Here's our Christmas Tree! Isn't she lovely? Not bad for the $24.99 Salvation Army special, eh? 

Christmas 2010

I stumbled across this Crochet Flower Hot Pad on Ravelry.  I still had some of the Bad Acrylic Yarn left (okay, I'll be honest there was still a lot of the Bad Acrylic Yarn left -- I swear the stuff must be multiplying when I'm not looking because I feel like I've made thousands of projects with it already).

The pattern is easy enough to do once you figure out how to fold the darn thing.  I do have to admit though that mine definitely don't look as nice as the ones posted in the photo section on Ravelry.  I think mostly because a) I didn't use 2 or more colours and b) because my stitches were too tight and left gaps.  All the pretty ones have no gaps and lie so nice and flat.

I have been crafting like a crazy person for the last few weeks in preparation for Christmas. I have so much to share with everyone in Blogland.

I've made:

• a scarf & wrist warmers (aka fingerless gloves)
• countless potholders (& by countless I mean 5)
• all these little perler bead creations made to look like Mario characters
• Most of Andrew's name out of these perler beads (only the W left)
• about 4 dishcloths
• a few market/grocery bags - 1 looks awesome and the other 2 not so much
• and I'm in the process of making a scarf for Andrew (& hopefully I will have enough time to make him a pair of mitts and a toque as well).

If I have time (Hah!) I also want to make these baskets using old Christmas cards and a scarf for my young cousin.  Times a wasting!

**I started writing this post on December 11th...and I'm only finishing it now...on December 20th.  What can I say?  I'm super slow as molasses.**

It's been a long time since I've posted and much has happened since I last posted.  I'm not very good at regular posting.

•  My Mom sold her house and moved to an apartment.  It's been a relief not to have to worry about the house and her being in the house in the winter.
• I am still waiting on that job that I posted about almost a year ago.  The job was posted in December 2009.  I went for the test in April, the interview in July, they checked my references in October and a couple weeks ago I got an email about the position.  It told me that I met all the essential qualifications and that I was placed in a pool that may or may not be used to staff the position, blah, blah.  I can check the job poster to see if the position has been filled and so far it's still open.  So, I guess I'm still in the running?
• My Discernment Committee recommended to my Church Council that I become a Candidate for Diaconal Ministry!  The year long discernment process is over! It's mostly official now.  It still needs to be approved by Presbytery and I have to sit two candidacy interviews, but I am pleased that things are moving along.  If all goes well I can do the first module this May/June.  I hope to post more about the program I am undertaking and what it all involves.
• I applied for another position in a different department and I've gone to write the test for the position. 
• I've been super busy making things for Christmas.  I've got so many pictures to take and upload for everyone to see.  Andrew is super excited about Christmas this year.  He woke Husband and me up at 6:15 AM this morning to tell us that Christmas is coming in 4 days!  lol.

I've been a busy busy busy busy bee these last few weeks.  So much has been going on and I've been madly crafting for Christmas.  Before I post about all the deets of the last few weeks, just a teaser post.

I finished the box stitich scrapghan for my Mom a few weeks back.  I think it looks divine.  I hope my mom likes it.  I sure like it.

In the end I could have made it a few more rows. I still have scrap yarn leftover. But it's hard to estimate how much you will need when you're in the thick of things.  Looking at it as a finished object, I wish I had had more blues and purples and not so heavy on the pinks and yellows.
I already want to make another one.  But, on the next one I make I want to play with colour and have an actual colour pattern that i follow.

It's from this patten that I found on Ravelry.