Bella Dia

Crocheted Stone

A new addition to my quarry: the crocheted stone! Inspired
by Resurrection Fern, I decided to give crocheting with thread
a try. I wanted to cover a stone like Margie and
I think it came out so pretty!

I used four colors of itty bitty thread and made three rounds
of each color. The stone is about 3" long and 2" wide. 

I wasn't sure how I would do the back so it was kind
of a spur-of-the-moment thing but I really like
the spider web look it has.

Collecting rocks is one of my summer past times and I'm
building up a stash of stones so I'll have plenty to work
with this winter. I'm going to experiment with
color and contrast next. 

Quilted List Taker

I made this Quilted List Taker from JCasa Handmade's pattern
here and it has been my constant companion ever since I finished
it! I haven't sewn for awhile and it was so nice to get back to it if
only for a little while. (I am moving my studio so all my craft stuff is
in chaos). The instructions are very easy and there
are endless ways to personalize it. 

I only made a few changes to suit me. I added some fairly
heavy interfacing to the body of it and instead of a wrap-around
closure I made a loop closure. Everyone that has seen it wants one
too so I'll be making a lot of these for Christmas.

I used one of my favorite vintage buttons for the closure. It's
amazing how these simple things can give you so much pleasure.

*9/23/08 edited to add: The calendar fabric I used is from a
vintage tea towel, you know the kind that has a calendar on the
bottom and an image at the top.