Crochet Attic: Crochet Japanese Flower: The pattern details are on my Ravelry project page here .
I am totally smitten with these patterns I have found on some of my favorite blogs and if you are a crocheter you must try them . I am going to make some up very soon.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Would you like Yarn With That?: Japanese Flower Motif--FREE pattern!!
Would you like Yarn With That?: Japanese Flower Motif--FREE pattern!!: Hey everyone! I've been loving the Japanese flowers I've seen lately, but I just couldn't find a pattern. I'd find one, c...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Time Has Come!!!
Well the day is here !! The one I thought would never come, the one I have been waiting impatiently for!! We have a moving van and car hauler sitting in the driveway and a mess of boxes and furniture to load so now comes the physical part. This will be a long day , then we leave tomorrow morning and the next stop tomorrow afternoon is Florida and a new home. So I guess this is where I will jump off and the next time I see you I will be in sunny Florida!! You all take care and I will be back very soon after I wade through a sea of boxes and put everything away!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Waiting !
I don’t like that word , I never have , I am not good at it .
So we are down to May in just a day or two. We have bought a new home in Florida, and we are moving the middle of May if all goes as planned. The waiting is the most difficult . I am not good at it , I suck at it actually. We have to wait to see if my husbands SSD goes through, we have to wait to see if we got the house we wanted in Florida, we have to wait to move because we got the house. We have to wait for my son to be released from the army……………….. and so on!! I don’t like waiting, I want things now . My grandma always said waiting teaches patients , maybe that is why I am not so good at because I am not very patient . Well hopefully this time will go by fairly quickly and it will be time to go soon. I know we are looking forward to the warmer weather in Florida . It is cold , rainy and very dismal here this weekend making Florida look even grander to us now . Pray for me that I will have patients to wait this out. Pray that we have a safe move and that all will go as we hope with the SSD and pray that my hubby gets to feeling better in the warmer weather and hopefully he will love it there. So hopefully this will be the last post for me from South Carolina and I shall see you soon in sunny warm Florida. Have a great couple of weeks and I will see you soon !
Saturday, March 23, 2013
What happened to spring?
Soooo. it is the last week of March in a day and the first day of spring is long over , we had 70 degree weather that day , but now what happened?
I know I have been lapse about posting. I do apologize for that but I have been busy. I have been working up my fingerless mitts, slippers and kitchen items for folks and now they are done, so for a while I have to take a break and get back to what I want to do.
I have grand daughters that want doll clothes and bunnies and toys and hats and all kinds of sweet things made by grandma plus I have been making an afghan and I LOVE working with those pretty bright colors. Yes it is a granny , I am so addicted to anything granny , I just love the style , the colors and the patterns. The new granny patterns are very unique and so fun to make.
So what else have I been up to ? Well my husband finally has me talked into that last move I shall ever make . I hate moving , no really I despise it all the packing and unpacking, the ridding of boxes and of course all the tossing out or giving away because you won't need it or have room for it routine. We are moving to Florida. Yes I hear you snickering, but we are tired of cold and snow and ice soooooo...... since he has been suggesting it for years I have decided that we should go. I used to love the snow .......... I am from Michigan and I lived there for over 40 years but there just comes a point when I have to say enough. I love snow at Christmas. I want to be warmer now, as I move into the next chapter of my life. So we move one last time to Florida. WE have found the spot we want , we have purchased the home and now all we need to do is get our son here to this house so that he can take it over and we can make the last move. I so look forward to it , my kids and grandkids are REALLY looking forward to it LOL . We are less then an hour from the land of MOUSE and all things Disney. Plus we are surrounded by attractions and now they will not need motels ........... see a plus side always !! So I know that they will be down to visit, we shall be warm and happy and my old bones will be resting in the sun doing what I love to do , sitting and knitting or crocheting the days away in my little sun room in my new home .
See now does this not look inviting ? I think you shall agree and now I will have more time for my favorite things and blogging here with you .
The sad part of preparing to move is pretty much done already. Yes I did have to find a good farm for my chicken girls . I did that and they are very happy now and I did have to find homes for 4 of my rescue pups. I have done that as much as I love them I could not take them with us and I knew that was the mission when I took them in so now they all have very sweet loving forever homes and I know that they are doing well so I can continue on with a quieter and less chaotic but missed life. I have been in dog rescue for over 10 years and even though I will miss the licks and wagging tales I am ready for some quiet and my 3 little pups will be very happy not to have to share me anymore LOL.
So a couple things that I am working on for you to see and then I shall close and sit and try to enjoy this very cold and rainy , snowy day and dream of Florida !
This is my granddaughters work in progress she wants a big granny in little girl colors LOL
I have made more pairs of these then I care to think of at the moment but they are so nice to slip on in the house . I always have a pair with me so if I go to someones home I can remove my shoes and put these on .
AND since my grandchildren LOVE sock monkeys I am making Alyssa a small one of these and one of these below for the big girls soo soo cute and I like them so much I make one in my size of this one below. You all have a great weekend and I will see you when I see you !! :)
I know I have been lapse about posting. I do apologize for that but I have been busy. I have been working up my fingerless mitts, slippers and kitchen items for folks and now they are done, so for a while I have to take a break and get back to what I want to do.
I have grand daughters that want doll clothes and bunnies and toys and hats and all kinds of sweet things made by grandma plus I have been making an afghan and I LOVE working with those pretty bright colors. Yes it is a granny , I am so addicted to anything granny , I just love the style , the colors and the patterns. The new granny patterns are very unique and so fun to make.
So what else have I been up to ? Well my husband finally has me talked into that last move I shall ever make . I hate moving , no really I despise it all the packing and unpacking, the ridding of boxes and of course all the tossing out or giving away because you won't need it or have room for it routine. We are moving to Florida. Yes I hear you snickering, but we are tired of cold and snow and ice soooooo...... since he has been suggesting it for years I have decided that we should go. I used to love the snow .......... I am from Michigan and I lived there for over 40 years but there just comes a point when I have to say enough. I love snow at Christmas. I want to be warmer now, as I move into the next chapter of my life. So we move one last time to Florida. WE have found the spot we want , we have purchased the home and now all we need to do is get our son here to this house so that he can take it over and we can make the last move. I so look forward to it , my kids and grandkids are REALLY looking forward to it LOL . We are less then an hour from the land of MOUSE and all things Disney. Plus we are surrounded by attractions and now they will not need motels ........... see a plus side always !! So I know that they will be down to visit, we shall be warm and happy and my old bones will be resting in the sun doing what I love to do , sitting and knitting or crocheting the days away in my little sun room in my new home .
See now does this not look inviting ? I think you shall agree and now I will have more time for my favorite things and blogging here with you .
The sad part of preparing to move is pretty much done already. Yes I did have to find a good farm for my chicken girls . I did that and they are very happy now and I did have to find homes for 4 of my rescue pups. I have done that as much as I love them I could not take them with us and I knew that was the mission when I took them in so now they all have very sweet loving forever homes and I know that they are doing well so I can continue on with a quieter and less chaotic but missed life. I have been in dog rescue for over 10 years and even though I will miss the licks and wagging tales I am ready for some quiet and my 3 little pups will be very happy not to have to share me anymore LOL.
So a couple things that I am working on for you to see and then I shall close and sit and try to enjoy this very cold and rainy , snowy day and dream of Florida !
Monday, February 18, 2013
A nice quiet weekend, snowy weather and a good blog produce this !!!
So I have been having some fun the last few days. I LOVE to read blogs. I could spend all day reading peoples knitting, crocheting and crafty creative blogs. I was just catching up on some of my faves and I came across this one ......... I love free stuff and I love love LOVE yarn and this one caught my attention ......
Journey of a crafter: Giveaway: want some yarn?: It's been time to do some spring cleaning in my stash these days and I've found something for you! There's 1 prize consisting in this s...
This is such a wonderful and creative blog I am so glad I found it ..... you probably wonder how I did find it right? Well I found her on my twitter account. Yes ....... I twitter and I am having such a good time with it . My twitter name is Sunflower Farms 1. I have been putting all my things I am creating on it and I love to follow all kinds of wonderful crafty creative people and their blogs. I have made some new friends, gotten some wonderful ideas, and had fun seeing how beautifully creative people are . So I think I need to update my blog list and you should really get a cup of coffee, charge or plug in your laptop and start reading. One of my very all time faves is this one , Attic24. Her blog is a wonderful relaxing read. Her designs are so beautiful, and so colorful and cheerful. I absolutely adore her designs . I go to her blog everyday and I visit her face book page all the time for updates. So you have my permission , sit down, relax and read a few blogs and enjoy!!
OK so I told you that Lucy from Attic 24 inspires me to be creative and I love what she does with such colorful yarn . I absolutely love her eye for color and her love for all things granny. I also love all things granny! I love round grannies . square grannies, lots of color grannies. one color grannies, granny ripples granny stripes , I adore the look of the granny patterns so much and all that Lucy creates that I have started my own colorful Granny Stripe Afghan. Of course I must tell you first and foremost that I have no eye for matching colors. I stink at it and as much as I would love to recreate one of Lucy's Granny blankets, I fear it will not be nearly as pretty but here is my attempt to recreate one of her most beautiful blankets . I have been working on this all weekend since I have peace and quiet . Yes it is very quiet this weekend as the hubby has been in Oklahoma visiting our son who is in the Army. Since I have been alone , just me and the dogs, this is what I am working on . I must say the further along I get the more I am liking it .
Oh I did mention snow didn't I ? Yes here is wonderful South Carolina we usually get really mild winters. On this past weekend though Mother Nature decided we needed a little joke, a wake up call of sorts . Perhaps she thought we were so disappointed that everyone was getting the white stuff but us.......... well not me but we need to make the children here happy. So this is what she sent us this past weekend . Yes we got about 3 inches. It lasted until the next day or so and it began to melt . I still have just a few spots here and there where sun has not hit it but for the most part it is now just a memory.
Journey of a crafter: Giveaway: want some yarn?: It's been time to do some spring cleaning in my stash these days and I've found something for you! There's 1 prize consisting in this s...
This is such a wonderful and creative blog I am so glad I found it ..... you probably wonder how I did find it right? Well I found her on my twitter account. Yes ....... I twitter and I am having such a good time with it . My twitter name is Sunflower Farms 1. I have been putting all my things I am creating on it and I love to follow all kinds of wonderful crafty creative people and their blogs. I have made some new friends, gotten some wonderful ideas, and had fun seeing how beautifully creative people are . So I think I need to update my blog list and you should really get a cup of coffee, charge or plug in your laptop and start reading. One of my very all time faves is this one , Attic24. Her blog is a wonderful relaxing read. Her designs are so beautiful, and so colorful and cheerful. I absolutely adore her designs . I go to her blog everyday and I visit her face book page all the time for updates. So you have my permission , sit down, relax and read a few blogs and enjoy!!
OK so I told you that Lucy from Attic 24 inspires me to be creative and I love what she does with such colorful yarn . I absolutely love her eye for color and her love for all things granny. I also love all things granny! I love round grannies . square grannies, lots of color grannies. one color grannies, granny ripples granny stripes , I adore the look of the granny patterns so much and all that Lucy creates that I have started my own colorful Granny Stripe Afghan. Of course I must tell you first and foremost that I have no eye for matching colors. I stink at it and as much as I would love to recreate one of Lucy's Granny blankets, I fear it will not be nearly as pretty but here is my attempt to recreate one of her most beautiful blankets . I have been working on this all weekend since I have peace and quiet . Yes it is very quiet this weekend as the hubby has been in Oklahoma visiting our son who is in the Army. Since I have been alone , just me and the dogs, this is what I am working on . I must say the further along I get the more I am liking it .
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