Last year I made these stockings for our family. I wanted something that matched, and that has a hand-made look to it. I let Denton pick out some of the buttons that I stitched onto the cuff. 
The body is made out of 2 inch thick pine. The legs are dowels and the feet and feathers are out of 1 inch barn wood. The beak is 3/4 inch wood. And on the back, you can't see, is an upside down heart for the tail . Almost the same size as the turkey body.
This cat was my favorite. Not that it reflects my own feelings towards cats. Ha ha. I named it Mary Ann, after my crazy cat lady friend.
Did I mention that I have this obsession with building things? Well I do, it's a sickness of mine.
I made this cape for my nephew's third birthday. I had Denton wear it for pictures. My nephew always wears a cape. All the time...his lucky mom. This one is reversible so he can switch from the red spiderman to the black one.
I could not find a super hero logo anywhere. So I just stitched this one on made of felt.
This thursday our RS is doing a "back to school" theme for enrichment night. I am teaching the art class. And this is our 30 minute craft. Pretty cute and simple. 
Just click on the picture to make it bigger. But not too big, you don't want to see my oopsies. The paper is decoupaged on there, and obviously you would pick out your own pattern. I though it would be great for holidays too, Halloween paper or Christmas. (Because we all need more holiday decorations right?)
I have been working on Owen's room for a couple weeks. I started painting last fall, then didn't work on it again until last week. I still have a little ways to go. But I am so excited about it so far, I wanted to show my family what I have done. I painted this just this afternoon. It was probably the easiest wood project. I painted with regular craft paint. Then I sprayed the painted part with a clear coat. Then I took a dark stain and rubbed over the top. I am planning on haning it up on the wall.
This is a picture of the bottom part of the curtain. And one of the wagon wheels I had outisde on my front porch. I lined the back of the curtian with black fabric so it will block out light during the day. Good for naps. 
Here is the reading bench. I am really happy about it. I put hinges on the seat so it will create a wee bit of storage under the seat. Maybe for books. I like the way the dark wood contrasts with the unfinished. It gives it a more rustic look. Those are the pillows I sewed today and Denton helped me stuff them. The shingles are that black craft foam, I just hot glued them down.
These two trees are my favorite. I really like them better than the rest. I started by painting the base coat a light blue grey. Then I taped off where I wanted my trees and painted them black. After the black dried I dry brushed a white paint to make the bark. Then added limbs. I was going for a wintery feel, that is why they don't have leaves. And it just looks a little cleaner.
Here is a wider view of the trees and bench. I did not sew the pillow with stars on it. I bought that a few years ago and it matches pretty well.
An up-close view of the throw pillows. I was so excited to find this big rick rack at Hobby Lobby. And I discovered the smaller rick rack made out of jute. Pretty cool.
A long look at the curtain. I cut the valance out of MDF and painted black. Then I attached the curtain to a dowel and screwed it to the sides of the valance. 
Look I found a place for those fish I bought at Quilted Bear.
Here is the roof top. And this is what it must look like from Owen's point of view.
Last year we made patriotic wind socks out of soda bottles. We got the idea out of a magazine. So this time I thought I would use some scrapbook paper and empty formula cans.
The colors remind me of when I was little. I love them.
Denton calls it an octopus.
