Memory Pillow Givaway

This Memory Pillow is gorgeous and is what Sissie's Shabby Cottage is giving away for her 100th blog Givaway. Be sure and check her out and post to have a chance to win one!!!

A Visitor

Guess who walked in our doggy door the other night????? I was sitting and knitting watching TV and something stirred out of the corner of my eye when I looked up towards the back laudry room which is off the living room, a big furry creature walked through the doggie door into the back room....yup a big old RACOON!!!!! I was so stunned...I yelled for DH and when he came our furry friend had turned and walked back out. Now that explains the turned oved trash can and why Allie's food was all eaten, I thought she was just hungry, and also why there were candy wrappers all over the floor and the candy dish was scattered on the floor too.... he obviously came in during the night and helped himslef....he looked more like this....

Craft Show Met Carol Duvall

I met Carol Duvall at this past weekend's craft fair.... That was fun there were a lot of crafting personalities there, but the one "queen" of crafting I really wanted to meet was Carol Duvall...and I was pleasently pleased at how nice she was in person and friendly. I so miss her craft shows and used to watch them all the time. I loved her ideas and felt like I was always working right along side of her as she presented her fans with new ideas and great crafts. Also I was excited to hear that there is a new "network" online opening for all us crafters, be sure to go check it out...  http://www.icraftnetwork.com/  it is still under construction but if you email icraftwithcarol@yahoo.com you will be alerted when it offically opens and new ideas. :)
Debbie Stoller was also there but I missed her times in her booth, craftster was there too, one of my favorite stopping places to get ideas. :)

Carol and I .... :)

Taken in the last Hour of My Backyard and Front Yard Rain Storm

We are not used to rain in So CA and this week we are having immense storms dropping 7-10" of rain daily!! For here we never get rain, last year we had 7" for the whole year!! Since we are not equiped for rain it hits us harder as the ground id too hard to absorb it fast enough and that causes flooding. We also do not have the drainage like the midwest and eastern states have that are used to rain. I tried to capture some on my video....
My back yard

My front yard

A Fastastic New Car and Some Funny Photos

Is this a hot looking car, or What !!! If you have a spare $135,000 its yours. You probably need to be at least 60 yrs old to really appreciate this!!! It is called a "789" Chevy...1957, 1958 & 1959 All Rolled Into One! This car was built by N2A motors (No Two Alike). Unbelievable! The company is planning a production run Of about 100 vehicles.. It sits on a Corvette C6 chassis, Front styled like a 57 Chevy, side like a 58, rear like a 59.
Hence the designation "789."

This Corvette kit my DH and I saw on the freeway the other day and had to drive beside it and take a couple photos of it. Had never seen one before and asked some experts in our car club and that is when we learned it is a modifed Corvette with a kit. Looks preety good, huh?

This is a unique swing??? Couch hanging from tree limb....LOL

Ok.... I understand but please.....

A great way to grill weenies for the whole family and serve them all at once....

Hmmm.... now how do I get to rt 35?

Need a job??.... Opps forgot to tell you we're going out of business??? LOL

A Great Tip on Peeling Potatoes, Had to Share

OMG ....I will have to try this at our next get together as peeling potatoes has always been the hardest part of preparation...Enjoy!

Put Your Orders in for this Space Age Rolltop Computer

I want one! What a great concept, just like the roll out piano I bought last year from Giovantti!!! OMG it is the one I bought...lol....I haven't used it yet, but I will now..

TGIF Decisions on What to Make and What to Read

Went around the house today after having the decorations all down and finally put up in the garage on the shelves, and it sure looks bare...but back to normal... :) I got a new book by J. Johnston called"Shattered" it is a mystery and looks interesting, so I may start it this weekend....

I also thinking of making the g-daughter this cute "weiner" dog that you have your friends sign ...I remember when they were really popular when I was little....the pattern looks pretty simple...

I love Garfield and had to share this pic of my pillow Garfield... :) my g-kids love to play with him when they come by....

I have all the Mitford series books and I am on the 2nd one right now. I love this series and the fact that a map of the town is in the book allows you to really place all the characters as your reading.

Took a photo off our balcony the sun was shining and that is the oean way off in the horizon.... :)

remember these sweaters? These were real popular during the 70s and sold cheap in Mexico....they are extremely thick and I thought I might make some slippers out of it. I have two and they are never worn, so that might work...

Some Funny Perks when You're Approaching 50, 60, 70!

One of my visits to an online friend Crocheting My Worsted the net I ran across this cute list of things that can happen to us as we approach our senior years....

The many perks of getting past 50, moving in on 60 or even plunging towards 70! --


1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run--anywhere.
4. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you?
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat supper at 4 pm.
9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won't get much worse.
15 . Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
19. You can't remember who sent you this list.
Forward this to every one you can remember right now!
And Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. LOL.....

Happy New Year

Happy  2010

It's already and now is the time to start it off right.. I went yesterday and got the new James Patterson's book, "I Alex Cross" yeah I fell for the commercial, but I do like his books so I am off to read a bit...and then I want to write a few pen pals, and then I want to start one of my New Year's "res" and that is to rearrange my craft room...I just need to make more working space...

I also want to try walking at least 3x a week starting Monday so I am looking for a walking plan on the web that I can follow....and some good books to listen to....

Next I have just ordered a new pattern for a REader's Shawl" that looks comfy and I canno wait to start crocheting it.

Right now I have Twilight Zone's Marathon on the TV...I cannot resist them...anyone else watch them?

Love this Christmas Song by U2

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year

to all my Friends!

Christmas Projects, Prizes, and Gifts

I'm back..been gone a bit..had a wonderful turkey day at me daughter's house it was nice to have her do all the cooking. Then I have been preparing for all the parties. Went to Thursday-Sat and yesterday I went with 6 members of my crochet/knit group to a really fun craft fair out in a wee equestrian town. What fun!   
Wow this new google format for uploading pics is a little squirrly isn't it? I mean they are very hard to line up now... hmmmm

I made this Christmas card basket. I just love them and they are so easy, you just make a pattern of one octogon side and center on the portion of the card you want to show and then cut out 12 one for the inside and one for the outside. Then I used scrapbooking sheets for the bottom in a heavy red glitter for the inside and the silver for the bottom side. Then all you do is whip stitch with a darning needle and your favorite yarn. all the way around ....it is fun and so pretty...   The elf slipper I made up for our slipper contest but only got one done, I just plum ran out of time! oh well...at least I had one to show... the gift is what I took to the ladies car club party...and I won the brautiful big red purse and scarf! I love them both...

Then I made the cute red hats necklace for a present for my red hats party and the pink eskimo slippers I won at my crochet/knitting party on Thursday night. It was quite a week, The gingermen I stuck on the goodie bags for the girls...

These cute stockings were given to my red hat friends and held the ornament hangers I made below...

These are the ornament hangers I made for my red hat gals ...they were fun to make

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Odds and Ends

Foxy got a new hair do at the groomers the other day, doesn't she look cute?

I started my little stockings for the gals in my Red Hats group, I couldn't decide what to make for the fillers and then I came upon a pattern for these really cute beaded ornament hooks and thought how cute they would be in our colors. Since there are 18 gals it can get a bit expensive and time consuming so I thought that these might work just fine.

A Fun "After Halloween" Party

We had our "After Halloween" party with my stitchin group since I was so sick over Halloween.. :( It was a riot so I thought I would share a few photos with you all...I hung a huge black spider from my fan over the table where the food went..sorry it is a bit dark.. :(

I was Spaghetti and Meatballs and made my costume...sewed the material wore a turtle neck, red slippers with red gloves....even reddened my face... :)

Most of the gals wore something, it was fun fun fun!

One of the gals made this cool head piece and then wore a black veil, she was the lady of death....

I made this cute little Frankenstein container
decoration....

Thanksgiving Crafts and Things!!!

More Halloween Goodies to Make

New Designs and Colors

Did you notice the change..??? Yes I decided to give the ole blog an uplift....as i was sipping on some ice tea the other day I decided to try something different for my blog.....but I want to change the fonts on my name and add my own design to the heading, but alas I am still learning that part...will have to do some research to learn...unless one of my followers can help direct me in the right direction?????

I am on my laptop as I got that virus on my desktop computer...ugh!!! Do NOT!! and I repeat DO NOT!!!! open "x" out or anything else to a pop up box that looks like it came from your computer but it DID NOT!!! It is a virus for a protection that says your computer is infected and it has a sheild and is called "Security Alert" it attaches itself to your hard drive changes your home page deletes your desktop and won't allow any windows to open but the alert window and asks you to buy it....then nothing you have lost your computer... :( the sad part is that even if you close it it will do the same soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo just shut down your computer and it should then go away... so many hackers out there is is not fun!!!!

On a more positive note I finished some of my goodie bags for my up coming Halloween party...and also working on some more necklaces for Christmas and pins out of buttons.. :)

Button pins are easy and fun to do and we all have a few old ones sitting around...so get creative and make some...

I am going to crochet a few flowers and add my button creations to their middles...if you like to swap buttons try this swap here....

My April Snow GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Another gorgeous giveaway, look at these earrings.... My April Snow GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Grosgrain: Owl and Pussycat Masks GIVEAWAY!!!!

Grosgrain: Owl and Pussycat Masks GIVEAWAY!!!!

Owl and Pussycat Masks GIVEAWAY!!!!

Owl and Pussycat Masks GIVEAWAY!!!!

If you like the masks there is a tutorial here. Martha Stewart has these made up. Read the famous poem below.

"The Owl and the Pussycat"
by Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea,

In a beautiful pea green boat,

They took some honey,

and plenty of money,

Wrapped up in a five pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,

And sang to a small guitar,

'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,

What a beautiful Pussy you are,

You are, You are!

What a beautiful Pussy you are!'

Pussy said to the Owl,

'You elegant fowl!

How charmingly sweet you sing!

O let us be married!

too long we have tarried:

But what shall we do for a ring?'

They sailed away,

for a year and a day,

To the land where the Bong-tree grows

And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood

With a ring at the end of his nose,

His nose, His nose,

With a ring at the end of his nose.

'Dear pig, are you willing to sell

for one shilling Your ring?'

Said the Piggy, 'I will.'

So they took it away,

and were married next day

by the Turkey who lives on the hill.

They dined on mince,

and slices of quince,

Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand,

on the edge of the sand,

They danced by the light of the moon,

The moon, The moon,

They danced by the light of the moon"

Grosgrain: Orange Poppy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Grosgrain: Orange Poppy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!! Want to win one of these beautiful designs be sure to check out Grosgrain's and see the others she is offering for this giveaway...

Making Halloween Decorations is Fun

[step 1 supplies]

I have been working a lot on Halloween...one of my "fav" holidays...and this little "Graveyard Ghosts" decoration came out really cute.. :) I got the pattern over here... here are stages of my project...I couldn't find the right gloves until I went to the $1 store and there they were in the cosmetic department...who would of thought??? I used glitter glue to paint the bow ties and also acrylic florescent paint. The bats cut out of black foam was a little harder so I enlarged the pattern a wee bit and the base was a black ceramic dish from Michael's...worked out perfect with a little florescent paint.... [step 2 and 3 paint bottom and stuff gloves]

[step 4,5,6 paint gloves, cut out bats and moon and cardboard grave sign and gravestones, glue to pop sticks as shone and write on as shown]
[lastly put all together and into bottom as shown]

Then I worked on a prize for my groups party coming up on he 22nd...this clock turned out really nice, I still need to add a few more jewels and the title "Stitching Time" on it but I think it came out nice.. :) I have a whole bunch of these old 78s so I will for sure be making more of these....they make great presents....and they are not hard to make.....see it here

Then I made this cute spider...I twisted 2 pipe cleaners fo get the legs multi colored...used large and smaller fur balls, and google eyes...