Gift from Kris

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He was about seven years old when he rushed into the house and ran to his room to get some of his saved cash.
"Mom? Can I go to the garage sale?" (One of our neighbors were having a sale.)
"Okay. Watch out for cars on the road!"
He ran out the door and when he came back he was holding something behind his back.
"I have something for you, Mom!"
This beautiful pin is what he brought home for me.
It's my Kris Pin. It has a few sparkles missing but you could have probably found them in my eyes that happy day.

Show and Tell Friday

Visit Kelli for the list of other bloggers showing and telling today.

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I just had to share my husbands woodworking skills. He is so precise and careful.

This is the cradle that he made for our youngest grand baby. Doug made one for Kim too but I don't have a picture of that one. Klinton and Calli haven't had a baby yet. They've put their order in with Doug though. They told him that they just know that when they do need one, the one he makes for their baby is going to be the VERY best one, with him having practiced on the first two!

Beautiful!

Christmas 2006. It was a day to remember - for us all. When they came over to exchange gifts we had them close their eyes, then the guys carried it out of hiding and set it in front of them. Tears, tears, tears.

We love you Chris and Karla... and big snuggles to all the boys and Baby Raegan! (Calvin is snuggling Raegan's pillow in one of the pictures.)

Thanks for taking a look at my show and tell! (I almost forgot too!)

Yippee, the spellcheck is working again!

Show and Tell Friday

Visit Kelli at her "There is no place like home" blog for a list of others that share on Friday's.

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Several times that I have visited with Mrs JoJo and Connie H they've been sharing with the Show and Tell bunch. It was fun to see. I wanted to join and share this week too.

I enjoy doing beadwork so I will show a couple pieces that I've made.

My biggest accomplishment is Doug's guitar strap. I designed and beaded it myself.

The guitar strap was a very long and tedious job for me.

He really likes it and he is worth the effort!

It took me about eight months to complete.

The peyote-stitched hybiscus is the flowery headpiece I designed and beaded for a young lady getting married. She was originally from Hawaii and wanted something made for her hair that reminded her of Hawaii. I made a hibicus flower. It took some figuring out and several attempts but I got it! I mounted the flowers on a comb. I made several strands to go around her head and down her back. The hairpiece was designed to sparkle in the light. She was very happy with it. Whew! Sometimes it's hard to please those brides!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my beadwork.

Thanks for visiting. You can see more of my beadwork on my other blog. Connie Marie's Beads.