Soap turtle

Fun little turtle, to cover a vintage bar of Sweetheart soap.
Made using a vintage pattern.

Scarf finnished

Yesterday morning I went out to the LYS and got a new ball of yarn. Apparently the incredibly thin ball of Noro I had for the second half of my scarf was an oddity. ( I rewound the ball so I know it was consistently thin and more of a sock weight than worsted weight.) It was Really strange how much narrower and the second half of the scarf was coming out with that thin ball of yarn. Even the ladies at the Yarn shop thought so.

I was so happy to get the new ball of yarn that I worked on it most of the day and was able to finish it up. I love it!

Now to find a use for that really thin ball of Noro.

Contest Winner!

Myra did the drawing, and chose RobinE.
Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who left comments last week.

Soap Sock

Soap Sock
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I have had these two little squares of soap since before last Christmas. I decided to dress them up and take them out of their boxes. They were a quick knit.



Today is the Last day to leave a comment and be in the drawing for my 250th post giveaway. The Prize is a surprise. I will give a hint that I will include something handmade by me. (not the soap.)

What I Knit on Vacation

Dishcloths! They were great practice for increases and decreases. Okay, so there was one crochet one too.

Don't forget:
Sunday was the 250th post and I am going to celebrate all week giving everyone a chance to win a surprise prize. Just leave a comment and mention your favorite hobby/craft on any post this week to be entered for the prize.

A New Bag

While I was on vacation, I saw this piece of fabric in my mother's stash.
Too Cute!

I made it into a really big size tote for all the knitting I had with me.

And picture of the inside. I should have used some heavy sew in interfacing. It turned out a bit floppy. But it is really cute.

Sunday was the 250th post and I am going to celebrate all week giving everyone a chance to win a surprise prize. Just leave a comment and mention your favorite hobby/craft on any post this week to be entered for the prize.

From Jacket to Wallet

This wallet is made from a stretch knit jacket.

I used the cuff of the sleeve for the tab to hold it closed. Hooray for not having to make the button hole!

Strategically cut and sewn to use the breast pocket as an outside pocket.

A zipper pouch and inner pockets finish it off nicely.

Sunday was the 250th post and I am going to celebrate all week giving everyone a chance to win a surprise prize. Just leave a comment and mention your favorite hobby/craft on any post this week to be entered for the prize.

Not Just a Blog Vacation

I woke up Thursday July 3rd and realized it was going to be a three day weekend. Perfect for starting a vacation. And Luckily my Hubby got the next week off from work and I packed like crazy. And the next day we were off.

The first day we saw ELVIS! He was driving down I-40 just west of Oklahoma City.
He was talking on his Cell phone and wearing big sunglasses.

The next day in Texas, at the rest area we saw a Baby Deer.

We stopped at the Dinosaur Museum in Tucumcari, NM.

We enjoyed the garden at My parents house, and visited for 5 days.

(above is a photo taken outside Albuquerque, NM.)

Then we climbed back into the car for the two day return home.

Thanks Mom and Dad for Having us out for a visit with only a few hours notice before we started our drive. The kids Had a great time playing, swimming, swinging, and go-cart riding.

We all had a great time.


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Chores!

I made up a few rubber stamps to help the kids keep track of what needs done. I am going to try to come up with a point system or something to earn rewards.

Edit:


I buy my supplies at Hobby Lobby but I am sure other craft stores carry the supplies.
I use a Speedball Lino cutting set. I have tried the pink Speedball stamp carving sheets and the white sheets made by Master Carve.
The Speedball sheets I have had seem to be prone to air bubbles so I get the Master Carve more often than not.

You can see what most of these items look like online in the Crafts Etc catalog.(Hobby Lobby)


Good tutorial pictures here.

This looks good too.

Here you can find some pretty good directions.