My kid came over and showed me how to resize the huge photos into something much more usable... Since I'll probably forget how to re-size these things by my next posting, I'll just include everything we re-sized tonight. Seems like I can only post 3 at a time so I'll reply to the message with the last 2 out of 5:

1. Christmas stockings my club made for USMC
2. A doll I made for my sister-in-law Betty
3. Another shot of Betty's doll

I'll put these as a response to this post:

4. More Christmas Stockings
5. A silly bird and the Blue Bird of Happiness

These were all based on patterns which I customized.

:D

The last two pictures I referenced:

They are great, I love the doll she is cute you even put earrings on her and the birds are super cute. You did an awesome job on the stockings. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Everything is so cute!!

Cute stuff! You are very creative. Did you make all those stockings? Seems to be alot of them.

You did a great job on everything! I love the doll and the birds and the stockings are super cute!

Janstar, the stockings were made by about 30 women in my Homemakers group. My BIL came for a visit and I put him to work decorating the
"second wave" of 50. All together we produced 267 stockings! These were prompted by Feathers BOM plea. My friends and I were very happy to be a part of this endeavor.

I applaud you and your group on the stockings!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Such a wonderful thing to do!!!
The doll and the birds are just too cute, Love them!!!!!

Good for you and all the ladies who participated. That is a great idea!

They are all great. Love the wacky creatures sitting on the pink blanket.

Kyia

Love the bird and the doll ! And WOW on the stockings ! I know they are greatly appreciated ! Thank You for supporting such a great cause.
Sharon

just too cute nice job

great job on the stockings.
The doll and birdies are really cute!
GOOD JOB!

I love everything. They are so cute.

I love the birds but they are all great.

How nice of you and your Helpers to do all those stockings.....I'm sure the troops will love them....what fun it must have been to have you all working on them and seeing what each came up with....You sure have made a difference! And the Doll and birds...what fun!!

The doll is great!

I love the Christmas stockings!!!

Super job on all of it. I love, love the birds and doll.

What a wonderful support system you all are!

Thank you so much for your kind words....

that doll is hysterical--looks like you had a great time making her, too.

Wonderful stocking projects for our men and women in uniform.

You done some lovely work there i just love the stocking were they hard to make?

No, they weren't hard at all. They are drawn on a piece of typing paper, so they're pretty small. The hardest part was remembering to put the cuff inside out - on the inside of the stocking (I think that's right). After making the first one, the rest only took about 20 minutes each. And the decorating was the most fun! Glad you like them...

Hi Loretta, Sure - I sent them off and they got to Katie in Pa. before the deadline. Sent off another 50 and they made it just before the deadline.
Katie e-mailed me that they were all received. I asked her to include us in the "count" for Quilted Paradise. Does that mean that we weren't included? Gosh, if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have known about it.
Please let me know. I will be happy to e-mail Katie if that is necessary.