Christmas Just Around The Corner

With all this snow on the ground (a good half foot in the last day or so) it's hard not to remember that the holidays are nearing. Since I'm on bed rest with a broken ankle I have been brainstorming lots of small crochet and embroidery gift ideas to work on for Christmas gifts. This year all my gifts will be homemade.

I have tons of wool so I'm definitely thinking lots of fun little felted amigurumi (means crochet dolls in Japanese) creatures. I came across this great pattern site: Free Amigurumi Patterns.

I especially like this Christmas tree ornaments:

Flight of the Penguins

This is probably old news for most but I just came across this movie and had to share:Flying Penguins!

Duct Tape & Chalk Art

Every year at the Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA) I do "Duct Tape" as an evening activity with the campers. I just wanted to share a few of this years great designs! I also included some of the chalk art pictures.