Snow and a Sewing Project

When I wrote my last post we were expecting snow. Well, we finally got snow last Thursday, but not as much as what was predicted. We only got about 3 inches here at our house.  However, it was very pretty. And it was enough to close many of the schools in our area for the day. Mostly because of the timing of the snowstorm, not the amounts. Here are just a couple of pictures from our side and backyards.

My project for last Friday was a little sewing project. My daughter-in-law wanted a carseat poncho for my grandson to wear when he was in the car since it is not recommended that children be in heavy coats in the carseat. So after looking at a lot of different ones on Pinterest, I made him one. It is reversible so he can choose which side he wants.

Here you can see the two different fabrics I used.

                  

Here he is checking it out. The neck is a little larger than it would have needed to be. She didn't want it to have a hood, so I had to experiment with it. I had a hard time getting him to stand still so I could take a picture. He seems to like it very much. 

And I caught this beautiful sunset from my front porch one afternoon this week.

Will It Snow? and Pop Out Cards

As I am writing this post, we are awaiting the arrival of a snowstorm. If it arrives as called for, it will be our first snowstorm of the winter. We have had some snow showers and some snow flurries but we have yet to get our first measurable inch of snow here in south central Pennsylvania. It's hard to think about waking up to snow tomorrow morning when the temperatures were into the 60s today! We certainly have been having crazy weather this winter. 

Meanwhile, I have been busy in my craft room. One of my Christmas presents was a die to make pop out cards so I have been experimenting with it. Here are a few samples:

These are all birthday cards.  As you can see, I love flowers and I think this type of die lends itself very well to working with flowers. These flowers are cut from fabric. I have another similar die that allows more versatility in where the pop outs are as well as more depths.  I haven't played with it much yet.

I think they turned out pretty well. What do you think? Do you have a favorite?

Enjoy the snow!