Does this sound familiar? In the dark corner of my daughter’s bedroom is a plastic box full of little tiny rubber bands that she must have to make another Band-a-loom bracelet because the last 50 we made are not enough. Somehow between then and now they have been forgotten. Do you wish you could find something to do with them? My daughter decided to use her stash to make SWAPS for camp.
The first of April, I shared my Easter Dishcloth.
However, I had not taken the time to finish the pattern for publishing. Thanks to Sue, one of my blog readers, I was motivated to finish it. So for anyone else who may be interested here is the finished pattern.
Now for my favorite part of any good cake – FROSTING! I do admit to being a cake snob. I detest most grocery store cakes. The cake is mediocre at best, and the frosting is extra sweet and greasy. Together it is disgusting. I only eat them out of politeness. I have NEVER bought one myself – I always make mine. While in the beginning they may not have looked as pretty, but they always tasted better (well, except for one but I really don’t want to talk about that).
In order to have a great cake, you must have a frosting that crusts. If it does not crust, it will not be extra smooth.
This year Lily and I attended our area’s AHG Day Camp. It was a great experience, as are most AHG events. Our theme was World War 2. One of the local Patriots developed the camp. I learned so much about this time in history in preparing to lead on of the groups.
I have the Rosie the Riveter song stuck in my head. I had always seen the propaganda poster for Rosie the Riveter and her “Can Do” attitude. Little did I know that the term Rosie the Riveter first appeared in a song written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb.
As I have said before, I love making SWAPS.
I spent quite a bit of time searching for a World War 2 themed SWAP with no success, so I know I had to create one. I altered the iconic picture to read “AHG Can Do It”. Then I added a scrap of red and white dotted fabric (similar to the headband Rosie wears) and added a pin.
If you would like to make this SWAP, all you need to do is print this Rosie the Riveter SWAP on card stock and add a safety-pin and fabric swatch (optional). Don’t forget to write your name and troop number on the back.
A list of my other SWAPS can be found in the American Heritage Girl heading at the top of the page.
A new week is here and summer is slipping away. My summer is slammed packed with activities, but I am trying to catch up on sharing some of my older projects. Today I am sharing a hat I made for my niece.
I obtained the pattern from the blog Project Stash. The pattern can be found here.
For this hat I opted to use some Red Heart Super Saver acrylic yarn in “Pretty ‘N Pink”. I loved the pattern of this hat. It knitted up fairly quickly and had just enough variations to keep me interested.
The pattern writer said that it could be made with one skein of yarn. I totally agree I even had enough left over to make a quick headband for my daughter.
