Happy SNOWY December!

Yes, Vegas is a winter wonderland. It is an amazing sight.

Here are pictures I took yesterday at Red Rock. I had an appointment right around the corner and decided to take the ride out to see how everything looked. It was definitely worth it.




Today, we had steady snow all day long. About three inches fell at my house.


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Happy September!

My last post was on August 2nd, I thought I would keep up the once a month posting. LOL.

I have been crocheting and knitting caps for Afghans for Afghans and for Rad Bad Beanies. No pics - I'll wait till I have a stack full.

Meanwhile, I have decided to make this for my sister:



Lace 1, 2, 3 Shadow Scarf, a KnitPicks pattern. It is knit and it is lace and it uses size 3 needles. But, I think I am up to the challenge. I have until December to finish it.

On to other crafting news: I packed up my sewing machine two weeks ago. I wasn't having much fun and everything I was making was not working out. The final straw, I had ordered some cute knit fabric from Crybabys Boutique and totally messed it up. I ended up scrapping yards of fabric - well now I have some cute dust rags!!! A break was in order. Time to make room for other things.

Other exciting news! I finally broke down and got a new camera. It is an Olympus Stylus 840 and I love it.

I heard this today and will share it with you:

I am at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing - and so is everyone else.

How cool is that?

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Happy August - Simplicity 2989 Finished

Hello everyone. I'm still around reading blogs but not posting much.

I did finish the dress I was making for my niece:



I am happy with the way it came out. Apparently, it fit my niece perfectly. Here is a picture of her sitting down:


Isn't she a cutie!!!


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Currently Crafting: Simplicity 2989

I am currently working on making this sweet little dress for my niece:


Cute pattern with different possibilities. I'm making the one on the right (in the picture it is the white and purple one). Here is my progress so far:

It is a polyester fabric that has a shantung silk look. I should have this finished by Friday.


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Afghans for Afghans shawl

Yay, it is finished! This is my shawl for Afghans for Afghans. I started it in mid-May and have been working on it every day.

I used Knit Picks Gossamer - Lace Weight and a size 7 steel hook. The stitch was from my Harmony Guide and is called Wavy Shell Stitch.


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A Pretty Pouch

I had some free time last night and whipped up this pretty pouch. I used some squares I had left over from my Scrap Happy Tote Bag.

This was super easy to do and it was inspired by a project in Bend the Rules Sewing (it is the project on the cover of the book).

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June Gloom

Well, not here. We are sunny and in the 100's. Last week I was in San Diego enjoying the weather that seems to change in an instant. I love it there. We went to the Wild Animal Park, Coronado, visited the seals in La Jolla, and spent a few hours at the U.S. Open. All in all a fun trip.

Here are a few friends I made:






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