Sew Crafty Friday

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It's Sew Crafty Friday. Shereen at Waiting for Him hosts this each Friday.

I finished up the wreath I was working on and I would like your opinion. Does it look better by itself or with the pinecones on it? It seems a little plain to me but maybe it's fine so I would appreciate your opinion.

With pinecones
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Without
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Here are some dishcloths I've made with scraps of leftover yarn. I use the 100% cotton by Sugar and Spice and I love them. After using these, I don't want to go back to those thin little dishcloths again. They do shrink a bit when you wash and dry them but they stretch back out when they get wet.

Excuse the strings. I haven't threaded them in yet. These are folded in half so when they are open they are about 7 inches square.
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Well that's it for this week. The nice thing about doing this each Friday is that it gets my creative juices flowing!

Terri

Comments

  1. Mom2furJanuary 18, 2008 at 3:05 PM

    I think I like it without the pinecones. You can hardly see them in there. Or...you could spray pain them white, maybe, so they'd stand out?
    I like your dishcloths. I make them all the time and I use sugar-and-cream, too. I have one of those wire chickens you're supposed to use for eggs, except I keep her stuffed with my crocheted dish cloths!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2008 at 8:53 PM

    I think I like the wreath with the pinecones for the different texture. Great dishclothes. I keep reading about them all over the place. I may have to try making a few myself to see how they work.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2008 at 8:13 PM

    I like the wreath with the pinecones. Becasue it has more of an nature theme to it.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2008 at 5:17 AM

    Hi, Terri!

    I'm enjoying your blog so much, and love the pictures from Christmas!

    My vote is for *without* the pinecones. The beautiful colors and texture of the leaves alone are lovely.

    Uh-oh. Now it's 2-2.

    Hugs to you,

    Jenni

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