tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270359542024-03-13T11:56:08.328-07:00LOOM KNITTING, CRAFTS and WESTIESI guess these are my four main hobbies. Loom knitting since April 2006; Crafts, I have been doing for about 25+ years and way too many to describe them all;Genealogy and westies since I adopted one born April 2003.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-12583610498822560372012-01-28T15:00:00.001-08:002012-01-28T15:15:35.086-08:00MY CRAFTING AREA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXmt5ki1EvNCsxg43MvXwMGvYX2J6w1mhcv8ntW1QwbINiKuQ4xh2GF7gv5Yqh-O7duuBv_C9tbZPGiN-gRD6RwK6SDcSbP3nci4qKEzUarfMkkAzLXKwerFY_BDsrSC83X9I/s1600/DSCN2069.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702822970233691890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXmt5ki1EvNCsxg43MvXwMGvYX2J6w1mhcv8ntW1QwbINiKuQ4xh2GF7gv5Yqh-O7duuBv_C9tbZPGiN-gRD6RwK6SDcSbP3nci4qKEzUarfMkkAzLXKwerFY_BDsrSC83X9I/s400/DSCN2069.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;"><strong>MY OH MY....Has it really been almost a year since I posted something to my blog? Well I will just have to fix that won't I?<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mGHmpA6TKHvTrAWJkVwzNdD9OnKhv1gjhrA0D5OyVFpoHMS4r3HXTO7ND5cMHOL6c0yDjXA9fcH5_XMaBliz_uZy2WjabJFphzsn1JQTwIOUdxhPBOoTEVMqzSh4Uz1ey50U/s1600/DSCN2070.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702822673051879698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mGHmpA6TKHvTrAWJkVwzNdD9OnKhv1gjhrA0D5OyVFpoHMS4r3HXTO7ND5cMHOL6c0yDjXA9fcH5_XMaBliz_uZy2WjabJFphzsn1JQTwIOUdxhPBOoTEVMqzSh4Uz1ey50U/s400/DSCN2070.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"><strong>This is where I bring my crafts to life and just some of my supplies. You can also see some of my machines I have been collecting.<br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiej0LkydJoFP8fAvcWlJrAmhso83PJQmpooB9JxHaZC46uN1_gl0vXjR1l9XOGIqEJIQ6RoecFTQrq_i9V2UnEdxXgNXeSLbJ53zJ_LF5f3QwcufAzuStg9aZodAqkpGyl0NZI/s1600/DSCN2071.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702822346888392466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiej0LkydJoFP8fAvcWlJrAmhso83PJQmpooB9JxHaZC46uN1_gl0vXjR1l9XOGIqEJIQ6RoecFTQrq_i9V2UnEdxXgNXeSLbJ53zJ_LF5f3QwcufAzuStg9aZodAqkpGyl0NZI/s400/DSCN2071.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">There on the table is the last machine I was running through it passes to get ready for its new owner...I had a former teacher give me 4 machines that he was just gonna through away till my sister said I may want them...Threee I will find new homes for but I will be keeping the 1950 Singer.<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPUObm6VdRUKCNZHJXjDbrveoAd9FTyuI3Bg45G0fNvcCUQFduYzY1NsrEu9Aly3djwSKcwXtHk6fxBFrDYhyphenhyphenC8e_Ci6EgGWhFudOliNWTnoJwXvbWGe-JjBgDK-AnoQkxlDq/s1600/DSCN2072.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702821974519999010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPUObm6VdRUKCNZHJXjDbrveoAd9FTyuI3Bg45G0fNvcCUQFduYzY1NsrEu9Aly3djwSKcwXtHk6fxBFrDYhyphenhyphenC8e_Ci6EgGWhFudOliNWTnoJwXvbWGe-JjBgDK-AnoQkxlDq/s400/DSCN2072.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Again some more supplies. I love the two sweater racks in the closet that I stack my yarn in...a whole lot better to see what colors I have and is easier to get to.</span></strong><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I made a resolution to do more crafts this year so I am hoping to post more of what I make...so stay tuned...</p><br /></span></strong>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-65511976491950070122011-01-31T21:10:00.000-08:002011-01-31T21:15:13.001-08:00A book giveawayThere is a cool book being given away and I hope I win as I have been getting into making purses as you can see from my last post. I am on about my 7 or 8th I think. I get an entry to this contest for posting about it so that is what i am doing. Just click on the post title and see for yourself.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-20293117556495800452010-05-05T10:33:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:42:44.999-07:00Newest project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ51SLus4qonk5-krVxmBRKYvuKaGEOh8PUgJ0BizQ87lpkIIu-CtBObWcfOzKW93TVtDRo7E7ikAHZNKZlysz_oXLZmK5167__PyBkmCD_qouZXEqfYvRuarE-42kYNO9qnsp/s1600/P5040067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467841530640583794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ51SLus4qonk5-krVxmBRKYvuKaGEOh8PUgJ0BizQ87lpkIIu-CtBObWcfOzKW93TVtDRo7E7ikAHZNKZlysz_oXLZmK5167__PyBkmCD_qouZXEqfYvRuarE-42kYNO9qnsp/s400/P5040067.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I am finally getting back into craft mode with the nice weather. I decided to make this little pouch from this site: <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/04/27/pleated-pouch-tutorial/">http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/04/27/pleated-pouch-tutorial/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/04/27/pleated-pouch-tutorial/"></a>I think mine turned out very cute and even want to make a few more. It only took like 1 1/2 hours to make so it was very fast.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9L6jEWGIDZXKQUJZXajrKTuAhoW1iFtYdg31cPESfiZ8oZ63RyjMtjxO291f0AK1k0DtgHdC4GhU1lQBgKvbSLIvEWn1Sfh7Gfm-PsMJf6yanS9zuhHiPxRSbo4UflIKFqle/s1600/P5040070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467841531765660610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9L6jEWGIDZXKQUJZXajrKTuAhoW1iFtYdg31cPESfiZ8oZ63RyjMtjxO291f0AK1k0DtgHdC4GhU1lQBgKvbSLIvEWn1Sfh7Gfm-PsMJf6yanS9zuhHiPxRSbo4UflIKFqle/s400/P5040070.JPG" border="0" /></a>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-32196439369091395282010-01-16T09:56:00.000-08:002010-01-16T09:58:35.539-08:00Gemalicious beads contestOK...here we are again gemalicious beads are having another contest and I sooooo want to win this time. Check out the link and you can enter too.<br />Just click on the title of this post and it will take you there.<br />Yummy beads are to be found here.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-88492515394546270252009-12-06T22:18:00.000-08:002009-12-06T22:22:28.427-08:00This web site is going to give away a pair of UGG boots. I know this is crazy for me to enter as I hardly wear shoes at all but they look so warm and comfortable I want to try them on!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.whooga.com" style="background-image:url(http://imgs.pulseware.com.au/WBADGEx1x1214169-1412177xd06BCx4_0_246.gif)"><img src="http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k286/pulselayouts/toasts.jpg" alt="uggs" border="0"></a>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-33646840679003616032009-12-04T19:35:00.000-08:002009-12-04T19:37:25.546-08:00gemstone giveawaythis website is haveing a gemstone giveaway with some YUMMY gemstones. I had to post a link on my blog so here it is and check them out. Click on the title to go to their site...you won't be sorry.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-74521266137972509962009-05-31T11:57:00.000-07:002009-05-31T12:02:15.286-07:00Beautiful Iris!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxC2xKmqKScdzgQD9RlQuiEPMQGq4ekARbhxBQiXjsq__vCOYpAg3xn5vrVsPc8fI1TrMdAU7udDRC70qKoP7emHsntERXj1y4FouhLZQmqf-kzWNN3J8B9ezr1AipPFQ6YP4f/s1600-h/P5311906.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342065243097397938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxC2xKmqKScdzgQD9RlQuiEPMQGq4ekARbhxBQiXjsq__vCOYpAg3xn5vrVsPc8fI1TrMdAU7udDRC70qKoP7emHsntERXj1y4FouhLZQmqf-kzWNN3J8B9ezr1AipPFQ6YP4f/s400/P5311906.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I am not even sure where I got this iris but I just LOVE it! I think it is the most beautiful one I have ever seen. I never even thought about it till my husband mentioned it but it has the coloring from our wedding. I swear I have to take a picture of it ever year it blooms for me!</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-72507617269703974772009-04-01T10:56:00.001-07:002009-04-01T10:58:37.532-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl9V3RE4_7dRxnq4KqVAr1ts3XS5MusVkc6Fsq_ghMhxuLEtgbXyGPfmMphWjZJcri2Vm6Oa5oFIhgbL4-lFNdwAt4jYj45LBMPpfV8OsIv0zd4ijy5wfyqPV0W-KByPK9eFL/s1600-h/tree+cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319783899796273890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl9V3RE4_7dRxnq4KqVAr1ts3XS5MusVkc6Fsq_ghMhxuLEtgbXyGPfmMphWjZJcri2Vm6Oa5oFIhgbL4-lFNdwAt4jYj45LBMPpfV8OsIv0zd4ijy5wfyqPV0W-KByPK9eFL/s400/tree+cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is one of the coolest things I have seen. I guess this is whay you do when you have an ugly tree or a cold tree :-)</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-60342928880720816942009-02-14T17:02:00.000-08:002009-02-14T17:06:02.420-08:00THE CONTESTS ARE OVER!!!WELL WE HAVE 2 WINNERS... THE WINNER OF THE BEAD GUESSING FOR THE BLUE YARN IS........BETTINA WITH A GUESS OF 1397...THERE WERE 1348 BEANS IN MY JAR<br /><br />AND THE WINNER OF THE NEEDLE CONTEST IS........JOYB WITHAN ON THE NOSE GUESS OF 73! WAY TO GO. sHE GETS THE YARN WITH THE BROWN TONES.<br /><br />CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-34518400085384248942009-01-11T12:23:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:25:26.859-08:00Nature's Beauty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15NoPpH8TQOJ42V3ss4i7Ncmdii2yQGCWCTH4rFZCORM7bYhwsKICVv8mvUOfT8P-MjDhCjYKLz7IAbYFQT2sQloZASyxFcgQt2w0yKkv23O_FhXdQ7XcszTzS2g5K_9R1366/s1600-h/P1100048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290134638835078226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15NoPpH8TQOJ42V3ss4i7Ncmdii2yQGCWCTH4rFZCORM7bYhwsKICVv8mvUOfT8P-MjDhCjYKLz7IAbYFQT2sQloZASyxFcgQt2w0yKkv23O_FhXdQ7XcszTzS2g5K_9R1366/s400/P1100048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Isn't this a beautiful sunset we got to view the other night?westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-92065698889708724012008-12-19T21:41:00.000-08:002008-12-19T21:50:08.217-08:00Christmas Puma & snow dog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8OR9EMowhsNyixNwbbekH8zl7Sp2wiYJIeDW-bdqMlqqqv_F4a9m7x2WbtXA1hxHh1DJ5IIhPxC83a6yFAsiC1IkK70J9yXDtl3tLW-8qLf1FqSrwyP4rSs2SbGoGRjOXaXk/s1600-h/PC191335.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281744178251272098" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8OR9EMowhsNyixNwbbekH8zl7Sp2wiYJIeDW-bdqMlqqqv_F4a9m7x2WbtXA1hxHh1DJ5IIhPxC83a6yFAsiC1IkK70J9yXDtl3tLW-8qLf1FqSrwyP4rSs2SbGoGRjOXaXk/s400/PC191335.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I guess my kitty thinks he is a Christmas present...I think he was actually just wanting some sleep away from the dog :-)</div><br /><br /><div>And with awaking to about 6" of snow, when Riley went out to go potty he would come back with snowballs in his fur.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLHichzjWnkOF9HffO175OphM1Byig_5R9zJYSEvPnpW5vAIbgpPb2b4sLxxTucoA25IJcaUjCXREHLkKevGNxMnbnSfl9E8IBzeuB19LVfTZRILMS7PNcDDx1HBlvhNM7jfy/s1600-h/PC191330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281744735446838994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLHichzjWnkOF9HffO175OphM1Byig_5R9zJYSEvPnpW5vAIbgpPb2b4sLxxTucoA25IJcaUjCXREHLkKevGNxMnbnSfl9E8IBzeuB19LVfTZRILMS7PNcDDx1HBlvhNM7jfy/s400/PC191330.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-9657101158806551212008-11-06T14:31:00.000-08:002008-11-06T14:36:21.274-08:00WHOO HOO another contest!Ok Here is another contest to go check out. These are wonderfully made looms....I have 2 of them myself. On this conset they have made a new loom and it needs a name. I tried to add my coment but I would always get an error page, so I am having to go this route...anyhow what I think it should be calles is :The Super Loom" as in Superman & Supergirl and I actually think it could jump a building with a single bound.<br /> Check it out. <a href="http://daloomsblog.typepad.com/blog/2008/11/name-the-loom-contest.html">http://daloomsblog.typepad.com/blog/2008/11/name-the-loom-contest.html</a>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-61331738019302255152008-10-28T22:37:00.000-07:002008-10-28T22:40:15.094-07:00ohhh a contest!I came across this think from another blogger but sounds interesting. All you have to do is vote which one of these bags of started projects she is going to finish. and then you need to post the link on you blog...so that is what I am doing. Here is her link:<br /><a href="http://www.nauticalknitter.com/">http://www.nauticalknitter.com/</a>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-78283224957062957912008-07-18T09:56:00.000-07:002008-07-18T10:01:10.161-07:00MY ORNAMENTS NOW HAVE THEIR OWN PAGE!I spent 3 hours this morning make up a new web page for just my ornaments I make from burnt out light bulbs. I was selling them to earn enought to buy a laptop which I had always wanted and since in June I was able to fullfill that wish...I need to set a new goal of what to buy! Maybe a new fancy sewing machine...hmmmm makes my mind wander all over the place :-) Click on the title of this post and it will take you to see my babies I have created. I hope you enjoy the trip.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-75016165442010644552008-07-02T19:16:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:33.241-08:00I got to meet fellow knitter Stephanie!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkOtt-yJG2VX0G_TbFB0CPCIZUujeGgIK-WxMyPZOEDP__NUzedPH01Jk-YzFmUq1GAZLEeFnsO11574yoeQDng8v8CdHKCJDsj6QcUBYSZTVYUzZyt_x-Dgd6IHPBCO0tuGU/s1600-h/Keggy+%26+Stephanie.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218609063691760402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkOtt-yJG2VX0G_TbFB0CPCIZUujeGgIK-WxMyPZOEDP__NUzedPH01Jk-YzFmUq1GAZLEeFnsO11574yoeQDng8v8CdHKCJDsj6QcUBYSZTVYUzZyt_x-Dgd6IHPBCO0tuGU/s400/Keggy+%26+Stephanie.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAr0XMzFBuBFZl3Hg89PJ_fv4m4ryyXoJubnXzvVZ6k22F0r5REXcjM2CMXAxt9cNg5Zn6NayFkzRFQNwrmR2MKtE7LBHpZqYFVJuniYWcvN_WHETpTLM92vIpNZoSo48ulic/s1600-h/Keggy+%26+Stephanie.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div>Over the last weekend my husband I went to visit family in Rufus, Oregon and on the way home I made arrangements to meet fellow knitter Stephanie in Hood River. When I called she was just heading out the door but agreed to come meet us in the Wal-Mart parking lot. She had said that her son had joked about "look for the tourist" well little did he know he had the right idea. We moved our car to be close to the front of the store, put up 2 chairs under a tree for shade and waited. We told people were were trying out for to become the new greeters. We had a nice visit (about 1 hour) despite the wind which actually did feel good after the heat of Rufus. I got to show her the purse I am making which she said was so much better in person than the pictures and to top it off I handed her a box, she opened and when she saw what it was...let out a squeal! That made my day!!!! I had brought her an Eeyore Lightbulb Ornament...which she had said was her favorite. Our meeting was the third person from the groups for both of us.</div></div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-83347116997136627052008-06-11T08:11:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:33.392-08:00WHOO HOO I earned my laptop!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmq1ptUpQSa92yNQOrKHGMSVR6VDKgatKYXEqSRhZc2i47letHYuiYRBu3KGrh-M5HtWwR7qrNRqo2LXhy9qvgf6icKH2qE6M_RnB1mJVTCZmLc3CbopQTSaeT8ymEAwfoYy-/s1600-h/P6110544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210646102500545474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmq1ptUpQSa92yNQOrKHGMSVR6VDKgatKYXEqSRhZc2i47letHYuiYRBu3KGrh-M5HtWwR7qrNRqo2LXhy9qvgf6icKH2qE6M_RnB1mJVTCZmLc3CbopQTSaeT8ymEAwfoYy-/s320/P6110544.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Back in January I posted that I was going to sell my ornaments to earn $$ for a laptop as I wanted one not needed it. Well WHOO HOO last night I was able to get one as the first order I got was for two of each of the ones I make (I have posted pix of 10 but I do now make 11), and then I restored a computer for a neighbor...I was abl be to hang onto the $$ which was a big feat for me and then hubby did some overtime. I am SOOOOOOO excited!!!!!!!!!! I bet you couldn't tell. I can now stop the internet search for one and get back to crafting and genealogy research.</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-29988620234274032742008-01-21T13:40:00.000-08:002008-01-21T13:46:02.611-08:00BlogaversaryWOW I have been at blogger for one whole year now and have I ever had fun. I guess I should have celibrated in a more fun way but alas it will have to be in just telling all of you who come see me here :-) I have been trying to pull myself in three diffent directions lately: 1) being on the computer way too much as I have finally gotten high speed internet for about 3 weeks now and been having a ball visiting all the sites I had wanted to see but to painful on dail-up; 2) trying to do more knitting on the looms and my next attempt is a pair of gloves; and 3) trying to gather up pictured and post of the different ornaments I paint out of dead light-bulbs. I am hopeing to earn enough to buy me a laptop...not too fancy of one but still portable. So I hope to get that posting up SOON! Thanks all for visiting and check back later.westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-4613145330310468672008-01-13T20:53:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:25:33.724-08:00it's Yurtle the turtle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H9kJCW3UyU7NSjYt8GqXi9S8dOM5kcO1-xvKueoDDVK2p912fOBTB_RuxJv7NvUOTRYtJWW0vw6vnEIr6PzeJT-u2pHjq_uCj-QVgOd2AMpA2B2MfVmhDz6MDzaV6Dtfg1H1/s1600-h/shellie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155192146627644370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H9kJCW3UyU7NSjYt8GqXi9S8dOM5kcO1-xvKueoDDVK2p912fOBTB_RuxJv7NvUOTRYtJWW0vw6vnEIr6PzeJT-u2pHjq_uCj-QVgOd2AMpA2B2MfVmhDz6MDzaV6Dtfg1H1/s320/shellie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I made this turtle in loom class...I think he came out nice. Now I have to make his friends, the ladybug, frog and monkey. You can see the original at this address: <a href="http://guppylovesshark.wordpress.com/">http://guppylovesshark.wordpress.com/</a> I think she does quite well, don't you?</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-46091405922411797502007-12-07T19:07:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:25:33.861-08:00LOOM KNITTED THEME ORNAMENT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9OlvjVgoZyFtNieflbjrNlEavLu8syobaUEyc9dINkXyJrWsXDHKWhW9ZJ7BkkWGqqqIAjx2rWL2ohyphenhyphenrZkKN1-UCENbVLJZBesqTMBrrCQ1XhAAnBR0lwCEQxc15WDdlY8wX/s1600-h/looming+ornament2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141437215221052098" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9OlvjVgoZyFtNieflbjrNlEavLu8syobaUEyc9dINkXyJrWsXDHKWhW9ZJ7BkkWGqqqIAjx2rWL2ohyphenhyphenrZkKN1-UCENbVLJZBesqTMBrrCQ1XhAAnBR0lwCEQxc15WDdlY8wX/s320/looming+ornament2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Every year I make an ornament for my girlfriend and she sends me one (this year she did make one) but the one I make is out of an old lightbulb...I am making one and will post pix of it when done but then I found a cool one online that I had to tweak just a bit. You can find the original ornament at: <a href="http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/knitting-basket-ornament.html">http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/knitting-basket-ornament.html</a> And here is my version.</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-55495306698064026732007-11-16T19:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:25:33.974-08:00SIAMESE Kitty Quilt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr4Id0RnnSmjcusTAkakI51fB89aTLKTZuRfpBQ_Gw2bJ1iJ88Qm8IS49fkgHIJv1rz54nmDNI3nOTbqJ27S508Sc6wpNDQP83P3PP_9webS_gUU1Ww6AHY-pq8XenBlhK2rk/s1600-h/siamese+quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133647739388145810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr4Id0RnnSmjcusTAkakI51fB89aTLKTZuRfpBQ_Gw2bJ1iJ88Qm8IS49fkgHIJv1rz54nmDNI3nOTbqJ27S508Sc6wpNDQP83P3PP_9webS_gUU1Ww6AHY-pq8XenBlhK2rk/s320/siamese+quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well I finally got around to making the Siamese Kitty quilt. I had been stock piling the colors of materials for a while and I like how it turned out. I made this for a special friend who likes and has Siamese kitties for real. I hope she likes it. Now that it is done I can get back to knitting and I need to as I have a "Midge" scarf to make for a scarf swap I joined.</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-16752680705107216632007-10-18T20:45:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:34.071-08:00candy corn bag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Go3kf-NeHEtVmS1p5HCOG3CCTBvt07TWjkS6KcCLKrJ_1rlrnN4DEPNej6LApOfocJ9vqoTtHGA3Bu5mRdOImb51CnkY8w5UE1_wd4dAckQhD7K0n_4EzC7BgkkKjfwWeJuU/s1600-h/candycorn1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122890209898989666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Go3kf-NeHEtVmS1p5HCOG3CCTBvt07TWjkS6KcCLKrJ_1rlrnN4DEPNej6LApOfocJ9vqoTtHGA3Bu5mRdOImb51CnkY8w5UE1_wd4dAckQhD7K0n_4EzC7BgkkKjfwWeJuU/s320/candycorn1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>A few days ago I started this candy corn bag but I finally got one panel done but now I have to make another one for the other side. I am going to line it with some candy corn material that I actually already had and turn it into a cute purse.</div><br />If you like this you can find the pattern here on Isela's site: <a href="http://isela.typepad.com/looming_crafts/2007/10/candy-corn-insp.html">http://isela.typepad.com/looming_crafts/2007/10/candy-corn-insp.html</a>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-82816933577797918992007-10-02T21:50:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:34.996-08:00I got sidelined :-(<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fwREDJ9QJfnbDBFlCGJQh7BmvvvfhOppCe3Vwdl3bBhAqtbdcDowSC8Yxfrl9hww89pBmaCX1MYtjF7lfSnvzfvAICYz2gnk5KmybwsgrznIxVR8QG55dEmy9Yo692Ibof3z/s1600-h/link.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116970946101184562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fwREDJ9QJfnbDBFlCGJQh7BmvvvfhOppCe3Vwdl3bBhAqtbdcDowSC8Yxfrl9hww89pBmaCX1MYtjF7lfSnvzfvAICYz2gnk5KmybwsgrznIxVR8QG55dEmy9Yo692Ibof3z/s320/link.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtpJB8hGg-V7PgJX7vrsFRd53AH9WbrNaL2H_Zxag455rbIDdwg1SW99iaCCTdzEmGUmADMKSdWmj53lI6jXlSWVZkAiP4eE1jrg2lfLQTO2Xo3QVcb6OtfUhp3CWxjTWy0e0/s1600-h/6-toes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116970950396151874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtpJB8hGg-V7PgJX7vrsFRd53AH9WbrNaL2H_Zxag455rbIDdwg1SW99iaCCTdzEmGUmADMKSdWmj53lI6jXlSWVZkAiP4eE1jrg2lfLQTO2Xo3QVcb6OtfUhp3CWxjTWy0e0/s320/6-toes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKNHOLkcR2ovwL4b4dbPiXSHUlVe8ra35jz_qEM4d-jonRnd6aLfZ65Z1CGjnoXcQbp9wftaW8yNDOJcQw0o6S_Ypv2HMLEXwXSF0Cv0V2BG1T9ubSf4Cp03LL3oRC-cR2RzI/s1600-h/puma+catscan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116970950396151890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKNHOLkcR2ovwL4b4dbPiXSHUlVe8ra35jz_qEM4d-jonRnd6aLfZ65Z1CGjnoXcQbp9wftaW8yNDOJcQw0o6S_Ypv2HMLEXwXSF0Cv0V2BG1T9ubSf4Cp03LL3oRC-cR2RzI/s320/puma+catscan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have not been doing many crafts with repainting my kitchen, laying laminate flooring. I did get me the neatest cat at of all places a yard sale. His is about two years old, pinkish in color(the research I found calls them beige tabby and I always called the color navy bean...since it is the light pink color of the beans) and he has 6 toes on each foot. They named him Lincoln but I did not like that. I told him he has feet the size of cougars and so that is how PUMA got his name. Here are a couple pix of him including his "Cat-scan"!</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-22935034204899782322007-10-02T21:34:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:35.243-08:00Arellis' bracelet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo6PfgOTxKR7ZZB9nc3MpkC8u7IeXiJPQEB0O134EHRnmW9aEbrEsYOcds4wtkmvxxGkTHHFwzEAXudkoeOIG90dj68OWY1pyKMvMkXcnJFF6l3Mp7BdhB7ZTkCKgjOZ6U7Fy/s1600-h/arellis+bracelet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116965216614811666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo6PfgOTxKR7ZZB9nc3MpkC8u7IeXiJPQEB0O134EHRnmW9aEbrEsYOcds4wtkmvxxGkTHHFwzEAXudkoeOIG90dj68OWY1pyKMvMkXcnJFF6l3Mp7BdhB7ZTkCKgjOZ6U7Fy/s320/arellis+bracelet.jpg" border="0" /></a> Can you believe that you can actually loom using beads? I really like these very much but it takes a while to sting the beads and then I have not perfected the tie off. I need to make some more to get the practice. You can find the directions to make these at: <a href="http://isela.typepad.com/looming_crafts/2007/06/arellis_bracele.html">http://isela.typepad.com/looming_crafts/2007/06/arellis_bracele.html</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE7KbJmAoWanAPGj_tiz36Pn02sYh2nOao_xGO017ZMPaKTKPLZqIiYLr-0aRD8B3k9vvvKkJ9J1cs7h35hpReZkQxMGKrx0J0wB6nQfaHb7IL2dlNJiJuuRTlFIEVpPIt_Uk/s1600-h/yellow+bracelet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116965220909778978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE7KbJmAoWanAPGj_tiz36Pn02sYh2nOao_xGO017ZMPaKTKPLZqIiYLr-0aRD8B3k9vvvKkJ9J1cs7h35hpReZkQxMGKrx0J0wB6nQfaHb7IL2dlNJiJuuRTlFIEVpPIt_Uk/s320/yellow+bracelet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The first one I made for my love of ladybugs and the secone is sort of a mother's bracelet...sapose to stand for Topaz and opal for the parents and the larger bead is the child, a pearl.</div>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-80002997540938823612007-10-02T21:22:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:35.778-08:00Baby sunflower bonnet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmVXhK-9NsqvpYuyAdJ_R7oqCwiBg2jwVKyz9Gfg3hfmKhb1DNvoroqZJk1EpXGjdTwz32SBvJ1K_qu93dvfIR6mTx1MaBS1HzrLDY5VPM_Pq7G420x_LwK7AhChCT4iNrny6/s1600-h/flower+bonnet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116962317511886834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmVXhK-9NsqvpYuyAdJ_R7oqCwiBg2jwVKyz9Gfg3hfmKhb1DNvoroqZJk1EpXGjdTwz32SBvJ1K_qu93dvfIR6mTx1MaBS1HzrLDY5VPM_Pq7G420x_LwK7AhChCT4iNrny6/s320/flower+bonnet.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a baby bonnet I made and not having anyone to fit it I gave it to my neighbor's newest granddaughter. I just thought it was the cutest thing and was easy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRKfZIVKHRWVzqH45MGBpYcgmsWSfF8ux2VkJeqXWZhBEjiaam3ew6NxWVi_XV8ql3IlZhc29LjH-_8-oDgDOV6sC22V9rZtU4pL_ZPRQ4739KZhRPgym-Ip38ImwFc5kP-oB/s1600-h/riley+bonnet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116962343281690626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRKfZIVKHRWVzqH45MGBpYcgmsWSfF8ux2VkJeqXWZhBEjiaam3ew6NxWVi_XV8ql3IlZhc29LjH-_8-oDgDOV6sC22V9rZtU4pL_ZPRQ4739KZhRPgym-Ip38ImwFc5kP-oB/s320/riley+bonnet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also had no one to model it for me so I used a fence post and my dog...isn't he cute!westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27035954.post-66404130923051545782007-05-24T10:20:00.000-07:002008-12-08T21:25:36.184-08:00Felted Rose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit_Gmq3XPeSJsnrJwLxn7MF2AVXAwAPccaOYibEHmDtX6Pel5T-4mwKEmNK5uoSz0-rDDjTL78r2f_DYlKVTP3_estat6W974dgSpCoOwuninz4iw7ay8UrOWTH3qiqadgDKQ/s1600-h/felted+three+times.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068179408091076946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit_Gmq3XPeSJsnrJwLxn7MF2AVXAwAPccaOYibEHmDtX6Pel5T-4mwKEmNK5uoSz0-rDDjTL78r2f_DYlKVTP3_estat6W974dgSpCoOwuninz4iw7ay8UrOWTH3qiqadgDKQ/s320/felted+three+times.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Well Brenda at </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a href="http://loomlady.blogspot.com/">http://loomlady.blogspot.com/</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">did it again. I made her felted </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">rose. I have never worked with </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">wool which I always thought </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">was something scratchy and </span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I had never felted anything</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">(on purpose). This is really </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">easy to do and all I have left</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> to do is the leaves but have </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">to wait a few days to get to </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">town. What you will need to </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">do is make a row of triangles </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">and then turn to make the rose.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14TzH8QgETHKC1pho7sxf2L8p38L2psBHRV0Ry0I-oKa5je8JtBMBcXxut7O163TR-wNcAHSFre5yD3vB13gDGpf_bnjlC2nvkvDqwmFf7r-zNIedcv4E5sxiQytv13XKzrkk/s1600-h/circle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068180078105975138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="240" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14TzH8QgETHKC1pho7sxf2L8p38L2psBHRV0Ry0I-oKa5je8JtBMBcXxut7O163TR-wNcAHSFre5yD3vB13gDGpf_bnjlC2nvkvDqwmFf7r-zNIedcv4E5sxiQytv13XKzrkk/s320/circle.jpg" width="344" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfHlSis-YUXisW7qCtWaH7EeVI-8jDm_HBE42YE2dQBzdFncnnjZbAHh84R5aXn5FQLRMG1zexk8IUztfRhWJFWH-pFWbdUdcakOVd7isLLwy6O8hNarBda78nxTi_4F528p-/s1600-h/pre-felted.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068180082400942450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfHlSis-YUXisW7qCtWaH7EeVI-8jDm_HBE42YE2dQBzdFncnnjZbAHh84R5aXn5FQLRMG1zexk8IUztfRhWJFWH-pFWbdUdcakOVd7isLLwy6O8hNarBda78nxTi_4F528p-/s320/pre-felted.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span>westie-momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741814893086102161noreply@blogger.com5