Christmas Exchange 2005

This is from one of the first group exchanges I was in. I still email with some of my exchange partners today. These exchanges are great to meet new people. I am "slowly" going to try and post my completed projects to this blog.

Summer 2009 Christmas Ornament Exchange

These are my Santa sacks I make. I have knit many of these the past few years. This particular one I put a music box in the sack, that plays Santa Claus is coming to town. I never put skis in the sack before either.

Summer Craft Exchange

I am a craft exchange group and for the summer 2009 the only requirement was it had to have some red, white, and blue. It could be any type of craft we wanted. I decided I wanted to try decoupaging a ceramic tile. I went to H.D. and got the tiles for a quarter, downloaded pic and decoupaged. I then applied the heat resistant lacquer, which is now curing. I think the little Patriotic Angel is sweet. I am not the best photographer, but here they are

Afghan For Walter Reed Hospital

Here is the lap robe I knit up for Walter Reed.

The Latest

I had decided to finish some of my WIP. I dug out the curtains that I had cut for my dungeon while in a sewing class two years ago. The "instructor" had personal issues and we were really not taught too much. I was surprised I pulled them out of the tote bag I had carried back and forth and actually was able to pick up where I had left. I finished pinning them and then finished sewing them. I have them hanging now and I know what I would do differently when I make some the next time. So that is somewhat encouraging. To know your own goofs.

My DH bought home a notice from a veterans association he is in. An affilitate group was asking for afghans, lap robes, or knit squares to the wouned soldiers at Walter Reed. I dug into my stash and did a lap robe. I think it turned out well. I knit using two skeins at once, so it should be nice and warm.

I have been organizing my craft table, which we moved to my dungeon. I have gotten a new Cricut and can not wait until I have a chance to play with it. Soon I hope.

Sadly, work has to come first. Oh well.

My next projects are to finish for the two ornament exchanges I am for this month. I am going to attempt one new thing on one exchange. (keeping fingers crossed)

Celebrate

It is midnight April 16th. Whoo hooo Tax Season is officially over. I only have one more room to Spring clean upstairs. Then I can start cleaning here in the dungeon. Got alot of files to go thru, etc.. Now I am thinking I might move my crafting table down here. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Hopefully, I can go back to deciding what to do with all those granny squares.

Stash of squares

Here is a picture of the granny squares and knit intarsia squares, that I decided to try and use for something. Someone gave them to me and I want to use them. I am new at crocheting, so still looking how to join them and what to make them into in.