July 31, 2009

Secret Buddy Boxes...

List Mom Beth, Carol and Evie were involved in a surprise Secret Buddy gift for me...
The 1st box came from Carol W and had 2 beautiful kid size afghans in it for my grand babies - 1 in pinks for Shaylee and one in blues for Michael, a Gorgeous dark purple and a black variegated chenille hat and scarf set, 6 of the cutest ladybug candles, 7… yes 7 skeins of yarn, 2 pens for the kids, a cute little rolled brim hat made with P&C cotton, 12, yes.. a full year of monthly refrigerator magnet tablets, 24 mini travel spools of thread, a handful of vintage steel crochet hooks (heaven!), a Knitters Bible, 2 dishcloths, one knit and one crocheted, some herbal teas and some gourmet Cocoa mix. Carol, Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I can never thank you enough and might (remember I said might) not have to give you a hard time about your team! LOL!
The 2nd AND 3rd box came from Evie M and had a very nice and soft poncho in teal, blue, cream and white sparkle yarn, a bag of Reeses AND a bag of M&M's… both my FAVS!!! a Ziploc storage bowl with sidewalk chalk for my babies, 3 cute cotton crocheted cup holders, 2 towel and toppers in a white green and purple herbs and flowers pattern with the peaches and cream light green cotton topper, An Angel cloth in white with the same light green top, a red white and blue patriotic hat windsock, A hat and scarf set pattern, Pooh metallic acid free stickers for the babies, a bubble kit with 4 different bubble blowers in it, a big ole box of whoppers and a big ole box of starburst. Evie… you are TOO good of a secret keeper and I thank you for it!!! I thank you also from the bottom of my heart and soul!
The 4th box came from Beth Z today and she sent me a full set of Kris Knits summer cloths (the reason I started knitting a year ago), 4 place mats and matching coasters in cotton, 11 skeins of soft baby yarn to start some socks, a sunflower note tablet, Books including…Sugar n’ Cream Dishcloth Contest, Blue Ribbon Crochet, Tis the Season to Crochet, Lily Sugar Babies Bibs n’ Booties, Beaded Scarves, Fast and Fanciful Curling Ribbon Flowers, Playful Kids Sweaters to Crochet, Ponchos for kids, Knitzi Lace and cable socks, and a HUGE stack of flyer's, A hand sewed and embroidered Pink fabric knitting needle and crochet hook case with MY name on it with bamboo knitting needles in 15 of the pockets, they are size 0-15 - 32" circulars, a tape measure, 2 sets of DPN’s size 2 and 4, there is 6 pages inside of the 'book' with pockets and needle slots, a pair of beautiful pink n purple variegated KNIT socks, 2 bamboo handled crochet hooks G & H, 2 knit dishcloths 1 heart and one grandmas favorite that my heart cloth was born from, a knit dress towel topper and towel, and oh my gosh.. the Sweetheart Ripple Afghan made with wine country and baby blush Simply soft yarn… I wanted to make this so badly, but my yarn budget is gone, so yummy and soft!!! Thank you so much Beth, thank you from the bottom of my heart, I can never thank you enough.


July 22, 2009

Mickey Mouse Illusion Dishcloths and Mickey Mouse Dishcloths or washcloths

Well... my dishcloth partner has received and I can post a pic now... I love the illusion or shadow knitting and she happened to like Mickey Mouse so I knew I had to do a picture cloth and actually found a Mickey Mouse Illusion cloth! So I made one each of the Mickey cloths in light purple and dark purple (P&C of course!) and the illusions in light and dark purple each way. I love them! I just need to get down the picture taking of the illusion down! LOL

July 14, 2009

Secret Buddy... What I sent mine.

Here are some of the goodies I sent to my Buddy... I am waiting on my last package to post what I got from the best Secret Buddy (s) ever!!!!!

OK... Here we go....
The red and white dress and overalls were my rendition of a very very old set she had sent me of her Grandmothers a year or so ago, in a semi hideous color combo, so I remade them for her in her favorite color and Cotton yarn.....

And of course... the candy... snickers are her favorite....
This I had to get because I love butterflies and Hearts and she has started getting into hearts and her favorite color is red and mine is pink.... all there.. I thought it was a very touching way to forever join us heart and soul.... it is a little about 2" max and 3/4" deep magnetic cloisonne and swarovski (?)crystals little pill box. Very heavy and heavy duty magnet closure.....
and of course.. yarn.....

There were also several skeins of P&C cotton as well as 3 skeins of Patons Pebbles to make a hat or mittens to match her shawl knit on size 25 needles....

Some relaxing CD's for those tense days...
A set of angel dishcloths/small angel towels and another of my Heart Dishcloths in red with white ribbon so she could use it for a doily for her heart shaped candy dish... bet you thought I forgot that.....,
Here is a big pic of most of the 1st box... there was also a Big Vanilla Bath set with bubble bath, lotion, ya know all that stuff, some dove bath oil soaps, a bunch of wrapping paper, probably 30 plus gift bags from a huge Hallmark (HUGE) closeout 2 yrs ago, my first ever knit heart cloth, big cotton wrapped scrubbers, and a bunch of stuff I cannot remember because I didn't take pictures! DUH and on the angel towel you can see the knit red rose I created myself, put a magnet on it and made it into a fridgie.
The Heart Filet Afghan in Cherry Red....
A horrible (sorry!) picture of the Bottle Cap Heart I created...made of course with P&C.
A set of Crinoline "Spanish Senorita" Ladies in of course... Red and Black

A Soft Green "Chakra" Purse.. we all carry big purses and this one is a great size, fully lined with a matching wallet that is also fully lined with 6 credit card / ID pockets, change section, spot for checkbook and a heavy duty snap closure.
A Red "Yellow Rose of Texas" Doily

2nd Instant Afghan for Charity Drive

Well, as promised, here are the pics of the Afghans for the 2nd Instant Afghan for Charity Drive. They were delivered this afternoon and are hopefully giving comfort to someone as we speak. Thank you again ladies for your generosity and craftsmanship to make this happen.

Greens.....

Reds.....

Pinks......

Browns.....

Purples.....
Multi......
Blues.....

June 28, 2009

5 minute microwave coffee cup cake

Wow... I know you have all seen it going around and I did it a few times a long time ago, but had forgotten about it... Well, Mom sent it to me again this evening and I made it... Not bad for a coffee cup cake. I am glad I used the fat mug I used or I think it would have risen over the top too much and fallen over. I dusted the top with a little powdered sugar and took a pic... Yummy! It is now gone! Seriously not a bad cake for 5 minutes total time both prep and cooking!
Here is the latest version of the recipe..
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (Microwaveable)
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT !
(this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

June 27, 2009

Fathers Day BBQ

Yummy! Pork ribs, Pork Loin, Chicken breasts, Chicken Legs, Hot Links, Hot Dogs, Kielbasa, baby red potatoes , fresh green beans, and baby carrots in foil, Texas Toast! Yummy! Then there was the non BBQ stuff like the potato salad, chips, dips, sodas, baked beans, strawberries, and fudge-scicles and stuff! LOL.
Plus a shot of the "yard" of the new place. Looks cute with the obnoxious pink umbrella I am making a cover for! Now, I love pink, but that is too pink and bright in the sun.

Sister FREAKING out over the ribs! (she ended up eating more of them than the adults did!
Our little sitting area....

Ahhhh... waiting for the charcoal... (see the charcoal chimney on the ground and the ribs on the grill...it is a gutted out gas grill, great sized cooking area!!!)


The food done cooking in these two shots......



And this is all that is left over!

June 07, 2009

June 03, 2009

Sisters Birthday Crinoline Lady

She is literally over twice as big as the rest of the Crinoline Ladies I have done and she has over 150 Opalescent beads hand glued on her. She is stunning! Turned out very nice. I was originally going to make her into an angel, but I really didn't like the wings I made up for her, so she just stayed without wings. Still lovely even without wings. I will put a pic with the wings as she is beside a couple of the others I have made for size comparison and included an attempt of a pic of the beading on her. In the last picture you can see the bottom of he purple lady for size comparison and the 2nd pic is a closeup of the beads. You can click on any of my pics and they will get bigger.




May 14, 2009

Crinoline Lady ...... (updated...Ladies)

Well... these are my latest addiction, only one is starched right now, but there are 3 done and I will post pics as soon as the Yellow one and purple one are starched. I just had to get some pics posted since I have been seriously neglecting my blog!!! I hope you like her.... she is a hit by all who have seen her! I am truly addicted to these, they are so fun to make! Easy too!

UPDATE...... The other 2 are starched... So I got a pic of all 3
together before they find new homes!!!