When Madame Samm first mentioned this Ruffles Blog Hop I thought I'd just skip this one. But it nagged at me. You know what I mean - when something just keeps saying "you ought to do this"? So I thought to myself, "self...you can surely think of something to do!" A pep talk - do you ever do that? Anyway I started in my kitchen and got kind of carried away. First I remembered the rubber gloves Madame Samm showed on her blog and knew my sister, the rubber glove queen of America (she never, never, never washes a dish without them) would love them so that's what I did first.
Well, I thought, if you can do that you can surely do one more thing. I didn't need gloves because, honestly, I mostly use the dishwasher. But sometimes I do wash things by hand, like maybe a wine glass...or two. And when I do I like to let them air dry in my drainer. So I made a pretty dish drainer cloth (what a wonderfully creative name) which also doubles as a toaster cover when it's not being drained on!
And since I had a little fabric left I ruffled up my healthy snack jars. Yes they are healthy - walnuts and sunflower seeds. Protein. I think.
Do self ruffled things count in this hop? I feel sure they do. :) I love embroidery and wanted some new pillowcases for a couple of pillows in my bedroom. Thank goodness I finished them just in time!
Can you see my Southern Belle peeking out on both sides of the floral shams? Here's a close up of her.
And a side view so you can see how she looks when I enter the room.
Whew! Who knew I could do so many ruffled things? But I really, really needed to make a baby gift so here's my last ruffle for a while....a sweet little burp pad.
The pattern called for button eyes but I just couldn't bring myself to do that - I remember my babies chewing on their burp pads!
I only had flat lace in my stash so I just ruffled it myself!
And my goal is accomplished - I made something ruffled. Or a few somethings. I hope you enjoyed them! Please check out the rest of our bloggers today because you're sure to see some wonderful things:
March 13th
Thanks to Madame Samm and to Amy who ruffled our feathers in the most fun way!
