Please be patient ....

I haven't put my "blog" hat on in some time, and I hope to be back very soon. Thanks for being patient.

Kitty Vs. Ketchup

KITTY VS. KETCHUP!

While at the dinner table last night we noticed that the cat was intently watching the ketchup bottle. After a few moments we realized that it was the ketchup dripping down the side of the bottle that he was so interested in. Take a look ... it's soooo cute and funny to watch.

I finished it!

Three skiens of Sensations Sprinkles yarn, and voila ... a Christmas scarf for my Godmother!

I just might get to my Christmas cards yet! :)

Happy Holidays All!

Knifty Knitter Bag

Earlier this year I purchased 2 skeins of Galway Chunky Paint 100% Wool yarn from this amazing shop that my GF and I like to browse with the intention of making a felted bag for my daughter. Well at long last it is complete and the joint effort of my daughter and I has produced what I think is a cute little "sack" for her.

Now you must realize that I CANNOT knit with needles. I have tried, and even with the assistance from my extremely patient GF I cannot keep my tension consistent, among other issues. As a result I am limited to making whatever my handy-dandy Knifty Knitter will allow me to.

See, I LOVE my Knifty Knitter. And the more I learn to make something other than a scarf or hat; I LOVE it even more. ;)

This is the bag before felting:

This is the bag after felting:

For those curious I made this with the extra large yellow round loom, and the spool loom. It took approximately 1 1/2 skeins of Galway Chunky Paint 100% wool yarn @ 123 yards per skein.

Ribbon Storage

For those of you "blurfing" for craft storage ideas, here's how I store my ribbons that I purchase by the yard. Such yummy colors - makes you want to lick them!

I have found Walmart to be the most affordable place to purchase these floss boxes. The ribbon cards and clips are from Cropper Hopper, usually sold at Archivers in my area.

The carry case which I purchased at Michaels last year came with 3 of the storage boxes. Those cases flew off the shelves lemme tell you.

Bulkier ribbons or on the spool, I store in photo boxes labeled and stacked on my shelf.

Still hoping to get crafty soon and make some cards to post.

I am outraged!

"AIG spent US$440,000 on spa, resort after bailout, lawmakers say"
The Financial Post

"Need a Job? $17,000 an Hour. No Success Required."
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The New York Times

It's time I set up my soapbox again and let off some steam! Quite frankly I don't even know where to begin with all the news that continues to surface out of our economic situation. Let's face it, we ALL knew that corporate greed existed and it was excessive, but to this extent???

It really goes beyond anything that I can say or give my opinion on, I think most of us would agree, this is disgusting!

Care to read on ....

http://www.financialpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=866284

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/opinion/18kristof.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

I love Autumn!

Autumn is by far one of my favorite times of the year. I love all the sensory things that Autumn brings. The smells, the colors, the temperature ....

So, today I made a wreath for my front door. A little help from some assorted flowers from JoAnns, a fall garland, a wreath, glue gun and cutters, and voila!!!!

I LOVE IT!