Escapades of a Crafty Mom

2012-02-08T21:58:00.000-08:00

This is one of the "Victorian" Crochet Angel Ornament that I made my sister (December 2011):

Here's another Angel Ornament I made ( I also made them with different colored dresses on):

This is a Red Poinsettia Doily I made to put under my favorite 30" Fiber Optic Christmas Tree. This Doily is about 24 inches in diameter. (I didn't have a pattern, so I "winged" it. But then, I tend to "wing" alot of things. LOL)

2012-02-03T03:46:00.000-08:00

Wow, has it been that long. Time flies. I finally have some time to post on my blog again. But of course, I have been crochetting again. I'm back and I will post pictures of things I've made soon.

2009-08-14T10:18:00.000-07:00

GREETINGS TO ALL,

What a Busy summer. I've been trying to crochet another baby blanket for a friends new baby boy & I'm not done yet. I've been busy running after my 3 kids, all 3 were in summer school. My Oldest wanted to get a "government/ citizen " required class out of the way over the summer, as she will be a Senior this fall & wanted more time to do homework & continue her work internship in cosmotology. Hard to believe she is a Senior in High School already (that went by too fast). My son always has Extended School Year over the Summer, as he is Autistic & needs to keep brushing up on his skills. Our youngest,9, we discovered got top score in the Ohio Achievenments Tests in her class (3rd grade), so we have to keep her interested in school, & give her challenging stuff to do, or she gets bored. We are hoping she does as well as she did in 3rd grade in 4th. And last but not least, I am starting graduate school in September, so I've been running around geting financial aid forms filled out & applying to school. I found out I was accepted a little over a week ago. It is so exciting. I'll be getting my Master's in Psychology. I have a lot of time management to do & heavens knows when I will get to Post again. But as soon as I finish crocheting something I will be uploading the pics for it.

I hope everyone has had a good summer.

2009-03-08T18:58:00.000-07:00

Greetings to ALL!

Here is a Link to my Oldest Daughter's Kat's Senior Class Photo Shoot. She is a Model for Visualizations Photography for the class of 2010. If you click on this link you can see a slideshow of her pictures. The photographer (Aaron Patterson) is just awesome & you can also see his other work on his Blog. Kat's Viz- Model 2010 Pictures are in the February 28th 2009 entry, turn up you sound & enjoy.

http://visualizationsphoto.blogspot.com/2009/02/kat-2010-viz-model.html

2009-03-05T10:33:00.000-08:00

In January 2009 I Crocheted "slippers" For us. I will be adding pictures to this post later today.

2009-03-05T10:26:00.000-08:00

Still Playing Catch up. On December 6th, 2008 my Oldest Daughter, Kat turned 17. Here she is holding her very favorite Birthday cake, for which she helped me create the recipe when she was 9 years old: it's an oreo cookie cheesecake with cherries on top.

2009-03-03T14:42:00.000-08:00

So it's March 2009. I have many things to post. Let's see how about I play catch up & show everyone what I was doing since September. In October 2008, we had my Son's 14th Birthday and Halloween. Below are picture's of Richard's Birthday at Grandma's house; pictures of my Oldest Daughter Kat ( 16 in the picture) dressed as a Fairy, she wore her Red Homecoming Dress and added Red Fairy Wing's to it;and a picture of my 8 year old, Victoria, in her Pirate Girl custume.

2009-03-01T05:25:00.000-08:00

Greeting to everyone,
I haven't been posting much. Actually I haven't posted since September. I haven't been making to many things. Working over time & dealing with car troubles. But I will be trying to post again on a monthly basis.
I've made some crocheted Bedroom booties. I'll try to take a picture of them to post soon.

2008-09-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

I just finished this Special Crochet Granny Square Baby Blanket & Pillow Set. I orginally designed this set & made the first one over a year ago. :

2008-07-17T19:53:00.000-07:00

GREEN CROCHET PUPPY SWEATER FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY, March 17th 2008:

Here is Teddy in his Crocheted Green Sweater
& his very proud "Mom", my 16 year old Daughter. Teddy is 12 weeks old.

2008-02-19T16:04:00.000-08:00

My Crochet for February 2008

Too busy to Blog or go online much. I'm still trying to get pictures of some of the stuff I've crochet over the last 6 to 8 months to post. Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season & Valentine's Day. Wow, It's February already. I made myself several Valentine Pot Holder. They are Red one is round, one is square & one is Heart Shaped. My Kitchen is decorated in red & Green Chili Peppers & my appliances are Black, so I used a Black Background Chili Peppers pattern Fabric to line two of the potholders.Here it is:

Here is our newest addition to the Family. He was born on December 17th & we just picked him up a couple of days ago. This is "Teddy", our Regal Beagle Puppy, as my kids call him. I guess Beagles became Royalty when a Beagle won Best of Show a week ago at the Westminster Dog Show. Teddy actually belongs to my 16 year old daughter; She carries him in a glittery purse:

2007-10-16T06:05:00.000-07:00

Greetings to ALL!
So where did my Posts for May, June, July, August, & September go??

OOPS! I've been so busy; you know how it is with 3 kids, full time work & trying to Crochet & craft stuff, I am all backed up! Right now I'm trying to find pictures of what I made those months so I can post them. ( and I did make tons of stuff!). But I promise to catch up on my posts over the next couple of weeks. ...........

2007-05-01T10:33:00.000-07:00

MY APRIL 2007 Crochet

I finished several Crochet projects this April. I made my little girl a Multi-colored Springy Scrap Yarn Crocheted Poncho. And I made a Granny Square Afghan in Brown, Sage Green, & Beige. This afghan fits over my Queen Size Bed. These are all 8 inch squares. Below are the pictures. Anyone interested in what patterns I used , just leave me a message on Blogger with your email address.

2007-03-31T05:25:00.000-07:00

My March 2007 Crochet

This Month I crocheted a FOUR COLOR PONCHO for my 6 year old, Victoria. I made this in worst weight Red Heart Yarn, Colors: Cobalt Blue, Turquoise, Purple & Lavender. This is a very versatile poncho, it can be worn 4 different ways. It is all done in double crochet & chains. Below are the pictures.

2007-03-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

My February 2007 Crochet:

In February I was Busy Crocheting Baby Blanket's. I made one Baby Girl Blanket, which I decorated with Pink Ribbons, Bows & Crocheted Pink Flowers, and then I made a Blue Baby Boy Pillow & Blanket Set. Below are the pictures. Both Blankets were made from a basic Granny Square pattern, I just kept going round & rounds until the Granny Square was big enough to be a Blanket!

2007-03-06T11:14:00.000-08:00

My Crochet in January 2007

Here are pictures of some crochet items I made in January 2007.
More Angels......

Doll Poncho & Footed Pants...(I have no pattern for this, I just kept trying them on the doll while I was making them until they fit they doll right) ....

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2007-01-04T06:47:00.000-08:00

My December 2006 Crochet Projects & More.........

I made a lot of different crocheted items this past December. It was a very busy month. Not only was I working over time & making holiday gifts for family & friends, my husband was layedoff from work & one of my Teenage Daughter's close friends passed away on 12/23/06. Angie was only 14; her passing away after an illness came as a shock to us. She had had some medical problems but you never expect someone so young to die. She touched all out hearts & will not be forgotten.

Below are pictures of a Beady Hippie Hat, scarf, gloves, vest & purse I made my 6 year old as a Holiday gift. I used worst weight yarn in a dark purple ( her favorite color), & a zillion pony beads. The scarf is mostly made of chains stitches creating loops with a bead at the center of each loop. The purse, hat, vest, & mittens are all decorated to match. The vest started out as a giant granny square. I also made a bunch of Tree Ornaments & a hat & scarf set for my 15 year old daughter. Those will be in my next post.

Victoria's Beady Hippie Hat, Scarf, Vest,Purse, & Mittens

All Bundled up for the cold:

2006-11-30T10:27:00.000-08:00

Hi~
I've been busy crocheting lots of different projects.The first that I completed was this set of Hat, Scarf & Mittens for my little girl, who is 6 years old. Her Coat is green with a flower pattern lining in it that has lots of pinks & purples;this set was made to match her coat. I made this scarf using different stitches, each block of color is a different crochet stitch, sort of a sampler scarf. Then I made the Hat to match. The mittens were made using a ribbed stitch. This is all worst weight yarn. A variegated pinks & purple, a solid green, & a small amount of dark purple. I've been working on several other crochet projects for Holiday gifts but they will show up in later posts. Below are pictures of the hat, scarf & mittens set I finished.The mittens do match the hat & scarf perfectly in color, my little girl wanted the pink to be the main color in the mittens.

2006-11-19T19:03:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
Here is a Recipe for a cake that I ended up throwing together at the last minute a few weeks ago. My Kids & Husband really liked it. I like "doctoring" cake mixes & turning them into something new.

Silvia’s Pumpkin Carrot Spice Cake Recipe
This Recipe was Copyrighted on 11/19/06 By
SiLvia M. Graca RN

Ingredients:
1 package carrot cake mix
1 can (16 oz size) pumpkin
½ cup oil
3 eggs
1 tbs* Vanilla extract
1 tbs* cinnamon

Mix cake mix, pumpkin, oil, and eggs. Pour into a greased 15x10 baking pan.
Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.(* tbs= TABLESPOON not a teaspoon)

My Cream Cheese Frosting

This Recipe was Copyrighted on 11/19/06 By
SiLvia M. Graca RN

1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 TBS*. Vanilla Extract
1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups), sifted

BEAT cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl w/ mixer or by hand.
ADD sugar a little at a time, until well blended after each addition. Then spread over cooled off cake.(* tbs= TABLESPOON not a teaspoon)

2006-10-15T16:47:00.000-07:00

Doggie costumes for Halloween are certainly an "in thing". I made our Lady Katie a Witch Doggie costume (you can see her in her costume if you scroll below, she is features in my October 2nd, 2006 post). But here is our "Bouncy Baby Boy" Doggie Costume. Lucky just turned 1 year old on October 1st. He is a Rescue Dog we adopted from "Paws & Prayers" (see link on the right hand side of this blog). I crocheted him a Baby Boy Blue Bonnet & Bib. We plan to get him a giant Baby pacifier for a picture later. But here he is. His Daddy was a Golden Retriever & I believe his Momma was a Shepard-CHow mix. He is very bouncy to say the least & has tons of energy.......Isn't he so cute? awwww.................

2006-10-15T16:22:00.000-07:00

HALLOWEEN IS ALMOST HERE..............

and this year I've been crocheting a lot of Halloween things. I've been crocheting Witch Hats, that I designed & each is decorated differently. I also made my 6 year Old daughter a Halloween Sweater. Below are pictures of two of the Crocheted Witch Hats ( I've made more),& Victoria's Halloween Sweater. I've been getting oodles of requests for the Hats.

Victoria's Halloween Sweater

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A Little Witch's Hat ( Fits 4 to 8 years old)

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SiLvia's Big Witch Hat (This one is mine, a grown ups Hat. This Hat has a one inch spider in the center of the crocheted spider web).......

2006-10-02T06:14:00.000-07:00

Greetings~
As I promised, here are pictures of the Halloween/ Samhain Witch Doggie outfit I made my Lady Katie. She is a very good girl. She loves posing for pictures.Lady Katie is a 1 & 1/2 year old Beagle-Pointer Mix that I adopted last Month from Paws and Prayers (see link on right hand of this page for more info).

Lady Katie's Crocheted Witchy Bitch Halloween / Samhain Outfit

2006-09-29T11:13:00.000-07:00

Greetings to Everyone,
Well, I've spent a busy month with work, the kids after school activities and all. I somehow have managed to crochet a few new things. I've been making some things for Halloween/Samhain. I didn't have a pattern so I had to be very creative. I Crocheted a Witch Outfit for my New Dog, Lady Katie. She is a Rescue Dog that I adopted from Paws and Prayers (the link to Paws & Prayers can be found on the right hand side of this page).

I also Crocheted several Witch Hats & A Small Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern with some extra Yarn. I'll be adding more pictures to this Post as soon as they are available.

2006-08-31T15:32:00.000-07:00

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2006-08-24T17:20:00.000-07:00

I've spent a good part of my free time(not that I have much free time as it is)in August trying to create a small crocheted granny square flower motif that would resemble a very vintage & beautiful crochet square motif that is in a vintage dresser doily/runner that I found at an estate sale. My oldest daughter (Kat, who is 14)loved the vintage dresser doily/runner & wanted something to match it. Here is the Flowered Square I came up with. I sewed them together, put a border & edging on it & she now has a Beige & Pink Flowered Square Doily on her Night table in her room. Below are the pictures.She likes it so much she now wants a new dresser runner to match "perfectly" to this one ( This Mom's Crochet is never done, LOL):

The Crochet Pink Flowered Doily Motif:

Putting the Pink Flowered Doily Squares together:

Making a Border for the Square Doily:

An edging for the Pink & Beige Square Doily:

The Finished Crochetted Pink & Beige Flowered Square Motif Doily:

2006-07-27T19:50:00.000-07:00

Greetings!
It's been a very busy month for me. Like alot of other people out there, we have been feeling the soaring gas prices hurt our pockets. In addition to those gas prices we were having problems with one of our cars; now we have a "healthy" estimate for over $1500.00 to get our Van fixed, so we are not only left with only one car to use ( for a family of 5), but with me having to work ALOT of over time hours to raise the cash to get it fixed. I take my crochet projects to work & try to work on them on my breaks. Here are pictures of two of the Bookmarkers I made this past week. I made several other that were one of a kind, but I have either sold them, or I gave them as little gifts. The Long Floral Bookmarker is a variation to a pattern I found; it actually is the first bookmarker I ever made. Then I got the idea to try to make a cross bookmarker. So below is my "prototype" of "SiLvia's Floral Cross Bookmarker". I will be making another & hopefully write down the pattern to it.

"SiLvia's Crocheted Floral Cross Bookmarker"

2006-07-12T19:53:00.000-07:00

Hello to ALL~

I took a small break from crochetting scrunchies to make a Hat & Scarf for a friend. I have an unusual tradition that I make & give someone a gift in July for no reason other then because I think that "Christmas in July" would be fun. I like giving some unsuspecting person something, totally unrelated to "Summer" in the middle of the summer; I like to watch the look of surprise & on their face. Does that sound goofy?? Maybe it is, but it is a lot of fun for me. Here are a Flapper Rose Hat & Scarf that I designed & made for my friend Marihelyn:

MARIHELYN'S CROCHET FLAPPER ROSE HAT & SCARF

2006-06-29T07:38:00.000-07:00

Hi~

I usually make my crochet scrunchies out of regular worst weight yarn. I have made some out of the newer "Fun Fur" type yarns that are out in the market.I don't follow a specific pattern, I guess you could say that I make up my scruchies as I go along. Last night I thought I'd try something a little different. I have tons of beads; you might say I am a "bead-a-holic". I tried using crochet thread & beads to make a scrunchie. Here are a couple of pictures of the crocheted beaded scrunchie I created last night. It took me about 3 hours with all the threading of beads, etc. I didn't write down the pattern. So far this is a One Of A Kind Scrunchie.

SiLvia's Crochet Thread Beaded Scrunchie

Some of SiLvia's Crochet Regular Worst Weight Yarn & Beaded Scrunchies:

2006-06-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

Hi to everyone!

It's been such a busy June. Time sure does fly. We started out June with my girl's Dance show. My Oldest Kat is 14 & has been taking Ballet & Tap since the age of 3. This year was her first year student teaching Tap. The little Class she was helping to Teach included her 5 year old sister, Victoria. Here is a picture of the Student Teacher (Kat) & one of her little Students (Victoria):

A week after The Dance Recital was over Victoria turned 6. Here is a picture of her Birthday celebration:

I have also been crocheting different little things. Below is a Hat Box full of scrunchies I crocheted this month. As well as a picture of a new little Crochet Cell Phone Pouch that I designed & made:

2006-06-02T13:37:00.000-07:00

Greeting to ALL!
Here are a couple of Pictures of one of my little "Crafty Mom" Projects. I bought my little girl a couple of inexpensive sleeveless T-shirts & then I hand-sewed on pretty Rhinestone shapes of Flowers,Butterflies, & Leaves around the collar of each top.I also used a pretty Black Kitty Button in the center of one of them.My Little Girl loves these:

2006-05-29T19:55:00.000-07:00

I've been Posting Pictures of Mr. Kitty lately & I have recieved some questions. Mr. Kitty is Part Main Coon. He weighs in at a lovely 20 lbs. He is very furry, meadium to long length fur. Grey & White with Big Yellow eyes. He is 3 years old & is my daughter, Kat's beloved friend. He lives in her room. Here is a picture I took today of Kat & Mr. Kitty, just to give you an idea of how big he really is, Kat is 5 foot 1 inch tall. She was having a little trouble hanging on to him in this picture:

2006-05-29T11:16:00.000-07:00

Hi~ Here are pictures of a Crochet Strawberry Purse Bag & small Strawberry set that I designed & made for my little girl's 6th Birthday. I did make the smaller strawberries into keychains for party favors:

2006-05-29T11:10:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of a Cat Toy Mouse that I designed & Crochetted for my daughter's beloved Mr. Kitty's 3rd Birthday:

2006-05-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

Hi~
Here are pictures of some potholders that I crocheted the beginning of May.I did make more in different colors for Mother's Day Gifts. The Red & Green one's Pictured here are the ones I made for my kitchen, which is decorated in green & red Chili Peppers. The Red , Black & white I made for my neice, who's kitchen is done in Coca-cola decor:

2006-04-23T15:37:00.000-07:00

Greetings to All!

I wanted to let everyone know about a Craft Group that I own & run on Yahoo. The Group is called "Crafty Mom's Family Crafts and Recipes". The Group is for Moms, Grandma's, Aunts, Teachers, Girl Scout Leaders, Childcare givers, who love to use Crafts & Recipes as a way to bond with their children or Grandchildren. Are you a Mom or Grandma (or even an Aunt or a Teacher?)who does crafts with your kids or Grandkids? Or do you crochet, knit, bead, sew, or do needlework as gifts for them?

Do you like to cook with your kids or Grandkids? Have any favorite recipes or crafts that your kids or grandkids enjoy doing with you? Any favorite recipes? cookies? Cakes? you enjoy making together? Then join this group & share with the rest of the members in the group. This is a Family oriented group. We have growing Recipe, Crafts,kinitting,& Crocheting Databases & Files to share with members. And I try to add new craft & recipes info to the groups files on a weekly basis.Did I forget to mention a craft by name? Name the craft that you enjoy with your kids & the Owner/moderator will create a file with links to free patterns for your craft online. We are always open to new & fun crafts & recipes, & suggestions.* When requesting to Join the group please respond to questionaire that will be emailed to you by the Groups' Owner*.

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2006-04-16T16:21:00.000-07:00

Besides Crocheting & Beading, I also love to take pictures. My Dad taught me many years ago (back in the 1970's) how to use his photographer's 35mm zoom lens Kodak camera. Now I use a digital. In this picture I made a "mistake", I forgot to turn on the flash. But the end result worked out for the best. Below is the picture I ended up with, my first thought, was "damn I forgot the flash" & then I saw the image my camera captured.....
This is a Picture of my 14 year old daughter, Kat with her much loved Mr. Kitty. I forgot to turn the flash on the camera, but I like the way it turned out with the Late Afternoon Sun coming in the window..........sometimes a little photographic mistake makes for a great picture........

Title: Kat's Love. Photo by SiLvia

(All Photography in this Blog is Copyrighted by me, SiLvia Graca)

2006-04-16T16:09:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

Here is a picture of 3 crocheted Easter Egg Pillows I just made my 3 kids. They thought these "Easter Eggs" were way cool..........

2006-04-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

Here is another Crocheted Poncho I just finished for my little girl. I used 3 different types of yarn on this one. It's my own pattern. But I haven't had a chance to write it down yet. We call it :
VICTORIA'S Crocheted EASTER PONCHO, because of all the spring time colors remined her of Easter Eggs & Flowers.

2006-04-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of another Crocheted Poncho that I just finished. There was no pattern for this one, I created it as I went along. The best I can discribe it is to say that it is a giant crochet granny square with a hole in the center for your head. I used several different type yarns to make it.The front top is decorated with hand sewn amber colored glass beads. It is very warm..........

2006-03-30T07:15:00.000-08:00

Hi~
Here is another crocheted cell phone bag to add to:

SILVIA'S Crocheted CELL PHONE FASHIONS..........

2006-03-27T18:11:00.000-08:00

I am so excited I got myself a new cell phone! Well, it isn't so much the cell phone, but more that I am excited that I designed & created my own little cell phone bag. I plan to make this little crocheted cell phone bag in many colors with different buttons.I didn't write my pattern down, but it was failrly easy for me to make. Here are a few pictures of my first cell phone bag:
SILVIA'S Crocheted CELL PHONE FASHIONS.........

2006-03-09T14:19:00.000-08:00

Here is a Pale yellow Hooded Baby Blanket that I just finished. I used a pattern that can be found, free, on the Lion Brand site:
Crochet Hooded Baby Blanket Pattern.

Here are pictures of the one I just finished:

2006-03-07T14:38:00.000-08:00

Hi~
As promised here a pictures of some of the other Scarves I crocheted over the last 3 months: I made 2 boys scarves, one in Black, Red & Grey and one in Black Yellow & Grey to match my little nephews' coats. I made a White & Pink fluff scarf for my little Niece, a Brown Alpaca Wool scarf for my husband & a Teal Funfetti 7 foot long scarf for my Teenage daughter. I didn't follow a pattern; I just made them. I do prefer to make my scarves crocheting up & down ( length-wise), as oppose the the more traditional crocheting going across the width of the scarf.

2006-02-15T19:50:00.000-08:00

Hi~

Here a a few pictures of some scarves & Hats I made in January. The Purple are a Hat & Scarf set I made my 5 year old. The varigated beige set I made for my Mother-in-Law's Birthday. I didn't use a pattern. I created them as I went a long. I did make a few more scarves, but I will post pictures of those on another day ( It is way past my bed time, LOL).

2006-02-02T19:40:00.000-08:00

Hi ~

Well, here is an update on the crocheted granny square afghan I made (shown in the pictures of the January 5th,2006 post)that my little girl fell in love with. She is holding that afghan hostage & will not give it back until I make her one in purples.She loves purples, so I have been collecting all different types of purple yarns.

On another note, here are some pictures of a Pillow that I just finished for a Valentine Crochet exchange that I am in. I used Crochet thread size 10.The Thread is Royal Blue, so I picked out blue fabrics that would go well with the thread. The pillow is 10 " X 10" in size. There is no pattern to this one, I made it up as I went along. I was just trying to make Hearts for Valentine. I didn't write it down. My little girl is holding the pillow in the pictures, & of course, she wants me to make her a purple one with "lots of hearts on it". But she knows I will be mailing this pillow out in the morning.

2006-01-05T14:14:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

Wow, this first week of the New Year is going by fast. I still have a bunch of projects I want to finish. I guess that is my New Year's Resolution: To finish up the projects I started & haven't finished yet.

I got one of those projects done. Below are pictures of a small granny square afghan project I started a couple of years ago, but I finnaly got arround to putting the squares together & finishing it. I think my little girl likes it..........

2005-12-28T14:34:00.000-08:00

There must have Been some MAGIC in that Crochet hook I found, because when I finally put it down they began to Dance around....

Meet "FROSTY" the Snowman....and the Little Girl who is the light of my life and makes my heart dance, Victoria....

Victoria wanted a Snowman, she described him to me & I created him for her..........

2005-12-24T21:01:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! MAY LOVE, PEACE & HARMONY BE WITH ALL OF YOU & YOUR LOVED ONES ON THIS BLESSED DAY.

2005-12-23T09:29:00.000-08:00

Greetings, Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to Everyone!

I want to share a very special Poncho that I designed & created for my little great-niece. Right now this is a one of a kind hooded-poncho. I named it after her, I call it "Trinity's Snowflake Poncho". I am in the process right now of writting my pattern down. But here is a picture of it.

2005-12-20T11:32:00.000-08:00

Greetngs to ALL!

Here I am back to Blog. I just finished a OOAK Very Warm & Cozy Hooded-Scarf for my Mom's Christmas Gift. This was fairly easy to make. The Scarf is very long, I started with 250 chains & I was using a "J" Hook. This pattern is easy enough that I plan to write it down after the Holidays are over. My Mom lives in another state, so I will be mailing this out to her. My 5 year old wanted to model it for me. Below are some pictures of it.

2005-12-18T17:34:00.000-08:00

Hi again,

I have another gift I made to share with all of you. My son, who is 11 years old is a Cleveland Indian's Fan. He wears a Cleveland Indians coat. I made him this Matching Hat & Scarf set to go with the coat. I don't think he has seen them yet. I plan to give them to him on Christmas. But I think he did get a glimpse of the Hat, 'cause I was so excited when I finished it that I held it up for my husband to see it, just as my son walked in to the room. I quicky hid it, but he was all smiles. Oh, well, he never checks out Mom's Blog, so here is a picture of his OOAK Christmas gift:

2005-12-18T17:25:00.000-08:00

Greetings, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to ALL!

I have been very busy crochetting up a storm. I will be posting pictures of other gifts I made for family & friends over the next few days. First I'd like to share a picture of a Snowman that I designed & created as a gift for a crochet exchange.He is a one of a kind Snowman. The lucky group member that got this Snowman is Denise. She emailed & loved it. Well, here he is:

I do plan to make other snow-people. I had a wonderful time creating this one.

2005-11-30T10:40:00.000-08:00

Hi~

My oldest daughter's 14th Birthday is coming up on December 6th. I wanted to share the Poncho & matching Bag that I made her. She has seen the bag ( which I will fill little surprises, like make-up, etc. to give to her), but she has not see the poncho. The bag I made as I went along. There is no pattern for it ( I didn't write it down). The poncho I started out using a pattern, but at the end I didn't like how it was being finished off so I altered the last 10 or 12 rows. The Poncho & Bag both have a red/cranberry yarn with metallic thread running through the yarn. The Bag on the other hand also has 3 different black yarns in it. A black rug yarn, a black chenille yarn & a black crocheting thread ( to give the handle sturdiness, & so that the handle would not stretch out). The bag is fully lined & has three pockets inside of it.

I will post a picture of my daughter wearing the Poncho next week, after her birthday.

2005-11-25T09:35:00.000-08:00

Greetings to All!

I've been very busy with the Holiday cooking & all. I finally got a couple of throw rugs crocheted for my bathroom. I also made a toilet seat cover. I made them as I went along (no patterns). The seat cover took a little more time, as I didn't have a pattern for it, & I had to shape it to fit the seat. The throw rugs were easy, an oval/rectangular shape.Here are some pictures:

2005-11-23T19:53:00.000-08:00

SiLvia's Thanksgiving Apple Bread Pudding

This Recipe was Created & Copyrighted on 11/23/05 By
SiLvia M. Graca RN

For My Friends & Family. Hope you all love this one. SiL

8 to 10 apples, peeled & sliced up.
2 large eggs.
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon ( yes a whole tablespoon, but you may adjust to taste).
1 can of Sweetened condensed milk
1 ~ 12 oz can of Evaporated Milk
1 & 1/2 cups of Milk ( Regular or 2%)
1/2 cup sugar
1 & 1/2 cup brown sugar ( separate these into 1 cup & one 1/2 cup; the 1 cup is for cooking the apples in, the 1/2 cup is for sprinkling on the pudding once you pull it out of the oven).

1 non-stick Big pan at least 9 X 13 inches. You want to use the left over bread you have, that has become a little harden, but you can use fresh too if you like. Shred the bread up with your hands to fill the non-stick pan up to the top, then sprinkle the tablespoon of cinnamon right on top of the shredded bread ( you will mix it up later).

Like this:

After it is all shredded up. Mix together the 2 eggs, the can of evaporated milk, the sweetened condensed milk, & the regular milk along with the 1/2 cup of regular (white ) sugar. Pour all this on to the shredded bread & mix it all up.

Then you want to put all the apples along with about 2 table spoons of water & the 1 cup of brown sugar in a sauce pan & heat it all up until the sugar has melted & but do not leave on the heat too long, (you want apple pieces, not applesauce). Once this is done spoon it all on to the bread mixture & even spread the apples & the liquid from cooking the apples all over the bread, and mix it all up.

Then mix up the apples with the bread mixture.

Then you pop it into the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Then Sprinkle the top with the 1/2 cup of Brown sugar you had set aside:

If you cover it the heat from the bread pudding will melt the sugar down for you. Or you can just cut into squares & serve after it cools off some. It tastes good cold too. I just got rave review from my tasting crew ( Hubby & Kids love it, & the dogs are begging for some too! LOL).

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

2005-10-30T08:44:00.000-08:00

GREETINGS TO ALL!

Here is a picture of a Giant Jack O'Lantern pillow I crocheted for my kids. My 5 year old is holding it.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!

2005-10-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

Hi~
Ever wonder what to do with those much loved T-shirts that somehow get ruined? Is there a spaghetti stain near the collar that just won't come out? Did some bleach fall on it & now there are a few spots with no color on them? or did some little hands try a pair of scissors out on that fairly new t-shirt & now it can't be worn again? Well, with 3 children these things do happen to me from time to time. And then, there are always those t-shirts that get out-grown but are still much loved. Of course if the t-shirt is worn out I just throw it away. But it is always a shame when there is one with something beautiful & colorful printed on it & I have to throw it in the trash. WAIT A MINUTE! IN the TRASH????? NO NO NO! When it is a special t-shirt that is much loved & the logo or whatever is printed is still in good condtion I turn it into a Throw Pillow! Yes, make throw pillows! Chances are that whatever the t-shirt had printed on it would most certainly make for a unique Pillow. Maybe even a conversation piece.
Here is what I did with two of my son't T-shirts that got messed up. The larger Pillow in the picture was a Zoo Animal shirt that he loved, but somehow ended up with glue on one sleeve that would not wash out. The smaller pillow was made from a Baseball T-Shirt that a pair of little hands got to with scissors. I bought two relatively inexpensive pillow forms & then I cut the printed area of the t-shirts out to fit the forms. You need one back part & one front part for your pillow forms. I then sewed the 2 pieces together & there are the two pillows I presented my son for his 11th Birthday! They were a surprise. He loved the pillows. He had missed the t-shirts & had been upset when he could no longer wear them. Now he is very happy.

2005-10-25T06:40:00.000-07:00

Hi~

I would like to share pictures of the Halloween Poncho that I made my 5 year old.I designed the poncho & the Black Cat Faces & the Jack O' Lantern faces that I used to decorate it. Right now this is a One-of-a-kind poncho. My little girl loves it. (& so does everyone else that sees is!)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!

2005-10-19T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hi~

I wanted to share a bag that I made for my Best Friend's Birthday. Below are some close up pictures of the details of the bag. I used 4 different yarns. It was done in pinks & beiges. I used gold thread & beads on this one. Pictures of the fabric I used for the lining are also below.

Here is what she wrote me when she received the bag:

"That is one HELL of a bag--DAMN that is gorgeous--just absolutely gorgeous--I love it--I am telling you you must send me some to sell--that is a gorgeous bag--I will use it this weekend for sure--is there a pattern for this--u need to teach me--we need to do a crochet-a-long bag--damn this is gorgeous. This bag is gorgeous--this bag is gorgeous--this bag is gorgeous-I want to know how to make these--damn this is gorgeous--I am still in shock over this bag--my mouth is still opened wide!!

Thanks I LOVE IT".

Well I guess she liked it. LOL. We are going to try a crochet along. The problem is that she lives in Maryland & I live in Ohio. SO the crochet along will be via IM. My bags are usually one of a kind & therefore I don't write down what I create. So this will be an interesting crochet along.

2005-10-18T17:42:00.000-07:00

To All those Leaving me Comments:

I greatly appreciate that you took the time to stop by & read my Blog.

To those that are crochetters & would like a pattern of something I make, I will try my best to tell you how I made it, but I rarely write what I create down. So I hope you are very imaginative & creative & can visualize what I write to you.

To those who just drop by & are not crochetters. Thank you for taking the time to read about my escapades.

To those who leave me comments & the comments are actually a pitch for your own merchandise,or business, unless it is beads or yarn, you are wasting your time.

To those who try to get me to join their online dating services. Sorry folks this Lady has been very married for the last 16 years to the same man & I plan to keep it that way. So you too are wasting your time.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Crafty Mom

2005-10-17T16:54:00.000-07:00

Hi~

Anyone out there have more then one crochet project going at the same time? We live in a world where multi-tasking has become a way of life. Well, here is what I have going:

1. A very large Granny Square Afghan for My Mom's 80th Birthday ( I started it on her Birthday, that was the end of May. I hope to be done soon.)

2. A Halloween Poncho I am making my 5 year old.

3. I am making 12 inch Squares to contribute to A Yahoo Group that makes Squares for Afghans for Katirna Survivors ( is you interested in finding out about this group, please read my previous Post).

4. I am making seat Pads for a friends country Kitchen Table Chairs.

5. A Four Seasons crochet Bag for the the same friend with the country kitchen table chairs.

6. I am still working on a Beaded crocheted Lampshade cover for my favorite Living room lamp.

Well, no sooner I finish one project I think up of another. I am trying to get costume ready for my kids for Halloween. Let's make mine simple this year..... I'll just be a Witch again. A nice Beautiful Witch that is. I do not believe in the image of an old evil ugly witch, I like the good Witch of the North ( from the Wizard of OZ) best.

Well, the holiday Season will soon be upon us. This year I am making every body's gift & if someone doesn't like that I am making them, well, that is just to bad for them. So there!

I have had the misfortune to bump into people who try to diminish the true meaning of getting a handmade gift. Some people think that a handcrafted item is "beneath " them. Well, now, you look at the stuff that I make, check out the pictures of my work in this blog, tell me, would anyone out there mind so much getting something handmade by me? A lot of people do not realize that these handmade items take hours to make & if I am making something for someone, pretty much I spend those hours while I am making the gift thinking about the person who is receiving it. How many people who go out & buy you a gift spend hours contemplating what to give YOU & then hours thinking of you? No one. I too am guilty of doing this, but I found that I love crocheting & Beading & that I am good at it. So why not give special people something I make?
Years ago, clothes were made at home. Quilts were made at home, gifts were made at home. This world is so commercialized most people have forgotten that Walmart & Macy's have not always existed. Where did out Great-Great- grandparents get Christmas gifts from??? Was there a real North Pole? There was no Walmart, Kmart, Kohl's, or Macy's back then. Whatever store bought items there were were costly & most people made the gifts they were going to give.
Yes this world has forgotten the beauty, art, & love that goes into handcrafting something. Just as this world has forgotten the true meaning of giving.

2005-10-13T16:54:00.000-07:00

If you Crochet or a Knit Please consider Helping in Making:

AFGHANS FOR KATRINA's SURVIVORS

This is a Yahoo group dedicated to making 12" Afghan Squares to be assembled into Afghans to be sent to the Survivors of Katrina. The Group will also take yarn donations if you do not knit or crochet more information

Please contact; Sonni @ sonnis_hooked_on_crochet@yahoo.com and she will email you an address where the squares and yarn donations can be sent.

To join this Group on Yahoo & for more information please go to:

PLEASE HELP MAKE AFGHANS FOR KATRINA's SURVIVORS

OR if the above Link does not work CUT & PASTE THIS INTO your browser:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afghans_for_Katrina_Survivors/

Thank you,
Crafty Mom

2005-10-12T18:11:00.000-07:00

Greetings to All,

I thought I would share with everyone a bag that I made for a Thanksgiving Crochet Exchange for one of the Yahoo Groups I belong to. The Guidelines of the Thanksgiving exchange was to crochet anything for your parthner using Thanksgiving/Fall Colors. So I designed & created this Bag for my exchange Partner, Shawn. She emailed me & said that she loves it! So now that she got her surprise I can share it with all of you.

The bag is made using 3 different colored yarns (Orange, Brown ,& Beige).It is lined with a pretty Fall Leaves Patterned fabric.

2005-10-10T17:29:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I've been very busy crocheting all sorts of things during any free moments I have. Here is a Poncho that I designed & made for my youngest Daughter. She loves it. The camera's flash makes it look Blue, but it really is a very rich dark purple. I made her a hair scrunchie to match.I used red heart amethyst colored yarn & a purple glittery fun fur for the trim. I actually wrote this pattern down (surprize surprize!), but now I can't find where I put the paper I wrote it on! LOL

2005-09-30T14:59:00.000-07:00

GREETINGS TO ALL!

It's been a couple of weeks since I have Posted. It's been a pretty busy time. In addition to the usual family stuff, I've been going on Job interviews. One looks really promising.

I've finished serveral Crocheet Projects. Here are pictures to one of them. I designed & Crochetted this Tote Bag for a Yahoo Crochet Group Exchange /Swap. The Member I mailed this bag to loves it. It is in Brown tones & has crocheted flowers on the Front. The inside is lined with a flower pattern fabric that is shown in the pictures.It also has 2 small pockets on the inside. The entire bag was handstitched by me. I will be trying to make another bag like it ( but in different colors), at which time I am planning to try to write the pattern down.

2005-09-12T10:22:00.000-07:00

A NEW GROUP Has Been Started ON Yahoo:

AFGHANS FOR KATRINA's SURVIVORS

A fellow Yahoo group member ( her name is Sonni) has started a very special group on Yahoo.Here is the Groups description:

This is a group dedicated to making 12" Afghan Squares to be assemblied into Afghans to be sent to the Survivors of Katrina.The Group will also take yarn donations if you do not knit or Crochet.For more information

Please contact; Sonni @ sonnis_hooked_on_crochet@yahoo.com and she will email you an address where the squares and yarn donations can be sent.

To join this Group on Yahoo & for more information please go to:

PLEASE HELP MAKE AFGHANS FOR KATRINA's SURVIVORS

OR if the above Link does not work CUT & PASTE THIS INTO your browser:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afghans_for_Katrina_Survivors/

Thank you,
Crafty Mom

2005-09-09T16:12:00.000-07:00

Greetings to ALL,

I have had a very busy week. Between New Job Applications, the Kids being back in school, work, & my Yahoo groups, I hardly got time to Crochet & Bead. But Back to the Crochet. I thought I'd share a few more things I made this year. The first two pictures are of a Black Reversible Draw-string Bag/Purse that I made my sister. One side is a floral Print that has gold thread running through it; the other side is black. Also, below is a Picture of a Teddy Bear (The Bear is named "Chi-Chi") that belongs to my 5 year old; I crochet it's clothes, without any pattern:

I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.

2005-08-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hi~

In my previous Post I wrote about starting a new Yahoo group this past weekend.The membership to the group is slowly growing.

For those who did not read the previous post,the Group is called " CRAFTY MOM'S FAMILY CRAFTS AND RECIPES" Group. Basically it is for those who like to bake, cook, & do crafts with or for their kids or Grandkids. All kinds of recipes that kids like are welcomed & will be added to a Recipe Data File, which the entire group can access. There are also several folders for Crafts,( such as paper, clay, yarn, glue, etc.)and any pattern that is a kid related craft; whether it is something you help the child make, or something that you would make for the child. I guess that Teachers and Aunts might be interested this group too.

Group membership is obtained by applying for membership or by being invited to join. But as I have had several unusual requests to join the group, I wish to say that we do not want soliciting in this group. Please do not try to join this group to try to sell your product to us, if you do, either your membership will be denied, or it will be terminated if you try to solicit/ sell to group members. I created the group for sharing, not for selling. After all is said if you are honestly interested in joining you can scroll to the bottom of this Blog & there you will find a Yahoo Group Join Button.You may follow that link to join.

Thank you.

2005-08-22T18:39:00.000-07:00

Greetings to All~

Well, I decided to start my own Yahoo Group this weekend. It is a Family Oriented group for Moms & grandmothers that like doing things with their kids & grandkids. The Group is called " CRAFTY MOM'S FAMILY CRAFTS AND RECIPES" Group. Basically it is for those who like to bake, cook, & do crafts with or for their kids or Grandkids. All kinds of recipes that kids like are welcomed & will be added to a Recipe File that the entire group can access. There are also several folders for Crafts, such as paper, clay, yarn, glue, any pattern that is a kid related craft; whether it is something you help the child make, or something that you would make for the child. I guess that Teachers might be interested this group too.

Anyone may request to join the group. After requesting to join you will be asked to fill out a small questionnaire; nothing very personal in this questionnaire. The new member may share as little or as much about themselves as they like. Membership is also available by invitation, so after you join, if you really like the group & you know of any other Ladies that might like the group also please email me & I will send them an invitation to join the group.

The Group is NEW. I just started it yesterday! So far I have 7 members, which isn't bad for only being in existence 24 hours.

There is a link that leads to Joining my YAHOO GROUP : " CRAFTY MOM'S FAMILY CRAFTS AND RECIPES" at the bottom of this BLOG page. Scroll all the way down if you are interested in joining. It should be a very fun group.

2005-08-18T18:53:00.000-07:00

Greetings to all,

Wow, in light of all the commotion regarding Copyright Issues of Crochet Patterns online, all I can say is this: I am very glad that I create my crochet Items as I crochet a long......I am very glad that I hate writing down patterns for what I create....Like I said before I hate to crochet, stop, write, crochet stop write... I prefer to have most of my Crocheted Items be OOAK (one of a kind). At this point I only create My OOAK items for family & friends. My patterns are in my head. Created by me, not shared with anyone, thus I do not have any copyright issues to deal with.

THIS CROCHETTERS' PRAYER: I thank The Good Lord for every time I have become stuck in a crochet pattern & I have had to complete the item I was making, without being able to follow the remainder of the written pattern, for I know it is He who was guiding me.
I also thank the Good Lord for the gift of being able to crochet without a pattern, & I thank Him equally for the inability to write them down. AMEN

2005-08-10T14:11:00.000-07:00

Hi~ I am back for the second time today. My 5 year old found a doll that used to belong to my 13 year old in the basement. It needed new clothes so here are pictures of the doll, being fitted & pictures of the dress as it progressed. It took me about 5 days to complete the the whole outfit. I did not use a pattern, these are all custom made dress, bonnet, booties, diaper, & Blankie for this Baby Doll.

2005-08-10T12:33:00.000-07:00

Hi~ What a busy week! I've been getting things ready to get my kids off to school. The school year starts at the end of August in Ohio. My little one, who is 5, is having a "pre-kindergarten week" of school this week. She starts Kindergarten at the end of the month.

Of course I have been busy making anklets & other beaded things as well as crocheting.

I've made 5 halter tops for little girls, here my 5 year old is modeling one of them.

2005-08-02T14:18:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! Today I was accepted as a member of the Ring of Crochet Blogs!

2005-08-02T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hi~ My 5 year wanted some new clothes for one of her dolls. She named the Doll Tiffany. This is a Fashion Doll, but she is slightly bigger then a Barbie Doll. Her back has the year 1886 on it, & it appears that at one time she talked;there is a battery compartment & on/off switch on her back. I guess that at some point I will open the compartment & see what type batties she requires & if she is still functioning/talking. I crocheted a dress with a flower on one shoulder, underwear & shoes/slippers for "Tiffany".

2005-08-01T18:26:00.000-07:00

HI~
Here are some other neat pillows I have made so far this year for gifts:
The Blue one I made for my Mom for Mother's Day, the Beige one I made for my Mother-in-Law, & the Red & Black Spiderman Pillow I made for my Great-Nephew's Birthday.

2005-07-28T18:43:00.000-07:00

Hi~ Here are a few things that I made earlier this year. There is a pair of slippers that I made my 5 year old for Valentine's Day.... she was still 4 at the time.

Then we have a picture of My Little Girl wearing the Hat & Scarf Set I made for her. She wore it everywhere she could.

Here is a Hat & Scarf that I made for my Niece. The Slippers I made from a Pattern. The Hat & Scarf set I just made up as I went along.I didn't write the pattern down for these either.I have an odd way of making hats. Most patterns start hats at the top/ crown. I do it "backwards". I measure the persons head circumference & I start crocheting from the rim of the Hat & I go up towards the crown! Somehow this method is easier for me to do.

2005-07-26T14:10:00.000-07:00

Hi! I'm back with more Crocheted stuff to share.Here is a Pillow that I made my Best Friend for her Birthday last year ( her b-day is the end of August).It is a large 18 X 18 inches, not including the ruffle. The top (front) of the pillow if crocheted off the top of my head... I never wrote the pattern down. For the Back I chose a Blue Floral Fabric, but either side is pretty enough to display. To tell the truth, I don't know if I will be able to duplicate this one. It took me about 2 months to complete. SO this will be forever a OOAK ( one of a kind) pillow.

My Business LOGO is embroidered into the bottom corner of the pillow. It is the "M" with the crescent Moon.

2005-07-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hi~ I am back today with more pictures of gifts I have made for people. These are two reversible Pink Bags that I made for my Best friends' little girls. One is a shoulder bag & one is a Pull-string bag. Both have the Flowered pink Fabric inside & are totally reversible; they can be used with either the all pink crochet side out, or with the floral print fabric out. I can re-make these, but I haven't written the pattern's down. I like to create as I crochet, & that stopping to write what I do down just takes me too long.

2005-07-24T12:38:00.000-07:00

Hi to All~ I thought that today I would share some of the crochet things I have made as gifts for people so far this year. None of these were made from a written pattern, I created them as I went along. The first 3 pictures is of a reversible Black bag I made my oldest daughter last year for her Birthday. It is Black with red fun fur & it has a Black lining with little red cherries on the fabric. I also made her a scarf to match. I used no pattern for these.

Here are 2 pairs of fun fur flip-flops I made. I just did sc all around the top of these until they were full of fluffy fun fur.The first Pair is of Black with Cherries that I added the red Fun fur too. These I made for my 5 year old, who loved them. The Red Flip-flops with the black fur trim are mine. I did mine all in sc also.It is easy to do & if u get tired of the fun fur, or the get messed up, you can always cut off the messed up/dirty fun fur & re-place it!

I do have a bunch more stuff I made as gifts, but I will share those with you all later. Enjoy!

2005-07-19T19:50:00.000-07:00

Hi~ Today we went to the zoo. I always go to the zoo on my Birthday. The kids like going there too. I also made a bunch of newly designed anklets & listed them on ebay. My Lovely Daughter Kat, is the leg/ ankle/foot/model in the pictures. She is 13 years old & a very accomplished Ballerina. These are some pictures of her dancing, & modeling my anklets.

2005-07-18T18:31:00.000-07:00

Greetings! As I promised in a previous post. Here are the pictures of the "Surprize Sunflower Desk Set" that I made my sister for our Birthday. I say "our Birthday" because we are Twins & share the same Birthday. I made these for her because she loves Sunflowers & I wanted to surprize her. Well, like with most of my crochet projects, I made this one up as I went along & did not write down the pattern. But hopefully, some day I will. I did use brown & yellow worst weight yarn. There is a tissue box cover & one large pen'pencil holder & one smaller holder. I don't know if she has received these yet or not, we live in different States, I mailed them out about 5-6 days ago. I do hope everyone enjoys the pictures........

2005-07-17T20:13:00.000-07:00

Hi~ Long weekend & I had to work it! And now I get to blog! This is the fun part of my day. I thought I would share pictures of a Pillow that I designed & crocheted a few months ago. I am thinking of making a simular one. This first one is a OOAK. I sold it on ebay ( my seller ID is : sexymoonmama).It is my "Rainbow Flower Child's Peace Sign Pillow":

I am planning on making a simular one in a few weeks & listing it on ebay.

2005-07-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

Hi to all.........Today has been a very hectic one. Running around on errans, paying bills & all that stuff. I also have a bunch of beaded anklets that were special ordered that I have to make. Here is pictures of some. Two are in Pink & Black. One is made with genuine rose quartz chips. Another is made with multi summer colored czech glass beads. At the Top are Scooby & Mickey Anklets that I made in the past.I make these in all colors. Enjoy!

2005-07-14T19:33:00.000-07:00

Thought for today:
Have you ever made something special for someone & packaged it really pretty, just to have someone else who knows about it tell them what it is? ( Before they open it, Even the person who told the recipient was also very excited about it.) And then have the person to whom the gift was given to not even open the package to look at it? Even after one of your children re-hands it to them for them to open it............How would that make you feel? What a downer.

2005-07-13T14:47:00.000-07:00

Well, I am back to blog for the second time today. I thought I'd share the neat Desk accessories I made for my little girl's desk. A tissue box cover, the small cup is a crayon holder ( holds 16 large crayons), & a square broken crayon catcher. Actually the square container can be used for anything, but she wanted a broken crayon holder. She now wants me to cover her trash can to match. Then she mentioned matching curtains.... I don't know about crocheting curtains out of worst weight yarn.... maybe a valance?......interesting thought though. The cup I used for the crayon holder is a plastic , washed out 8 oz yogurt cup. The square container is a small plastic , washed out potato salad container. As with most of my creations, I did not write the pattern done for these. But I can make pretty things out of very ordinary containers. Right now I am working on a surprise set for my sister's birthday, which is next week. The surprise set is totally different from this set. Next week I will post a picture of that set.

2005-07-13T12:19:00.000-07:00

Greetings! It is 89 degrees outside, & somehow feels much hotter. I prefer the comfort of air-conditioning. My front lawn has done it's best to live.... but somehow is turning brown. I give up. I am sure it will return a lovely green next spring. The porch Flowers look good (middle). My Rose Bushes are doing well, inspite of me ( bottom). My Weeping Cherry Tree in the front yard continues to believe it is a Bush (top).

2005-07-12T12:55:00.000-07:00

Greetings!
I'm back to blog. Let's see what is new......... I designed & crocheted this awesome bag that I now have up on ebay for auction ( my seller ID is sexymoonmama). Okay, don't laugh, it is a long story how I got that ID, but it is very original, & totally "ME".
Anyway here is the Lovely Red & Black Crocheted Ladybug bag. It is , of course, one of a kind ( OOAK). I didn't write that pattern down to this one either.

Well, let's see now, what other stuff did I do today? Well, Yesterday I cleaned up my 5 year olds' room, because I was going to shampoo her carpet today. I went upstairs after breakfast & everything was scattered all over the floor again.........I am going to have to re-think my approach to shampooing her carpet......oh, well.

Gee, I have tried to publish this post several times already today. I guess the Blogger must be having some technical problems. What a bummer!
Okay. I'm back ano hour later. Let's see if I can publish this post..............

2005-07-11T10:53:00.000-07:00

Hi again~ Here are some pictures of Crocheted & Beaded Scrunchies that I created. My 5 year old is wearing the purple one. These are all my own patterns. I haven't written them down yet, but I do plan to do so some day. Hope you all Enjoy the pictures.

2005-07-11T08:15:00.000-07:00

Good Morning! This is my second day Blogging. This Blogging thing is just too cool. This is one of those Mornings I wished I could stay in bed until 12 Noon; but of course, that does not happen when you are a Mom. My kids were good though, with it being Summer & all, they actually watched TV , before deciding that Mom needed to get up at 9:00 am. So all have had breakfast, & here I am blogging. As I promised , think I figured out how to upload pictures to my Blog. So let me share on of my recent creations. This is a crocheted "Flower Garden Cat Bed" that I made for my Tinkerbelle's First Birthday on June 26th. But like most Cats, she only uses it when it pleases her. She seems to likes grooming herself on it, so my kids call it "Tinkerbelle's Beauty Parlor". Unfortunately the pattern for this Cat Bed is in my head, I did not write it down. Oh, I am sure I could make another cat bed, but it would not be the exact same one, so I guess you can say that this is One of a Kind (OOAK). Here is a Picture of My little Tinkerbelle when I adopted her 6 months ago ( she is 1 year old now & weighs about 8 pounds). If I can get her in a good pose I will share a more recent picture of her at a later time. Well, that is it for now. I have so many OOAK Crocheted & beaded things that I have made, that I promise to be return with more. But for now, hope you all enjoy your day.

2005-07-10T17:21:00.000-07:00

Greetings to all & Welcome to My blog!

In this Blog I will Post where my Escapades in Crafting, mainly Crocheting & Beading have lead me. I learned to Crochet from my Grandmother, when I was 7 years old (ever so many moons ago). I have stopped & picked up my crochet hooks, many times through the years. I did crochet several afghans in high school ( one of these somehow turned into a bedspread, don't ask me how.....maybe it was a surplus of granny squares?), Baby clothes in College, & then later more baby items when I had my three wonderful children.

I have become crochet obsessed over the last year; this is mostly do to the fault of my best friend, Stephanie, who is a crochet Instructor ( I am sure she is very please that I blame her for this). First of all let me tell you, I HATE READING PATTERNS. I hate all those little symbols, yet nothing has fascinated me more then teaching myself to write HTML! (Go figure that one). In the past, when I have become stuck in a pattern, & have just looked at the picture & then some how finished the item, so that it looks like the picture.....forget the pattern.

I was free-hand crocheting hand bags this past fall, & adding beads to them, as I am a beading enthusiast ( who needs a pattern here?), and my Friend challenged me to crochet a miniature bear from a pattern she emailed me. Well, I just had to try & I did it! WOW! I followed the pattern, the entire pattern! Amazing! And since that moment, I was hooked for life! I LOVE CROCHET. This is awesome. I do some things from patterns now, but I love creating my own things with no pattern; Hand Bags, pillows, tissue box covers, vests, teddy bear clothing, & more! But here is the problem, I hate writting down the patterns as I create something new. What a pain to crochet, stop & write, crochet, stop & write! It seems like it takes for ever. I did manage to write down my first entire pattern last week; it is to a 3 Cats Throw Rug that I created for my 5 year old's room. I will be sharing pictures of my creations on this Blog, as soon as I figure out how to to that.
A Bit more about me? Well, I am a very Crafty Mom of 3 school age children. I am also the Mom of two Senior Citizen dogs & three wonderful young Cats. I am a Registered Nurse by Profession. I love the Web, I love Ebay, I love HTML. I also love beading , designing, creating & selling my own Jewelry on ebay.
I thought that blogging would be a neat way to share my newly created crochet & or beaded creations. So, welcome & feel free to post your thoughts. Thank you for visiting.