Christmas in...August?

Yep! Another swap, this time at Maryjanes Farmgirl Forum, August one on one ornament swap. I just finished mine and will be mailing it to Beth, hope she likes it. I have not made one of these in close to 20 years but I still have the Leisure Arts pamphlet with the directions. So, here goes....Victorian Kissing Ball Ornament.

1) Cut out approx (60) 3 1/2" squares. Fold in half/iron

2) Fold into triangles/iron

3) Start pinning around styrofoam ball using sequin pins.

4) Stop when you get halfway

5) Do the same on the opposite side of the ball until both sides meet.

6) Cover the open edge with ribbon (I useda strip of one of the fabrics)

7) And your ornament is ready.

Another Angel!

I've been busy crocheting again! Just participated in a crochet-a-long on MaryJane's Farm. We all made this sweet little angel afghan. I learned how to crochet following a chart which is new to me but I enjoyed it and this was a good project to learn on.
Here is the link to the pattern if you would like it.
http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/2009/DJ09/afghan-craft.asp?RefURL=&KeyCode=&tdate=&PMCode=&OrgURL=

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Whimsy Jar Swap

I love swaps! Especially whimsy jar swaps! This is the second one I have participated on the MaryJane's Farm forum but the first that I facilitated as the swap "mom"
This is the jar that was created for me by Dana in GA. All my favorite things just bursting out of the jar! She packed the jar with tea, Lindt chocolate (oh boy) lovely pieces of crochet, buttons, and lots of cute bits for scrapping. How could I note share this with you. (Except the chocolate-sorry) I forgot to take a picture of the jar I sent her, it was very vintage looking and I really had fun finding all her favorite things! I made a label for the out-side of it by scanning a 1960's sewing pattern and trimmed the jar with ric-rack (love that stuff)

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Ta-Da!

Okay, now I can show you the re-usable grocery bag that I made for the Farmgirl swap. This went to Corinne in Kuwait and she has just received it. I originally bought the fabric to make an apron but it probably would have been too busy for my 5 foot frame. I love the way it came out and I know it will hold a lot. I used a re-usable grocery bag that I already owned as the pattern. What else is nice is that all I had to purchase to complete this project was the binding!

Crafting in the Pink Room

Well, I have not posted in a while because I have been busy with lots of crafting and thought I would share with you what I have been up to. I just finished a re-usable grocery bag for Corinne for a MaryJanes Farmgirl swap. Here is the bag that I received from Kelly who made one for me. Isn't it sweet, and so much nicer than the ugly ones you get at the gorcery store! I will post a picture later of the one I made as I don't want spoil Corrinne's surprise!



Let's see, what else...well, I did find this cute little table for $5 at a yard sale a couple of weekends ago. I am debating what to do with it. My instinct is always to decorate or embelish but I don't want to over-do this one.

As you can see, someone has already begun the process of stripping it to re-finish I imagine.

I'm not sure if I should just finish the job. Any ideas?

Oh, and of course, I am alsways busy making dish-cloths! I know, I hear you groan! How many more dish-cloths does the world need? Well, I enjoy making them, small, portable and inexpensive to make. When we drove down to FL to take my son back to school it sure helped the miles go by! Here are just a few that I have made recently, some as part of a KAL (Knit-Along) on MaryJanes Farmgirl forum)

Almost Friday

Good morning! Ah, the original "I'm going to post daily" goal has most obviously flown out the window but not from lack of trying I might add! I am gradually learning all the tricks of the trade so hope you will bare (bear?) with me.
This week I received my summer swap box from the Maryjanes farm swap. So much fun! We had to create 10 'summer' themed items, mail to the swap mom and we received a box back of 10 different summer items. Here is a picture of my outgoing and incoming boxes!
I really enjoy swaps but try to only participate in one at a time unless the deadlines are far apart. it is very easy to sign up all over the place and then realize that you do work full time and only have 24 hrs in the day (some of which are designated for sleeping!)
I am looking forward to the weekend, my goal is to post here, post on other's sites and add my favorite blog list here.
(We'll see....)

To Start at the very beginning...

Welcome to my first blog. My hopes are that you will enjoy visiting me here, spend some time with me and leave encouraged and inspired! I have no doubt that the blog will evolve as I become more proficient in posting and adding all the fun do-dads along the way!

I would greatly appreciate your input and suggestions!

I am a crafter, so felt it appropritate that I show you what I have been working on this weekend. Scrap crafts are the best and this is my recipe swap book. What do you think?