Hey all. It has been awhile. I took a break from crocheting and well crafts in general. I bought a house about a year ago and had made a few little things then just stopped crocheting. I've gotten my craft room more organized than it was but still needs work. We painted the walls like a neon orange on two walls and neon green on the other two walls. it turned out very nice actually and its rather bright in there especially with the sun coming in. I have huge 72" windows so tons of light in the front. I have like 10 plastic tubs full of various yarns and one is for stenciling and soap making. One is also for candy making. One has pillows and stuffing. One of these days I'll get around to actually organizing it better. I'd bought one of those steel shelves and its perfect for the tubs.
I just joined a swap (coffee and chocolate lovers ravelry group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/fall-coffee-and-chocolate-swap) I'm in the process of trying to figure out what to include in the swap. I have some ideas and can't wait to start on the project. I'm also working on some projects for christmas presents. going to make some ornaments and some spa things for my mom. I shall post pics if I remember.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Didn't Realize
Wow, didn't realize it had been a month since I last posted. Well, not a whole lot has been going on...drove my grandfather to the doctor's last week and have completed some crochet exchanges. I had signed up for the hat, scarf, pattern book and the granny square swaps. I had the same partner for the hat and scarf and they both went to the hat partner I had the month before that. I didn't get to do the pattern book swap because the organizer had never got my email saying that I wanted to join it. I tried again this time so we'll see if she gets it.
I made the petal scarf that can be found on those handout sheets at Wal-Mart and Michaels and Hobby Lobby. The hat was a lacey look hat which I'll post the link to when I find it. I had started on one scarf but ended up liking how it was turning out so I kept it and made something different for Sandra. I also made 4 granny squares for Mindi although not all were actual squares. One was an hexagon. The square patterns came from the new book called Beyond the Square Motif: 144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares and other unexpected shapes. It is by Edie Eckman. You can check it out HERE on Amazon. I shouldn't have looked for that link because I saw other books by that author and now I want them.
Oh one good piece of news...I created a crochet meetup group...finally. There wasn't one anywhere in the area I live in and I don't know a single soul in this town and I've been here for a year. Doesn't seem that long but I have and I've lived in this part of the state for 4 years now. I don't talk to people much because I didn't plan on being here long. But I got frustrated one night (on July 15th to be exact) about not having any friends up here and knowing no one even in Arkansas who likes to crochet (or knit). So I just went ahead and plunged in and created a meetup group on www.meetup.com The summary of it is just people getting together and working on our crochet projects (or knit if they knit although it is mainly crochet) and helping each other out. Kind of like a book club except for crocheters. Although we may read a book and then when we have a meeting we discuss it while working on our projects. Our first meeting is this Wednesday...the 29th. Only one other person is coming and we have a total of 3 members (including me) in the group but maybe more will join hopefully. I hope it all turns out well and that me and Susan actually get along. That would suck immensely if the only person who came to the meeting was not likable or what not.
Well I signed up for the afghan exchange which is a 2 month project. I've never made an afghan before so we'll see how it turns out. I also signed up for the bookmark, pattern book (gonna try again), scarf and granny square swaps. I'd sign up for the hat swap but I'm afraid I'd get the same person again and well..I can't wear anything she sends me. She apparently wears perfume or something because it makes everything she sends me rather strong smelling and the only time i'd wear a hat is if i'm with my mom...who is allergic to smells. I couldn't even have lotion that had a scent when i was living at home. It feels weird not to sign up for it tho because i've been part of that one since march of this year. i'm determined to find a hat that i actually might wear. I have a pattern picked out that i want to try next so i might sign up for it. The pattern I want to try is the Diamond Ridges Hat by Kristy Ashmore. Her website is www.kristy-torn.com It uses front post and back post double and half double crochets. I love how it looks and I've neverdone post crochets before so I'll be learning something new.
I just finished earlier today a coke can cozy for my mom (www.christinascrochethaven.com) I've made her 2 i think and somehow i keep increasing the rounds so it always comes out bigger than its supposed to. But i actually think I managed this one perfectly. I'm now working on a nesting bowl that can be found on the Blue Mountain Handcrafts website (www.bluemountainhandcrafts.com) She has 2 etsy shops also which I'm sure can found on her website.
I have gotten absolutely no where on the 8 pocket tote bag I want to make. I started it but then had to stop to work on exchanges and have yet to get back to it. At this moment I want to start on an afghan (for myself), the tote bag, the nesting bowls (meant for my keys so I can get rid of the basket thing that my ex-boyfriend gave me (he made it himself which is sweet)) and the ridges hat. Plus I need to finish the scarf. I need to get my booty moving.
I've been searching desperately for a job and no luck so far. The only ones hiring are the ones that I'm not qualified for (most want retail experience or management experience. how is a person supposed to get any experience in anything if no one will hire you because you don't have any experience?). But that is where most of my time has gone besides working on the exchanges. If I don't find ajob, daddy dearest will stop paying rent (which I imagine he'll do if I find a job but at least then I'd have money to pay it myself) so I'll have to move back home...to a town of only 10,000 people and the only places to work are with high school students or old people. So I am needing a job so I can stay up here where I want to be.
Sorry, got off topic but i usually do. Bargains Galore on 64 is next month. I have alittle saved up for it and i do have money in my savings which i hate to use but we'll see what the money situation is like by then. I hope to find some fantabulous finds.
I made the petal scarf that can be found on those handout sheets at Wal-Mart and Michaels and Hobby Lobby. The hat was a lacey look hat which I'll post the link to when I find it. I had started on one scarf but ended up liking how it was turning out so I kept it and made something different for Sandra. I also made 4 granny squares for Mindi although not all were actual squares. One was an hexagon. The square patterns came from the new book called Beyond the Square Motif: 144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares and other unexpected shapes. It is by Edie Eckman. You can check it out HERE on Amazon. I shouldn't have looked for that link because I saw other books by that author and now I want them.
Oh one good piece of news...I created a crochet meetup group...finally. There wasn't one anywhere in the area I live in and I don't know a single soul in this town and I've been here for a year. Doesn't seem that long but I have and I've lived in this part of the state for 4 years now. I don't talk to people much because I didn't plan on being here long. But I got frustrated one night (on July 15th to be exact) about not having any friends up here and knowing no one even in Arkansas who likes to crochet (or knit). So I just went ahead and plunged in and created a meetup group on www.meetup.com The summary of it is just people getting together and working on our crochet projects (or knit if they knit although it is mainly crochet) and helping each other out. Kind of like a book club except for crocheters. Although we may read a book and then when we have a meeting we discuss it while working on our projects. Our first meeting is this Wednesday...the 29th. Only one other person is coming and we have a total of 3 members (including me) in the group but maybe more will join hopefully. I hope it all turns out well and that me and Susan actually get along. That would suck immensely if the only person who came to the meeting was not likable or what not.
Well I signed up for the afghan exchange which is a 2 month project. I've never made an afghan before so we'll see how it turns out. I also signed up for the bookmark, pattern book (gonna try again), scarf and granny square swaps. I'd sign up for the hat swap but I'm afraid I'd get the same person again and well..I can't wear anything she sends me. She apparently wears perfume or something because it makes everything she sends me rather strong smelling and the only time i'd wear a hat is if i'm with my mom...who is allergic to smells. I couldn't even have lotion that had a scent when i was living at home. It feels weird not to sign up for it tho because i've been part of that one since march of this year. i'm determined to find a hat that i actually might wear. I have a pattern picked out that i want to try next so i might sign up for it. The pattern I want to try is the Diamond Ridges Hat by Kristy Ashmore. Her website is www.kristy-torn.com It uses front post and back post double and half double crochets. I love how it looks and I've neverdone post crochets before so I'll be learning something new.
I just finished earlier today a coke can cozy for my mom (www.christinascrochethaven.com) I've made her 2 i think and somehow i keep increasing the rounds so it always comes out bigger than its supposed to. But i actually think I managed this one perfectly. I'm now working on a nesting bowl that can be found on the Blue Mountain Handcrafts website (www.bluemountainhandcrafts.com) She has 2 etsy shops also which I'm sure can found on her website.
I have gotten absolutely no where on the 8 pocket tote bag I want to make. I started it but then had to stop to work on exchanges and have yet to get back to it. At this moment I want to start on an afghan (for myself), the tote bag, the nesting bowls (meant for my keys so I can get rid of the basket thing that my ex-boyfriend gave me (he made it himself which is sweet)) and the ridges hat. Plus I need to finish the scarf. I need to get my booty moving.
I've been searching desperately for a job and no luck so far. The only ones hiring are the ones that I'm not qualified for (most want retail experience or management experience. how is a person supposed to get any experience in anything if no one will hire you because you don't have any experience?). But that is where most of my time has gone besides working on the exchanges. If I don't find ajob, daddy dearest will stop paying rent (which I imagine he'll do if I find a job but at least then I'd have money to pay it myself) so I'll have to move back home...to a town of only 10,000 people and the only places to work are with high school students or old people. So I am needing a job so I can stay up here where I want to be.
Sorry, got off topic but i usually do. Bargains Galore on 64 is next month. I have alittle saved up for it and i do have money in my savings which i hate to use but we'll see what the money situation is like by then. I hope to find some fantabulous finds.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Slippers Update
Update on those slippers I was going to start work on. I posted about then in April or May. I had only finished one and it didn't quite work out too well. I can't figure out how to sew it together either so it just looks kind of like a small bag with no handle or anything. But I had the bright idea to try it on and see how it'd work as a hat. It works well actually. It would keep the snow or whatever off my glasses and the sun out of my eyes. I'll get pics soon as I always say. I had looked on the site where I found the slippers pattern and she is fixing to open up a store to sell her stuff and she posted some pics of what she'd be selling. there is a hat on there that looks very similar to the slipper/hat i made. so i posted that great minds think alike. lol. I finished the slipper/hat last month but never got around to even finishing off. I did today though.
Few Things I've Worked on
Oh, that little button type thing on the left side is my Ravelry button. It just didn't show up and I'll fix it when I'm back home. But it does work if you click on it.
I have decided to take a break from yard sales until the Bargains Galore event in August. I told mom that we should save our money till then. So, told her to save the money she had planned to spend this weekend at sales so we'd have a nice little collection by August for the 160 miles worth of yard sales. I only have $5 anyway but its a start. So I'll save my $5 and she'll save her $25. She said she'll give me the money because she's not good at holding onto it. I am mainly because I don't like to go to the store by myself. So, no more garage sale stories until August unless I see a sale in the paper that has something I'd want to go look at.
Oh I do have one small yrd sale story. Its not much of one but I think its kind of funny. At one sale, the sign on the road said Sale Garage Big. It was like this on the sign:
Sale
Garage
Big
Drove me nuts everytime I passed it. Shouldn't it read the other direction? And when we finally stopped there, there was an older lady and she kept talking to me! And not my mom. I have no clue why she was talking to me and not my mom...especially since mom was the one buying something. She bought a college textbook on learning Word, Excel, etc. So there's the small story.
Moving on...I got my hat from the hat swap. I'll post the pictures soon. It is blue and green. two of my fave colors. She also sent me some hook grippers and an afghan pattern book. I love patterns and grippers so it was a great day for the mail. I also got a book that day I've been waiting on.
I signed up for the July hat, scarf, member's choice, granny square and pattern book swaps. So we'll see how that goes. I have completed two patterns yesterday.
The water bottle sling which can be found at http://vallieskids.blogspot.com/2009/06/v-stitch-water-sling.html It is for me for when I mow the yard I can carry water around. The yard takes me almost 2 hours total to mow with a push mower and I only take one break and that is after i get the front yard done. I made it in Red Heart Strata Pogo color.
The second pattern I finished was the Thick and Quick Hotpad which can be found at www.marloscrochetcorner.com I made it for my dad for a late father's day present. I made it in Red Heart Super Saver Buff Fleck, medium shade green (don't know what type of yarn), and a navy shade blue (also don't know what type. I think its Red Heart Super Saver jumbo). All are ww though.
I did both of those yesterday. I was so proud to actually get something done the same day I started it. And now I'm working on Lid Grabber which can be found at www.crochetnmore.com/lidgrabber.htm It is being made with the Buff Fleck and the navy blue from the hotpad. The hot pad turned out kind of camo-ish but the lid grabber is turning out to be more like school colors but I don't know whose. lol.
I'm also going to start on the 8 pocket tote bag (sure). And then come July I'll have to start making the hat, scarf, granny square and then I'm thinking on the lid grabber and a soup bowl cozy for the member's choice. I already have the pattern books chosen and the patterns for everything but the granny square. So should be fun.
I have decided to take a break from yard sales until the Bargains Galore event in August. I told mom that we should save our money till then. So, told her to save the money she had planned to spend this weekend at sales so we'd have a nice little collection by August for the 160 miles worth of yard sales. I only have $5 anyway but its a start. So I'll save my $5 and she'll save her $25. She said she'll give me the money because she's not good at holding onto it. I am mainly because I don't like to go to the store by myself. So, no more garage sale stories until August unless I see a sale in the paper that has something I'd want to go look at.
Oh I do have one small yrd sale story. Its not much of one but I think its kind of funny. At one sale, the sign on the road said Sale Garage Big. It was like this on the sign:
Sale
Garage
Big
Drove me nuts everytime I passed it. Shouldn't it read the other direction? And when we finally stopped there, there was an older lady and she kept talking to me! And not my mom. I have no clue why she was talking to me and not my mom...especially since mom was the one buying something. She bought a college textbook on learning Word, Excel, etc. So there's the small story.
Moving on...I got my hat from the hat swap. I'll post the pictures soon. It is blue and green. two of my fave colors. She also sent me some hook grippers and an afghan pattern book. I love patterns and grippers so it was a great day for the mail. I also got a book that day I've been waiting on.
I signed up for the July hat, scarf, member's choice, granny square and pattern book swaps. So we'll see how that goes. I have completed two patterns yesterday.
The water bottle sling which can be found at http://vallieskids.blogspot.com/2009/06/v-stitch-water-sling.html It is for me for when I mow the yard I can carry water around. The yard takes me almost 2 hours total to mow with a push mower and I only take one break and that is after i get the front yard done. I made it in Red Heart Strata Pogo color.
The second pattern I finished was the Thick and Quick Hotpad which can be found at www.marloscrochetcorner.com I made it for my dad for a late father's day present. I made it in Red Heart Super Saver Buff Fleck, medium shade green (don't know what type of yarn), and a navy shade blue (also don't know what type. I think its Red Heart Super Saver jumbo). All are ww though.
I did both of those yesterday. I was so proud to actually get something done the same day I started it. And now I'm working on Lid Grabber which can be found at www.crochetnmore.com/lidgrabber.htm It is being made with the Buff Fleck and the navy blue from the hotpad. The hot pad turned out kind of camo-ish but the lid grabber is turning out to be more like school colors but I don't know whose. lol.
I'm also going to start on the 8 pocket tote bag (sure). And then come July I'll have to start making the hat, scarf, granny square and then I'm thinking on the lid grabber and a soup bowl cozy for the member's choice. I already have the pattern books chosen and the patterns for everything but the granny square. So should be fun.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Yard Sale and Gripe
Ok to start off with...I just found a website called What NOT to Crochet or something like that. I only read one post and it was about tissue box covers. I've never made one mainly because I don't have tissue boxes but I can see why someone would want to make them. But the page I was looking at was saying there is no reason to make them and that they are just plain stupid and that the one they had showed (was one of the free ones from anniesattic.com) was just so hideous looking and on and on. It was so stupid to read. They'd post that annie has crap on her site and what not. That is just so mean. I don't get the point of them posting that kind of crap. I'd posted on there and said that while it may not be my style (way too many flowers everywhere. just looked too busy for my tastes but it did have pretty colors) it was ugly. Then I included in there that if you don't like the item then just move on. Told them there was no reason to post about it and be mean. Stupid people. I don't go around telling people I don't like such and such. Someone worked hard on that tissue box cover and then there they go being jerks about it. People tick me off to ne end sometimes. Thats why I want to be an animal officer. I get to rescue animals (because I like animals way more than people...sorry to say it. of course there are some people who are an exception) and then punish the people.
Moving on to a nicer topic now...
Yard Sale again!!! Mom and I went Friday. There were not many in the paper this time so we just went to all we found in there that we could figure out the addy to. At one I bought a box of books for $3.50 (counted them when I got home and there were 32 books total in there). I also bought some fabric, a few sewing patterns (got 4 free things of thread for buying something at one sale), a small ball of multi-colored yarn and a few hand lotions. I only had $10 this time around and spent all but $2.60 and then I spent that at the store because mom wanted to buy some gravy mix. I also bought a purse (that she said was new and I got it for $1) and a little bucket that had 3 new bags of different kinds of bath salts. Mom bought some books, a few VHS movies, bread slicer holder thing, a hot pad, a mug warmer and a few other odds and ends. There was one sale that was selling some Avon stuff. There were two perfumes that I've been wanting but she was selling them for $10 each. I told her I only had a $5 left (because i did at that time) and she said she'd sell it to me for $5. but i wanted both but i didn't buy either because i have 3 perfumes at the apt and I have yet to wear them anywhere. Overall it wasn't too bad a day. Again most of the people didn't know how to price things. The lady who was in charge at the sale that I bought the box of books...she asked us what she thought she sale the books at. mom told her they tend to sale for $.25 each. they do tend to sell better for that much. mom and i will rarely buy a paperack that is $.50 or more unless we really want it.
I looked at the paper today and there were more sales in there than yesterday's paper. I think that is just stupid!!! Ther was one sale I would have loved to go to. They had Xbox 360 games for sale and I have been looking for some. Not fair that the stupid sale wasn't in the friday paper. the sale was going on since thursday so why wasn't it in the thursday or friday paper? Doesn't make sense to me. If they could only afford one day for the ad to be running then put it in for thursday or friday...not the last day of the sale. we would have gone but 1. we slept late and 2. we ran out of money on friday. lol. I think we're taking a break next weekend. oh there was one sale that had a purse i would have loved to get. it was $7.50 tho. i mean seriously who is gonna pay that at a yard sale? i would have asked if i could get it for less...except not a single soul was out there to ask. we were there waiting for like 5 minutes and no one came out. mom had coughed at one point and we were talking loud enough for someone to know we were back there. mom bought the heating pad there. she just put the money on a table and we left. i would have stolen that purse if i wouldn't have felt guilty afterwards. lol. i don't steal things but someone really should ahve been there. this was in a bigger town...well bigger than home but smaller than where my apt is. a lot of crime in that town and the house was not in the safest looking neighborhood. confused me but oh well. not my stuff.
Moving on to a nicer topic now...
Yard Sale again!!! Mom and I went Friday. There were not many in the paper this time so we just went to all we found in there that we could figure out the addy to. At one I bought a box of books for $3.50 (counted them when I got home and there were 32 books total in there). I also bought some fabric, a few sewing patterns (got 4 free things of thread for buying something at one sale), a small ball of multi-colored yarn and a few hand lotions. I only had $10 this time around and spent all but $2.60 and then I spent that at the store because mom wanted to buy some gravy mix. I also bought a purse (that she said was new and I got it for $1) and a little bucket that had 3 new bags of different kinds of bath salts. Mom bought some books, a few VHS movies, bread slicer holder thing, a hot pad, a mug warmer and a few other odds and ends. There was one sale that was selling some Avon stuff. There were two perfumes that I've been wanting but she was selling them for $10 each. I told her I only had a $5 left (because i did at that time) and she said she'd sell it to me for $5. but i wanted both but i didn't buy either because i have 3 perfumes at the apt and I have yet to wear them anywhere. Overall it wasn't too bad a day. Again most of the people didn't know how to price things. The lady who was in charge at the sale that I bought the box of books...she asked us what she thought she sale the books at. mom told her they tend to sale for $.25 each. they do tend to sell better for that much. mom and i will rarely buy a paperack that is $.50 or more unless we really want it.
I looked at the paper today and there were more sales in there than yesterday's paper. I think that is just stupid!!! Ther was one sale I would have loved to go to. They had Xbox 360 games for sale and I have been looking for some. Not fair that the stupid sale wasn't in the friday paper. the sale was going on since thursday so why wasn't it in the thursday or friday paper? Doesn't make sense to me. If they could only afford one day for the ad to be running then put it in for thursday or friday...not the last day of the sale. we would have gone but 1. we slept late and 2. we ran out of money on friday. lol. I think we're taking a break next weekend. oh there was one sale that had a purse i would have loved to get. it was $7.50 tho. i mean seriously who is gonna pay that at a yard sale? i would have asked if i could get it for less...except not a single soul was out there to ask. we were there waiting for like 5 minutes and no one came out. mom had coughed at one point and we were talking loud enough for someone to know we were back there. mom bought the heating pad there. she just put the money on a table and we left. i would have stolen that purse if i wouldn't have felt guilty afterwards. lol. i don't steal things but someone really should ahve been there. this was in a bigger town...well bigger than home but smaller than where my apt is. a lot of crime in that town and the house was not in the safest looking neighborhood. confused me but oh well. not my stuff.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Great New Site
Found another fabulous site. So far I have found like 10 recipes i want to try and a few of them I actually have the ingredients for.
http://www.goodcleanluv.com/bath_recipes/soothing_bath_treatments.html#more
This particular link is for soothing bath treatments for stress relief, oily skin, dry skin, skin softening and one for bites and itching.
There are facial recipes, lip balm recipes, bath recipes, lotion and hair recipes and other misc. recipes. Check it out. Its probably healthier and cheaper than the stuff you get at the store. There is one mask (Milk and Honey Moisturizing Mask) that all you need is honey and milk.
Here is the recipe for that and remember it comes from goodcleanluv.com
Milk and Honey Moisturizing Mask
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon milk
Mix together, smooth gently over cleansed face and throat with cotton ball, leave on for 10 minutes, rinse with warm water gently
http://www.goodcleanluv.com/bath_recipes/soothing_bath_treatments.html#more
This particular link is for soothing bath treatments for stress relief, oily skin, dry skin, skin softening and one for bites and itching.
There are facial recipes, lip balm recipes, bath recipes, lotion and hair recipes and other misc. recipes. Check it out. Its probably healthier and cheaper than the stuff you get at the store. There is one mask (Milk and Honey Moisturizing Mask) that all you need is honey and milk.
Here is the recipe for that and remember it comes from goodcleanluv.com
Milk and Honey Moisturizing Mask
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon milk
Mix together, smooth gently over cleansed face and throat with cotton ball, leave on for 10 minutes, rinse with warm water gently
After the Dress blog
http://afterthedress.blogspot.com/
I haven't looked at her blog much but she does have a series about how much fabric you need for a certain project. She has one that they showed in the email for how much fabric is needed for making pants. Just thought it might come in handy for someone out there.
I haven't looked at her blog much but she does have a series about how much fabric you need for a certain project. She has one that they showed in the email for how much fabric is needed for making pants. Just thought it might come in handy for someone out there.
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