January 2021 – Merry Heart Crafts

Hello everyone! I hope you have all been having a good week. Things have been good here. I have been working on a few projects. I learned a new crochet stitch. It is called the basket weave stitch. I think it is pretty.

I’ve been making a few of these hats and ear warmers. It is a new pattern for me. I really like how they look and they are easy to make.

I’ve also been making more raised beds for the garden. I made this one for the A frame. Now all I have to do is fill all these beds with dirt. It amazes me how expensive dirt is!!

I made this banner for the garden. I think banners are so pretty. I plan on putting this one at the gate.

Last year I bought these stackable planters at Dollar Tree. I didn’t have a lot of success growing things in them last year. I plan on trying again this spring so I brought them in, washed them up and got them ready to plant in.

My latest project! Years ago, we all, as a family, made several of these birdhouses. Hubby saved the pattern. I came across the pattern a while back in one of our buildings. The birdhouses we had built are falling apart. So I wanted to make new ones. Dave came over Saturday and helped me make the first one. Then yesterday, I made this one on my own. I made a few mistakes but I don’t think the birds will mind.

That’s about all for now. Enjoy your day and God bless!

Hello everyone! I hope you have all had a good weekend. Dave has been off on vacation during Christmas so you know we had to have a project! He wanted to make Jess a table for her kitchen. Hubby had oak boards that he had been saving so we decided to use some of them. They had to be planed first but I don’t have a picture of us doing that. Then we had to cut them down to the size we needed.