Applique and fun

The last of the road trips projects is this applique block.

My sister gave me some great Asian prints for Xmas and here is the first use of them. There will be three more blocks in this wall hanging. Two more butterflies and one to be chosen.

The patterns for all these butterflies are taken from The Handbook of Designs and Motifs I shared in an earlier post.

A new hobby for us! Geocaching.

Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity

Very Sneaky to hid the canister in the fence.

Make a Wish!

It's a Wrap!

The wedding present is wrapped and ready to be given.

I had no wrapping paper, so I improvised. Tissue paper with an origami lotus flower (also tissue paper) for a bow. An origami crane made of fabric, with wire in the wings. The crane is an ornament too!

Wedding gifts.

Wow! I am finished two weeks before the wedding!

The happy couple is planning an Asian theme to their wedding with flower choices and decorations. So to keep with the theme here are the gifts.

The biggest part of these gifts is the Cross Stitch piece. It did not call for nor did I add the names or the date since I wanted it to be more like "Blessing" or wish for the couple.

The wooden Double Happiness was a great find while I was out looking for a frame for the cross stitched piece.

The coaster set is store bought with the Asian characters stenciled on with oil based stencil paint.

The hand embroidered greeting card just makes it all flow together nicely. Inside the card reads "Harmony for a Hundred Years" a traditional wish for the bride and groom.