Starting an afghan to enter in our county fair

Just started an afghan to enter in our county fair. My goal is to someday (this year would be nice!) win best of show to follow in the footsteps of my mother and grandmother. Third generation winner would be pretty cool. I wil post my progress here and get some pictures too. I have 3 squares done so far out of a probable 20 needed. Im using Red Heart yarns. It is a pattern from Crochet Fantasy October 2001. Check back to see how Im making out!

New Purses made on Vacation

Went to Myrtle Beach for vacation and the first few days were a bit cold and rainy. Went fabric shopping and ended up making 4 purses for my Etsy shop. Here are the pictures

Daylight savings?

It takes some time to adjust to this time change thing. It is nice that it is daylight longer in the evenings but the sleep pattern takes a beating. I teach preschool and it does a number on them too. Parents say they cant get them to bed then cant get them up either. Hoping I finally settle in to a better sleep pattern after the weekend! Need to get some crafting done. I do have a new pair of little chunky slippers pictured here. I have purses I want to sew and design but just can't get in the frame of mind to do so. Anyways, here is what I have to share for today.

New slippers & Stuff

Two new pairs of slippers made with double strands of acrylic. Made up the patterns which I may post once I get it written down. They are quick and will be super warm. Great for using up stash of one skein leftovers. Single crochet makes the stitches nice and tight too. I love the way the colors look when you blend 2 different yarns together. The purple pair is made with what is now probably considered vintage Dazzleaire and the other purple is Sears brand also possibly vintage! You never know what I will pull out of my vast stash as I have bought out sales from several previous yarn store owners. I figure I can consider my vast stash saving for retirement! Even if I have no money I will have yarn LOL!!

Newest Mary Janes

Here are my newest Mary Jane slipper made from my own pattern using double strands of acrylic yarn. Super thick they will be warm and durable. A great pattern for stash busting too! They can be purchased from my etsy store by clicking the link to the right.

Preparing for a scrapbook adventure

Tomorrow I'm off to a scrapbook fundraiser. I have been trying to get the pictures and such ready so I know what I'm working on and will be prepared. There will be people with Sizzix machines, Cricuts and other vendors too. To prepare I have sorted pictures and put paper and maybe some embellishments in separate sleeves. This works pretty good as when your done with the page you can just slide it back in. Being prepared with pictures sorted helps to make the most of the day. Some of my friends have done their pages according to the time the event happened and keep them going in order. As I have not been doing this for very long and my oldest is 21, I have some catching up to do. I tend to do what ever strikes me for the day. I figure when I'm caught up I can then put them in order of time. Hope to be able to post some pics of my completed projects tomorrow night.

Craft Night

Wednesday evening is the night a group of my friends and I get together at our local public school and craft. Some crochet, some stamp, some paint, some scrapbook. We are working on a 50 card day. This will be a day we have set aside in April to make 50 different greeting cards. I volunteered to create the guide for the 50 cards. I would like to figure out a way to turn that into a "Stamp a Long" for my blog. I will certainly post on twitter and my blog here as well as other places so that people can join. If any readers have tips or ideas on this please post here!

It is warming up here today and suppose to be mid 40's this weekend. Truly wanting it to be spring!!