In the News!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is ready to start the New Year! Last year I made a New Year's resolution to not buy yarn until I had used all the yarn in one of my storage bins. Well . . . I made it to June and used about half of the yarn stored in the bin. This year I am going to do the same thing. No new yarn until June 1, 2009.

Now the exciting news! The knitting group at my place of employment, Otter B. Knitt'n, made it on the news! Check it out at Knit, Stitch and Loom Talk listed in My Blog List.

Happy New Year to all!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I received this on my birthday!

Since my last post I haven't completed any new projects, however, always working on many. I will post as soon as something is finished.

Have a great weekend!

Thriftin'

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and enjoying the holiday season!!

I went thrift shopping the other day and found these two items.


The first is a milk glass candy dish. I also have a larger one that I purchased at another time.







The other is a marbled green colored dish from Avon.









I took a picture of the dish upside down so you could see the raised rose on the side of the dish.







I don't know how old either of the dishes are, but I just love them.

The yellow doily is something I crocheted when I needed to do something that I could finish quick.

That's it for today. Have a great weekend!!

On My Own!

While traveling through the internet one day I came across a pattern for a neck warmer. Being to tired to look for the pattern, I decided to make one on my own. And this is what I came up with. I used Kraemer Yarns Naturally Nazareth, which I received in a Favorite Things Swap. Although the warmer stretches and can be pulled over your head, I still made button holes. The buttons I used have floral carvings and are just adorable. However, for this project I think I should have chosen bigger buttons.


Here is something else I did on my own! I added pockets, front and back, to the outside of this tote bag! I used upholstery fabric to make this one. The handles are long enough to go over the shoulder and the inside is lined in black.

Both projects were fairly easy to come up with and I can't wait to make more!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

I Did It!

I am so proud of myself. I made the camoflage skirt without a pattern. That is the first time I have ever done that!! Although, I did used the beige skirt as a guide. It was rather easy to do. And I was able to get it to the correct size in two fittings.

I must confess, the skirt was part of a Halloween costume. So, yes I am a little behind in blogging.

Today, the Otter B. Knitt'n group delivered about 100 hats to a homeless shelter. Hats were made in all sizes and colors. Some were knitted and some were crocheted. For more info and pics, visit the Knit, Stitch and Loom Talk listed in My Blog List.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

My First One!!!

I have completed my first amigurumi! I made a mommy octopus. However, I was a little disappointed because I did not have enough of the lime green yarn. So I used teal colored yarn, which is quite a bit of a contrast, but it looks okay. It was fun and easy to make. Also, I did not use plastic eyes as the directions called for. I cut circles from felt and sewed them on. I thought that would be more safe if a child were to play with it.
And I crocheted the doily underneath. And again, this project was fun and easy to make.

More later! Have a great week!

Fall Color Coasters

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend!

I wanted to share with you my latest swap project, Fall Color Coasters. The coasters were made using CD's!! I thought that was a great idea! They were fun and simple to make. Other items I included were a wine bottle bag or you could cover a vase with it. Also, wine glass charms or mug handle charms.


I also would like to show you the coasters I received. They are just adorable! I really like the way she quilted the center of each coaster, especially the pumpkin pie!


Well, I'm off to work on my next swap: Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness.

Hello Everyone!

This is my first post and I am so excited! I'm not sure where to start. I suppose I could start at the beginning (when I was 8-years-old) but that would take way to much time! So we'll just go with the present.

I currently belong to Ravelry. And through Ravelry I just completed an apron swap. It was a lot of fun and my first one.
I also belong to Swap-bot. I completed a FQ swap, as well as, a few One-on-One trades. The following is a shopping bag tote I made for a Something Local Swap. I was to send something that represented the area I live in. So I sent this tote with a vegetable print since I live in the "Salad Bowl of the World" Also at my place of employment we have a group called Otter B. Knittin. We get together during the lunch hour and knit, crochet or whatever stitch we feel like doing. At this time we are working on Hats for the Homeless, as well as, hats for preemies.

That's it for now. Hope you enjoyed this post and will visit again!