Some Projects from May 2009

This is suppose to be Sebastian....He is for a swap I am in for The Little Mermaid. IT was fun to make....I put his name on his shell..

I made a garden bag for a swap from All Around the House...the bag I made in fleece with a frog clasp and the front I crocheted with worsted weight yarn and pony beads....

Sadness of the Loss of an Online Friend

I am adding a post of sadness of the loss of one of our friends form Posty Pals, Carol from What's Happening With Carol passed away on May 14th from cancer. She will be missed her husband and young daughter Maya who just turned 7 yrs old had faith that she could beat this awful cancer and her family was with her in everyway. Carol we will miss your posts. Our hearts and prayers are with Maya and Bo and all the family. God Bless you.

Some Projects and Fun Things

I am in crochetswapbuddies and was in a "small Ami" swap so I decided to make my partner a little mouse in pink. She came out so cute... And she sent me the cutest frog!! I am also in a Yummy Recipe Swap and we had to make something to do with this month's theme of "Cooking Tips" I had fun and made 2 crockpot recipes for breakfast and then made a whole sheet of cooking tips. So I decided to crochet and stuff a little tea bag. I also beaded the words tea on the smaller tea square. I stuck a flower on it and finished it off with a netted bag to hold it.

Lookie what I Designed!!!

I am in a "Alice in WonderLand" swap and we are to make something from the story and I chose to make the "Chelshire Cat" since there are no really cute crochet patterns available I decided to design my own...I started with a photo and went from there... I had a ball making this and feel sad now that I have to send it off...but I may make another one of these days...now to test the pattern and get it up for sale....

Next month is The Little Mermaid....hmmmm what shall make for that and then there is The Wizard of Oz...oh boy my favorite movie....thinking caps on... :)

Hope my partner likes my little kitty...

PB Designs Newest Items

Check out some of PBD newest items to be on sale soon!!! :) If they are not listed in the Etsy store be sure to email me with your requests....

Some of My Projects and Swaps

These little purse accessories I made for my partner in the All Around the House purse swap for April. It is a cell phone carrier, and I made the button out of th elining material, a flip flop mirror, acrocheted pen with sea horse charm, and a little crafting pad....

This material was sent to me by Tana because I loved her photo of it so much..how nice is that!! What a sweetie.....

Lookie the wonderful button package I got from my partner for the April swap Buttons, Buttons, Who's got the Buttons?

My partner Jackie, put a lot of thought into the cards she made for the buttons. This one had a story and she even had a gold button that was to come off his coat while riding..lol...so cute...and check out all the wonderful beads she included as an extra gift....yummy.....

and look at the cute appliques and other buttons....

I made this for my partner for the Handmade Theme Post Card swap...the them this month was "A"...I used "ants" and made little paths for them with floers and buttons and I even threw in a bunny ....

I got this from my partner for the March Bedroom swap All Around the House. The flower pot hanger is so cute....love the little doily too...


I sent these PC to my Posty Pals for April, Easter month...I made them a little different and made the smaller one with a good luck charm one attached with yarn...I thought I'd be a little different this month... :)

This was the April Car or purse seat belt covers I made for Janet in All Around the House swap. She has an orange car with black interior....she really liked them...I loved when I found the car buttons too...this is an afghan stitch and very sturdy...

Lookie what I made for my March All Around the House partner for the bedroom swap.....

These were the buttons I sent to my April partner for the Buttons, Buttons, Who's got the Buttons? swap.

This was my March button swap I received ... I just loved the buttons.. :) especially the froggie ones and look at the dino ones too!! Buttons, Buttons, Who's Got the Buttons?

Contest to Finish Those WIP !!!

Jacquie over at Tall Grass has a WIP contest going on to finish all those projects we have stored up..well at least get a tart on finishing at least 1... so I joined the race that is on till April 30th...go on over and check it out!!

I learned about from amy at Bad Skirt....

My "B" Day, Shopping, and Swaps

Lookie what goodies Miz Allie Cat and I got from our "Swap n' Tails" swap from The Creek Cats!! thank you....I loved the cream too.. :)

This lovely package came from my Fat 1/4 Fantasy March swap. I just love love the fabric with the kitties... :) and also the insects ...ohhh.....Well Saturday was my "B" day and the family was over to celebrate! I got some wonderful gifts....I really needed the printer supplies and new garden clothes...and my daughter got me the lovely Red Hat and scarves....:)

Sunday I went out and spent some of my "B" day

$$ with my crochet group and visited Velonas...and Tall Mouse...looky all the goodies I got!!!
We had so much fun!!! And I found my "jewel" yarn I had been searching for...Velonas is an incredible wonderland for yarn junkies!!!

This is the New Kind of "Tagging" Called "Knit Tagging"

Urban knitting: the world's most inoffensive graffiti
There's a new form of graffiti in town, and it's extremely pleasant. so pleasant that it hasn't even disturbed the harshest critics of regular graffiti amd it's getting wound up. I mean, who in their right mind would come face to face with a sweater-wearing tree and do anything but smile? This video from a group going by the name of knitta please, a renowned and nimble fingered group of rebels has been covering public property with guerilla knitting for some time.

Here Lizard Lizard

I made the cutest green Lizard handmade Post Card for my swapper from my Post Card swap group and sill me forgot to photo it...:( boo I cannot show you... we are required to put a quote on it so I put, now remmeber this one, "Here Lizard Lizard....Uh Oh!!! I think I need a bigger box!!!" LOL ...remember from Taco Bell's commercial with the little chichuahua and godzilla????






I loved that commercial, well I put a big lizard on the front with a bow and button...I do hope my partner posts a picture of it so I can then post it here...

I am off to Florida for a week so I may not be posting for awhile....see ya when I come back...visiting sis.... :)

angel Package Recieved, and My Handmade Spa Scrubbie

I got a fantastic package from an "angel" from the slipper swap that I was in last year...she sent me matching slippers and a bag in "Red Hat" print, and they fit perfect. :) then she sent buttons, ribbon, a little pink holder filled with clips to make barrettes with, the ccutest buttons...Marie out did herself...thanks sooooooooooooo much!!!

This is the puffy bath scrubbie I sent to my partner for the Yummy Recipe "Kitchen Spa" swap this month...I crocheted the top....I sent it with 2 spa recipes, and some other goodies...

Posty Pals Handmade Post Cards

This is post card I got from Rhonda from my Posty Pals group for March.. thanks so much I love the embroidery work....
And below is from Marie and Vickie, one for Happy New Year and the other for Feb Valentine's Day...thanks so much...so pretty. :)

Join in the Fun in a Card Swap!!!

What a fun card swap....You could recieve a ton of cards! Who doesn't like mail...I love it...go on over to annonandon's blog and find out the details!

Some Great Friend Sayings and Patterns??

Why not knit or crochet your friend a cupcake for their birthday, or for any occasion, they're cute and easy to make and you can decorate them any way you want to personalize them for any friend.. :) Or how about a birthday hat????

Or make a crocheted book and insert a poem..

A friend is someone that you hold dear,

Someone who will always be there to hear,

The good the bad your dreams and your fears,

When your at your best or shedding a tear;

A friend is someone you feel comfortable around,

Someone who you trust when you are lost to be found.

The anger the pain the hurt and the sound,

When your slipping and falling and crash to the ground;

A friend is someone who will always be there,

Someone who you know will unconditionally care,

The moments the memories the unfortunate the unfair,

A true friend is hard to come by it's true,

Someone who truly cares when you are blue,

The times you fell, you walked, and you flew,

Then I found one of these friends in YOU.......

Recipe Card

I have been working on a handmade recipe card for a "Spa" from your kitchen for the "Yummy Recipe Swap" ..... this was fun to make....