Happy Valentines Day!!!

Well....there they are!!! Ta-da!! Crocheted spaghetti earrings. I got alot of compliments on them only cause they are so strange. It was fun wearing them. I tried to post a picture of one on my ear but I did it from my cell phone and blogger didn't like it! Oh, well, you get the idea anyway.
I'm having a nice Valentines Day only because my sweetie sent me the loveliest flowers with a butterfly of course...my favorite thing! I tried to put those on my blog but being from my cell phone it didn't like that either. Oh, well...they are lovely.
That's it for now...enjoy your Hearts and Flowers Day...later!
Lucy

SPAGHETTIOOOO!

Did I spell that right? Anyway, the title says it all. I've accomplished the crochet spaghetti trick...and believe me it was a trick. It took a few tries but I managed to figure out the trick to the spaghetti not breaking. Cook 'em long and cook 'em well. Also, crochet them wet....really wet and cold. So far so good....I'm about to get them on the fish hook earrings. I really think this was a one time shot....like, ah, I'm not going into business making spaghetti earrings! I'll post pics tomorrow one way or the other!
And, before I forget, the mystery of the yellow yarn has been solved....there was a little snafu with my credit card...actually I thought I fixed it when I ordered my yarn but I guess you can't go back once you type in a wrong number...so, needless to say I should be receiving my box of gold or shall I say "Jonquil" by the end of the week.
Well, back to the Olympics (crochet, of course) and my s'ghetti earrings! Later...
Lucy

No snow....

Well, I didn't forget to blog, it's just that blogger wasn't letting me in till today. What...do I have cooties? I think not! Anyway, we didn't get the promised snow....it stayed south and all we got was a lousy inch or two. But...I did get alot done on my Olympic project and that's a good thing. It is a little challenging for me, but I'm doing it. I was going to post a picture of me crocheting with a towel around my neck and my fiance squirting Gatorade in my mouth, but we didn't have any Gatorade...go figure. I did go out on Friday night and find two crochet mags one of which contained the pattern for the crochet spaghetti earrings that I read about in Crochetville. You KNOW that I just have to try it. I'm going to make them and wear them on Valentines' Day...my office will get such a kick out of it! Hopefully I can do it. I will definately post pics of that. They are really easy to make too. I'll have to learn how to link up some patterns for my blog. Didn't do much this weekend...I felt really poopy this morning, sorta like a part of my brain wouldn't wake up....so after sleeping almost ten hours, we went to breakfast and I came home and slept another two....feel great now! Now, it's almost dinner and the "beer can chicken" is in the oven cooked by none other than Chef ED, my personal weekend Chef and Fiance(yep, you read that right-recipe unpon request!) and I'm ready to crochet!!! So till the 'morrow....Happy Crafting, Lucy

I GOT A BLOG BUTTON!!!!!

I vowed not to go to sleep tonight unless I made this button. The words are a little smaller than I wanted, but it's there for the taking.....please take one and put in on your blog....I worked harder on this than anything I have ever done! I have a sink full of dishes and garbage that needs readied for the morning and laundry piled up and crochet that needs done.....but....but.... I GOT A BLOG BUTTON.........YIPPPPPPPEEEEEEE! To be honest with you I don't know if I could ever make another...this was really hit and miss! Next project.....PERCENTAGE BARS!!!!!!!

Here's the scoop...

For those of you who are interested, here is the link to the crochet multi-colored afghan of which I showed a picture awhile back...remember...the one I did for Project Linus....its www.projectlinus.org Just click on the pattern links on the side and you will find a list of patterns both crochet and knit. (some quilt too) That one in particular was the "crochet baby blanket." I used the Paton Quick and Cozy bought at Jo Ann Fabrics , where else? Now the one I'm working on now...(check out above pic) is the "sideways shell" (I think that is the name. )It is sooooooo soft but the yarn is a little bit of a pain but not enough to not make it. Hope this helps all of you (especially Crochet Mom!) Enjoy...email me with any questions or just leave comments. Tootles....It's time for some crocheting and reality TV!!!!

I'M SETTLED DOWN...

Wel, all the excitement of the Super Bowl is calming down. The big parade in Pittsburgh was today...WOW, that was something. There are no fans like Steeler Fans!
Unfortunately, there was no box of gold yarn at my door today to finish my Steeler afghan so I've started a baby afghan for Project Linus. I've also joined Crochetville. Now that's a friendly place. I can talk to people who talk my language...CRAFTS!!!! That is so great! You sorta just leave messages and get messages back from literally around the world...it's really cool. I don't know too many people who craft....okay make that only one die-hard crafter and she lives in Houston! So it's sorta nice to talk to others who have a love of crafts and crochet as I do. I'll post some pics of my new project linus afghan. I also want to add buttons and links to others blogs and just ........so much! And....ta-da....I'm in the crochet Olympics so I'll be starting that project on Saturday....or Friday depending on my time. I'll just have to take it one day at a time I guess. I'm just so excited to have some real craft buddies! I also want to post pics of my family as well as my four-legged family....but for now....I'm gonna go crochet! Later, gator!

ONE FOR THE THUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

THE INFAMOUS UNFINISHED STEELER AFGHAN! LIFE SIZE STICKERS OF BIG BEN AND JEROME BY THE TV
STEELER GEESE...WHAT ELSE?
THE HANDSOME CHEF SAMPLING HIS FARE!
STEELER BANNER OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
KATIE THE STEELER DOG!
A STEELER BUFFET (ONLY PART OF IT THOUGH!)

Ok...the game is about to begin.....keep in mind that if I don't blog for a few days, its not that I fell off the face of the earth....it's just that I'm in mourning if the Steelers lose! Then again, when we made breakfast this morning, we broke to eggs open that had double yolks in them.....Good Luck? Well, we will know in a couple of hours!! GO STEELERS!!!!! ONE FOR THE THUMB!

"CUTE AS A BUTTON"

Well, it's one day closer to the Super Bowl and things are really heating up in the Pittsburgh area. Nothing but Steeler coverage in Detroit...it is absolutely crazy and so much fun! I'm still waiting for my gold yarn to come in today so that I can finish up the last couple of rows of my Steeler afghan. Even if it isn't completely done, I'm still going to drape it over the couch for the game.
We have sold so many Steeler buttons....then again I could probably paint anything black and gold and it would sell! We got up early to make more since a co-worker and friend of mine sold a bunch at her work and called me last night to let me know how many I sold. She said she could bring more into work if we have more.....so I just had to take a picture of the cutest guy I know making buttons this morning.....what a guy!!!! Look for more coverage of "how to have a Super Bowl" party for 4 (possibly 6) tomorrow (and hopefully my finished Steeler afghan)! GO STEELERS!

I found a clock!!

Thanks to some really nice bloggers (crafters are the best!) I was able to find my clock....yeah! I'm getting the hang of this. Ed, my sweetie, has offered to help me too as well as my son and some great emails from really nice bloggers! I love you all!!!!!! I still would really like a butterfly template. I'm excited. Now all I have to do is get someone to read this darn thing...it will happen. I don't know very many crafters who are into it as much as I am so when I find someone who crochets or crafts, it really is great! I plan to showcase my projects as well as a little about my life....granted I'm just a secretary in a little town outside of Pittsburgh, but I have a good ear and I love to give my take on things....sorta like Dr. Phil but with more hair.
Well, I'm gonna try and find more junk to put in my blog....feel free to leave comments so I know I exist!!!! Tootles!

Sunday chillin'

Well, it's Sunday afternoon (one day closer to the Super Bowl) and Ed and I are just chillin'. (Ed's my sweetie). He's making buttons to sell for the Super Bowl with his "Badge-a-Minit". I'll have to post some of the results. They look really cool. I was working on my Steeler Afghan. Would you believe we searched everywhere yesterday for the yellow yarn that I ran out of and couldn't find it. I made a phone call today to another Jo Ann's and they were out. This town is just crazy when it comes to black and gold. When we went to the local craft store we couldn't even get in the parking lot with all the people buying decorations for their Steeler parties, I guess. Now this is a craft store that on the norm has only about 2 cars in it, one of which is the worker inside. Anyway, I ended up ordering the darn stuff online since Ed said he really would like the afghan to be "twin-bed" size. It really is turning out cool. All this Super Bowl stuff in January certainly makes for a fun month that usually is depressing and dreary.
The other thing we did yesterday was deliver my first three afghans for Project Linus. I have posted the pics above. One is a picture of the tag I designed to put on the back of my afghans and quilts. I'm hoping to make three a month...that's my goal anyway. I'm going to try and make a link for Project Linus so everyone knows what it is and maybe will think about checking into it. It's a great way to give back.
That's it for now...have to go web searching for a pork chop recipe for the Chef Ed....Go Steelers!!

GO STEELERS!!!

OK...HERE WE GO!!!! That is definately a phrase with double meaning....one being a Pittsburgh Steeler cheer for the Super Bowl and the other being this is my first attempt at a blog and I don't know what the HECK I am doing. I'm writing this as I am about to finish my Steeler afghan (did I mention I am a Steeler fan?) for the Super Bowl next Sunday. I'm crocheting it and will post a picture hopefully before the weekend is over. (if I can figure out how to post a picture) I ran out of yarn as I usually do then I have to go searching for the yarn that I said in my mind when I bought it, "Oh, they have a lot of this color in case I run out." Yeah, right! I went to JoAnn Fabrics at my lunch hour one day and bought gold and black yarn for this afghan. (and yes, they did have alot!) When I went back the next day, just to be safe, they were all out of gold. (well, this is Steeler country) If you want it and it's black and gold, don't wait!!! Buy up all there is and then some (you can always sell it to someone for double the price...hee, hee!)
I sorta hope that I get some comments on this blog. I promise I'll get more interesting with pics of my cat, dog, turtle, and of course my sweetie and me. Maybe I'll throw in one of my teenage son on the rare moments that he smiles (which is usually after I give him some money). So give me a high five for my attempts at blogging and if your a Steeler fan....well, definately let me know that. Let's go STEELERS!!!!!