i truly enjoyed the gift of giving this holiday.
the gifts i was giving are what i was most excited about. really, i was so excited about these two projects, i'm surprised i even kept them a secret!
first, alex made this sign to put at the corner of my parents' driveway. their house is a bit away from the road, so it is like their own private road to the house. the work he did is just incredible. i am always more and more impressed with his talents and abilities, and the effort and work put into projects. this picture looks small, it is actually about 3 ft. wide and is mounted on a 4x4. there is aluminum with a reflective coating behind the letters to illuminate it at night.
it looks awesome!!
it looks awesome!!
also, i made a quilt/blanket for alex's mom kelly.
her mom, whom she was very close to, and i had grown close to, passed away in october after a 3 year struggle with ovarian cancer. this was very difficult on the whole family. kelly plays the role of caretaker in her family, she is very pragmatic and always holds everybody together through trials and all difficult situations. she takes great care of everybody, so i wanted to do something for her. kelly had cleaned her mother's closet out and brought the clothes to my house for meto wear if i needed/wanted them.
natalja really misses Nana, Narvie and gets pretty emotional, so i thought of using a couple of her clothes to make natalja a small blanket to sleep with or just cuddle when she got sad. that is what led to the idea of making a larger version for kelly.
i found items that reminded me of Narvie most for one side of the blanket. on the other side, i use the turquoise because her bed comforter, many walls in her home, and her couch were that color and the leopard print because she loves it and she wore a nightgown with leopard print almost every day. she even had a set of dishes that are leopard print with turquoise accent! it was just perfect to have found that fabric!
it was so exciting to give this to kelly!!
there isn't a whole lot i can do for her (while there is a whole
lot she does for me), so this was a very special opportunity.
natalja really misses Nana, Narvie and gets pretty emotional, so i thought of using a couple of her clothes to make natalja a small blanket to sleep with or just cuddle when she got sad. that is what led to the idea of making a larger version for kelly.
i found items that reminded me of Narvie most for one side of the blanket. on the other side, i use the turquoise because her bed comforter, many walls in her home, and her couch were that color and the leopard print because she loves it and she wore a nightgown with leopard print almost every day. she even had a set of dishes that are leopard print with turquoise accent! it was just perfect to have found that fabric!
it was so exciting to give this to kelly!!
there isn't a whole lot i can do for her (while there is a whole
lot she does for me), so this was a very special opportunity.
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