I'm stickin' with you

Today is Hubby's 32nd Birthday!!! I am so blessed to have such a supportive spouse and partner in parenting. We had a lot of fun quietly and simply celebrating at home this evening. Faith really got into the giving of presents. Here is what she put together as a gift last minute for her daddy:

If you knew her personally, you would realize what a gift rocks are from that girl. She REALLY loves her rocks!

This is one of the best presents (well, in my humble opinion!) that he received:

I was inspired to make this after seeing Stephanie Congdon Barnes' version on her blog. After some serious marriage drama, I thought this would be just the way to say that I was willing to "stick it out" with him. The stick itself is constructed from a pair of great corduroy pants that I found at Goodwill but didn't quite fit Hubby (they must have been labeled very wrong, which is perhaps what landed them at the thrift store in the first place!). Then, Faith and I stuffed it with polyfil and I made the sawed ends with felt embroidered in a swirl pattern to show the wood grain. Then, I knit a leaf and backed it with green felt.

I love all the varied textures combined to make this!

It's hard to read, but amongst the veins on the leaf, I embroidered the words "I'm stickin' with you". I played the song by the same name for him while he was unwrapping it.

And, really, how could I not commit to a man with that great smile and those awesome dimples?!? :) Happy Birthday, Honey! xoxox