Baby Hayden's Smash Book

Here is what I'm working on presently.  I have started a baby smash book for my niece who is due soon.
So I guess that I best get busy!  It is 8 x 8 and I don't know how many pages I will put in it - just winging it because I have a stack of many cute baby things that I want in this book. 

As you can see the top has the large 'H' which is chipboard and I glued pattern paper on it then applied micro beads and added a bow and a foam flower.  The rest of Hayden is just some foam letters that I had and thought they worked fine.  I fussy cut and layered the 'Baby Girl' and  'Welcome to the World' banners.  The butterfly is embossed and distressed inked then glued down just the middle so that I could bend the wings some.  I also added some metal corners.

The inside cover is just basille paper (pink) and the pocket is some shiny paper that I just cut to fit.  The corners and the label are stickers that I have had a long time waiting for the right project.  I will be cutting tags for the pocket.

I will keep posting pages as I get them done.  Please enjoy!  If you have any questions or ideas to share - please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for looking.

PRAYER SHAWL FOR BETTY JO!

I found out about a month ago that one of my best friends has breast cancer.  For quite some time I have wanted to start a Prayer Shawl Ministry at our church - so now is the time.  I knitted this, had it blessed by our Priest and prayed over by 5 of us girls at church who will start this ministry and presented it to my friend to use in her hours of need.  Hope this gives her many hours of knowing how much she is loved and cared for. 

There is such a need for this ministry - I have done some research on line and the wonderful stories of how this helps is amazing.  A local group of women whom get together to knit among themselves, provided one for one of their friends' husband who was very ill - after he passed away, his wife used it and still does - she says that it is a comfort to her now - feels like he has his arms around her.

This can be done for anyone - housebound, sick, military, new babies, etc -

Blessings & hugs!