For years I have made door wreaths/bells using recycled Christmas cards
...using a template made from heavy cardboard..1. draw a circle using big mug/bowl..to make size you want
2. cut circle in half (this is the template now)
3. place 1/2 circle template on section of card that you want..cut out the beautiful part of the front of recycled Xmas cards.
4...make the cone/bell..string them at different intervals on thick Xmas Yarn(remember to make a large knot inside the cone/bell so it does not slip down
5...make loads of strings all different lengths...attach them to a big red velvet Xmas bow...and give them out as Door wreaths/decorations.

This picture was taken years ago at YellowPointLodge...at a girl's getaway weekend...I took 'my stuff' along and had quite a few people making them in the main room of the Lodge...

ALSO: I make these hanging bell wreaths..on a more personal level..using old photos of past Christmases...if you make them as a single tiny bell..they hang nicely on the Xmas tree.
Michael's Craft store is bringing in their Xmas 'stuff'..so watch for those red bows on sale.

see http://homefree.blogs.com for Karen's chimes made from the recycled lids of tin cans...AMAZING!

Wow..didn't realize that I missed the entire week with no blogging..you all know that I am busy with 'making blankets'..I have finished 6 and also finished one on Thursday where we meet at Michael's Crafts (they let us use a huge table in their craft room 1-5 every Thursday).
Also am working with my store-demos Fri&Sat this week...which is nice...it is airconditioned!!
Spent Tuesday with Janis and grandkids at Youbou campsite..very very nice. Jackson is now walking full time AND he also remembered my car as he had stayed with me for 2 days overnight!! This is neat..he certainly did want to go for a ride with me!! Charlotte and Christopher are doing very well with their swimming...the lake is so nice and clean..I went swimming to!
If you want to see more blanket pictures..let me know!! Have a great weekend..I'm off to work now..

OlympicGames Knitting Project for me is to help finish 'putting together' ALOT of blankets.
I have now finished joining enough squares to make these TWO blankets 8-8-08 and 8-9-08 and the THIRD is on the table ready to go and will get finished by 8-10-08.
Am working on them in Beacon Hill Park while listening to the bands playing at the bandstand...can it get any better than that.

The Olympic Games have started!! The Opening Ceremony was amazing...Am working on blankets while watching the Games.

I have set up knitted squares on my dining room table and am busy crocheting them together to make blankets for people less needy than ourselves...the table is facing the TV in the living room and I am 'doing my Olympic Games knitting'!!! Hoping to have 3 blankets completed by the times the games are over...

Anyone is welcome to come over and help me!

What a wonderful time I am having with Jackson...he's having a Tues/Wed sleepover at Grammer's house...his first and he didn't mind it one little bit...

This morning I took him to the knitter's guild gathering..he did very well...

now he's sleeping and Grammer is going to catch a few zzzzzzzzzzzzS too...

ANOTHER beautiful very warm day in Victoria...life is good.

Happy Holiday Monday!!
what a schedule to try to keep up with today...
12 noon..the Snowbirds are flying over Victoria
12:45 Del Richards combo (Inner Harbour)
1:30-3:30pm..concert in Beacon Hill Park OR go knitting at Koffi Kafe'...music wins!!
4pm Colin James
5:30pm Burton Cummings
7pm Sarah McLachlin
8:30pm Feist....
how amazing is all this...free to our picking...
hope to run into some of you at the Inner Harbour!! take time to enjoy our city.

Lois, Scott and I went out for supper tonight..with full intentions of going to Scott's 10th floor condo to watch the Symphony Splash fireworks... Scott was biking home and we were to meet him at his place. I decided to see how close we could get to the inner harbour to at least listen to a bit of the music from my car.... we sat in the lane at Humbolt and Government when the parked car beside us asked if we'd like their parking spot... NO KIDDING!!...we were in the FIRST parking spot right at the inner harbour...

Quickly called Scott to bike over to our spot and we had a great time! Took in the last 5 pieces...AND the fireworks... can you believe it!!!

A perfect day...great music in Beacon Hill Park this afternoon too....goodnight everyone!! Esther