Another FFF at TGF

It's that time again the theme over at The Greeting Farm is Back To School. I kept it simple with teacher Anya!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

an afternoon baby sweater..........

Yep you read that correctly a baby sweater finished in an afternoon and  my first one to boot!
One of my husbands co-workers is having their first baby...a girl.....so since the mother loves homemade things I knitted a baby sweater for their little girl it only needs a ribbon closure and some booties to match.......This was my first ever sweater........

It was a lot of fun to knit and especially since it is pink...one of my favorite colors!

Happy Crafting!

Another FFF card

Ok I have another FarmFreshFriday card entry to share.
 This weeks idea is "getting Wiggy With It"
No blonde, brunette, or redheads here....lol

Happy Crafting!

A few more cards....how despicable!

Well I have been at it again and I used 2 of these cards to enter a challenge on Facebook. We needed to use our swap items to make something so I made a few cards....

This one was a beautiful colored image I was sent......

This one used a paper with raindrops and flowers perfect for spring!

And I bet you were wondering about my blog title? Well wonder no more, he is not from anything sent but too cute not to share!

A Minion

What a perfect birthday card!

FFF at The Greeting Farm!

Well it's that time again and I have a new entry the theme is The Great Outdoors....again I opted to keep it simple!

She is so cheeky!

The Greeting Farm challenge

I just love The Greeting Farm! I think their stamps are just too cute. I love the cheeky line. I recently discovered their blog. Every week they have a new challenge and I decided to play along for the FFF challenge! This challenge was to use lace and pearl. I decided to use Birthday Anya with a little lace, a few pearls.....I used some holographic embossing powder on her cake icing, and paper pieced her dress. I kept it pretty simple and I like the way it turned out.....

Don't forget to stop by the blog and enter their challenges!

Happy Crafting!

Ol fashioned Washboard.....

Okay, I am constantly in Goodwill scouting for an awesome deal and I have found a bunch. My project was this old washboard. I unfortunately did not get a before shot as I moved my craft room and could not find my camera. It was just brown and one side at the top had the original advertising and the other someone had painted a scene of an old mill.....so I used gesso over all the wood and painting. I then painted it warm white with mint julep on top and did some distressing/sanding and embellished it....voila

This will look beautiful in my laundry room!

Happy Crafting!

Dream

I am altering like crazy lately and wanted to share my small project. I went to Michaels and found a clearance wooden frame for 1.49. I brought it home and used some beautiful fold art paint in calypso sky and warm white with a crackle glaze.....I added some flowers and the phrase "Dream" I used some chipboard and my hot glue gun to make a kickstand for the frame....it turned out lovely in my foyer.........

Happy Crafting!

Altered Canvas

I was feeling nostalgic I suppose and decided to alter a canvas with an older picture of Aiden....we are talking circa 9 months. I will not forget it. It was his very first 4th of July and very first cupcake....
I love altering things and loved altering this canvas with a mix of paints, flowers, textures, metals, etc.

Happy Crafting!

Graphic 45 Secret Garden mini in a book....

I just love Graphic 45 papers. I decided to make a mini album in a book....
I started with the papers, some chipboard, and a paper mache book.....
Mind you I am not done embellishing and I need to add pictures but you get the idea.....

I love the cover!

Here is the spine....

The shabbies on the spine are lime green!

Each page has a pocket you can add goodies into!

It fits perfectly into the book....

If you would like the measurements or have any questions just ask!

Happy Crafting!

Tulle Flowers

So I decided to make some easy tulle flowers. All you need is a circle punch, card stock, tulle, scissors, hot glue, centers, and any ink sprays if you want to dye your tulle.

So I started by using my circle punch to get a circle you can use card stock or felt. Then I began cutting strips from my roll of tulle that are about 2" wide. You can get 3 squares from each strip and you need about 36 squares.

I then placed my squares in a baggie and sprayed in the ink and squished it around to make sure it was covered then let it dry...

I then pick up 3 or 4 squares and stack them. Then I fold it into a triangle and then fold it again and it should look like this....

Then you want to use a little hot glue to glue the point down on the circle...repeat this process, each time you glue it down at the halfway point of the other circle. Keep going till you reach the end and then add your center....easy as that. I even made one from petticoat netting....

Happy crafting!

A new sweater

So being a toy breed Charlie gets cold a lot. As much as I love to have him in my lap, sometimes this is just not possible so I decided to make him a sweater...no pattern. Here goes....
I used size 6 and size 8 needles. I started with a worsted weight yarn and the size 6 needles and loosely cast on 40 stitches. I switched to size 8 needles here and knit a rib mock turtleneck collar in a *K2, P2 pattern until it measured about 2.5 inches. then I measured his back from his neck to just above his tail. Then I did a plain old garter stitch until I was 2 inches shy of my measurement, switched back to the size 6 needles, and finished out in the *K2, P2 rib pattern and BO.
To do the chest piece I measured between his two front legs. I cast on 3 stitches on my size 6 needles and increased 2 stitches every other row. I did the increases as my second stitch and next to last in the increase rows. Once you reach your measurement measure from the front of the neck until the rib cage stops. I knit in garter stitch until I was 1" short of my measurement and then did the final inch in the *K2, P2 rib pattern and BO. Now it's time to sew it up....
I seamed the mock turtleneck together and when I got to where I started the garter stitch I placed in the chest piece where it started with 3 stitches. I seamed it together until the part where your increases stop and leave about a 2" opening on each side for your pets legs...just do this to both sides and viola!
Charlie loves his sweater!

Happy knitting!

Cards Galore

I have been making cards a lot lately for some reason....I use them for swaps, RAK's, and special occasions....First I put my circle punch to good use....

Then I got to work on a few Father's Day Cards

And I love the way my little buggy turned out...the card does open as well....

I used butterflies instead of a bird...

My flash totally washed it out but there is texture to the top and bottom of the card using modeling Paste...

This one was a simple make with Washi Tape...

A Forever Home....

I have to say that the hardest part of this recovery is being "grounded".
For the first week and a half, I only went out for a Dr's appointment and it nearly killed me. I got so sick and dizzy. I hated my crutches! It has been over 25 years since I had used any. I never realized how weak my arms were when push came to shove, and how much you use your foot and leg until I couldn't. I have crutches and a walker and my husband had to install a bar in my bathroom so I could get up and down off the commode! I was fortunate that a coworker had a shower chair for me. I had my stitches in for 18 days. When they came out...putting my foot in the shower felt pretty good. Plus those baby wipes were drying out my poor toes. With all that being said, my husband found me a brand new wheelchair on craigslist since I cannot walk for long periods of time. So now I can get out of the house and do things on his days off. I have went from being an on the go mom and working part time to a lump  in bed....it's hard to let others push me around and give up control. It has made me thankful that this is only temporary. I DO NOT regret my surgery at all though.
I now have a new guy to keep me company.......Meet Charlie..........

We had been talking about missing having a pet in the house since our move and all Aiden says is, "I want a dog...I want a dog" So after searching around we came across this guy on craigslist. He is a Miniature Pinscher and is about 7 years old. I really felt bad for him as his owner could not afford to keep him so here he is. I did not want a puppy and I feel good about giving an older dog that nobody wanted a forever home to live out the rest of his days in happiness.
He has adjusted very well. He loves our boys and is such a delight. He eats well and is totally housebroken. He is the ultimate snuggler. He just hops up in your lap and keeps you company.

 He loves to root under the blanket and lay against you. We Love him!

Shaker Throw.....

Well I am nearly 4 weeks post surgery. The recovery has went better than I had thought so far. I am very optimistic about the surgery! I have been bearing some weight already and the pain is not bad at all compared to what it was before the surgery! So with that being said I have been doing a lot of knitting and papercrafting. I have nearly 35 squares done of my shaker throw. Here are some of the squares I have completed so far.......Don't mind my crummy photos....or all the loose ends I need to weave in...lol