Cheeky and Choccy

Home Ec - Baking 15s

2011-06-28T14:17:00.000-07:00

"15s" are a yummy delicacy from Northern Ireland. You will find them at almost any kind of party! The kids and I made some today.

Crush 15 Honey Graham Crackers

Cut 15 white and pink marshmallows into 4 pieces, add to crackers

Entertain the toddler with a few treats and his own bowl

Cut 15 cherries in half, add to crackers

Mix in 7/8th of a 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk

Roll into a long log, place on coconut sprinkled wax paper, shakes some coconut on top, wrap up and cool in fridge for 30 minutes. It is now ready to be sliced up and eaten!

Little Lamb

2011-01-13T09:47:00.000-08:00

This is my new Easter inspired Lamb hat. I created the design myself with a fancy stitch that replicates a lambs curly wool and then added ears.

Pretty Pink Pail Hat

2010-12-11T22:14:00.001-08:00

This is my new design in the 2-4 year old size.

You will find it for sale in my Etsy shop.

Upcycled Hat

2010-12-05T18:08:00.000-08:00

I had a favorite skirt that I couldn't bear to part with (it didn't fit anymore). So I turned it into a hat for myself.

I was really happy that my pattern for adult hats worked out well.

Big Candy Fluff

2010-12-05T18:04:00.000-08:00

Here is the Big Fluff Hat in "Candy".

I had a cute model and I'm loving how the black and white fade worked in the picture.

Christmas Hat

2010-12-05T17:59:00.000-08:00

This is the new beret style hat I knit this month. It is threaded with red velvet ribbon and has a coordinating porcelain button.

Blue Sweater

2010-06-06T14:46:00.000-07:00

This is the sweater that my oldest son didn't get to wear because it took a while to knit! But doesn't it look sweet on my youngest? I hope you also enjoy the baby duck in the picture.

Little Leopard

2010-05-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

This is my newest creation. This would be cute on your little creature. I am creating a baby cocoon to go with this hat also.

A Winter Wedding

2010-05-19T18:52:00.000-07:00

I was very proud to make a beautiful shawl for my friend's Tracy's wedding in January 2010. It took a long time to make, but I'm glad it turned out really well. Though I wasn't able to make it to the wedding, I had the pleasure of receiving this lovely picture of her wearing the shawl.

You can find the pattern here.

Pixie Hat

2009-12-21T21:11:00.000-08:00

After slaving over various knitting orders and special creations for friends, five day before Christmas it was time to do some FuN knitting. So I came up with a new design, knit it, wrote the pattern and took some pictures all within two days. I am very happy with this hat and LoVe how my wonderful model Angel looks in it.

Strawberry Hats

2009-11-07T07:57:00.000-08:00

My Strawberry hats, hand knitted by me. They can be found at my shop.

Banana Hat

2009-10-19T15:36:00.001-07:00

I don't know why, but I always wanted to make a banana hat. SO, here it is. I've already sold one at my shop.

Hello Kitty

2009-10-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

This is the Hello Kitty hat I made for Maile's birthday (she just turned 8).

Chocolate Shoulders

2009-07-06T16:56:00.000-07:00

This sweet capelet won me third prize in the Calvert County Fair (that one had brown ribbon) in 2007. It is shown here modelled by Rhoda. The shoulder shaping was pretty easy to do.

Jellyfish

2009-06-16T14:46:00.000-07:00

My new experiments are coming from my children. My son asked me to make him a jellyfish...he likes to sit on a pillow in the living room (his boat) and pretend there are different kinds of sealife on the carpet.

He hasn't played with it in the living room yet, but sleeps with it every night. He loves touching the tentacles and his baby brother laughs when his face is tickled with them.

I plan to make some of these for my Etsy shop soon.

Expecting

2008-10-28T14:41:00.001-07:00

I love this card because it's pretty simple with just distressing, stamped letters and brads. Sometimes red and pink can look great together. I think the patterned paper gives this card a sophisticated look.

Overalls

2008-10-24T14:00:00.000-07:00

These are some sweet baby overalls that I decorated in a cowboy theme! They were fun to make.

A Ladybug Christmas

2008-10-23T15:05:00.000-07:00

I remade the trim on this dress by tearing off the cream lace and made this Christmas dress a little more updated with the ladybug ribbon. This was two years ago on Christmas Day 2006.

Shower Invitation

2008-10-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

I made this baby shower invitations for a friend. I love how they open with a yarn tie and I love the poem inside that she wrote herself. I love using brads, yarn and distressing on cards!

Big Fluffs

2008-10-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

I love the Big Fluff hats that I've been making lately and it's amazing to see how much interest they are gathering! I'm working on a custom order for three right now. They are for sale here.

Lacey Community Market 2

2008-09-19T11:17:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed my sale at Lacey Community Market at Huntamer Park in Lacey, Washington on Saturday 13th September 2008. It was nice to sell my Americana bag (see post below) and some other items. I also learned a lot about what people are looking for and what catches peoples' eye. I hope to do another fair in November. A lot of people took my business cards so I'm hoping they will check out my shop.

Black N White

2008-07-16T20:33:00.000-07:00

Here is another knit and crochet bag. This is so much fun to do, you can get two totally different stitch styles on one creation. Crochet still takes me longer to do, but it is relaxing.

Americana

2008-06-19T23:24:00.001-07:00

I love this bag because the main body of it is knitted, the sides and handles are crocheted and the stars were hand-sewn. It was my husband's idea to sew stars on there and make it fit the Americana theme for 4th July. It was fun to add so many creative elements to the bag.

2008-04-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

I love this picture that I took in Maryland last year. I'd love to do a whole photo study of trees. They are so beautiful...

Angels

2008-04-27T11:25:00.000-07:00

Angel's are great inspiration in life! This is my little Angel. She just turned 2. I love making things with her and for her. Here she is in Northern Ireland last month. Got to love the scenery too. She is wearing the hat I knit her.

Inspiration

2008-04-27T00:07:00.001-07:00

Visiting Northern Ireland was full of inspiration! I loved the sea especially and I had fun looking for shells and stones.

The Punk Rocker

2008-01-22T21:30:00.000-08:00

I love this hat. I made one in cream and blue fluff for my shop and a lady asked me to make this custom order one for her son who wants to be a rock star.

My son, Jaiden is modelling the hat. He looks like he is singing and having a lot of fun, huh?!

In the Pink

2008-01-20T16:35:00.000-08:00

I made this hat last week with little balls of yarn that I had left over. I guess I've made a lot of things with pink yarn! I love using the fun fur. I put this hat up for sale at www.cheekyandchoccy.etsy.com