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201411/18

T Tuesday: knitting edition

Happy Tuesday!

I snapped a photo at dark:30 of my morning coffee spot.

The coffee is gone and I’ve moved on to tea. This polar vortex is the pits. It feels like January outside…heck, in the house too. Cold seeping in everywhere. It’s going to be a L…O…N…G winter if this keeps up.

The cold temps have me thinking about knitting. Not just thinking…doing.After some experimentation with my own pattern and a you tube video on stretchy binding off…I completed these boot cuffs. I know they fit a tweener size girl but I am waiting on a friend who has average size calves to see if they fits her. Too tight on me to be comfortable but I have those wonderful large Norwegian calves made for trudging through the snow along the fjords.

So I mentioned that I did some experimentation. I found out two ways not to make boot cuffs. But I made use of them anyway. Two new American Girl hats ready to hit my etsy store just in time for Christmas shopping.

Today is a stay-home day…lots on the list…likely a bit of knitting too.

What are you doing today?

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201411/11

T Tuesday: Veterans Day edition

snow tea Happy Tuesday! It’s Veteran’s Day here in the USA. Time to remember and pay tribute to those who have served and are still serving in our armed forces.

Here’s my favorite veteran…my dad…in 1946.

Below is the original scan of the slide image.

I’m thrilled I was able to coax the colors back to a more natural look. What a difference.

As for the rest of my day…I’ll be home catching up on housework and shoveling out the end of the driveway. I’d forgotten that it needs to be widened at the end…if it doesn’t we windup with a very narrow driveway once the snow is several feet deep at the street.

What are you doing today?

EDIT: I almost forgot…my second sale went well. I sold out of one item and nearly of another. It was a good day.

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photo, Photoshop, T Tuesday

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201411/04

T Tuesday: one down, one to go edition

Happy Tuesday!

After my endless talk about creating a craft sale inventory, I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you about the event last Saturday. craft sale 2014 It started out really slow…I was genuinely getting worried….but then it picked up. I sold quite a bit and got such wonderful comments. Little J helped me for the first couple hours and then left with my in-laws.

One more sale on Thursday! I’m really excited for this one. Last year was great, so I’m hopeful that with much better weather this year (no blizzard) it will be even more successful.

I’m off to vote, errands and knitting…for the first time in ages for the knitting. Hope I remember how. ;)

What are you doing today?

T Tuesday: sale preview edition

Happy Tuesday!! Thanks for joining me for another edition of T stands for Tuesday.

Yesterday I set up my craft sale table to get a handle on what fits and how it should look. I thought I’d share my wares with you.

This candle will likely look familiar to some as I have used it as my T Tuesday “beverage” in the past. I’ve decided to part with it after all….unless it doesn’t sell, of course. :)

Upcycled t-shirt baby bibs are a new item for me this year. I made a few for a friend who just had a baby and everyone loved them. So I decided it was a great way to upcycle some of those outgrown t-shirts.

These bottle cap flowers are the 2.0 version of my original design. Each one is unique…plus I get to use up a bunch of those beads that never seem to get used.

I figured I’d just share the rest in a little collage since time is of the essence. I’m heading out to walk in a bit but I’ll be back in a while to visit.

What are you doing today?

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bottle caps, crafts, mixed-media, ornaments, sewing, T Tuesday, upcycling

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201410/21

T Tuesday: walk, talk and craft edition

Happy Tuesday! Time for another edition of
T Stands for Tuesday.

Once again I come to you a little late since I was out walking this morning.

I, of course, had my favorite water bottle with me…never leave home without it. My friend and I have been making a habit of walking at least once a week so we can catch up. We used to see each other twice a week at other functions but that has changed.It was funny because even after walking and talking the whole time, we stood in the parking lot and chatted since we still had more to say. I’ve been busy at crafting too…more inventory. Today I think I’m going to pull out my boxes and see exactly what I have ready to go. It always feels like a lot but you just don’t know what will be the “hot ticket” item each year. I’m in love with the sideways spool ornament. I may have to keep that one for myself as I used some scraps to create it. It is definitely OOAK.

What are you doing today?

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Christmas, crafts, T Tuesday

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201410/14

T Tuesday: jam edition

Hey it’s Tuesday already….seems all I’m doing with my blog is T stands for Tuesday. I’ve got to do something about that! Although I did finally finish and post my 2014 Summer Scavenger Hunt wrap-up…so I haven’t been completely lackadaisical with my blog.

By the way, did anyone notice I changed the background of my blog? I’m thinking that a little more change is due but haven’t given it any brain cells yet.

See now I’m trying to justify things for you and me…silly girl. Anyway…on to the jam!

A while back I mentioned that I’d be making some Yellow Pear Tomato Jam with these babies… I’ve only made jam once before.

I was skeptical at this stage as to whether the jam would ever turn out. It seemed so juicy and not thick. It definitely cooked down though.

Ta-da…the finished product. It’s a cross between a jam and a sauce in my opinion but that works just fine for pouring over Brie for a yummy appetizer.

This is the recipe I used: spicy yellow tomato jam. I think I’d back off on the sugar a bit or add more jalapenos and maybe add pectin to thicken it a bit.

Just got back from a 3.5 mile walk with my friend….lost my favorite stocking hat with tassels. I’m going to have to retrace my steps.

What are you doing today?

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T Tuesday: busy bee edition

Good morning…It’s Tuesday already…time for another edition of T stands for Tuesday hosted by Elizabeth.

Once again I have been busy, busy. For starters…I made soap again last week. 20141003_7103
I used a new recipe so we’ll see how it turns out in a month.

The days seem to be taken up with creating more Holiday inventory. I have lots of work-in-progress. I get tired of working on the same thing over and over again so I switch off often. I think that’s part of my craft ADD self diagnosis.