Recent Craftiness!

I <3 pinterest and this summer I'm actually doing some of the things I've found on there!
Mother's Day gifts:

 These are "fried marbles" that I wrapped in wire to make pendants.  We baked regular marbles in the oven and then shocked them in ice water to crack them on the inside.  They are pretty cool!

 Then I used polymer clay to make hearts and ovals and had the kids press their fingerprints into the ovals.  I baked them and then put some black paint on and wiped it off to accent the prints better.  Used some ribbon to make necklaces for my mom, mother in law and I for personal gifts.  These are really great!
Knitting:

 This is the adagio shawl that I finished recently.  My mom gave me the yarn and pattern for my birthday.  It is more gorgeous in person - gradients from purple to navy!  My friend Caitlyn taught me how to wear it with the point in front and wrapped around a couple times so I don't look like a grandma :-)
Just for fun!

And this is the most recent finish!  I melted pony beads in different muffin pans, drilled holes and strung them together with fishing line to make a sun catcher/wind chime.  It is even prettier than the picture when the sun is out!  I have a few left to put into a couple more lines for the tree out back.

Now off to find the next project for the kids and I!

This is the summer of ending well and new beginnings!  Ending well in that I've just finished a great season working for Forefront and we've finished with 1st grade and preschool.  New beginnings are all over the place - finding a new church community, new friends closer to home, new craft projects, new summer adventures, figuring out who I am now that I'm not on staff at a church, lots of new things!!

So I thought I'd document some of our summer and our changes to remind my self of our forward progress!  And away we go!