I know...I know... I know....

I haven't been a very good blogger lately but I've been busy being creative. I can't always post things as most of the things I make are for someone and I have to wait till they get it.
So, on that note, I'm posting some things I've made for my adorable great nephew, Owen. I had a pattern for the sock monkey but I also had a book that had the sock tiger in it. (also had a sock elephant but he was a little creepy looking...possibly when Owen gets a little older and enjoys creepy things)

Then I crochet this really cute hat for him from this year's Crochet-a-Day calendar. Super easy!

And I couldn't forget his mom and dad....I love crocheting these slippers. Pattern is HERE. I've made a bunch of these...notice the men's Steeler colored ones!!!

And last...but not least...my newest obsession....DOTEE DOLLS. Whipped this one up during the Bachelor last night. So incredibly easy and fun!! I've already started a second. Have no clue what I will do with them, but I do enjoy making dolls along with all the other things I do so maybe I'll just keep them for myself or start a collection or something. They are only about 4-5 inches long depending on how you make it. Just Google Dotee Dolls and you'll come up with a bunch of stuff. If I understand correctly, they were created by Dot Christian and became big on swap-bot last year....so I'm a bit late on things. But I love them!!

So, that's about it for now....as I create, so shall I post! Till next time, yinz crazy guys....

only 5 more days.....

Saw this over at GOOD YARNS....couldn't pass it up....

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out. Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

I'm wearin' mine...are you???

I'm one of those women who needs to take good care of my heart...high blood pressure, high cholesterol and strokes run on my dad's side of the family. My brother and dad both passed away from heart related problems and unfortunately my genes run in that direction. So I follow my doctor's orders with medicines and healthy eating (most of the time) tho I'm a little lax on the exercise part and weight control. But days like this, and wearing my red, serve as a reminder to me that all of it is important to live a long and healthy life......so I can annoy the heck out of my son when I'm old and gray...tee hee!!!
Till next time....GO RED yinz crazy guys....

Do ya really think????

....THAT I WAS GONNA GIVE YOU PICS OF ANYTHING ELSE BUT SUPER BOWL PARTIES??? WHEN YOU'RE IN STEELER COUNTRY.....YOU WILL KNOW IT!!!

So let's get this party started with pics from the work Tailgate Party....

First off are some of my fellow crazy workers....(my boss is the one with his mouth open!!)

We told him not to wear Super Bowl stuff cause when he does, we lose!

Second is the Sweetie Man and I. He picked up the pizza so we let him stay and eat!


This was our little spread which we picked on all afternoon...while working (uh-um!)

And no party in the 'burgh is complete without Smilie Cookies from the Eat-n-Park Restarant!

They are actually closing their restaurants early Sunday for the employees to watch the game!

The second Tailgate Party was at church...your read correctly! The Pastor's sermon was on "Why I Love The Super Bowl". Only our Pastor (a hugh Steeler fan!) can draw connections between The Super Bowl and God! And believe it or not, it was great!!!

Our church is currently house in a beautiful building in the City orginally built way back as a hotel of sorts for out of town employees of the Alcoa Company to stay. It's an awesome building.

Anyway, we were invited to come down and help decorate and bring some stuff so of course we brought Ben as the current player for the Steelers and Jerome as the past player. (live size of course)

This is our Pastor in preaching mode....check out all the outfits!

This was our band accompanied by the Kids Quest group singing a Steeler Fight song at the start of the service.

Oh, and that's Sweetie Man who sat at the entrance way scaring everyone...or so he thought!

The Audio/Video booth where I sit (working the Power Point slides) was decorated with Terrible Towels!

This was the stage in church before the service started.

Two Steeler Trees were on either side of the Sanctuary...they were beautiful.

And of course....MORE FOOD!!!!

It was a fun and awesome time at both parties.....but now, I'm off to take an afternoon nap so I can go to the THIRD party at a good friends house to actually watch the game with some fun folks and eat more!!!!

So, hope you enjoyed the pics and the 'burgh!!!!! GO STEELERS....let's get one for the OTHER THUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frosty Friends Exchange...

Is this not the best package to receive in the middle of a yucky winter in the 'burgh! It was my package in the Frosty Friends Exchange from Marie. Check out her blog....she does beautiful work. I was overwhelmed with her generosity. The scissors with the little leather case are awsome and she cross stitched an "L" on the other side of that snowflake! And the picture does not do the Floss Holder justice...it's beautiful!! Thank you again Marie....you definately made a dreary winter day SUNNY!!!
Till next time yinz crazy guys.....

Check your child's homework!!!!

When asked to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up, second-grader "Sarah" turned in the lovely drawing shown below. Needless to say, the teacher was a bit surprised -- Mrs. Smith had always seemed like such a conservative woman. So she sent a note home to the girl's mother asking for clarification as to the picture's meaning. (read Mom's reply below the picture)

(Here's the reply the teacher received the following day)

Dear Mrs. Jones,I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.Sincerely,Mrs. Smith

A MUST SEE!!!

THIS IS AWESOME.......(click below to view!!)

SPACE STATION

Just 10 more days and counting, yinz crazy guys.....

BEN IS BACK.....

...on our WALL that is!!! And he is life size!!! OH, YEAH!!

Last time we had Ben out was the last time the Steelers won the Super Bowl. We also have a Jerome Bettis life size....Ben is just tall....Jerome was wide!!!
So, yinz guys.... with that said......HERE WE GO, STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!!!!

On a -7 degree day....

You Are Chicken Noodle Soup

You are a traditional and conservative person. You value the past, and change frightens you. You are very loyal, especially to your family. You prefer a low-key life, with lots of time spent at home. You like soup because it's easy, quick, and cheap. You tend to have a favorite soup you stick to. Why change a good thing?

What Kind of Soup Are You?

Thanks, Yarnie Tails!!! Till next time, yinz chilly guys.......

GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...so bring it on Ravens!!!!! Third time is charm!!! And thanks to VIK, I was able to use my limited knitting abilities and create this Steeler Korknisse! How cute is he????

And no female Steeler fan is complete with her very own set of Steeler fingernails!!! I love these!!! (they are mine...acrylic mine anyway!)

We only left the house this weekend to go to church so Sweetie Man and I just enjoyed staying in on Saturday and Sunday, he making dessert empanadas (empanadas with his own concoctions inside like "banana nut" and "chocolate pineapple" fillings) and me crafting. I did alot of cross stitching getting a good headstart on these Just Another Button Company teapot patterns from 2008. Check out all the months HERE. Okay, I told my yahoo group I wasn't going to do a month by month, but these little guys are just so cute and they have a bunch of buttons on them when completed. There is even a noah's ark teapot for one of the months with little button animals. This one is going to be a snowman for January.

Going back to the Korknisse ornies...this one was my first attempt. They are rather little working on #3 dpns but I thought they made good use of wine corks and I'm all for recycling even if it means I have to drink more wine just to get the corks...woo-hoo!!! If you want to make your own, check out the pattern HERE.

I can't show you what I was also crocheting this month yet but I have been working on and off this afghan which I showed a long while back...I'm about half way done with it. Don't you just love the colors in this?????? It's called the RAINBOW WAVES AFGHAN and the pattern is HERE!

I don't think I ever showed this completed ornie from Christmas. I had cross stitched an ornie for each of my dogs and my cat from the Brittercup collection. So, when my son and DIL brought in their chocolate lab (my grand-dog), I just had to make one for him. I used brown instead of the usual black as you can see.

See, I told you I was doing alot of stuff this weekend. My laundry is still in the dryer but what a great weekend I had. I really needed a weekend where I just did a bunch of crafting....we didn't get the 3-6 inches of snow we were supposed to get but hey, I don't have to dig out my car like some of yinz guys so I'm a happy camper. With that said, stay warm.....and have sweet thoughts of Steeler victories, yinz guys.....till next time!

Hey....

....DO THIS TEST TO KEEP YOU BUSY UNTIL I POST SOME PICS!

FACIAL RECOGNITION TEST

MEOW!!!

Saw this over at Good Yarns! I cheated a bit on this one as it kept telling me I was athletic and wanted to climb mountains and surf the biggest wave...yeah RIGHT!!!

You Are a Maine Coon Cat

You tend to be loving and playful around your family and friends. But when you're around strangers you tend to be a bit reserved. You are intuitive. You understand human emotions well. You do best when you are around people. You don't like being left alone.

What Breed of Cat Are You?

Till next time, yinz crazy CATS!!

Resolutions for 2009....

Well, it's officially a New Year!!! Did I make resolutions? Yep! Now if I tell you then I'm held to them or else yinz guys will say I'm a failure! Ah, what the heck...I'll tell ya anyway...



1. Get to work on time. This is a tough one for me as I'm known as the late one. Sure, I get up early enough...early enough for two people to be on time for work but for some reason I just don't do it. Anyway, my motto, hanging in my office is "it' sure makes for a long day when you get to work ontime." (maybe I should take that down!) Just for the record, I got to work on Friday at 8:59 am...day one...a success!



2. Read more. If you look at any past post pics, you will see the library of books I own. I love books...I love the feel of books (which is probably why I don't own a Kindle...plus they cost boo-coo bucks!) Coffee and books are even better...thinking about installing a coffee corner in my diningroom/library (just kidding Glenn!) But unfortunately I acquire more books than I read at any given time! I do manage to read a little everyday but I want to increase that! For the record, if you read too, please check my links to Paperback Swap and Shelfari...two great sites for readers!



3. Lose Weight.....Okay, let's make this one, get healthy! Tho I lost for my wedding last year....the doc said half came back! My problem is that I eat when I'm happy....and I'm freakin' always happy!!!



4. Finish WIP's......I love to craft but have so many "works-in-progress" (for you non-crafters)! This resolution could be coupled with no procrastinating! As some of my WIP's include cleaning up our cellar (aka basement....for non-Pittsburghers), blogging more...etc...



5. Grow in my Faith.....this one is on a little more serious note. Growing in my faith will cover all the other things I need to do in my life....sorta a domino effect. Growing in my faith will bring me closer to God and what He needs for me to do in this world.....kinder to friends and family...no gossiping or listening to it.....listening ear.....a closed mouth (except when I'm happy and eat....see resolution #3) and just a closer walk with God in general!



Okay...now you know it!!! I've revealed to you my goals for 2009!!! Feel free to call me on any of them when I rant and rave about things!!! (and I will!) Hey as a start...check out my Book Blog cause I've posted a new read I just finished....I'll keep you updated on those reviews...hopefully they will be often!



Well, enjoy your weekend.....and this brand new year....till next time, yinz crazy guys!!

To All My Friends and Family....

WRAPPING PAPER ROLLS!!!!!

....THANKS, SANTA, IT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED!!!!!

(and Mom and Dad thought I wanted $500 worth of toys

...go figure!)

Oh, my sweet Great Nephew....You're the BEST!!!!

Just relaxin....

Hope everyone is enjoying a nice relaxing Christmas Holiday like we are. We are just spending our time eating, napping, eating, visiting friends, eating, playing games, did I say eating???? Anyway, it's been a fun time! Our Christmas Eve started off with a wonderful Christmas service at our church, however, the 300 luminaries we prepared were a bust as it rained ALOT! Oh, well, no need to prepare them for next year!
Christmas morning the Sweetie Man and I prepared a breakfast for my son and DIL then proceeded to open gifts....as you can see, Nintendo DS was the big gift along with all sorts of games!

And I waited till Christmas morning to open my Secret Santa gift from Barb in my Yahoo Cross Stitch Group! Oh, I loved this!!! Thanks again, Barb!

Plus I personnally recieved some great gifts including gift cards to my favorite craft and book stores and an awesome new purse. I loved everything!
Contrary to popular belief, I can bake (just not cook very well!)so we had cookies (pic is a little fuzzy)to munch on all day till a delicious chicken dinner from the Sweetie Man, head chef in this house!


Oh, and I wanted to show off this memory bear I was sorta commissioned to make for a friend of mine. Her husband's uncle passed away this past year and this was made from the golf shirts/sweaters. Not too bad for a first attempt...

So, that's about all going on at this end of the world. Doing some stitching and finishing off a special gift for a special little man in our world....so it's back to the needle and thread for me now! Hope your relaxing and enjoying the holidays too...till next time, yinz crazy guys.....

Merry Christmas!

My gift to you.....

(click below for a beautiful story)
THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE

Please remember that Jesus is the REASON for the SEASON! May you and your family have a blessed and holy Christmas.....Merry Christmas, yinz guys!

Some finishes...

...and you think I don't do anything!!! Well, I actually finished some things I've been working on. First is my ornament tree. It's been in pieces since Sweetie Man did the cutting and drilled the holes for me. Since I finally have some ornies to hang on it, I finish it with a little glue, paint, and some crackling to give it a weathered look. I really love it and plan on leaving it up all year round...now all I have to do is complete some seasonal ornies for it.

This is a little scissor fob I did from beads for a Secret Santa gift. These are so easy and you can find tutorials on the web for them. Not to mention fun to make for a cute little gift.

Sweetie Man doesn't always understand that what I am making is not always for him....

This actually belonged to Goose and Duck for their monthly outfits. The elf outfit I had to rig up myself as I didn't have a pattern for it....not too bad I thought!
Sorry, Sweetie Man, the hat just wasn't you....

So, that's it for now...back to Christmas gift making. A few more to finish and I'm calling it quits....not really...I'll find something else to make....I always do.
Till next time yinz crazy elves.....

Gotta love that MAXINE.....

....excuse me while I get back to my crafting!!!!

IT'S A MY BIRTHDAY TOO!!!!!

That's right, yinz guys....today I turn the big 52!!! I've been blessed beyond belief with a wonderful new husband and a brand new daughter-in-law, good health and life for the most part is pretty darn good! And I thank an Awesome God for it all! Oh, and I can't forget all my cyber friends out there! So, have drink on me....even if it is just a glass of water!!! Cause as the little boy says in that old I LOVE LUCY episode...."IT'S A MY BIRTHDAY TOO!!!!"
Till next time, yinz crazy guys.....