Oldies But Goodies

I was digging through my stash of afghans i've made over the last decade. Here is two favorites out on the grass;)

This is also a test post from my new smartphone. If it works ok I will be able to post updates more often:)

Happy Easter & Dress Form

If you shop regularly at Joann's, you know they had a big sale over this past weekend. So I went there looking for a dress form, hoping to use a 50% off coupon and 25% off total purchase! Well, they were on sale, so now I can't use coupons. But they were $100 off, so $259. is now $159. Na, still too much to spend. so I'm walking around the clearance isle, and there it was....a dress form box, on clearance! But why?? It was marked down 75% off and said $65. I opened the top and checked to see if the main body part was there, lol and it was. I don't know much else about them, so thought it was ok for $65 bucks. Well, at the register, it came up $43.! Couldn't believe it! $259. down to $43. Gosh, there must really be something wrong with it. Oh well, it's mine now.

 So as you can see, it looks fine! The stand, and it's legs were all there, the pole and all adjustable thingys were there, and it all works fine. Has a pin cushion on top too. So nothing was wrong with it! what a deal I got! I did see a paper in the box saying that a package of accessories was not included, like pins, tape measure, threads, etc. So I guess that was what's missing. Oh well, I won't miss them, lol

 So I put a shirt on her, and stuffed the sleeves with quilt batting rolled up, tried some of the shawls I've made on her, and it looks great!

 These two are my favorites so far. I'm working on another fav :) but you'll have to wait till next week to see it. I'm leaving for Pennsylvania tomorrow until next Tuesday. So, I won't be blogging until then. I hope everyone has a very Hoppy Happy Easter!

Blues Ripple & Snow

I finished this ripple baby blanket yesterday for my son's teacher who is due April 5th. She is having a boy :) if you haven't guessed. I used soft navy, royal, light periwinkle and light blue with white in between.

 I wish you could rearrange pictures before you post them, they come up scrambled half the time and out of order!

Here is some snow for you folks with none! We have too much! You might be able to see the deer at the top of the hill.

 Nothing but snow and gray skies, everyday. Looking forward to spring...oh, it is spring. Ugh.

 And my horse Willie looking over to say HI!

Crocheted Macrame Cord

I've been experimenting with trying to crochet with macrame cord since last summer. I made this doormat with 6mm cord. The pattern you might recognise, it's the sunburst pattern and there is a great tutorial in that link. I've made a large blanket and a shawl from this pattern, and few other things. 

 It does take alot of macrame cord to make this. I used all+ of my 100 yard green making this, most of the purple , a nice dent in the pink and black, and here in NY a roll of that cost $9. But the good thing is this cord really lasts and won't fade. It's just too pretty to use:) I would like to make more.

I also made a little basket out of the 2mm cord. I don't have any good pictures of it yet, but soon!

Shawls Complete!

My two shawls are complete! First is a extra large Granny Square Shawl. No color is repeated! And I did a row of white in between each color. Around the edge I did a very small ruffle, and single crochet along the top. I love this so much I want it for myself!!! But, I'm just not a shawl kinda person, so it went into my Etsy shop. 

 My other shawl is a long rectangular one, done in the Catherine's Wheel stitch. I used 3 different pinks, 2 greens and white in between the rows. This is listed in my shop too. I will have some more goodies to show you in the next day or two!

Bowls and Birds!

This was my first attempt at crocheting with fabric. I have many rolls of this fabric I got from Freecycle many years ago when I lived in Pennsylvania. Never really knew what to do with them, they were an added bonus with some yarn I got. It was a little difficult at first crocheting with it, had to change needle sizes a few times, but I got it down. Not to bad, it's fairly stiff and holds shape ok.

 Some bird pictures I took with my camera from inside the house. Not sure the top birds name, below is the male Cardinal.

 Bluejay above and female Cardinal below. We've had lots of snow and wind this winter, and I think the ground hog was wrong this year! We certainly are not having an early spring here in central New York. In fact, we have yet another storm coming tomorrow night with 6-12 inches and more wind. Geez. It just never ends!
On a brighter note, I have 2 shawls that I am just about finished with, and should have pics up here by tomorrow!!! One is made with the Catherine's Wheel stitch, and the other is a granny square style! If you follow me on Instagram, you might have already seen them partially finished! You can see the pictures on the right side of my blog under Instagram!

My Studio

Wow! Two posts in the same day....I'm doing pretty good! Thanks for the comments on my post below, it's nice to see the familiar names again :)

 I thought I'd share where most of my work is done, my Studio! I can't figure out how to rearrange pictures once I add them, so they are kind of mixed up, but that's ok, we'll work with it!

This is a 33 foot camper I bought last summer. It needed cleaning, and cleaning out! The roof needed sealing because it had major water leaks. I replaced a few things, added my own touch, and one large jar for a water leak in the back upper cabinet, and I was set.

We all have those items we create, and never know what to do with, so I hung some of mine up. I still have lots more! Just not enough space:) And yes, that's a Thomas Train setup for my son:)

 This is the back bedroom, which is my storage room. My big ole bookcases are here, and 2 dressers which are in the picture below the yarn. These dressers came with the camper, and I painted them with leftover paint I had.

 One of my yarn stashes:)

 One dresser is filled with crocheted odd and ends, scrap balls, fabric rolls to be crocheted, etc. The other has other craft stuff in.

 And this is the camper's bathroom:) That little shower space makes for good storage area!

 My workdesk that I found at a local business out for garbage! It's in perfect shape, with 4 nice drawers. It only weighs about 400lbs! It was fun trying to get it into my Blazer by myself too! And, my sewing machine.

 View from the backroom. there really is alot of space in these campers. And alot of light too with windows all around and 4 big sky lights that also open. To the right in the picture above is the two bench seats and fold out table which also converted to a single bed. I took all that out recently to make more room. I want to take the kitchen area out too, but it's a big job by myself.

 A few of my macrame plant hangers I've made.

 Here is my studio!

 This is the kitchen area, and you can see more of my yarn storage cabinets. All the upper cabinets in here have yarn in, or projects I started as long as 10 years ago. I really should finish them.

And the other side. I haven't been out there much this winter, and if you live in upstate NY you know how cold it's been! I do have a heater out there but it's still cold. Now I have my 600 watt stereo out there too, so that camper will soon be rockin' to the beat of my crochet!!! :):):)

Getting Back To Blogging!

Well, it's been awhile again. But I'd like to get back to regular blogging. I've so much stuff to show you, and will get it on here in many posts. I've deleted some old blogs I never use to make more space, and I guess it worked because these pictures went up. If I run out of space again, and I'm sure I will, I will just start using Picasa, and upload from there. I've also cleaned up my blog a little, deleting some junk that has been on there for years, while adding some new stuff. Color changes too! So, how do you like it?

 This is my ripple I finished recently...well, except for all the ends, and possibly a border. If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you may have already seen it.

 And this is a Japanese Flower Shawl. Soon to be in my Etsy Shop.

Guess I'm not the only one...

Well it seems I'm not the only one with the problem of no space left on their blog. Glor suggested loading pics from a Flickr account. I tried that, I have a Flickr so tested a pic and it didn't work. Thanks for the suggestions and comments everyone.

I've always wanted my own domain website. How hard is it to do that? Anyone with experience care to comment for us all? I guess there is also Wordpress. Can anyone tell me why Wordpress might be better than Blogger?

The Post That Wasn't Meant To Be.

Well, I was going to do a new post this evening, with lots of pictures. But, Google tells me I'm out of space and not allowed any more pictures. So now what do I do? Do I have to start over with a new blog? Ugh. Anyone?

Been away for too long....

Geez have I been away for a long time!!! Life got busy, very busy! I've brought many pictures to show you, and still have more that I'll save for another post.

I see Blogger has changed things again...now I've got to figure this out all over again!

The blanket above I completed back in February, done all in FPDC & BPDC, and then single crochet lines zig zagging across the whole thing. One of my favorite blankets for sure!

I love how these flowers look like they are floating in mid air!!!!

 Some cotton yarn items I did over the summer. Sunflower above, and rose, teal and purple below. Both hotpads.

 Star or Hearts do you see first?

 Chocolate candy corn and regular candy corn hotpads.

 Thinking of Christmas too....

 Something new I tried with loops going into the center. They came out very nice. I did a reverse single crochet around the edges which always looks good.

 This is a blanket I made for my niece, 13 year old Anna (Banana), for her Birthday. She choose the 12 point star and colors. I think it looks great!

 And my silly baby girl Daisy. Poor girl had a very bad uterine infection and had to have emergency surgery (on a Sunday of course!) to have her uterus removed and save her life. You can see her long incision and stitches while she happily snoozes on the couch in her favorite position! A week later now, and she is doing great!

I'll be working on my next post very soon.......I've got lots to show you all!!!!!!