Foot surgery project

I have recently been working on changing the theme in our bathroom to owls. I decided a while ago that I wanted to do a cross stitch of owls and it took me forever to find one that I liked. I ordered this from eBay, it is from the 1950s (Jane Snead Samplers "Keepsake Needlework" No. 497 OWL COUPLE), I believe. The kit was complete, still in original packaging! This kit only came with 5 different colors of thread (red, purple, light blue, blue and orange). NONE of which I liked. The design was pre-printed on linen. Obviously, I changed all of the colors, making it match the decor in our bathroom. I worked on this for about 3 solid weeks while I was recovering from foot surgery and couldn't really do much else. It was a great way to pass the time! I LOVE how this turned out! I changed the design a bit, too - I gave the male a little "suit" and put a dress and a necklace on the female, giving it way more personality than the original had. I bought a plain wood frame which my fantastic MIL painted white and then she matted it for me. Did I mention that I love this?! =) We have plaster walls throughout our house, making it almost impossible to hang things on the wall so I am waiting for my FIL to come over to put a nail in the wall so that it can hang in it's reserved place in the bathroom. I can't wait!!!

Father's Day gift for Poppy

It seems that it's always easy to come up with gifts for the Grandmas, no matter wha the occasion. Poppy, on the other hand, is a totally different story. As you know, I am a Pinterst addict! I did some research before Father's Day, hoping to find something that was just so amazing that I had to make it! I was determined to make something for Poppy this year, no matter what. I found some cute ideas, told hubby that he was going to help me make the gift this year as *I* made all of the Mother's Day gifts, including my own. I found a simple idea - a cute little frame to put a photo in for Poppy to hang up in his office. (he is BIG into electronics from stereo equipment to old TVs and computers) Hubby took this even further, taking 3 hours to complete this project! He took out the circuit board of an old DirectTV receiver and cut - cutting it down to size and then cutting out the center hole for the photo. We were so pleased with how it turned out but DANG! I'm glad he was the one on the porch, in the heat with a saw and drill! This gift is really appropriate and so cute! Yes, we left the components on the frame so that you can tell it is a real piece of equipment. I do NOT recommend this project but think it is really great! I made a simple sign, using a crayon and a plain piece of paper, clipped on a clipboard and took an Instagram photo of Ryann.