I've Been Making, Baking & Creating

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

I've Been Making, Baking & Creating

HOMEMADE HOLIDAYS

I’ve been getting ready for Halloween. But now I’m starting to make things for Thanksgiving and the fall to replace those decorations. I’m even getting ready for Christmas. It’s never too early to start making a few gifts when you have a huge extended family. Yes, I know, some people might think I go a little overboard, but I’ve always decorated for EVERY holiday. Even as a little girl, growing up in a house with 9 kids and granny in the back bedroom, we used things found in the yard and around the house to decorate. We’d string popcorn for the birds and build oddities from leftover lumber because my dad worked in a lumber mill; he could get scraps of wood for us to use for the holidays.

Anyway, here are a couple of things I’ve made in the last week or two.

I made this stuffed cat for my granddaughter from a small piece of leftover Pendleton Wool I used to make a couple of pillow covers from. I also made this little quilted blanket for my granddaughter…because Michaels now has yardage of fabric. Thank God, because I’ve been missing Joann Fabrics soooo much.

I’ve also been working on this Halloween House that I’m going to hang in the yard as a birdhouse.

I have a lot more ideas for things I want to make, but if you’re interested, you’ll just have to check back here or on my YouTube channel to see what some of those things will be.

Until then, Happy Holiday preparations.

Halloween Yard Art