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Someone once said -

"There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right and pray for the people who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." Amen

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Parties-Fun-Laughter-Family-Prizes-Projects and More


I made some Ghosts from pillow cases and then made the Stitch n' Chicks black cats

I won 1st place on the costume contest, the theme was the 70s---here's the group


Happy winner


my daughter got a new "do" this was Saturday

my g-girls picked out their Halloween costumes from my never ending costume trunk and modeled them for us

my daughter and her daughter we were celebrating my g-daughter's 13th "B" day

here we all are in our "B" day hats


Bob fooling around and the g-kids above

Lori and me Lori and her hubby


A crow in its nest and John was fooling around too


my Frankenstein Lab sign


Foxy was watching Chi Chi and Chi Chi was stuffing her mouth with peanuts, its amazing how many they can push in there

this little ground squirrel has taken up home in my yard too....its just a baby

 fabric scene I made and then I also made the bats out of fabric and squiggle eyes..
 I even decorated the orange sioda

Chi Chi decides to hide some peanuts for later in my planter...


Thursday, October 21, 2010

Halloween Party Fun

Some of the prizes



Its a 1970s theme

a napkin ghost with a gumball head

pumpkins and ghosts with photos attached

a crochet kitty

Frankenstein's lab

candleabra

blood drink

spider nest

"deadly morsels" are black beans, "witch's sticks" black licorice "Witch's eyes" plastic eyeballs, "Eye of Newt" are mushrooms


 
blood in viles

skull decorated soda

ER and broomstick Chocolate

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

TigerLily's Book Has a Giveaway

Go over to TigerLily's Book and get in on her giveaway of the cutest
 Hooded Towel for your little one!!

Casey the Cow Hooded Towel from Zoocchini

It is a cow and so adorable, even though I don't have a little one
at home my g-daughter would love this...
What a great Christmas gift!!!
Don't miss out its easy to enter and
you have till OCT  21st...
 at 24:00 pm.


This time the giveaway is open for US ONLY!
Winner will be announced here on Oct 22, 2010
Go there now!!




Tigerlily's Book

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Back From Ny and LA Fair Ribbons

Above my nephew had this hair hat he wore since he has none and we all took turns wearing it... LOL
Hi there....we are back from NY...Foxy sure did miss us. ...we had a great time. :) It is always fun to visit with family....here's some of our photos from there....and WOW the colors for fall were just awesome!!!!!

An old 1880s gravesite

 At the 50s diner


We set off "poppers"




Just beautiful


The pillow I made my sis with $$$ weaved into it...


 I thought this fan was cute

The ribbons won at LA Fair 2010


My sis wearing the necklace I made her




This is a photo of my sis and our kids in 1971 and then again now, Lori my daughter couldn't make it so we held up her photo... :)

Monday, October 04, 2010

Farewell Allie Cat-----Halloween Doorway Beads


My sweet Allie cat died this past Saturday at the age of 20.
She had a long and good life, but I will miss her terribly. Prayers to Allie.....



Spooky Halloween Door Beads


You will need:

  • 3 beaded necklaces for each strand hanging [48 necklaces-be sure they are the same length-needed for 16 hanging beaded strands]gold, silver and purple]
  • 4ply worsted weight yarn[I used Red Heart] Orange, Black, Purple, and White
  • wooden dowel 3/4"[JoAnns Craft store]
  • 2 wooden ball ends to slip over dowel
  • Aleena's Tacky glue
  • DecoArt Twinkles Black craft glitter paint
  • Hook size G or F

  • Start by cutting a necklace anywhere between two beads-
  • ch 8 1st Step: with one end of beads -begin to attach with a sc between the first and second bead- 2x, continue to sc between each bead to the other end,
  • Next Step: -change colors-cut the 2nd necklace and start with sc 2x between the 1st and 2nd bead of the 2nd beaded strand,
  • Next Step: repeat on the 3rd strand -changing colors again-
HINT: the tighter you crochet the more of a "curl" you will have-
  • Ending: You will end with a ch 4-5 and fasten off.
  • You can make any color combination or make each strand all one color- Make 16 strands and weave in ends
  • I used the black orange black on most strands-or purple- white -purple, or purple-black-purple-- mostly I tried to use Halloween colors. :)
HINT: when adding a new necklace strand sc around the tail of the new color to help shorten the weaving in process-
  • Next Step: I wraped the end of each bead strand with the 8 ch- around the dowel and knotted in place -I used black- sc around the dowel spacing each strand evenly to hold in place. -this keeps each strand from moving-
  • NOTE: Be sure to leave abour 2 " at each end. Next Step: Put some glue inside each end ball opening and slip over both ends of the dowel.
  • Let dry over night
  • Last Step: paint the balls with the black paint. Let dry ....
Hang up in any doorway or window area, these can be used at any party in any color for any holiday, Experiment and have Fun. Be sure to show me what you have made and link back to this blog for pattern details and giving credit to me for the pattern. Thank you....



"Happy Halloween"

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