"WELCOME" pennant garlands

Sweet couple from church plan to leave Easter weekend to bring home their new son & two daughters. The bedrooms have been finished for a few months. I wanted to make a little something for each child.

Juan's new room has black furniture with cowboy accents. His quilt has a bit of bandana fabric in it. I cut me some rope & rustled up this critter:



(The pennants are backed with red flannel,)



The girls' room is pink, of course.

I threaded my big ol' doll needle with white ribbon for Angie's garland:

Tied me some pretty lil' white bows...

I made the letter appliqué and back of pennant from pink gingham:



(Ingrid's garland has pink ribbon)

Hardest part was deciding how "girlie" to make them...

Today I'm loving

the fact that I live in a desert & don't have to fear a tsunami.

(I'm also loving the fact that we've heard from military friends in Japan & Guam that they're OK for now.)


I love that my big boy is working hard academically & physically to attain a service academy nomination.

I love that my "little" boys find joy in having their stuffed animals crash my tea party!

I'm so happy for church friends who will be leaving Easter weekend to bring home their newly adopted children from Columbia. I love pennants & am making one for each child's room.  I'm glad to have one finished & the other two at 90%.

But most of all today, I'm loving that the "Reason for the Season" didn't stay a babe in a manger. He grew up - died for my salvation - and now lives in Heaven; waiting for that trumpet to sound so He can take me Home!

I'm loving Paisley Jade's weekly reminder:  "I wholeheartedly believe that no matter what is happening in your life, there is always something that you can be thankful for... no matter how simple it is."

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