Finished Object Friday - Another Bonnet

Happy Friday!! As promised here is our Monthly Finished Object Friday! I've made several little things, but (shame, shame) this blogger hasn't taken pictures of everything. This is my biggest project recently though, and I DID get a picture taken of it. :)

A couple of weeks ago I attended a babyshower for one of my coworkers. Hannah is a sweetie and rather "crafty" herself, so I knew she would appreciate a handmade gift.



I really do love this pattern. This is my third one to knit. (here's my post on the first one) It's a fun pattern with easy repeats and minimal finishing. And so sweet!

Here I am with the new Mommy and baby (in her tummy!)


The news is little one was born Thursday! Welcome to our world, Sweet Girl!

Now it's your turn!! I've heard rumors of some projects... so I can't wait to see what you all have to share!!

FOF coming soon!

Thanks, everyone for your input! We will begin the new schedule this month... so that means FOF will be this Friday (the 11th) I'll still call it "Finished Object Friday" but really, I don't mind if you are posting through the weekend... I usually don't have much time for blogging on Fridays myself. ;)

Another question especially for those that commented on my last post: I like Blogger's new "reply" feature in the comments, but are each of you getting a notification when I respond to each comment? (Assuming you are subscribed to comments)

And (because I like having pretty pictures in my posts...) Here is a pretty picture:  ;)

Whirlwind

Not a literal whirlwind, thankfully! I hope we don't get too many of those this spring! (Although I've heard it's a good year for them, we haven't had too many in our area.) It just feels like my life is a whirlwind that just. won't. stop!

April absolutely flew by!! We had a big Easter - with a Kids' Easter program and a big church picnic - so fun!

Hubby and I on Easter Sunday

Then I had a small "spa party" at my house, then came  our church's revival services, and two more birthdays to help celebrate.

Spa Party - lip treatments :)

I also got to play "mommy" for a weekend. Faithie stayed with us while her parents went to a conference. We had a blast - getting dressed up for church, combing hair pretty, shopping for new shoes (and a few outfits) and reading Betsy-Tacy and the Bible before bed. Such a sweet girlie!

Thrifting with Faithie and my Mom

May has already started full blast, with company, helping a friend move and a big Sunday dinner at my house. Oh, my. :)

But it's a fun busy! And I've already got a mental to-do list for today... including some spray painting!

Speaking of projects... I've been thinking that FOF should probably be once a month. I don't like to keep putting it off, but I haven't seemed to be crafting quite as much as I used to, and (as you may have noticed) my posts don't always get up on the designated day. Any thoughts on that? I love sharing projects especially seeing what you all have been up to. I just feel like blogging (obviously) has taken a back burner to all the business of life... That can be good and bad... But I love this platform and sharing thoughts, events, and projects with my group of "blogging buddies!" Some of you I have never even met, but I feel that you are absolutely among my circle of friends, and I don't want to lose that! :)

Off I go to get some of those projects done.... ;)

Paper Bag

I love getting farm-fresh "real" eggs! And if the seller is out of old egg cartons, then the eggs come in paper bags! It think they are even more fun this way - more realistically farm fresh! :)

(Mom recently found a double yolk... Does anyone know if that is twins? This "city girl" doesn't know much about raising chickens...) :)

Finished Object Friday - A Candy Cake

A friend of ours turned the big 3-0 a few weeks ago. And to help him celebrate I, of course..., made him a cake! I had a hard time figuring out what kind of cake to make because I had already made him an ambulance cake a few years ago. When I saw this cake (and another similar) on Pinterest, I knew it would be a good one for him!

It was very easy, quick and fun! Also a big hit! Funny thing though, several people thought it was a bowl of candy! (It fit right in with all the other candy bowls on the table.)

I ended up making a three layer cake (If I'm remembering right, I actually tripled my cake recipe. It made enough for 3 9 in. round pans with a little extra to make a couple of cupcakes) The three layers were just right to make it tall enough for the Kit Kat around it, and to make it like a bowl. I also used Mini M&Ms which I thought were more in proportion to the cake size and much cuter.

Anyway, it was a big hit, and chocolate OVERLOAD! YUM! :) Welcome to the 30's, Andrew!! :)

I know it's late in the day... but I'd still love to see what you have been up to lately! We can just have a "Finished Object Weekend!" :)