Crafting Ambition

My dear friend Ashley posted a list of goals to pursue while her husband deploys later this year.  That made me think of all the crafting ideas I've had floating around my head that I would really like to make a concerted effort toward trying and accomplishing.

I am calling my list a list of artistic ambitions, because I realize with my 2 little "helpers" things can become a little hairy.  Plans have to change when little ones are feverish and just need to be held, day or night (or sometimes both).  We also are tentatively hoping and praying about buying a home much later this year, but packing and settling in would certainly put a kink in crafty endeavors for a time.  I don't know if I'll get to everything on this list, but at least I have narrowed down which projects (from the many, many I have pinned on Pinterest) are a priority this year.

Some projects I have referenced more cryptically because I don't know if the intended recipient could come across this list.  But here are some things I would like to either try my hand at or projects already in progress I would like to complete.  I already know there are also some special new babies coming to friends whom I would like to celebrate with some little hand-craftedness. :)

felt play mat for cars/race track for Asa

felt play mat for animals/zoo for AR

cloth wipes for wipe box/imaginary play

decorate new wooden spoons

maps with hearts for where we have lived

"best of times" clocks + kids' pics/birth times (WIP)

burlap door decorations

thankful tree for ???

bake kids' bday plates (WIP)

play food for kitchen (wood blocks + actual packaging or syrofoam stuffed packaging)

AR scripture animal or doll

oilcloth table cover (fitted) white table + kitchen table (to protect during kids' crafts)

chevron quilt or stacked coin quilt

some of my old skirts/etc. to dresses for AR (WIP)

UT board for Matt

Jesse tree sets (min. 2) (WIP)

Magnolia cross stitch (WIP)

super hero brother wall art

giant ruler for recording heights

JSB quote paint over

felt food?

quiet book pages?

Easter cross paint overs

Sarah's grad gift

car project (WIP) sew a smocked insert or bishop complete a Project Life family scrapbook for 2013 complete and print Asa's 2nd year scrapbook (WIP) complete AR's first year scrapbook complete Asa's 3rd year scrapbook??

WIP = work in progress :)