...

Mushroom Barley Soup

A Crusty Loaf

Mushroom Barley Soup

The Same Soup with Spinach added

With Spinach

Sprouts I grew the other day..

A bit of new Stuff

These are some things an old retired person does on a rainy day...

Flowers for my bathroom

Stuff on the shelf in my bathroom

Finished painting 2ond bedroom

Second batch of super yummy yogurt

First shot at table runner.. still needs the finishing touches

Another angle of the table runner

Not new but redone

I made a centerpiece for Christmas but was never satisfied with it..   was too flat and too big around.  Just wasn't a good fit for my table.  So I ended up the other day taking it all apart, cut the base down and redid it.

Here it is.... 


Then I had two candle holders that were just never finished all the way so today I finished them...  now I'll put them away and bring them out when the holidays roll around again.

Here they are....

100% cotton.

So tired of the inferior dishcloths that I had my first try at crocheting one from 100% cotton.  I like it.  Need to make more of them. 

Valentine Arrangements..

I am so proud of these...  this time I think I've done a better job.. I had such good luck finding the flowers and containers... love the little wooden hearts that I painted and glued to the sticks to use in the arrangements.  Love all the bows and am very proud of the fact I was able to purchase the ribbons at the dollar store to make them.  I really saved a whole bunch by shopping at the dollar store first.. We wire the baskets to concrete blocks to keep them from tipping over or blowing away.  Since we live so far we can't check often so this gives us peace of mind knowing they will still be there when we go to change them.  I may cover the blocks with moss just to make them look better.. I've done that before.



Eeek I'm getting behind in postings...

Here are some cookies I made for the neighbor... these qualify for crafts, at least in my book..

And here is a candle holder I did.. 

 I also think the way you wrap your gifts tells if you are a crafty person or not... here are some I wrapped this year.

Wonder why....

Sometimes pictures just don't do justice to a project... that said, I finished the centerpiece finally. I do like it. Not professional but pretty.  The picture makes it look sloppy and the light wasn't good when I took it.  Might take a few more tomorrow. If I get a better one I will replace this one.

Went to the cemetery today..

We cleaned up the place, took out the old arrangements and put in all new stuff..  here's a few pics.



A few more

I finished some more arrangements... here they are

Isn't this a pretty bow?  I got this ribbon at an estate sale.  It's the wide wired kind.  There were about fifteen spools of  wide assorted designs and colors and at least a dozen of a narrower kind.  Hit the jackpot for six bucks.  J



It's that time of year again.

I have started making new Holiday arrangements to take to the cemetery.  Here's the first one.  I finished it today.  It's very long, at least four feet.  When I move it to the other table I will be able to take some better pictures, but for now...

Here are some other views of the same arrangement....



Here is my snowman family

 and here's another craft... my Nativity set



Here's a cute little something I did the other day...

My snow boy..

New arrangements...

I've finished the arrangements.. some of these colors are not my favorites anymore but they are fall colors so they are appropriate for the upcoming season.

Halloween tree..

This is one of the next arrangements I will take to the cemetery in mid September. Some think I'm wierd taking a halloween tree with ghosts, black cats and jackolanterns to a cemetery but that is their problem. I know Kiko would like this arrangement... perhaps better than any other I've made so far.

And another one

This is a wooden cut out, I bought several years ago at a thrift shop. It was unpainted and the lines were not all drawn. I painted it, drew the outlines and sealed it with a waterproof sealer. Over all it's about 12 inches long way and 7 or so inches high. It really turned out cute. J.

A Very Long Long time...

Yes, it's been a really long time since I've posted here, but that's because I had been unable to do any crafts. Now after three surgeries and months later with therapy etc, here I am almost back to normal. I am so very grateful.

This is the very first craft I've done in months and months. It's a little Jack Frost ornament to hang on the tree.