tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84262522012-01-14T11:42:25.844-05:00"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands." Proverbs 31:13Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-23952086103005142482011-12-25T20:56:00.004-05:002011-12-25T21:04:30.888-05:00

Merry Christmas! It's been a great weekend in the Cardell household.  Hubby and I decided to let the children have their Christmas on Saturday, Christmas Eve, because we would be traveling up to Acworth, Georgia on Christmas Day to spend the day with my brother and his family.  My mom and dad came up, too, and it was really good to see everyone.  There's nothing like getting together with

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-87145039267423770522011-02-21T23:46:00.000-05:002011-02-21T23:46:11.288-05:00

Today was another beautifully warm day.  It did try to rain today, but the sun prevailed and pushed the clouds away.  It made for an enjoyable ride to the hospital this morning.  Tommy's surgery was today to remove a disc in his back behind his neck/shoulder area.  It actually went very quickly, an hour, and the doctor said all went well.  When we got to go to Tommy's room, he was sipping on some

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We have been having beautiful, warm, Spring-like weather this week!  It has been wonderful that the children have been able to get outside and play.  They've been jumping on the trampoline, writing in our driveway and sidewalk with chalk, and even picking flowers for me!  I found out I have some crocus growing in the backyard, and I didn't even plant them!  Should I be thanking the birds?  I do

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-31556981197015745122011-02-06T22:50:00.001-05:002011-02-19T23:53:25.342-05:00

A couple of weeks ago, my 43rd Birthday arrived.  43.  43!!!  When did I get to be 43?  I don't feel like 43.  I feel more like ... 23!  But at 23, I had been 2 years married and it wouldn't be until another 7 years before my first baby came along.  I was so young and didn't even know of the blessings that were ahead of me. Hubby often brings me flowers for my birthdays, but he knew that I

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-48336914568793232902011-02-06T18:57:00.004-05:002011-02-07T07:13:40.865-05:00

Here are photos of the bookmark I made for November's CLBMX. For that month we were to send a bookmark and a little something extra. I chose to make a bookmark similar to one that I had made a previous year for this same exchange. It's a hat and mittens bookmark! The pattern for the miniature hat and mittens is online here.  After crocheting each individual piece, I created a crocheted band,

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I've discovered the "Follower" gadget and have included it here on my blog!  So if you like my blog or just want to come back later and look it over when you have a little more time, please click on "Follow" up in the top of the right column and come follow me!

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After a 6 to 8 week absence from one of my favorite sites, Swap-bot, I signed on again and joined a few swaps, mostly Valentine-themed.  However, an interesting swap was this one where we blog stalk!  Not really a "swap", but as I always love to find new and interesting blogs to enjoy, and I love to acquire new readers to my own blog, I thought it would be fun to join. I used to keep up with

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-15605812293162034502010-10-26T00:28:00.000-04:002010-10-26T00:28:50.787-04:00

Took hubby to ER Sunday night. He has not been feeling well. He was transferred to ICU about 4 hrs after bringing him in to the ER Sunday night. And Monday morning he was moved from ICU to his own room. I'm a bit tired from the emotional stress of having hubby in hospital, 4 children at home, and trying to find someone to watch the children so I can go to the hospital. A wonderful neighbor

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-11159723465952032342010-10-24T04:57:00.001-04:002010-10-24T05:01:00.635-04:00

Remember my amigurumi fox that I named "Tod" (from "The Fox and the Hound")? Well, he has made it to his new home. Sarah says that she "LOVES him" and understands why it was hard for my children to let him go. I'm so glad she likes him. It makes the letting go so much easier. I have been working on something else, too. How will they be used? You'll have to tune in later and find out.

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-31955561884933640192010-10-23T20:09:00.001-04:002010-10-23T20:14:37.241-04:00

My children and I usually make it up to the pond at the local Welcome Center to see the geese each year while they're here, but we haven't been yet this year. I had my Gracie and Kelley with me on a trip to McDonald's for one of their large sweet teas (can you say "addicted"?), and since the Welcome Center is right across the street, we zipped over there to find the geese swimming on the pond.

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-67976586170435640282010-10-23T06:37:00.002-04:002010-10-24T05:53:22.178-04:00

Look at these beautiful crocheted bookmarks that I received in September, and also this month, for the Crochet List Bookmark Exchange! In September, Marilyn crocheted this beautiful lace bookmark with an ivory ribbon running through the center. It is gorgeous! Interestingly, the bookmark I had been working on for her was very similar, a lacy bookmark with a ribbon running through its center!

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Thursday turned out to be a beautiful day here in Georgia. Fall is here, and while we've had cool morning temperatures, by the afternoon, the sun has pleasantly warmed the air. The children enjoyed being outdoors. Here are a few pictures showing how they spent their time. First, Jessie took Gracie for a ride in her Barbie Jeep. Gracie loved it! I was a little nervous, but Jessie put her

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I have been caught. I'm sitting in the back of my Aviator (aaaalllll the way in the back) with the windows down and enjoying the fact that I've caught a hotspot in the air for my laptop. Ah, some peace and quiet and time on the computer. It's been awhile since I've been on a real keyboard and not my phone's qwerty slideout with those teeny tiny buttons. I'm thankful for that phone keyboard,

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-19551748173258733162009-12-19T07:04:00.001-05:002009-12-19T07:04:57.864-05:00

Friday's mail brought a fun piece of mail.  I love fun mail!  A Christmas Elf over at Crochetville sent me a totally unexpected surprise.  Look at the goodies she gave to me!  Just because!  Sharpies, stickers, a crocheted Christmas ornament and a lovely Christmas card.  I love Sharpies, especially those new ink pens they've created.  The package she sent to me had 2 pens in it, so it made it

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Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-12021308756053512302009-12-05T07:21:00.000-05:002009-12-05T07:21:20.299-05:00

Ooops!!! Here is the latest bookmark that I have crocheted. This bookmark was supposed to be mailed in November so that my partner on CLBMX could receive it by November 30th...and I found it just sitting there, waiting a little impatiently, to be mailed! Oh my goodness, but I thought I had mailed it already! I will add some extra goodies in the package to make up for the delay.

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-14945803720606365252009-12-02T02:45:00.002-05:002009-12-02T02:47:06.890-05:00

Gracie will be only 2 months old on Friday, December 4th.  But tonight I was so excited to see her ROLL OVER !  She was laying on her stomach and rolled over to her back.  I jumped up and down with her excitedly telling her how proud I was of her and telling her how she is gonna be waiting for noone in life.  She will do just WHAT she wants WHEN she wants!  Wow!  I'm thinking it's too early for

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-26370246337789815512009-12-01T02:17:00.006-05:002009-12-01T02:52:19.720-05:00

I've crocheted a sweater ornament for an ornament exchange over at Swap-bot, and though I was quite nervous to make a "sweater", I think this one turned out rather cute. What do you think? The pattern that was my inspiration is here, and I embellished the sweater with the red trim.

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-36563647614507175492009-11-26T07:15:00.002-05:002009-11-26T07:17:05.610-05:00

Granted, it's an American holiday, but Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful concept and we all could spend a day reflecting on those things in life for which we're thankful. Though life can be hard sometimes, and sometimes we think there really isn't much to be thankful for, I venture to guess that when we really sit still and ponder our personal life that we would find that the list really is

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-71157041647500951522009-11-25T02:17:00.001-05:002009-11-25T02:21:54.212-05:00

Friday's mail brought this wonderful box from my partner Enid for November's round of the CLBMX.  It was a real surprise to receive a box of goodies when I was only expecting a bookmark.  But Enid sent a 2010 calendar, two China Oolong tea bags, a blue post-it note pad, chapstick, recipe cards, a Sudoku puzzle book, and a lovely letter with clip-art of some of my favorite things (butterfly,

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-82907399803285081852009-11-13T21:39:00.010-05:002009-11-25T02:21:00.150-05:00

Yesterday I received a beautiful burgandy bookmark from Peggy through the Crochet List Bookmark Exchange. The picture doesn't do it justice as the thread is just so soft to the touch and lovely to look at. It's the perfect marker to lay between the pages of a book to mark my place. Thank you again, Peggy!

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-81407142691377858302009-11-01T01:33:00.005-04:002009-11-13T22:38:41.708-05:00

Our beautiful baby girl arrived on October 4, 2009. It has been a long while since I've posted but I'd wanted to announce our baby and share pictures. So here she is, Gracie Rose Cardell. b. Oct. 4, 2009, 8 lbs. 15 oz. A tired momma but wide-awake baby! October 5, 2009 A close up of Gracie, October 22, 2009 A darling profile of Gracie, October 22, 2009 Gracie, October 22, 2009

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-33657179866423828982009-07-06T14:11:00.003-04:002009-07-06T14:20:26.692-04:00

Interweave Press is offering 7 complimentary eBooks with 42 FREE projects! There are knitting, beading, and quilting patterns. Click here to get your free patterns. I've downloaded the Baby Knitting Patterns since that seems to be the theme in my life presently. :)

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Hi, everyone! I have been missing "blogging", although I've had lots to talk about. I just haven't made it online to write. However, I won't try to catch up. Instead I have a request from my international friends, especially any in Israel.My girls and I are currently learning about Israel for our Geography studies. They have an outline "map" of Israel, but this is merely a black and white

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-7169573408037558732008-02-11T18:11:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:37:41.230-05:00

Today's mail brought a lovely package from Sue P. for the Crochet List Bookmark Exchange.I just LOVE that heart bookmark she crocheted! Isn't it beautiful?! Sue also enclosed some candy hearts, a package of mint-y hot chocolate, a flowered planner book, and two pattern books. The yarn puppy on the cover of that one booklet is too cute. I can't wait to make that!Here's a close-up of Sue's

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Hmmm...is it "bookmarks" or "bookmarkERs"? I can see either word used, but which word do you use to describe an item that keeps your place in a book?I'm a member of a Yahoo Group called Crochet List. I've been a member of it since 1996, I think, or thereabouts. Wow - that's a long time. Within the group, there are exchanges that members can join and one of my long-time favorites is the

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Do you know of any online sources for teacup patterns, whether crocheted or knitted? ANY yarn project with a teacup theme. I need some party "favors" for a group of ladies and I was thinking of teacup and saucers candy/nut dishes, but am open to dishcloth patterns, potholder patterns, or anything in a teacup theme. Perhaps you know of a pattern or website? Please leave a comment and post any

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Have you ever read the "Jolly Postman" children's books? I discovered them through Swap-bot last year because I read about a swap where envelope books would be created to mimic the "Jolly Postman" books. I went to Amazon.com to see what these books looked like and eventually requested them from my library's Interlibrary loan system. Very cute concept is all I can say! You have to look at these

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-20356974549239909742007-11-18T03:16:00.000-05:002007-11-19T19:47:55.051-05:00

IT'S ME!In my last post it was the month of May and I was asking where April went. Well, here it is November, almost December!, and 6 months have passed since I last wrote here. Even as I write that it's been 6 months, I am surprised because it seems like so much longer than only 6 months since I have posted on my blog. But then 6 months is a long time, isn't it? It's been a long hard summer

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-4511530824014257122007-05-03T22:56:00.000-04:002007-05-04T01:59:09.828-04:00

Here it is, the end of Thursday, May 3rd. What ever happened to APRIL is all I want to know! Life in the Cardell household is still on "hold". We don't know what's going to happen from one day to the next, but then isn't that the way it is for everyone to some degree? I have a very PART-TIME "part-time" job at our local Real Estate office. Tomorrow I'll be filling in for the regular girl as she

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-44328669030723611372007-04-26T04:20:00.000-04:002007-04-26T04:57:04.396-04:00

There are a few things I've been working on that I'll post about later. My digital camera is recharging. I am waiting to grab a few more pictures and then I'll share them with you!Meanwhile, here's a cute MEME (what does that stand for anyway?) I saw over a Laverna's. This should keep you here for another minute or two, antsy with curiousity.It’s only

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-10402383532832693572007-04-22T19:38:00.000-04:002007-04-22T20:27:55.085-04:00

My partner in the "Take Me For Who I Am" swap over at Swap-bot will be glad to finally get a card from me. I don't know what it was about this swap. I was so excited at the idea of it when I first noticed it, but then when it came to sitting down and DOING the card, something within me just froze! I couldn't start! I'd never had this happen and I didn't understand it or know what it was. It's

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-7055032378142386602007-04-22T14:18:00.000-04:002007-04-22T17:16:11.017-04:00

I'm sitting here on a beautiful, bright and warm Sunday afternoon reading my email quickly, while making dinner, and I came across a comment left on my blog from an old friend. I say "old" but my friend is not "old" just someone whom I haven't talked to in awhile though we've known each other for 9 years. Well, no, I guess it would be 10 now, Helen, considering we were pregnant together! And

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-48896712855312096612007-04-05T05:04:00.000-04:002007-04-05T05:12:47.315-04:00

Just a quick post...Tommy and I heard yesterday that our elderly friend D died in the nursing home. We are saddened by this news. Some of my readers will remember that Tommy helped take care of D weeks ago. They were old friends. We thought he was getting better. We'll attend the funeral in a few days.I went on a Women's Retreat up in Cohutta Springs (Georgia) this past weekend (Friday

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-43580686537410036732007-03-30T03:47:00.000-04:002007-03-30T05:49:49.169-04:00

MARCH ColorswapIt appears that I'm so behind I haven't even noted my Colorswap packages from February and March. Worse yet, I obviously never even ACKNOWLEDGED my March Color Swap package from Briana!Briana, my heartfelt apologies once again! Though it's been crazy here, and I'm behind on everything so much so that I haven't kept up my blog or posting, there's no excuse for me not dropping an

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-47185276088311340752007-03-28T23:28:00.000-04:002007-03-29T00:14:16.471-04:00

Today's mail brought two swaps which really brightened my day. The ladies were really generous in their swap packages.This first swap was for the "Little handmade bag o'stuff". Basically use any craft you want to make a "little bag, pouch, tote, purse, or whatever you want to call it, and then put something in it just for fun". My partner, Renee, made a very adorable bag from a pattern she

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-50245864436755817142007-03-08T23:03:00.000-05:002007-03-08T23:42:38.409-05:00

Here are some other swaps at Swap-bot that I've received over the past month.LOVE POSTCARDThis was the second postcard that I received for this swap. I really loved this postcard along with the first one I received. I never received the third one for the swap, but I don't miss it too much because I received two wonderful postcards.PAPER SNOWFLAKESThese were the paper snowflakes which I made for

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-16561055503278340662007-03-08T21:48:00.000-05:002007-03-09T03:45:47.495-05:00

The power just went off here and deleted everything I had typed in my newest post...you see why I haven't been posting much lately...there's always something to deter me! But I am back to try again 'cause I know you all have missed lil ole me.As I was saying before my post was zapped, I received a package for the "Dollar Store Swap" over at Swap-bot today, and I was really pleased by it. Marcia

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-4114588131362367832007-02-05T00:21:00.000-05:002007-02-05T00:45:12.467-05:00

Secret Pal 10 is starting up and so I wanted to get the answers to my questionaire in.1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? My favorite yarns are anything soft to the touch. How simple is that? :) There really are no fibers that I've come across yet that I "absolutely don't like". Scratchy wool would be a 'yech' (or an "ouch!") but they've

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-2562424126412300782007-02-04T20:28:00.000-05:002007-02-04T23:40:31.573-05:00

How can you not think about Love when you see mail like this!Joye S. sent these LOVEly goodies for the "Gotta Have Heart Stitchmarker Exchange" over at the Yahoo Group "StuffKnittersWantandGottaHave_Exchange". It is a Valentine's Day swap requiring a set of stitchmarkers and a dishcloth. Joye included all these items in her package:strawberry shower gel and pouf;crocheted chapstick holder

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-1170381811182045342007-02-03T03:12:00.000-05:002007-02-04T20:26:22.947-05:00

Ok, readers, my birthday post! I know some of you have said I have been keeping you in suspense, but I promise it wasn't intentional! It takes time to sit down and make a post and spare time has been fleeting for me since the week of my birthday. But without further ado...Thursday, January 25th, was my 39th birthday. I opened my presents soon after midnight! ha ha! Well, I was up and hubby had

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My birthday came and went a week ago. I am officially 39 years old now! Wow! I had a wonderful birthday DAY but we have been so busy with helping an elderly friend in various ways that I haven't had time to blog.It all started a few weeks ago when D wanted Tommy to help him out by retrieving his mail at the post office, getting a few groceries, picking up cleaning, and odd jobs like that. But

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-1169697662704374452007-01-24T22:13:00.000-05:002007-02-02T00:45:35.813-05:00

This post was created Wednesday, January 24th, but I forgot to post it and left it as a draft. But here it is, even if it is a little late.Yesterday's mail brought a very fun package to my door. Now I've had a couple of packages come for the CLBFX, but my mind drew a blank when I saw the name and return address on this package. It was a familiar name. I remember exchanging emails with this

Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802559471478481194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426252.post-1169397244678591912007-01-21T11:27:00.000-05:002007-01-21T18:00:12.960-05:00

If you haven't checked out The Great Bookmark Exchange yet, click on the button!Meanwhile, I've got my partner (Hey, Barb! ) and here are my answers to the survey/questionaire:1. What genre of books do you enjoy most? (i.e. mystery, romance, horror, historical, biographies, autobiographies, fantasy, sci-fi, etc) I enjoy biographies, autobiographies, historical, Christian inspirational and

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...but let's not rush it. I have to do 39 first! And next Thursday will be that day when I've been on this earth for 39 years. Wow. I can hardly comprehend that. I don't feel (almost) 39. Inside I still feel like I'm a young 20 year old. And I wonder if in another 39 years, if I will still feel like that young woman on the inside, while my "outside" has grown old. I imagine that that will

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I've been playing in the beads the last few days with my girls. They love to bead and make "things". I had 3 bracelets to make for a Bracelet Swap I joined over at Swap-bot, so I figured I could get creative with my girls and make some of my swaps at the same time. I had intended to use my love of yarn and thread to crochet or knit a bracelet, but time ran out on me, and I resorted to just

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Yesterday morning while I was watching HGTV (I love to sit down and begin my viewing at 10:30 am with "Scrapbooking", then "Knitty Gritty", and then "Uncommon Threads", and also "Creative Juice"), I had stepped to the kitchen, or was taking care of my children's requests, or something or other, only to return to see a woman (I have since learned that this was Pam) crocheting a hat with some thick

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Perhaps I'm behind the times but I just heard about Interweave Crochet's news. They are going quarterly with charter subscriptions available beginning with the Fall 2007 issue! For those of you who are familiar with Interweave Press' publications, you know that they put out class act magazines for artisans and crafters. There is Interweave Knits, of course. But also Piecework, Beadwork,

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with this!

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A reader left a comment on a previous post, asking if I'd like to have another little mini-swap for a dishcloth. Let me give you a brief glimpse into my mind however...don't worry, it's not too scarey to be in my head.Tasha was my partner in Swap-bot's swap "Dishcloth Exchange" which ran from October 31st to November 15th, 2006. Or rather I should say, she was my assignment. Someone else was

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My goodness, what a professional job! Juli, you should be selling these babies! I absolutely ADORE this tote which I received in the mail today! And all the yarn, thread, bookmarks, notecards, hot chocolate ('cause my tea stash is HUGE!), coffee, free pattern sheets, sticky notes, inspirational book, and a BIRTHDAY CARD! Hey, I don't mind that the card is early (my birthday is January 25th)

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Do you like stickers? I love them along with all things PAPER! I'm a member of YahooGroups "StickerAddicts". Today's mail brought last week's "Letter 'B' Swap". I received these goodies from Dorothy in Canada: a Bird calendar and a Beaded Bear sticker sheet. Cute, cute, cute!

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I just realized after looking at Juli's blog, that I had not answered the questionaire for Ranee's Colorswap. Well, here are my answers!1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you? I am not a yarn snob, though I love the natural fibers. I use Red Heart in afghans and Lion Brand in various projects, too. I'm

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I've been unintentionally neglecting my blog. A lot has been going on here, some of which I will share later. But right now, I had to share about today's unexpected mail delivery.I received a brown box from someone whom I had never heard of and the box was heavy ($13 worth of postage - ack!) I wasn't expecting anything so I had no idea who could be sending something to me, much less spending so

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Today's mail brought a Priority Mail box from my SP9! My daughter Kelley retrieved it from our mailman and when she brought it to me she was sliding its contents back in forth in the box by tilting the box one way and then the other and saying "Mom, do you think it's a book?" Of course, I had no idea since I hadn't been given the box yet! Haha! But when I did hold the box, I found myself

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Today, or rather yesterday now, I received a letter from Mona in Qatar. (Do you know where Qatar is?) I was her assignment in Swap-bot's "A Letter For Me #8". Her letter took two weeks to arrive here, but it was fascinating reading and worth the wait. (Thank you, Mona, for the interesting letter about yourself and the area of Doho, Qatar where you live.)What was most fascinating is the map of

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So much to share, so little time.Loving books as I do, I happened to notice my library was having a book sale last Friday when I and the girls were driving by to take care of a couple of errands. Oh my, of course I had to pull in! When paperbacks are a quarter and hardbacks $.50, I knew I had some change that I could blow on some books. I got quite a few to list at PaperbackSwap.com. In two

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Yesterday's mail brought a wonderful surprise from my SP9! I thought it was a magazine, and in a sense, it was. My SP sent a Patternworks catalog to me. AND a Gift Certificate!Wow! I have never ordered from Patternworks before but love to browse through their catalog...always "oohing and ahhing". This was really a nice treat. I haven't ordered anything yet...still browsing. But I'm leaning

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1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? My favorite yarns are anything soft to the touch. How simple is that? :) There really are no fibers that I've come across yet that I "absolutely don't like". Scratchy wool would be a 'yech' (or an "ouch!") but they've come a long way with wool these days and I am surprised at how soft wool can actually be.

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My local homeschooling group sent an email letting us homeschooling moms know of the library's monthly "Crafts Tuesdays" for children (ages 6-12) which occurs the second Tuesday of every month. This sounded like fun so I took Kelley and Jessica.The craft was ok. They made a "ghost". As I'm not into Halloween, my enthusiasm was dampened just a little. I wasn't totally disappointed because after

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Hi, dear readers. Just thought I'd drop a note and "check in". I'm physically fine, just in a slump mentally and not much yarnin' has been going on here. I've mainly been playing in the Paper lately and not so much the Yarn. But my fingers miss the repetitive motion of working yarn into a gift for someone, so I'll be back at it again soon. There's just nothing like the feel of yarn slipping

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Here are some updates on swaps and such over the past month. I'm glad to finally have all this updated, especially for SP8, Favorite Colorswap and the One Skein SP Swap!~SP8 REVEALED!"~I am behind on getting this event blogged, but SP8 was a great round, and I loved discovering who my spoiler was! It was none other than Ann of "Diving for Purls"!In August, Ann revealed herself with this

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Received these stickers from Vanessa at StickerAddicts!

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The mail just arrived and a little white puffy envelope was in the bunch. It's from Maggie P. for the Stitchmarker Swap over at "StuffKnittersWantandGottaHave_Exchange". Look at these great Fall themed stitchmarkers she made. She also sent a skein of chenille, I believe, in a hot pink/purplish color. The color isn't throughout the strand so I don't know if this is hand-dyed yarn or it's been

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Saturday was a good day for reading. It's not often that I actually get to READ a book. I began a book titled "The God I Love, A Memoir", by Joni Eareckson Tada. This woman has been an inspiration to me ever since I first heard about her story when I was a teenager. For any of you who don't know who she is, she was just an ordinary girl, now a woman in her 50's I believe, who broke her neck

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Wow! Not to make you all jealous, but look what Nicole sent to me for August's Project Colorswap! It JUST arrived! I've only had time to savor unwrapping the gifts and oohing and aahhing over them and setting them up for their photoshoot, downloading off my camera, uploading to Photobucket, and here they are! Go ahead! Click on the photos to get a better view. I had to break it up into 3 pictures

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...naw! It's not THAT post! The one that I left off from my last post. Not YET, anyway. This post is actually going to be "More Goodies That I've MADE!"ONE SKEIN SWAP I think it is safe to post this as my One Skein partner doesn't know who I am ... yep, I'm late in getting my final month's (August) swap out to her and thus haven't "revealed" myself yet.However, this is what I made with one skein

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Ok. Some of you think I just get all sorts of fun mail every day and that my mailbox is never empty! Oh to be so lucky! Wouldn't that just be heavenly to receive a piece of FUN mail EVERY day?!!!But alas, there are days when my mailbox holds no fun mail and some days when, horror of all horrors, it is actually EMPTY! I feel so let down on those days! What is that about???? I guess that I

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Vik and Keri, thank you for your comments on my last post. I had to chuckle! Sure that was a lot of postcards and goodies that I showed you all in my last post, but those arrived over a month's time! There are days when there is NOTHING FUN in my mailbox. Really! Can you IMAGINE that? Believe me, it leaves me sad when there is nothing fun in my mailbox. But it happens. :)I will be back with more

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My goodness, I can barely believe that it's been almost a month since my last post! Whew! All's well here, however. It's just been one thing after another that has come up, as I know many of you can relate to. Probably the #1 reason why I've been missing is due to the childcare situation with Emily this past month. She's here at 6 am to 3 pm and it's taken some adjusting on our part and her part.

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Today's mail brought this beautiful panoramic postcard from Annette in New Zealand. I was struck at the view of the mountains behind the lake. The bottom half of the mountains looks green and lush and the top of the mountains are snow-capped! It's like two seasons in one!Of course, I loved the stamp, too.On the yarn front, I haven't been doing too much. I have crocheted a few dishcloths for

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(click for larger views) My SP8 sent me this beautiful postcard depicting the city of Seattle during her recent travel with work. I loved it! I love to see pictures of cityscapes and horizons with towering skyscrapers and other interesting architecture. My SP8 tells me that she will be sending a big Reveal in the next few weeks...I'm very interested in discovering who she is. This postcard...

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This first photo is not from a Swap, but rather simply a promo gift. Jodi with Knit and Plenty sent me this complimentary tape measure for simply giving her my local yarn store's address and owner's name so that she could contact them. Go visit her blog and do the same for your complimentary tape measure! Here is her specific post with the details. Thank you again, Jodi!The following are goodies

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So it's been a week since I posted? Wow. My neighbors, Doug and Cindi, are looking after his niece as DFCS pulled her out of her parents' home. So I have been helping Cindi out by watching Emily. Emily is TJ's age. Two. TJ is having to adjust to another personality. Emily is overall a good enough child to look after. She is used to playing on her own so she's not a child I have to

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Lots of postcards in that previous post...Yes, Keri, I'm a "postcard swapping' machine"! Do you think I should start another blog devoted just to my postcard hobby?Here are some more from Postcrossing from the past couple of weeks.~~POSTCROSSING ~~ This postcard is from Maarit in Finland. She says that now is the best time of year there in Haukipudas. Can you imagine having over 20 hours of

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~~PROJECT COLOR SWAP - JULY ~~Dana sent this wonderful July Project Color Swap package which I received last week (or the week before)! She had wrapped almost everything and made it such a joy for my children and I to open! (you didn't think I'd actually get to open all these goodies ALONE, did you?)I absolutely loved everything! I can't wait to create something with the soft merino wool. Nor can

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Back in April, when I first joined the monthly Project Color Swap, I posted the following questionaire and answers. Well, here it is again for my August partner and anyone else who just wants to know!To my August Colorswap partner, Nicole, here are my answers to the Project Color Swap (not to be confused with the Favorite Color Swap) questionaire:Are you crafty? I am crafty if it has anything to

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I DO! So sit back and enjoy!~~ONE SKEIN SP SWAP~~ This is what my One Skein SP sent to me for the month of June. On June 26th, I received this very pretty skein of Berroco SoftTwist in a lovely burgandy shade. I loved this when I had purchased some for a Yarn Swap earlier in the year, but I didn't have an opportunity to purchase some for myself then. I'm very glad to have my own skein to play

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1. What are your top three favorite colors? Fuschia, Royal Blue, Pale Pink2. What crafts do you really enjoy? Crocheting, Knitting, Cross-stitch, Beading, any Paper Crafts3. What products do you really covet? SNB The Happy Hooker, Vogue Knitting Magazines, Piecework Magazine, various wood (like ebony or rosewood or walnut...) needles and hooks4. What other activities do you enjoy besides your

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EVERYONE!Ok, regarding my contest over the Cloud photo, three of you commenters guessed what image I saw in the cloud .... an ANGEL! My angel was actually a standing angel with a long dress and wings behind her. But I liked Jennifer's vision of a little girl looking to the left with her ponytail on the right and her wings behind her. I could see that after she wrote that description. And did

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Remember this contest hidden in my post from a few days ago? (scroll all the way down to the end when you pull it up) Well, the contest wasn't necessarily hidden, but it was sort of a reward for those of you who ACTUALLY read my long diatribe. A "pot at the end of the rainbow" sort of thing. Well, there is a winner........but I'll tell you later as I must go right now, and this post would be

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I love postcards, stamps, stickers, and all sorts of paper! In my own collection of paper, I have various cardstock and scrapbooking papers. I'd like to have Origami papers one day. And of course, I have my stamp collections and postcard collections. But look what "papers" made their way to my home in the past few days!From the FiberPC group, Lorraine sent to me my very first "Fiber Postcard"!

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During my "hiatus" from this blog a couple weeks ago, several things happened which I wanted to share. Jessie's birthday was on June 23rd...I'll blog more about that later...Keri's free yarn arrived...and so did my Colorswap package for June which was a Blue theme! So here are the goodies I neglected to show you in my previous post.Kim sent all this wonderful yarn: 2 balls of Berroco Jewel FX (I

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ENVELOPESBecause I can't mail those little coin envelopes (that I made yesterday) through our Postal Service all by themselves (too small), I created a bigger envelope for each of my partners, also using a template and pages from magazines. Then I slipped the little envelope of stickers into it, my "calling" card (or business card) and a little note. This is what they looked like finished! The

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Some of you may remember a post I made about 10 months ago where I was trying my hand at "recycled magazine paper envelopes". I got the idea when I read this. Well, I made some yesterday with my girls and my neighbor's 14 year old daughter who is visiting from Missouri! After having participated in 'Stickers With a Twist' over at Swap-bot, I signed up again when 'Stickers With a Twist 2' was

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If you like to crochet granny squares, and you like to participate in swaps, there's a swap at Swap-bot just for you! The rules are simply to crochet two (2) 7" squares in bright colors, edge them with black or white.."can be varigated or any bright color and any pattern as well"...and send it to each member of the swap. There are only 7 members right now, but let's get enough playing so that

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Finally, it's gone! The toys I crocheted for the Crochetville Toy Swap, that is! And by "gone" I mean "MAILED"! Life's circumstances have just put me behind on my swaps at C'ville and it feels good to finally have the Toy Swap out. Tina has been very patient with me. I've just been feeling awful for putting her through the wait. I know what it means to be a swapper and to get your swaps out

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Look at this! It's a gorgeous bolero jacket I saw on Helen's blog! This pattern is definitely Wish List-worthy!

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...I actually THREW AWAY a postcard I received through Postcrossing...{everyone gasp here!} The postcard depicted a picture/painting that was just GROTESQUE to me and, to be honest, I don't want to have to look upon the image again in the future while flipping through my postcard album. Sure it was from a "famous" Finnish painter, but we all know that all "art" isn't "art" to everyone. Beauty is

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...how did I miss this?Do you have to ASK??? Of COURSE, I signed up! Postcard addict that I am and all...

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Today's mail brought a postcard from my SP8! She says this is a postcard from her vacation this year and a hint as to what my next package will be....She assures me it's not going to be snow, but I'm at a loss to guess what else it could be! This postcard depicts a view of The Art Institute of Chicago after a snowstorm around the year 1920....Is she going to send me a building? A lion?!! I'm

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Yes, it's been awhile since I've posted. I've been thinking of posting almost everyday since, but I just have other things that are pulling at me to take care of. Mainly I've been trying to wrap up my Toy Swap goodies for my partner, Tina, over at Crochetville (almost done!) and then the Kitchen/Bath Swap for Cindy, also at Crochetville. After I finish these two and the Accessories Swap for

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Postcards have arrived today and yesterday through the Postcrossing project, feeding my love of paper. Yesterday's mail brought this beautiful pink flower from Poland. I believe this is the FIRST time I've received a postcard from Poland. I don't know if you the viewer can see the detail to this postcard, but each petal of this flower is actually a tube. It's really fascinating to realize that

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Judge William Young had some powerful words to say to Richard Reid, the muslim who confessed of his plan to blow up a jetliner with explosives he had hidden in his shoes. It was a beautiful and firm explanation to this terrorist that Freedom is what this terrorist and all others like him seem to hate. Now I won't get into politics and religion beyond just saying that I do feel that all

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Besides being a lover of yarn and fibers, I love PAPER! Which probably influences my tendencies towards being a pack rat! I'm sure my husband wonders why I keep that little scrap of paper that sure looks like trash to him. Or that envelope, also that looks like it was supposed to be thrown away. Or the tissue paper that was used to line a gift bag or wrap a gift...not trash, honey! Seriously

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As if I needed any more. But you know, to prevent future drama, hubby and I decided to nip a situation in the bud.The situation is that I have been watching my neighbor's daughter's baby (my neighbor's granddaughter, yes) a couple of days a week to help out the mother. This has been going on for about a month, maybe 6 weeks. The baby is adorable and easy to take care of...I mean I've had 3 of

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This postcard from The Netherlands arrived today. I love those Dutch windmills. Thank you, Kris!I was able to mail off several swap items today and I was glad to get ahead a little bit.This is the bookmark I sent off to Joan Presnell for the June CLBMX. She likes the color yellow and this month's theme was a "buggie" one, so I made this butterfly bookmark. I beaded the antennae and put a beaded "

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Today's mail brought a beautiful surprise! Many of you know that I participate in Postcrossing in which I send and receive postcards around the world (mostly sending to Finland presently, but I did get an assignment to Canada, Brazil and Belgium this week!) I love postcards and I love stamps, so this postcard swapping gives me a "fix" for both hobbies!This month, on the 4th, I received an

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~~RAOK!~~ My heartfelt "Thank You!" goes to Anna, one of my former C'ville Secret Pals. She read here on my blog about the black Pineapple Top I had crocheted, and how I have an order for a Turquoise colored top, and she sent me some turquoise Caron Simply Soft which she had previously wound into cakes and recently found in her stash. Wasn't that thoughtful? But what blew me away was the Walmart

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This week I received this wonderful box of goodies from my SP8! She said the theme she had in mind was "English Garden", and I think she did really well matching everything up under that theme. There is a bag of "Rose" tea from a shop near her home, and it really smells yummy! My SP8 also knit these 3 flowers and included the pattern! I love flowers! I just adore stickers, too, and look what she

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