3/28/2010

Another Kids project in Crochet

Another of Amber's best friends named Linsey wanted a horse toy from me. In the meantime, I am still working on a sweater vest for Wendy. I got the back of the sweater done, and most of one side in the works so far.
In my rest time I worked on this little horsie. I had just a little of this color yarn left so I had to scale back the pattern from the original plan, but Im please with it as it turned out. The pattern showed straight legs in the back, but Amber said it should curve back like a dogs legs do, so, I tried. Even made a little saddle on his back LOL! Hope she likes it! The color is not really pink, but more like peach. Closest I had to tan.





3/23/2010

A New Penguin Personality,



Amber asked for one more Penguin for one her best friends, named Mercedes. This one has its own personality unlike all the rest. Hes another cutie!

Now on to making a sweater for my daughter Wendy, this one will take a while.

Amber has a few others friends that want little toy animals as a mascot for their group of friends. One wants a horse, another wants a tiger cat. Looks like I'll be busy for a while. Im having so much fun with these things!


















3/22/2010

A Big surprise for Caroline!

Last month, Caroline and I were shopping at the Joeanne Fabrics store looking for more yarn for our projects. Caroline found a free pattern for a shawl in this beautiful design. She said, "You can make this for me, Mom". I told her yes its pretty and stuck the pattern in my purse. I really didnt look at it much in the store or have any plans for it till I got home, and decided, Yes, I can do this! I decided to start it and make it a surprise for her. It took several weeks to finish it, but I finished it last night, then drove over her house to deliver the surprise. SHE LOVES IT!

The picture showed a much smaller girl posing with it, and I could had made it somewhat bigger than it is, but Caroline is happy with the results. I figure that she can have it for a long time in rememberance of me. It was a very neet project to do.

3/21/2010

A Penguin toy for Matthew!


This is another design for a Penguin that I found, and I like it a LOT! Matthew likes playing CLUB PENGUIN also, so I wanted a different design from the one I made for Sarah. To me it looks like a "dancing feet" penguin and he's a baby chick. LOL! Hope he likes it. Wendy will come on Friday to help me clean house and she can take it to him then.










Side view on baby Penguin.













Rear view showing tail.














Love it! Now I got one more Penguin to make for Amber's girlfriend Mercedes, the girlfriends all want different animals for a mascot for their group. Other animals they have requested is a tiger, and a horsey. Their keeping me busy!

3/19/2010

The Penguin Toy, for Sarah!



This little Penguin is for my Wendy's daughter, Sarah. both Sarah and Matthew love to play a game online called CLUB PENGUIN, where your character is a penguin and you get to play games online with others kid's penguins and make an igloo house and decorate it.











Now I am setting up to make another Penguin for Matthew, and I have a different patter in mind for this one.













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I have been invited by Amber's 2 girlfriends to make some more little animals for them, after they saw the piggy I made for Amber. Sounds like I have a full slate of things to make for a while. My daughter, Wendy also requested me to make her a sweater vest in black, that opens in the front. I just bought the yarn, in a nice black with little flecks of yellow, red, white and blue dispersed within it.
Im gonna be a busy Mom for a little while. LOL!
PS: I've been working on a surprise project for someone else, but Im not telling who for. HE HE HE!

3/11/2010

SOME PIGS REALLY CAN FLY!







Well, Amber inspired me to try this. She saw a piggy pattern at the yarn store and asked if she could have one made for her, Her Mom mentioned this to me, so I sought a pattern online for a toy Piggy. This one has angel wings too!
Not bad for a first try! Gave it to Amber this afternoon. She always loved stuffed animals., specially pigs. Im searching for more toy patterns for other animals, or dolls since I have a big bag of stuffing to use up now.
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At the moment I decided to crochet a pair of baby booties to go with the sweater and hat I made for the niece's baby then I'll send them off. Any Ideas what else I could crochet next?

3/08/2010

TA DA! The first baby sweater I ever made!

Well, I just finished it this morning, a baby sweater and a tammy cap for my nieces new baby named Ashlen Hope ! I followed the measurements and instructions from a pattern I found online. Its supposed to fit up to 9 months. It all half double crochet stitches. What a job, but so nice, I couldn't wait to finish it!

Now to find a pattern for a toy that Amber requested, she likes pigs, so Ill try to find one for
that. Remindes me of that day, years ago, I was 5 or 6 yrs old, when my Mom crocheted a baby lamb for me, I carried that Lamby around for years, till it started to fall apart at the seams!

3/01/2010

Another Crochet project


Last Night I finished a sweater vest for Amber. You cant see it far away, but the yarn has threads of 3 shades of dark blue in it. She says she likes it, but she took this pic, just after waking up for school, so she looks sleepy.. Its not perfect, but I did it all by measurements, and I didnt even measure Amber first! Not bad thought for a first piece of clothing.

I also make a matching choker necklace, and a little bracelet to go with the sweater.
Next project, a baby sweater for a niece who just had a baby girl. Wish me luck!

2/22/2010

A weak try at Crochet Jelewry



I tried to crochet a bangle bracelet with beads with blue string, but it was very difficult to see the stitches that are so small. I will try again later with another pattern. This one is single crochets. Amber liked it anyway for an ankle bracelet. LOL!

2/19/2010

I finished Amber's Slippers.


I just finished the slippers I made for Amber, she wanted Lime Green! She took them home, and later took a picture for me, because I finished them at the time that her Dad came to bring her home after staying the night one night this week.
Now I got to find a new project to crochet! I saw some cute ideas for some vests or shawls that would be fun. Ill look around and see what I want to start now.

2/16/2010

My Crocheting projects, so far.


My first project, a pair of slippers for me. Not from a pattern, but followed a design I saw on You Tube. Not too bad, but stretched out real fast, so I added some elastic to the top to tighten.










Second project, I made a same color pair of slippers for my Caroline. Shes getting them this week. She inspired me when she asked me to teach her how to Crochet.








Now this is one of two slippers I am making for Darin. He chose RED as his color! He's got size 14 feet, so I had him try on the first one to make sure it would fit him. Alas, they too will stretch out eventually.
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Now its on to making a pair for Amber, who requested lime green slippers! I hope they turn out as well. Crocheting has been fun again, havent done it for many years, need to research other projects to do later. I tried the crochet string, the ones you make doilies from, trying to make chrocheted jewelry, with beads, a little difficult to see the little stitches, but I'm trying it. Will post it if it turns out okay.

2/04/2010

My new hair cut and color.





This is my new haircut and color I had done yesterday. I wanted to lighten the different shades of gray I had in my hair. I still had some light brown on the bangs and the back was a darker gray that the front area, that was truly white. The hairdresser didnt have an actual white color for me, but I picked the lightest blond color they had available. Now my hubby is happy he has a blond wife.LOL! I think I like it..... Do you?

1/08/2010

For Grandparents Everywhere! Too CUTE!

This is so funny!

Grandparents:

1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under
the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd
done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and
started to leave, the little one said, "But Gramma, you
forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!" I will probably never
put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper
good-bye...

2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy
Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 62.
My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked,
"Did you start at 1?"

3.. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother
changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to
wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and
more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she
threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room,
putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the
room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice,
"Who was THAT?"

4. A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what
her own childhood was like: "We used to skate outside
on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a
tree in our front yard. We rode our pony... We picked wild
raspberries in the woods." The little girl was wide-eyed,
taking this all in. At last she said, "I sure wish I'd gotten to
know you sooner!"

5. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked,
"Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I
mentally polished my halo and I said, "No, how are we
alike?'' "You're both old," he replied.

6. A little girl was diligently pounding away on her
grandfather's word processor. She told him she was
writing a story.... "What's it about?" he asked.
"I don't know," she replied. "I can't read."

7. I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her
colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out
something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and
was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At
last, she headed for the door, saying, "Grandma, I think
you should try to figure out some of these, yourself!"

8. When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin,
we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from
attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in.
Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use Grandpa.
Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights."

9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly
replied, "I'm not sure."
"Look in your underwear, Grandpa," he advised, "mine says
I'm 4 to 6."

10. A second grader came home from school and said to her
grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to
make babies today." The grandmother, more than a little
surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting," she said,
"how do you make babies?"
"It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i and add
'es'."

11.. Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a
public servant," said a teacher. The small boy wrote:
"The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The
teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't
you know what pregnant means?" she asked.
"Sure," said the young boy confidently. 'It means
carrying a child."

12. A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to
their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past.
Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog.
The children started discussing the dog's duties.
"They use him to keep crowds back," said one child.
"No," said another. "He's just for good luck."
A third child brought the argument to a close."They use
the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants."

13. A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived.
"Oh," he said, "she lives at the airport, and when we want
her, we just go get her. Then, when we're done having her
visit, we take her back to the airport."

14. Grandpa is the smartest man on earth! He teaches me good
good things, but I don't get to see him enough to get as smart
as him!

15. My Grandparents are funny, when they bend over; you
hear gas leaks, and they blame their dog.

SEND THIS TO OTHER GRANDPARENTS, ALMOST
everyone.

IT WILL MAKE THEIR DAY!

12/31/2009

Happy New Year!

May this new year bring more prosperity and good things to all our family and friends



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12/29/2009

A little bit of Christmas, happy kids!



















Our dog, Bunny is learning to open her presents too! She loves the squeeky toys.









The kids put in their requests ahead of time, but couldnt open until Christmas. They were so glad to get the games systems of choice. Matthew got an x-box, Darin a Play Station 3, Amber got a new camera, a MP3 player and some movies she wanted, Sarah got a DS-i system and accessories. Matthew challenged Darin to get the highest scores first in their games!



















The game/ match is on!














The kids playing games at the games table.












Aunty Sally, Uncle Ed, and cousin Steve joined us for dinner also. They enjoyed Galumpkys, Kielbasa, chicken, and ham and specially the cream pies for desert! They wrestled for first pieces of banana cream pie! LOL! Lordy so much left overs! We are freezing some of the ham for soups and eating the Galympkys and sausages for the last couple of days.

Today, Tuesday, Amber had spent the night with us after her Mom and Me went to Bingo together but didnt win anything. Caroline gave me a bingo bag for my daubers and a cushion for my bony butt when sitting throught Bingo. It worked too!

This morning Amber helped me put away my tree and my singing Christmas dolls so there is only the outside lights on the porch to put away this weekend. For New Years Eve we plan to buy two party pizzas and have the family over again in the evening to celebrate, but I doubt if anyone makes it to Midnight! No cooking involved! YAH!

12/23/2009

Merry Christmas to All !!!


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Hoping that you and yours enjoy the food and gifts for the holidays and have good health! Enjoy and treasure the days to follow!

12/07/2009

Send your own ElfYourself eCards
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12/06/2009

After Thanksgiving leftovers then to the Christmas band concert for Sarah







The family came over the day after Thanksgiving for seconds on the dinner leftovers. The kids played pool after dinner. Sarah, Amber on left, and Darin and Matthew on right.
















I stopped to pickup Amber, then went to Wendy's house to take Sarah to her band concert at school. Here's their new kitten, its about 2-1/2 months old. Sarah, Amber and Matthew.




















Here's Sarah going to her station with her coronet to play in both the Jazz band and then the concert band. She loves playing and is really good at it. She even writes her own music, then plays what she wrote.











11/27/2009

Our Thanksgiving Feast with the Family!

We got it all done, with the help of Frank, Darin, and Amber doing some of the prep work. Dinner was great, we killed one turkey, and have one more to finish later today. Even our elderly Aunt and Uncle were able to come and share with us!





Sarah, Wendy, and Amber on my decorated front porch.









Matthew and Darin Chillin on the couch.











Amber taking self pic.
















Caroline waiting for the feast!















Cousin Steve hamming it up for the camera!














Uncle Ed, waiting for the dinnner!












Aunty Sally , my (other) Mom.