Crocheted using my Bottoms Up pattern, as a custom. I was originally going to do a double ruffle, but because of my own error, decided to go with a larger single ruffle. It looks very fun! I can't wait to see action shots!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Easter Egg Fun!
Oh, yeah! We dye eggs, too! On top of all the other super cool crafty stuff, that is...
Here we have "Cowboy with gun" by Drake
"Green Heart" by Cassidy
And, don't forget the Easter Egg Hunt!
Here we have "Cowboy with gun" by Drake
"Green Heart" by Cassidy
And, don't forget the Easter Egg Hunt!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thankful Thursday...missed the tornadoes
Don't get me wrong. I live in Nebraska, and we've seen our share of tornadoes. But this one was a monster, and I am very thankful it wasn't in our part of the country.
Taken from Mediaite.com...
But my heart goes out to the hundreds of thousands of people without power today and without homes in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi, and my prayers are with you and all of the workers trying to get their emergency vehicles and services into areas where the roads are impassable.
See some video from ABC news here...
It's a terrible situation for them all.
What are you thankful for today?
Taken from Mediaite.com...
But my heart goes out to the hundreds of thousands of people without power today and without homes in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi, and my prayers are with you and all of the workers trying to get their emergency vehicles and services into areas where the roads are impassable.
See some video from ABC news here...
It's a terrible situation for them all.
What are you thankful for today?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Love the Wizard of Oz!
'To Oz? To Oz!' by Gillyweeds
Watching the annual showing of Wizard of Oz tonight...
 Spring Fairy Tale Colle... $23.00 |  Miss Gulch t-shirt $15.00 |  If I Only Had A Heart P... $20.00 |
 tag, Dorothy's red ... $4.50 |  Primitive Folk Art Oz D... $42.00 |  BUY 3 GET 1 FREE - Hand... $7.95 |
 SPRING SALE Wizard of O... $6.00 |  The Wonderful Wizard of... $5.95 |  8x10 PRINT - Wizard of ... $16.00 |
 Follow the Yellow Brick... $16.00 |  EARTH DAY SALE - Elphab... $22.00 |  Over the Rainbow Bracel... $27.00 |
 WIZARD of OZ TINMAN (mo... $25.00 |  Flying Monkey of Ozzzom... $5.00 |  The Wizard Of OZ - Doro... $12.00 |
 Dorothy 8x10 canvas in... $25.00 |
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thankful Thursday... Rocking the Mini-van
I'm thankful this Thursday for all the other moms out there with big families. They know how lonely it can be to be a mom with many children. I ran into a woman at the Post office the other day, also with six children, and she was so upbeat and sweet and obviously happy, I was renewed.
I complain regularly about not being able to do the things I want to do. Having a large family means making sacrifices. I can't just go to a movie with my kids. It would cost me about $50 just for tickets. If I want to do anything for myself (like go get a haircut or for a walk) I have to cram it in between soccer games, softball practice, baseball practice, dentist appointments, etc. There is always a child underfoot. Always.
So, thank you, mom-at-the-post-office for reminding me that you can be a mom of many, rock a conversion van, run errands (standing in line at the PO with two small children...ugh) in a track suit and a pony tail, and still have a smile on your face and take the time to chat for a minute in the line. You made me stop and think that even if I do complain about the fact that there is always a child within 10 feet of me, that child is loved, healthy, clothed, fed, and well behaved for the most part. Sometimes, in my day, the toughest decision is whether to feed the kids dinner before or after soccer practice.
Love this knitting project bag from McYarnpants on Etsy...
I have time to crochet pretty much no matter where I go(it's easy to crochet in the line at the post office, waiting for the kids to get out of school in the carpool lane, and at the dentist's office), I have a family that loves me, and there's always something to do. I don't have to go off to work every day and stress over how many hours I'm clocking or if my work is satisfactory to the boss or not. Here, I'm the boss, and if my kids are still alive at the end of the day, I know I've at least met expectations.
Now, I need to go clean some toilets, before I finish up work on my items for tomorrow's stocking at Crunchy Congo...
I complain regularly about not being able to do the things I want to do. Having a large family means making sacrifices. I can't just go to a movie with my kids. It would cost me about $50 just for tickets. If I want to do anything for myself (like go get a haircut or for a walk) I have to cram it in between soccer games, softball practice, baseball practice, dentist appointments, etc. There is always a child underfoot. Always.
So, thank you, mom-at-the-post-office for reminding me that you can be a mom of many, rock a conversion van, run errands (standing in line at the PO with two small children...ugh) in a track suit and a pony tail, and still have a smile on your face and take the time to chat for a minute in the line. You made me stop and think that even if I do complain about the fact that there is always a child within 10 feet of me, that child is loved, healthy, clothed, fed, and well behaved for the most part. Sometimes, in my day, the toughest decision is whether to feed the kids dinner before or after soccer practice.
I have time to crochet pretty much no matter where I go(it's easy to crochet in the line at the post office, waiting for the kids to get out of school in the carpool lane, and at the dentist's office), I have a family that loves me, and there's always something to do. I don't have to go off to work every day and stress over how many hours I'm clocking or if my work is satisfactory to the boss or not. Here, I'm the boss, and if my kids are still alive at the end of the day, I know I've at least met expectations.
Now, I need to go clean some toilets, before I finish up work on my items for tomorrow's stocking at Crunchy Congo...
Monday, April 18, 2011
OOAK Happy Accident on Peace Fleece
This yarn, believe it or not, started out with blue, pink and yellow. But in the baking process, the blue and yellow ran together making this amazing orange-y pink colorway I call One of a Kind Happy Accident!
These are up for auction on Hyenacart right now, http://www.hyenacart.com/gillyweeds.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Fishbowl plus trim on Peace Fleece
One of my favorite colorways...and fool proof! It's not handpainted so I can just pour it on and watch the magic happen.
This was done on Peace Fleece, so it's a little softer looking than if it were on, say, BFL or superwash. But lovely just the same.
For sale now on Gillyweeds on HC (http://www.hyenacart.com/gillyweeds)
Friday, April 8, 2011
Pink Skirty!
This is my attempt at busting up some stash. It's from 3/4 of a skein of 3 ply Purewool I had that I just didn't know what else to do with, plus a skein of 1 ply merino a friend of mine dyed up ages ago, and I was too afraid to do anything with it! It's so soft and thin, I was worried I would wreck it, but alas, it needed to be made into something.
I double stranded it and it works great as the skirty, waist and cuffs. This skirty will be available on Hyenacart next week.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Featured Wahm Friday...
I'd like to start a little feature on Fridays where I post information and fun facts about wahm's I know. Here are some women who have influenced me in my creative endeavors...
Grandma Bess
My grandmother Bess was an amazing woman and a wonderful seamstress. She made most of her own clothes, and many of her children's. She would whip up a simple wrap skirt, and go weed the garden in it the next day. She cloth diapered and raised 8 children on a rural farm all through the forties, fifties and sixties. She had this awesome upstairs room in her old farmhouse, with a pool table, windows on three sides with a fantastic view of the country side all around, and mountains of fabric. Polyester, mostly, by the time I came along in the 70's, but fabulous all the same. She would give me scissors, paper, home made flour and water paste, and free rein of her fabric stash. I would make paper dolls and clothe them with her amazing array of patterned and textured double knit. My barbies were as well dressed as my clumsy stitches could make them. So many of my fondest memories are of going to her house and just exploring.
Grandma Virginia's quilt
My other grandmother, Virginia, was the kindest, sweetest, most loving grandma one could have. She spent her whole life serving her family, and loved every minute of it. She was a wonderful crafter. She made each of us grandchildren (four of us) a handmade quilt before she died. Each one unique. They were not her own design, in that they began as panels of cloth preprinted with designs, but the amazing part, to me, is that she hand stitched every stitch on each quilt. Mine is beautiful. Cross-stitched all over, and hand quilted. It took her over a year to make each one, quilting away in the evenings. I love my quilt! I use it on my bed, and she inspired me to create a quilt for each of my own children. I can't wait to "graduate" to handquilting someday...when I can leave it out without the littles fingering it all up with jelly, or something!
Mom and her husband
Then there's my mom, Teresa. She is a cross stitcher, and knitter. She taught me to sew as a child, and later, to crochet. I learned to knit after she gave one of my children a beautiful knitted afghan when they were born. She would spend hours sitting on the couch or at the kitchen table cross stitching these amazing scenes, and each stitch was perfect. I have a whole collection of Christmas ornaments that she stitched and gave to me when I was an adult that I cherish and love to put on the tree each year. She is also a wonderful seamstress, and one Easter made dresses for each of her grand-daughters. She also makes a fabulous Cleopatra costume...
As for me, I love to crochet, knit, and scrapbook. I learned to knit for my fifth child, when I began to cloth diaper him, and I took up crocheting again, at about the same time. I love taking a skein of yarn and turning it into something new. I have scrapbooked (thanks to Mom, who bought me my first supplies when my oldest two were bitty) for going on 12 years, and sewing is something I wish I knew more about...that's for later when I can leave my machine out and it won't get covered in fingerprints. I have so many ideas, I literally could not make everything I want to(realistically) and still sleep! So, I'm figuring out what I want to focus on...in the meantime, I'm just having fun with each new thing!
Grandma Bess
My grandmother Bess was an amazing woman and a wonderful seamstress. She made most of her own clothes, and many of her children's. She would whip up a simple wrap skirt, and go weed the garden in it the next day. She cloth diapered and raised 8 children on a rural farm all through the forties, fifties and sixties. She had this awesome upstairs room in her old farmhouse, with a pool table, windows on three sides with a fantastic view of the country side all around, and mountains of fabric. Polyester, mostly, by the time I came along in the 70's, but fabulous all the same. She would give me scissors, paper, home made flour and water paste, and free rein of her fabric stash. I would make paper dolls and clothe them with her amazing array of patterned and textured double knit. My barbies were as well dressed as my clumsy stitches could make them. So many of my fondest memories are of going to her house and just exploring.
Grandma Virginia's quilt
My other grandmother, Virginia, was the kindest, sweetest, most loving grandma one could have. She spent her whole life serving her family, and loved every minute of it. She was a wonderful crafter. She made each of us grandchildren (four of us) a handmade quilt before she died. Each one unique. They were not her own design, in that they began as panels of cloth preprinted with designs, but the amazing part, to me, is that she hand stitched every stitch on each quilt. Mine is beautiful. Cross-stitched all over, and hand quilted. It took her over a year to make each one, quilting away in the evenings. I love my quilt! I use it on my bed, and she inspired me to create a quilt for each of my own children. I can't wait to "graduate" to handquilting someday...when I can leave it out without the littles fingering it all up with jelly, or something!
Mom and her husband
Then there's my mom, Teresa. She is a cross stitcher, and knitter. She taught me to sew as a child, and later, to crochet. I learned to knit after she gave one of my children a beautiful knitted afghan when they were born. She would spend hours sitting on the couch or at the kitchen table cross stitching these amazing scenes, and each stitch was perfect. I have a whole collection of Christmas ornaments that she stitched and gave to me when I was an adult that I cherish and love to put on the tree each year. She is also a wonderful seamstress, and one Easter made dresses for each of her grand-daughters. She also makes a fabulous Cleopatra costume...
As for me, I love to crochet, knit, and scrapbook. I learned to knit for my fifth child, when I began to cloth diaper him, and I took up crocheting again, at about the same time. I love taking a skein of yarn and turning it into something new. I have scrapbooked (thanks to Mom, who bought me my first supplies when my oldest two were bitty) for going on 12 years, and sewing is something I wish I knew more about...that's for later when I can leave my machine out and it won't get covered in fingerprints. I have so many ideas, I literally could not make everything I want to(realistically) and still sleep! So, I'm figuring out what I want to focus on...in the meantime, I'm just having fun with each new thing!
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