Time Flies!!!

Wow it's been a long time since I have been on here. It is going on 9 months. Where did the time go? So much has happened, where do I begin? At the beginning they say is a good place! Let's see after my last post, the holidays came and went. For Halloween I made my Grandson another super hero costume. By the time it was finished he was already planning what one I should make next. LOL






















After getting Batman done I started Christmas presents. I managed to make gifts for everyone on my list. I was very proud of myself. My list had 13 people on it this time. Seven of them were children ranging from 15 to 4 in age. For the girls I made loveseats with pillows and a crocheted rug for their Barbie dolls. The youngest niece I made a sundress with matching hat and a crocheted elephant. For the two older boys (nephews) I made message/photo boards. My Grandson got a crocheted race track with pylons and safety barrels. I also made him a SpongeBob Squarepants pillow.

In February I made an afghan for my Grandson's 5th birthday. He loved it! I thought I had a photo of it, but can't find it. Some where in those busy months my daughter told us she was expecting. I love the way she did it, we met her and Jeffrey at Walmart. When I found them Jeffrey was wearing a new t-shirt. Guess what it said, "I'm the big brother"! Surprise!!!!! Of course that started the juices flowing for baby things to make.

In March there are a lot of birthdays. I have for the last few years, gotten my children over to celebrate them with Corned Beef and cabbage. My daughter's birthday is, you guess it, St. Patty's day. My son's is on the 29 and my son-in-law's is the 31. With 4 other birthdays and 2 anniversaries that month too. I made something for the kids, an afghan with pillow, a denim quilt and a pillow case and a car organizer.





June was another busy month, on the 12th was a wedding shower for my son Mark and his fiance Pam. So of course a gift was needed and I volunteered to make prizes for some of the games. On the 18th was our family reunion with a luau theme that I planned for a year. It was a great success! July 1 brought our new grand-baby, Ally Michael. Let's see I made her a crocheted dress, two afghans, burping cloths, a crocheted baby giraffe (Big brother got one too) and you just know that there will be a lot more on grandma's list to do...lol!

















So now you are all caught up on my last busy 9 months. The next 9 should be just as busy, believe you me! Craft fairs to do, costumes to make and Christmas present to work on. Hmmm, make a list girl or you will never get it all done! lol

Some new items I have been working on.
Purses are fully lined, strapped purses have magnet closures and a pocket inside.
Lilac purse has a rose pin made from the lining fabric.

Sage fringed purse: $25.00 plus shipping
Lilac purse: $25.00 plus shipping
Blue tote: $20.00 plus shipping

A little shadow box I made for some friends as a wedding present.

I made this bag for my daughter for her 30th birthday. I got the idea from Teresa Richardson. While watching her video I made this bingo bag. To make it special, I put shamrocks on it because she was born on St. Patrick's Day!

Finished and unfinished projects

Some of my latest crafts.

Good intentions!

I had every intention of posting once a week on here, as you can tell I haven't. What I was trying to do was get a couple of my projects done and show them to you. Well all I can say is I have been lazy. The whole truth is I just haven't felt like being in my sewing room. I have a problem, I can't work if my room isn't orderly. So before I work on a project I need to organize and clean-up from what ever I was working on earlier. I just don't feel like I can get any work done if it isn't in some kind of order. As you may well of guessed I am a perfectionist. That in its self can be a blessing or a curse.

The last project was with my niece, who made a fleece blanket for herself, she is new to sewing so in some respect it was a lesson. With my sewing room being as small as it is, and me having as much stuff as I do, it's very easy to make a mess.

What I decided to do is show some of the gifts I made recently. I have been doing a lot of crocheting lately. So I made a few gifts. I have also been working on Christmas presents and things to sell. My friend and I are signed up for a Craft Fair in October. If I don't get busy I will not have enough stuff to sell. That's not a good thing, I have had several months to prepare for this. ugh!!!

I have to share a cute story about my niece. I found out from her Mother that she was interested in learning a few skills from me. One was sewing and the other crochet, so for her 18th birthday my husband and I got her a "Taught myself to Crochet" kit. It came with a book and hooks and other supplies. After she opened her gift, of course she wanted to be shown what to do. My friend and I showed her the ropes and she kept at it long after I had left. One day my niece went to Walmart shopping with my daughter and I was told that she walked around the store crocheting. She had her skein of yarn in her jacket and crocheted as she walked. Can't you just picture that in your minds eye? Too funny! So after hearing this I decided to make her a bag and hook case, no more skein in jacket...lol I gave her the bag and case at her graduation party. Her favorite color is red and she loves cats. I designed a cat applique to attach to the front of the bag and lined the bag and case with a cat print. I love the fact that she is excited about creating things like I am. To me there is no greater feeling then to see something made from nothing! No matter what it is, a skein of yarn turned into a purse or a yard of material turned into an article of clothing.

When I started sewing at the age of 12, I made clothing for myself non-stop. My grandmother taught me to sew and I never stopped. The first thing I ever made was a tunic and a pair of pants. That's right no hot pad or place mat, an actual outfit. I love my grandmother very much and miss her dearly and I thank her from the bottom of my heart for teaching me to sew. As I said above I made clothing almost non-stop. I made everything from skirts to prom dresses. I even made my wedding gown and veil. I have made everything from 3 piece suits to draperies. I also have dabbled in almost every craft known to man. What can I say, I'm a crafting fool!!!

The Love of my Life

Here is a photo of my wonderful husband, Gary.
We will be celebrating our 2nd anniversary in July.

Here I go! My first blog on my new site. This should be interesting. Hopefully I will be able to find enough to say.
I plan on putting up photo's and descriptions of my sewing, crochet and crafts items. In time, I hope to get enough interest in my projects to sell a few things. This would help keep my husband and I on a less stressful day to day. It has been rough this past year and a half.