tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59587676802228371992024-02-19T09:07:19.074-08:00Cindys RantsThe life and times of a SAHM in rural Saskatchewan. Who happens to be a wire crocheter trying to find ways to sell her crafts, to help fund the crochet addiction!Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-31792131496197215822012-02-26T15:39:00.000-08:002012-02-26T15:39:12.822-08:00Lost & found and trying againOk so it's been a year and a half since I posted anything in here. Shame on me, I know I know. So even if I have no photos loaded and ready I am going to try to post what my day was like every day and see if it's helpful to me.<br />
This morning Rick made me one of his amazing western omeletes for breakfast. Chloe, a friend of Adairas and daughter of one of my friends was picked up from the sleepover. Got all the kids ready to go and off to church. Holy snow, we got several inches of the white stuff dumped overnight, so Rick shovelled as Adaira was grumpy, and he didn't feel like dealing with her. After church we went home and had a quick lunch then Braydon and Rick went off to curling. Adaira and Kaylen went out to remove all the posters from trying to find the kitten a home. Adaira then decided to name him Miko after much discussion and thought. I finished a black and white jewelry set, and got my tax stuff out for Rick. We discovered that my papers are in horrible condition, and I need to keep better track of when I do shows, the fees and how much I make at each. Like really really badly done. I can't find anything anywhere for anything.<br />
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Kids go back to school after a week off tomorrow. So all the fun of prepping the little mosters. And now I need to make supper.Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-2298852718664805112010-10-09T10:38:00.000-07:002010-10-09T10:39:15.098-07:00OrnamentsAt the gallery demo last weekend I took an order for some tree ornaments, and I kicked myself for not thinking of that before, duh! They were to be red wire and star like. I did a couple trials before I settled on one, and the test ones make great holiday pendants! The first one looks like a poinsetta flower:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8N3bdDprAIFywdX2yikcLwL9W32xQUSEYJhWoVtTmshKVAamfgcMRABjBoipR4HdLYvreklEVIZHT1bhEeejC28JwO_0QGOx8HjAbhQCe8TCoWwM_y0F9iAXZNbQyIglmutfRgCFlAc5/s1600/Oct.+2010+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8N3bdDprAIFywdX2yikcLwL9W32xQUSEYJhWoVtTmshKVAamfgcMRABjBoipR4HdLYvreklEVIZHT1bhEeejC28JwO_0QGOx8HjAbhQCe8TCoWwM_y0F9iAXZNbQyIglmutfRgCFlAc5/s1600/Oct.+2010+023.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second one is half the size and makes a nice little star pendant for those less into chunky jewelry:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj43qMljun-gDZf7saPnLDXf9oVKqSA__QW9VCujCHISvdrPDyTnyHawGQyZOTLTA8UbNEZFAbsvOwfyuRUur9-1fkH6VDMvcB_41_KDStcZSxYAiT1nn0S43NZjG8Kg817CBR0tx4Zguw/s1600/Oct.+2010+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj43qMljun-gDZf7saPnLDXf9oVKqSA__QW9VCujCHISvdrPDyTnyHawGQyZOTLTA8UbNEZFAbsvOwfyuRUur9-1fkH6VDMvcB_41_KDStcZSxYAiT1nn0S43NZjG8Kg817CBR0tx4Zguw/s1600/Oct.+2010+018.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I finally came up with adjusting another pattern to come up with this 6 pointed star pattern:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsAyUC-EV65hsD73wc0DspbXaZAzQkIPxRvShkeh3pu8kNpX21xYV5Gf0bvHYJ0bbCJk7g18bM2XPllzZ67o8_h-02M3-dO58tZfBFsTeW6AqrDziGqMUNTmAFOYLQk1mPVkuWPrErhk1/s1600/Oct.+2010+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsAyUC-EV65hsD73wc0DspbXaZAzQkIPxRvShkeh3pu8kNpX21xYV5Gf0bvHYJ0bbCJk7g18bM2XPllzZ67o8_h-02M3-dO58tZfBFsTeW6AqrDziGqMUNTmAFOYLQk1mPVkuWPrErhk1/s1600/Oct.+2010+008.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She wanted a set of 6, so I was busy making them this week, and because I have orders to fill this is when I started baby sitting a teething 1 yr old. LOL never a dull moment around here I tell ya!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMPeVN3pKOQXw7i1mqPuRSiX8FX78zS7dBW2nHC5byt4BVSv7mz00c4w5wHV5h3axSTZhaBDUX9LcNzTbq_5UjSRWzb1ww0D_0NbREevuyLY5_7pfpQsjqxnkaK6kAtJWlfuI2ZXta6Fa/s1600/Oct.+2010+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMPeVN3pKOQXw7i1mqPuRSiX8FX78zS7dBW2nHC5byt4BVSv7mz00c4w5wHV5h3axSTZhaBDUX9LcNzTbq_5UjSRWzb1ww0D_0NbREevuyLY5_7pfpQsjqxnkaK6kAtJWlfuI2ZXta6Fa/s1600/Oct.+2010+007.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think they turned out rather well myself. And I found another ideas for holly leaves with red bead berries. But before I tackle ornaments I need to play with the lovely sterling silver wire I got from The Ring Lord: <a href="http://theringlord.com/">http://theringlord.com/</a> They are based in Saskatoon, and have loads of different wire. I'll still need to order my coloured stuff from the States tho, sigh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway I need to make something really amazing with the silver and see if I can get it into the winter amateur display at the art gallery next month. I think I have done what I'd like shown with my can tabs, so just need to go nuts with nice wire and semiprecious beads. Wish me luck!</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-70645995313439587092010-10-04T09:08:00.000-07:002010-10-04T09:08:50.030-07:00Art Gallery demo/new display colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg5aIwmCkcy7pWEkZNeyqhVUOJPc9ccMqyAwupr4dEr7phrmPDlUqiGlY85fhsqEiJbq8VJySocD5gyP2gbZOtcrecIH1silzyI2_s4nqd4T3VCbYK5nuII-H6ccj69ySHTUEVlSm6gDB/s1600/Oct.+2010+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg5aIwmCkcy7pWEkZNeyqhVUOJPc9ccMqyAwupr4dEr7phrmPDlUqiGlY85fhsqEiJbq8VJySocD5gyP2gbZOtcrecIH1silzyI2_s4nqd4T3VCbYK5nuII-H6ccj69ySHTUEVlSm6gDB/s320/Oct.+2010+002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSPBdz0kmN1mGqGGPwjNB_DJ2kbYZ-MGFf2N1ctuexgRdVHlqU5SmQ5QA4GYEw7jlZ-GHYBQHmJfSDs9my3JrXd-q8Iff1Zldr-bjxMdoIlJ7JL9VmQDzTQlcNKzvMeXrxsnp4lB4elWF/s1600/Oct.+2010+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSPBdz0kmN1mGqGGPwjNB_DJ2kbYZ-MGFf2N1ctuexgRdVHlqU5SmQ5QA4GYEw7jlZ-GHYBQHmJfSDs9my3JrXd-q8Iff1Zldr-bjxMdoIlJ7JL9VmQDzTQlcNKzvMeXrxsnp4lB4elWF/s320/Oct.+2010+001.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Sun Oct 3 I did a wire crochet demo at the art gallery. And got to test the new colour scheme for my display. In mini display form. I like the way that the colour turned out, everything stands out better than the black.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There weren't many people who came to look, but I sold earrings and a ring. and a well known local artist was interested in one of my older sets that I have always wondered why hadn't sold. However she didn't have her wallet along, sigh.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgGwtX5pWTXalQcZ6UKK828RNSIYPdVspvsCEAljF1EI50qZD0P076cYV1YAP8Fi1qbJlinLOFbKJxX5jVG3NHl1jLEN_Ooer8u0d6IfXKOwiaX9XtMh_G98BpV0bygtpAfKPgujM4Ynj/s1600/Oct.+2010+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgGwtX5pWTXalQcZ6UKK828RNSIYPdVspvsCEAljF1EI50qZD0P076cYV1YAP8Fi1qbJlinLOFbKJxX5jVG3NHl1jLEN_Ooer8u0d6IfXKOwiaX9XtMh_G98BpV0bygtpAfKPgujM4Ynj/s320/Oct.+2010+003.jpg" width="320" /></a> At the time I was demoing there was a stained glass class happening, and the instructor ordered a set of tree ornaments based on a pendant I had crocheted. which lead to Laurie (education director) to suggest I join a few other artists in Nov to teach various ornament making. 5 people who came indicated that I should teach wire crochet. So, I am going to try to teach a class in 2011 sometime. EEK!! So much new stuff to try and do, and all of it at the same time, why can't new happen slowly? I don't like too much change... Taurus I suppose. Anyway it was a rather interesting day.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-5088050704505640442010-09-30T11:05:00.000-07:002010-09-30T11:05:44.460-07:00Studio Tour<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Over the weekend I took the afternoon to to a semi-local studio tour of 9 artists. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Luckily the weather co-operated and it was a nice day out. (Sitting in the tour van and getting up and out all the time was torture, for me though. I managed to injure my tailbone slipping on the step and bouncing on my tail down to the concrete pad.)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The first stop was a charming pottery/painting studio. The artist uses her painting skills to decorate her pottery work. lovely fruit and floral themes on all amnner of pottery creations.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Duw-fkehwzjI8ix5Yq9gIFJbnFLmXW9uq9zjHoAPKcOaxFFembBfosHKF0g-4Y87L21C7RDaET7a8pqmyuDRCEcMfedWqSSHT0D2-B735V363PfS6IfHe3ZJdiPksbY-U0s71sBgnzHO/s1600/Sept+2010+125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Duw-fkehwzjI8ix5Yq9gIFJbnFLmXW9uq9zjHoAPKcOaxFFembBfosHKF0g-4Y87L21C7RDaET7a8pqmyuDRCEcMfedWqSSHT0D2-B735V363PfS6IfHe3ZJdiPksbY-U0s71sBgnzHO/s1600/Sept+2010+125.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The next artist raises alpaca and uses their wool to create luxuriously soft knits, and amazingly soft stuffed animals. Here is an alpaca mom and her baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7fPkFBO8LZwOG1mPtmXWxhLlqUV9etWCjNKQjTgZqtxBx0dyUo6Abqm3EYoUaRmDnTQ7_zjiE5Ji8KDHJNcvJs-cHRgJF_gceaXegwChygVAERsE-Wy9rP1wby7NDF8VVMPxaWGGGHP2/s1600/Sept+2010+127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7fPkFBO8LZwOG1mPtmXWxhLlqUV9etWCjNKQjTgZqtxBx0dyUo6Abqm3EYoUaRmDnTQ7_zjiE5Ji8KDHJNcvJs-cHRgJF_gceaXegwChygVAERsE-Wy9rP1wby7NDF8VVMPxaWGGGHP2/s1600/Sept+2010+127.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the alpaca items, hats, scarves, mitts, sweaters, stuffies ect..</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtlsc32YJAZsghwkPsA-o5dl-joYwwddCfliW631oK7eT-hml_uImHnj6NBJDxji06xWxr2FwEUADgqBj1P-7V4Jnx4zFQmSAdF1eCN0-t-uM9_kyiKCZvYcZpN7Pd_lLGFfk6z9Cy63B/s1600/Sept+2010+129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtlsc32YJAZsghwkPsA-o5dl-joYwwddCfliW631oK7eT-hml_uImHnj6NBJDxji06xWxr2FwEUADgqBj1P-7V4Jnx4zFQmSAdF1eCN0-t-uM9_kyiKCZvYcZpN7Pd_lLGFfk6z9Cy63B/s1600/Sept+2010+129.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elaine was part of the tour as well with her polymer clay work, but alas, there were too many admirers at her display to get a good photo. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyO1midpW93GFjUMEfKTgXRoo9fGo1TrQ7jjcxVP8Tmyd24b-X_zI4sy804VRBQRmaJdJ0MueG-YectMh7qn6_vFXlqkOmvvVubpysWKwHwxlJ5FWBeUwxVbHWiEjluU06wm4aJlTXnZA/s1600/Sept+2010+131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyO1midpW93GFjUMEfKTgXRoo9fGo1TrQ7jjcxVP8Tmyd24b-X_zI4sy804VRBQRmaJdJ0MueG-YectMh7qn6_vFXlqkOmvvVubpysWKwHwxlJ5FWBeUwxVbHWiEjluU06wm4aJlTXnZA/s1600/Sept+2010+131.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we have a fibre artist, she mostly does various dye and dye techniques, but she also does amazing quilting work, which wasn't displayed. as well as photography of local wildlife which she uses in her cards and prints.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTymuYMN0G2zg_aMAffgJwSK_S9X8vWCSqWJ5s9NOV3XaajqRGkmYeJIhq12Wtwsk-TCs2tzleCQ1GC6LKkm_mx1aqsmZLTL7AgeUWgnal4WdmGMf5s9zz9Kz6B1LmM9R03qJKESkdKSRR/s1600/Sept+2010+135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTymuYMN0G2zg_aMAffgJwSK_S9X8vWCSqWJ5s9NOV3XaajqRGkmYeJIhq12Wtwsk-TCs2tzleCQ1GC6LKkm_mx1aqsmZLTL7AgeUWgnal4WdmGMf5s9zz9Kz6B1LmM9R03qJKESkdKSRR/s1600/Sept+2010+135.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another artist has her studio on her farm in a nice sized building, huge windows and wall to wall paintings and artworks. She does acryllic and water color painting, felting, all sorts of different needle works, everything really. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YsCFhjZw2xuVP3pLPpuvj9wYkyiHBRsELIzK5Xb6lPoJHkys9-j4YLGQiqv5M-5wrp0bciDDUKUq0VUlzjy15GiwRLU7Z2i34V5JTiszIdUSjoXkkNYKOOmPP2FG2C3xllcAQ0-8T4sA/s1600/Sept+2010+139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YsCFhjZw2xuVP3pLPpuvj9wYkyiHBRsELIzK5Xb6lPoJHkys9-j4YLGQiqv5M-5wrp0bciDDUKUq0VUlzjy15GiwRLU7Z2i34V5JTiszIdUSjoXkkNYKOOmPP2FG2C3xllcAQ0-8T4sA/s1600/Sept+2010+139.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The same artist as above. I had to show this dragon, all needleworked in gold thread, beads and sequins, the details are amazing. It took her 2 weeks of 10-12 hr days to stitch this gorgeous and priceless work. I drool, seriously.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H8Mlwl-PJkTkyvZEqC3TXpFrITm5P6XxSOx3VFkk8amDuW5aYJXzOhL_Hk4tiFIQVDnKf8sb57WP7prgTxuWkzQbK1bibnwL2JLrk5tI3NxrNJMFyjfMJTCxOgy4xzWLN2hpk52XjNX6/s1600/Sept+2010+143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H8Mlwl-PJkTkyvZEqC3TXpFrITm5P6XxSOx3VFkk8amDuW5aYJXzOhL_Hk4tiFIQVDnKf8sb57WP7prgTxuWkzQbK1bibnwL2JLrk5tI3NxrNJMFyjfMJTCxOgy4xzWLN2hpk52XjNX6/s1600/Sept+2010+143.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pottery artist is very different from the first one, the patterns in her work are more textural, though there were a few painted pieces. She also does amusing little faces, and "mosquitoe house" garden decorations.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVygG8gl4jIFTQlHz7zQWV6PqbHnT0ItjJKxczanZDOu-4C_nsFPe3ddAFxVcoq8z71_rTL8QxfeNCugaRWlEEx9XGJs8v6QEv0SH5POBm62qfgakwaKRRAjIOSkPXIVmgNhxkeriHFcnN/s1600/Sept+2010+145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVygG8gl4jIFTQlHz7zQWV6PqbHnT0ItjJKxczanZDOu-4C_nsFPe3ddAFxVcoq8z71_rTL8QxfeNCugaRWlEEx9XGJs8v6QEv0SH5POBm62qfgakwaKRRAjIOSkPXIVmgNhxkeriHFcnN/s1600/Sept+2010+145.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last 2 artists are a husband and wife team who have thier studios in the basement of an old old schoolhouse they have renovated. The live in the upper floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She does plaster casting impressions of nature scenes, animal tracks, feathers, different plantlife ect. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4OI4THWQWTco0ge8rHG5DuvlI-9gLoU5FNG5efRAao2R1stkMUDD3KQIEr41bx6bjam31Cat5SjyzzqcagbUM25GiLRJduMmlxKRTLX7lZjKJgzvPRT5u4IKiOGQQxddGMH1a6DXtEdV/s1600/Sept+2010+149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4OI4THWQWTco0ge8rHG5DuvlI-9gLoU5FNG5efRAao2R1stkMUDD3KQIEr41bx6bjam31Cat5SjyzzqcagbUM25GiLRJduMmlxKRTLX7lZjKJgzvPRT5u4IKiOGQQxddGMH1a6DXtEdV/s1600/Sept+2010+149.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is a huge casting of a busy gopher area, full of rodent tracks.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgkt6PZLhsRIfeFlaklimY2DALb9vEtHSHD8ZPtRb5-BwrRUAd8EER1apC-h-p5SUirBadGQdGc3yZULhoXhwYIMxCsQWIv3TXWDCS7S-bFXIMfRBrJkv8V-n1rv36MsG71GwcRrJNfca/s1600/Sept+2010+150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgkt6PZLhsRIfeFlaklimY2DALb9vEtHSHD8ZPtRb5-BwrRUAd8EER1apC-h-p5SUirBadGQdGc3yZULhoXhwYIMxCsQWIv3TXWDCS7S-bFXIMfRBrJkv8V-n1rv36MsG71GwcRrJNfca/s1600/Sept+2010+150.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her husband does black and white classic photography using a bellows style camera, which my photo didn't turn out of, sadly. lots of nature scenes, and he does images in a totally darkroom, slowexposure where he runs a flashlite around the subject and ends up with a wild light outlining the photo subject. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-15154381251878905072010-09-16T13:21:00.000-07:002010-09-16T13:21:39.697-07:00Swift Current Fall Gift & Craft SaleAlrighty My good pal Elaine the entirely too talented polymer clay artist otherwise known as Tooaquarius <a href="http://www.tooaquarius.com/">http://www.tooaquarius.com/</a> and I have decided to host our own gift & craft sale Dec 4th!! <br />
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We are renting the entrepreneurial center in town and so it'll be smaller about 30 tables, but very exciting as neither of us has planned an event like this. However we've done enough shows that we know what sucks and what's a nice touch.<br />
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Lotta details, busy busy for awhile getting it advertised and such. Very excited to see what happens with this.<br />
to book in e-mail <a href="mailto:craftsale@tooaquarius.com">craftsale@tooaquarius.com</a><br />
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CindyCindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-71129427627698579182010-09-02T09:02:00.000-07:002010-09-02T09:02:59.857-07:00Kittys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfJkEAE2Zpdgh5fV6PZKYv4KCdb-A2TMjMIGQyb54lC3PhbDf5Rm1KcFl-lDv-gQnv5-ZKbfYRyUZWYY-vJIYyabeOhN_YkJtWhKc9GO79z2CZRFqB7bq88BLUFEPlZTsNvr1iIRFno-q/s1600/Sept+2010+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfJkEAE2Zpdgh5fV6PZKYv4KCdb-A2TMjMIGQyb54lC3PhbDf5Rm1KcFl-lDv-gQnv5-ZKbfYRyUZWYY-vJIYyabeOhN_YkJtWhKc9GO79z2CZRFqB7bq88BLUFEPlZTsNvr1iIRFno-q/s320/Sept+2010+005.jpg" /></a></div>My half grown kitten Blaze is a tech cat... he can turn on the computers, and what he searches for is amazing : grreeabdf for instance.<br />
and of course when I am on here he needs to nap on me.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd1FkBUzFHaWIg0EyxEOKD15LuOYazVQKoxZMGO2VnLDj9vSw9G_WVsJ_8BTC18lgVlKKuK9a5QbeZfrfDKXZvN0n5ePSZcLceycce2fM-pHpoUhoq7XcKu2o0yJ-6J9kGmspx7_6nQgu/s1600/Sept+2010+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd1FkBUzFHaWIg0EyxEOKD15LuOYazVQKoxZMGO2VnLDj9vSw9G_WVsJ_8BTC18lgVlKKuK9a5QbeZfrfDKXZvN0n5ePSZcLceycce2fM-pHpoUhoq7XcKu2o0yJ-6J9kGmspx7_6nQgu/s320/Sept+2010+002.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He also thinks empty cat food bags are the bestest toys...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Last night my BF Jackie was telling e that her eldest daughter found a tiny kitten on her boyfriends farm, and for a day and a half no momma cat. The tiny thing hadn't opened his eyes yet. So they got kitten formula from the vet and took him home. However the next day daughter went off to collage. Mon Jackie could get home at noon to feed, and his eyes opened, but 1 might be blind. Tues was ok for feedings too. Yesterday didn't work so smoothly. So I am kitty sitting during the day. It's name is Teddy Bear. And he's the size of my hand. You can see the slight film on the left eye, might be a baby thing and he'll be ok, might be a bad eye.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7jPpcWQjmo6gd1qXZaCUAruBGyF_L155qiEEo0-OfamlHYODwTsjrSwavfYbMrnffTAd6OK0w0RHxo-DurGEuDwx8NgWskS6PhKRnpi4OfuGTSZy5V-RP0K2Mdb4bO0P8VLGISDGH6Ph/s1600/Sept+2010+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7jPpcWQjmo6gd1qXZaCUAruBGyF_L155qiEEo0-OfamlHYODwTsjrSwavfYbMrnffTAd6OK0w0RHxo-DurGEuDwx8NgWskS6PhKRnpi4OfuGTSZy5V-RP0K2Mdb4bO0P8VLGISDGH6Ph/s320/Sept+2010+011.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then was tired and fell asleep:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdZDBtqmeNS08B5mHH1C4l9LCugSsxMH7utpUQQKzcRufkD_Q0lwEAmVqWVvZoi0MLDOYG4mAbbRGN_72i9qRgFzUiLiFYKxteEyZDbID2pOH8OgQMhjHKMEh3Yb0ihWlAjt7kmhCXMSU/s1600/Sept+2010+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdZDBtqmeNS08B5mHH1C4l9LCugSsxMH7utpUQQKzcRufkD_Q0lwEAmVqWVvZoi0MLDOYG4mAbbRGN_72i9qRgFzUiLiFYKxteEyZDbID2pOH8OgQMhjHKMEh3Yb0ihWlAjt7kmhCXMSU/s320/Sept+2010+012.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I moved Teddy to the pet kennel Jackie brought and he's happily napping. Blaze however has his fuzzy nose outta joint, so baby is in the office/studio with me with the door shut. My kids never took a bottle. I have bottle fed lambs on the farm, and took a turn with a calf. kittens are very different, so this will be a learning experience. A cute and fuzzy one, awwww! Might not get a whole lot accomplished today, darn. (hehehehe, snuggle)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did make a few things yesterday, and am still finishing up another, so once I finish I'll photo and post.</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-20268382890285619092010-08-17T09:06:00.000-07:002010-08-17T09:06:07.674-07:00Clay and new Kitty<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yesterday, Monday was a busy day. The morning was about cleaning a bit, The afternoon I went to my first polymer clay bead making class. And this is what I made:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0gfLlrDn3Y5IOsM6FRQDg6Oi_ELBacdsVsMfmVC87qv1KL8HM9_S5iBYdQWBhqVcnWMro10pShoGq1iC8RK0ldprLPzAtL1lgdR0tARd4Q3XT0kWPdgKjJvnL6NsCqAbyAUOXT123ioa/s1600/August+2010+065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0gfLlrDn3Y5IOsM6FRQDg6Oi_ELBacdsVsMfmVC87qv1KL8HM9_S5iBYdQWBhqVcnWMro10pShoGq1iC8RK0ldprLPzAtL1lgdR0tARd4Q3XT0kWPdgKjJvnL6NsCqAbyAUOXT123ioa/s400/August+2010+065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I have made several swirled beads before, so that wasn't new, but making the canes for the flowers was new, and simpler, yet more time consuming to prep for than I thought. I was not expecting to come home with useable goodies, so that is/was an awesome thing. My flower cane is pretty good, but if I continue with it I'll need a lot of practice with the formed flowers (bottom of photo).</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">After class, since we have no kids until this evening my husband and I went for supper, and once we got home the people who are giving us their kitten decided to drop him off earlier than planned as he likes to escape when the doors are open to move boxes out.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So, here is our new kitten Lionblaze, or Blaze for short. Formerly known as Alvin.</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see he immediately helped Rick with the class he is taking...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaFkXP4Xrs7cO5rVGwhjOiP4hlKwilQcLz2GNS00PNlUwdbc8433ySf0UhgwcUkgtc16JyEMAYop5mIFy_BTNv2WxulYLOaCIKqxAzWpKbtgVWGiUqZ-m-hiuRMshmMWsdI-KnMVnipJm/s1600/August+2010+064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaFkXP4Xrs7cO5rVGwhjOiP4hlKwilQcLz2GNS00PNlUwdbc8433ySf0UhgwcUkgtc16JyEMAYop5mIFy_BTNv2WxulYLOaCIKqxAzWpKbtgVWGiUqZ-m-hiuRMshmMWsdI-KnMVnipJm/s320/August+2010+064.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I always make a special cake for the kids birthdays, and for todays I did a cute gummy bears at the beach scene/theme.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf7e8kueQkMXjpXDfETsZoVeEEJRBDEe-tVQ__RgAwWgmeIHzeEFn0SRGqi5akmYvwk1lFT_cH-a1jzqVyPpVdddFhIz4pL0lKKeYqmsFOCQ1ykg_UjYORFVo0guoS8qiInoNQPRtZ_RU/s1600/August+2010+055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf7e8kueQkMXjpXDfETsZoVeEEJRBDEe-tVQ__RgAwWgmeIHzeEFn0SRGqi5akmYvwk1lFT_cH-a1jzqVyPpVdddFhIz4pL0lKKeYqmsFOCQ1ykg_UjYORFVo0guoS8qiInoNQPRtZ_RU/s200/August+2010+055.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKMj-0_ct5_STE-pdQaJvRoCM1GGBodEpqwCf75f-uqo5d6niV_Lo2MaoUqm_JC0Dgd3WRTXRTVPxo95zqpWmljJ8qfYh8gy3DQ9MjTiEqKcENMLDj28ep2OkCwLL-yzH2Rz14J7k0mL5/s1600/August+2010+062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKMj-0_ct5_STE-pdQaJvRoCM1GGBodEpqwCf75f-uqo5d6niV_Lo2MaoUqm_JC0Dgd3WRTXRTVPxo95zqpWmljJ8qfYh8gy3DQ9MjTiEqKcENMLDj28ep2OkCwLL-yzH2Rz14J7k0mL5/s200/August+2010+062.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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I cut out a section of the top cake layer and filled it with a mix of blue and green jello, and added gummy sharks. The floaty tubes are gummy peach rings and of course gummy bears. I used marzipan for the beach blankets, ball, sand pails and scoops. The sun shade is a small truffle paper on a toothpick with gummy pieces securing the cup. I used a tooth pick broken off to make the footprints in the sand. It was pretty fun to make, and the kids liked it too, jello AND cake!!<br />
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Tomorrow I take my first official polymer clay bead making class. Which is being taught by my RL friend Elaine of <a href="http://www.tooaquarius.com/">http://www.tooaquarius.com/</a> She has wanted to teach me for a few years, so this should be fun. Later in the week my 2 eldest daughters are taking classes from her as well on making critters. I may post about it tomorrow, IF I remember my camera. I am awful for forgetting it and wishing I had it. I'll try to remember to put it in my back pack for tomorrow.<br />
C'ya!Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-23075773980614308262010-08-06T11:01:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:01:59.409-07:00Bowl full O fun! <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde0Mx1HuGVIxTmEIhrka8RS7_6VgsrwYQxy2r3Xh042s3Dhd6j-cX8DDAUVh3eqQi4zlK0EM8vRVMRGW4Y0TyTTZiYWqlVVE-Kqmw7IXVWn_Z4h3HD8pu16mlKnSISo7_KB4LS2XoKdaM/s1600/August+2010+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde0Mx1HuGVIxTmEIhrka8RS7_6VgsrwYQxy2r3Xh042s3Dhd6j-cX8DDAUVh3eqQi4zlK0EM8vRVMRGW4Y0TyTTZiYWqlVVE-Kqmw7IXVWn_Z4h3HD8pu16mlKnSISo7_KB4LS2XoKdaM/s200/August+2010+013.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15m_WisdVEDHhib1dXNuV_nkZEJoJeaqXkVyKOV3wRR7SEgv9Dd6YoN0lwqAdcVOgXXJ5AukEPFpVmDeGcfpp4dtVI8JJt4MSvhAPbuGtnguznXx8NZd2XIGYPOYVoOS8K8nkr1sQ_R26/s1600/August+2010+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15m_WisdVEDHhib1dXNuV_nkZEJoJeaqXkVyKOV3wRR7SEgv9Dd6YoN0lwqAdcVOgXXJ5AukEPFpVmDeGcfpp4dtVI8JJt4MSvhAPbuGtnguznXx8NZd2XIGYPOYVoOS8K8nkr1sQ_R26/s320/August+2010+014.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Month at a family reunion I went to the local farmers market. There I found a couple of women spinning wool yarn at their display. I spotted this gorgeous purple wool, and brought it home. I wasn't sure exactly what I was going to make with it, it was just to gorgeous to leave there! After a couple weeks I decided to make a bowl with pulltabs, and expand my catalog of items I make with tabs. Perfect thing for the wool! So here is my first can tab bowl! I like how the verigation comes through in each row like I switched yarns. I think I might make a few more bowls, maybe slightly larger.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am still trying to create a little free-er, and more art inspired. This bracelet uses several fillet crocheted triangles in different sizes and metal colour, copper, gold, silver. Originally they were layered together as a pendant and earrings. I decided to attach them all together for this asymertical but geometric designed bracelet, after ripping apart a few older pieces that have been in my stock for a few years unsold. I kinda like this new design it's fun and funky and I hope this new direction will sell, time will tell right?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWHtZBbBYcid1lVzGgPf0RUXVZjJLKeaf8cv9SWK3EE89jKazfbRPh4q4BdBVEtLWsD9y-nrIsiWxxa39Fmblq80z4NQul2sWqP7uQuy4bHfv9TYeTVRJQj_4IjDpLVPptNBdADB-NOym/s1600/IMG_2992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWHtZBbBYcid1lVzGgPf0RUXVZjJLKeaf8cv9SWK3EE89jKazfbRPh4q4BdBVEtLWsD9y-nrIsiWxxa39Fmblq80z4NQul2sWqP7uQuy4bHfv9TYeTVRJQj_4IjDpLVPptNBdADB-NOym/s200/IMG_2992.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVlFVj86jLoBX-Tu8wQ1neAOHfHwYc32nJvCdTM5apyBZsKddnrV9-PsiizrhGBhR0C9lRtX7tCrwigX1d0o1yKXXh7ED0Wz_MTpupg9xaxTUFQcLw7cNj3_wepvmyGpsizB-XgQRCNyf/s1600/IMG_2997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVlFVj86jLoBX-Tu8wQ1neAOHfHwYc32nJvCdTM5apyBZsKddnrV9-PsiizrhGBhR0C9lRtX7tCrwigX1d0o1yKXXh7ED0Wz_MTpupg9xaxTUFQcLw7cNj3_wepvmyGpsizB-XgQRCNyf/s200/IMG_2997.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what the triangles pendant and earrings looked like before. yeah my photography has improved a lot in that time too LOL!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">some of my new work is still similar but showing more of the crochet work, less simple chaining.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNz6ivUAD0kYFYohHqdm-L6d3vEOiH4JesapA1OA1z-w7GK5trg23MYlSADDrSpSfI1ZiCprXC31fRetwfSvsNCuWK67AMEOBVljYHUJvGOgIVSLoGXcHZ7nvb0sL2EzE52qzbnbTp0x3/s1600/July+2010+093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNz6ivUAD0kYFYohHqdm-L6d3vEOiH4JesapA1OA1z-w7GK5trg23MYlSADDrSpSfI1ZiCprXC31fRetwfSvsNCuWK67AMEOBVljYHUJvGOgIVSLoGXcHZ7nvb0sL2EzE52qzbnbTp0x3/s320/July+2010+093.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am rather liking the lacy disks behind the beads look right now.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Currently I am working on a pull tab bowl using hand spun and dyed wool I got at a farmers market. I'll be sure to show that one off when I am done!</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-32792466980294143332010-07-19T09:09:00.000-07:002010-07-19T09:09:33.146-07:00trying new things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_v-016Qb4XQcNDf6Ez_ru6BBIfR5EazH5NyajWBUoYy0-avTIyFiJwxOm0KkEX2Jn07RWj2cFY2Mw4JHbgmkcxZ8peoiFGb6YrF_L4SQBMNtVy6qCPAHYxeo8onCF_Z4WTOybke8erhO/s1600/July+2010+104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_v-016Qb4XQcNDf6Ez_ru6BBIfR5EazH5NyajWBUoYy0-avTIyFiJwxOm0KkEX2Jn07RWj2cFY2Mw4JHbgmkcxZ8peoiFGb6YrF_L4SQBMNtVy6qCPAHYxeo8onCF_Z4WTOybke8erhO/s640/July+2010+104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am planning to push my creative boundaries a little. I did my first freeform wire crochet last week while at my Tuesday Makers meeting. I must admit it was a bit daunting, having no idea what stitch was going in next or in what direction I should work. But it is a pretty artsy piece, I decided to add a chain and make it a bib necklace. Wearable art, I am sure someone out there will appreciate it, but I know it's not everyones taste. I might keep it too, but being me I'll have to make earrings too LOL!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was at the local art galleries summer salon show this Sat. And it occured to me that I really need to get myself into the fall/winter one. Wondering if I should just do my usual or make more artsy stuff for that. Maybe a bit of both. Hoping I get the time to make a new purse design I've been pondering too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well right now I need to concentrate on getting Adaira ready for diabetes camp and prepping for my parents 40th anniversary surprize party this weekend. Should be a crazy week as usual!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-67016394079084517082010-06-13T22:01:00.000-07:002010-06-13T22:01:44.978-07:00Family stuff<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been rather busy with the family lately. My middle daughter Kaylens birthday is in Aug, so if she wants any friends to come to the party we have it in June. I always make the kids special home made cakes, and she wanted a flower garden with her name in roses and gummy worms all over. I have very little skill with icing technique. So I used skills learned from polymer clay sculpting that my friend Elaine of Tooaquarius taught me and used marzipan to which rose extract and red food colour was added. The girls liked it.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsATyqMGD7YSIUC-hQFP3jg1eZb7_ip7Rlj9cq-8DpY9hGLgnLqTD4-3_EyjkGUj3zLkWW44M8e5s_aIH0lw7ZiFuwvw0tdyVpwtRRtNJpL2jVZU-MTFf9eL3IpWoUb1YCfm2H2m8hTyf/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsATyqMGD7YSIUC-hQFP3jg1eZb7_ip7Rlj9cq-8DpY9hGLgnLqTD4-3_EyjkGUj3zLkWW44M8e5s_aIH0lw7ZiFuwvw0tdyVpwtRRtNJpL2jVZU-MTFf9eL3IpWoUb1YCfm2H2m8hTyf/s320/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The same weekend there was a big annual Picnic in the Park, a family fun day, with games, food and live entertainment. My eldest daughter was a volunteer face painter and got to paint her littlest brothers face.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RMg6_3tGY6mXwacX0LTBzhbAXa0vjBpeuDmSmtdCkPme8svhpKHNuCN3UEB7BkhdIuMYcfmz7itAC_XdKpzg3Kuwo24WIcuUnzxOfIg-zSNPeVbG62Ueml271GGQHALeZD2FBJvyzrcc/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RMg6_3tGY6mXwacX0LTBzhbAXa0vjBpeuDmSmtdCkPme8svhpKHNuCN3UEB7BkhdIuMYcfmz7itAC_XdKpzg3Kuwo24WIcuUnzxOfIg-zSNPeVbG62Ueml271GGQHALeZD2FBJvyzrcc/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+047.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBdMrkt8yjha_vF7elAv9kGaWbqgABb-zaqFVFED4r_trJm-SSaOu_m0s3h9DRkXIWAFxk8X_BsaP6ESdViGALcUaiUjXVCaZj6D7cRB1T0arn_8KWnplTRQuG3Vi5H9EPftZcJMxl-j7/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBdMrkt8yjha_vF7elAv9kGaWbqgABb-zaqFVFED4r_trJm-SSaOu_m0s3h9DRkXIWAFxk8X_BsaP6ESdViGALcUaiUjXVCaZj6D7cRB1T0arn_8KWnplTRQuG3Vi5H9EPftZcJMxl-j7/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+048.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuGlpc4zrrTPLsdW_5zAqKVIuuM3BGeToyo9OugOW46SS5BYhzkW5lFYoQUplSr2pbZ8Lmpx2w2I0wWPXvaCCMeQb16XSmGsAMfHlMGpUG6mPW3Uv8D4DVdeRxxXcD-gYHVC73dgNQnqQ/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuGlpc4zrrTPLsdW_5zAqKVIuuM3BGeToyo9OugOW46SS5BYhzkW5lFYoQUplSr2pbZ8Lmpx2w2I0wWPXvaCCMeQb16XSmGsAMfHlMGpUG6mPW3Uv8D4DVdeRxxXcD-gYHVC73dgNQnqQ/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+052.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And the museum put on a mock trial and used volunteers from the audience.... yeah they picked me. I was told to improv my lines if I wanted, so I hammed it a bit. It was fun, and a nice end to the day.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6dyXOILThAy2OVdbKawhtY50pjsSSmNjh7rDfHad_159czJ15jxO-gT77-G6DdraYDzBxw8ot8YfKy1fdIvKk3kFhPunszsoZ_8IyoejjWm8PzmPUlo1eZ1rfKTcuzNwPvS1kQGxNmJc/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6dyXOILThAy2OVdbKawhtY50pjsSSmNjh7rDfHad_159czJ15jxO-gT77-G6DdraYDzBxw8ot8YfKy1fdIvKk3kFhPunszsoZ_8IyoejjWm8PzmPUlo1eZ1rfKTcuzNwPvS1kQGxNmJc/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+057.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijl4Cz-k8EfYbudeXNdAOU9badr3PYhfUrvNMr3UPNK11GDnJvuSuhs5o2iI3vh2e9Q-wAZMZxL1KYU3cu0BPSjHLknpoKziWmOw3UwmXWf1K6ChDjYz3xlMICXvSgPmFvJXpWTgpzuoSc/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijl4Cz-k8EfYbudeXNdAOU9badr3PYhfUrvNMr3UPNK11GDnJvuSuhs5o2iI3vh2e9Q-wAZMZxL1KYU3cu0BPSjHLknpoKziWmOw3UwmXWf1K6ChDjYz3xlMICXvSgPmFvJXpWTgpzuoSc/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+051.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Alyia, our youngest daughter had her friend birthday party this past weekend, she asked for a unicorn cake, which is much easier than the rose garden was!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtkD5LQKJlO9H2qB2KZzIXKL6w_KwbubeG7W0BkXmpd4sVVS572fTnXxOykfupCf-1eUT2AxhU4ezQ5S5-ORzjURmdtxzxGkPHfxMkwcjC9HlgVxIYA81ACK0D2Pq0RZp299rgoFWhGVb/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtkD5LQKJlO9H2qB2KZzIXKL6w_KwbubeG7W0BkXmpd4sVVS572fTnXxOykfupCf-1eUT2AxhU4ezQ5S5-ORzjURmdtxzxGkPHfxMkwcjC9HlgVxIYA81ACK0D2Pq0RZp299rgoFWhGVb/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+073.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And I leave you with the PS2 family airband, Kaylen is in the back on drums, Alyia is our lead singer, Braydon and Geran are our guitarists, Adaira isn't in the photo, I guess she must be the manager, LOL!! Note the rockin' PJs onstage!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBCPdheX9qymAlaBjz1Z1w0USeaxhyphenhyphenEOFMCNw683sUoVuh7lnqLn5PkYNlIJIkkeksw12azqZne1-84g-3Cz-KvlKYWviv9dtq97RvBfn4cQcNnsnMWOQNbadW0rzi-kUDNXMTB9Phw_S/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBCPdheX9qymAlaBjz1Z1w0USeaxhyphenhyphenEOFMCNw683sUoVuh7lnqLn5PkYNlIJIkkeksw12azqZne1-84g-3Cz-KvlKYWviv9dtq97RvBfn4cQcNnsnMWOQNbadW0rzi-kUDNXMTB9Phw_S/s320/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+030.jpg" /></a></div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-79045297007183472772010-06-11T13:44:00.000-07:002010-06-11T13:44:54.461-07:00I been blogged!I just got a message that I have been blogged about! How cool is that? She has an awesome blog going, and amusingly chose a lot of the pieces I have done with Elaines beads. I had no idea she was planning anything, so there's no interview, she just pulled info from my shop. Very nice surprize. I wonder if I should try to do a few artist interviews on here when I can't think of anything of interest to report. Ok here's a link for you to check it out:<br />
http://vabeachquilter.blogspot.com/Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-74088237460009486482010-06-04T08:13:00.000-07:002010-06-04T08:13:46.212-07:00Tab mania<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been working on some interesting orders in the last few weeks. The first is a large, large bag, about twice as long/deep as my usual bags, and it has a divider in the middle and 1 large pocket in each side. I used about 620 can tabs. My daughter at 5 ft 2 is my model.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy5c8yP0KiP76RvlziuT9x5j2vOo64_45VLHajHnJGGrdVxMXJDLSqGZc6cXTsx4A-E87dq92GxZWIFbHV0rLZmj3s894xPGNjEza1ks9LjZVgxrpctTWz5pHo0YQLVRL1YQSeD0_k5fH/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy5c8yP0KiP76RvlziuT9x5j2vOo64_45VLHajHnJGGrdVxMXJDLSqGZc6cXTsx4A-E87dq92GxZWIFbHV0rLZmj3s894xPGNjEza1ks9LjZVgxrpctTWz5pHo0YQLVRL1YQSeD0_k5fH/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+017.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0wYeTq8K1hR7jyDqtcbQXiavlzXh6SelTTAutbs3EhFbcbYSU4g5gAeUKkn3xboYqEXD2zQKReH9J5euBXZ6TzhpVhZKEtuUDQZO6yWit-sM9fwqiac0WVG3nfhAEGzvF12Spx3m6Amc/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0wYeTq8K1hR7jyDqtcbQXiavlzXh6SelTTAutbs3EhFbcbYSU4g5gAeUKkn3xboYqEXD2zQKReH9J5euBXZ6TzhpVhZKEtuUDQZO6yWit-sM9fwqiac0WVG3nfhAEGzvF12Spx3m6Amc/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+014.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5yL-0Cxp9TEUH3_6eRjaWoUHSJpAqLRkQ32gbQNel1_xwzlEIfbKaXx3FS3JYVb5hoJkzoRjGYxFKVERgQ4oZxgJAgxlyS_CtLemkeVAGohlGt4PAycBuQu1_vrbNITOsWy1nxD4NFgV/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5yL-0Cxp9TEUH3_6eRjaWoUHSJpAqLRkQ32gbQNel1_xwzlEIfbKaXx3FS3JYVb5hoJkzoRjGYxFKVERgQ4oZxgJAgxlyS_CtLemkeVAGohlGt4PAycBuQu1_vrbNITOsWy1nxD4NFgV/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+015.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The other project which is for the same customer is a tank top made of 744 can tabs. She wanted it unlined to wear over any other top. Luckily my daughter the model is the same size a ladies small. The top is a first for me, as far as can tab creations go. And humble as I sometimes am... I think it turned out really well!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjOcE4XWBMWmKD0_AjqK4bPbd7pM7ZPWVyvIb7aRpy4RUj_jYNGaTeijZe3QldE9YrTMw8qAL0f6UkFCSbHIkWJ8FS9rXq2ISap6Z_P_ikf6O6vRqKYg7B1tWPDK42upqxX7MUyaenuBh/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjOcE4XWBMWmKD0_AjqK4bPbd7pM7ZPWVyvIb7aRpy4RUj_jYNGaTeijZe3QldE9YrTMw8qAL0f6UkFCSbHIkWJ8FS9rXq2ISap6Z_P_ikf6O6vRqKYg7B1tWPDK42upqxX7MUyaenuBh/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+009.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMcWODvhRBydTg1FpYiDIghnNhKizdLswSsocZGNuafErGdpouLgDdPlOpaEM2jklsI2JrLawL-30nqXd9a83WcHzY9TuHF2vF2YLyHVe0r0nhYuVIWeMih9f-BmKUSe6KEYCVeHQJ2nr/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMcWODvhRBydTg1FpYiDIghnNhKizdLswSsocZGNuafErGdpouLgDdPlOpaEM2jklsI2JrLawL-30nqXd9a83WcHzY9TuHF2vF2YLyHVe0r0nhYuVIWeMih9f-BmKUSe6KEYCVeHQJ2nr/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+010.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MN0YhWDDYG1Nn8ImhzvRHglt_mv2vlk0mRO5FKT7DaqaY-q9Z3qAxgi5blMj1GhwMxEJ3q4wQ1dWimyJGx19Jvx2OiWncniH-5WX2dTQ58efz8pRnwb1rCuzVFqxpQ5F0SR6N2ie3x8d/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MN0YhWDDYG1Nn8ImhzvRHglt_mv2vlk0mRO5FKT7DaqaY-q9Z3qAxgi5blMj1GhwMxEJ3q4wQ1dWimyJGx19Jvx2OiWncniH-5WX2dTQ58efz8pRnwb1rCuzVFqxpQ5F0SR6N2ie3x8d/s200/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+007.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The next item is a necklace I made for the creative challenge thread on artfire, the theme is/was wind. I used thicker wire to crochet the sodalite and blue lace agate into a bar, and then made a cute, whimsical red kite </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">to float into the sky. I may donate it to the kite festival this month.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa5V2hiX0Cl1D0iTls9ErKT4RUPEnGPwbabNwZDvxlzlBawP5oBDbFEFJgyhkzMa4HPuJN9pp0AN6QdyZb__xZLIGWZrUnAWM8nS1F-d_V3JhxfKoOJg58hjijUaU80XJecEyUGQN8waH/s1600/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa5V2hiX0Cl1D0iTls9ErKT4RUPEnGPwbabNwZDvxlzlBawP5oBDbFEFJgyhkzMa4HPuJN9pp0AN6QdyZb__xZLIGWZrUnAWM8nS1F-d_V3JhxfKoOJg58hjijUaU80XJecEyUGQN8waH/s320/June+2010,+mega+tab+purse,+tab+tank,+ect+023.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So my next order is another black purse, I love the orders, but could wish they wanted some colour! after that I'm doing a green purse with all different shades of green, a nice change!</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-54855046804540763632010-05-25T09:23:00.000-07:002010-05-25T09:23:17.922-07:00WETI am sure Saskatchewan is listed as semi-desert region, with a low preciptation rate, and warm springs. However, it has been the wettest, rainiest, coldest spring I can remember. And it's darn windy even for us. the few hours the sky takes a break the kids all rush out to the park or pounce and bounce on the trampoline. The lilac bushes are starting to bloom, and the dandelions are running rampant, during the rare sunny day it looks like spring here. Oh well complaints won't get me anywhere, at least it smells nice when it rains. The long stroll to the Tues meeting today might not be pleasant or even happen, which sucks. Off to teach two boys I babysit (age 4 and 6) how to speak and use manners. wish me luck, pray for patience.Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-43815721858040018822010-05-22T20:04:00.000-07:002010-05-22T20:04:27.690-07:00Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation walk<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Today the whole family, all 7 of us ventured out for a 1.5 mile walk in the pouring rain. Why on Earth would we do that? A very imporatant cause, the 1st annual Juvenile Diabetes research Foundation walk. Our family named ourselves Adairas Strange Striders. Our goal was $1000.00. Let me just say our family and friends ROCK OUT LOUD!! We raised $3075.00!!! oh yeah, that was 1/6 of the total brought in. Huge thanks to Erik The Viking (ETV) who donated a huge huge amount that almost made me cry, Ricks office matched all the donations made by Ricks co-workers, which proves that Stark and Marsh chartered accounting is the best accounting firm ever, just so you know. </div>They had bounce houses set up inside the rec center for all the kids, which was great. And a barbeque lunch before the walk. After the walk there was a brief space and then another barbeque supper and an information meeting for parents and type 1 adults. Seems like everyone is going for the insulin pumps, we might have to talk to Adaira about that.<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On the diabetes and Adaira subject... We met in Saskatoon last fri with Dr. Best, the pediatric endocrinologist, and after 2 years of hell, he thinks maybe she's getting too much insulin, so he reduced it drastically and this week she's been pretty good save the morning she was so tired she forgot to take any insulin. (we later discovered midnight DSI play to blame for the tiredness) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In other news I finished the shell of the mega tab purse, and the necklace orederd from the home party, and the million bead custom order necklace as well. My challenge theme was Earth on artfire this time and </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg162bczyiLA_YtvvpO5tqAOWzybK-9u9K-H9MX1nCg4Iv7pt9ybDr0d9a8YCfcsEoLVC1_VLhGcbu3CSjQZSGyX8_GSI3YkbRz6zxhfx4NdbsxtVlBo8osLvY2UISafs8RWAyaZ0xHp8_l/s1600/May+4th+-+19,+2010+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg162bczyiLA_YtvvpO5tqAOWzybK-9u9K-H9MX1nCg4Iv7pt9ybDr0d9a8YCfcsEoLVC1_VLhGcbu3CSjQZSGyX8_GSI3YkbRz6zxhfx4NdbsxtVlBo8osLvY2UISafs8RWAyaZ0xHp8_l/s320/May+4th+-+19,+2010+017.jpg" /></a>Here is my bracelet:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69n-19ny62mZuCEFy_kTnrw7huftPquaGZXSp4xIoWAGD0u9PF4Bozlo1Mxb_feqlrX7S7rbbJvYjhZABtd4xEqGL_jfAHKjoey9LJqeMROHggPco9PauK0T76fsCPxON60iSEhJyWV8U/s1600/May+4th+-+19,+2010+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69n-19ny62mZuCEFy_kTnrw7huftPquaGZXSp4xIoWAGD0u9PF4Bozlo1Mxb_feqlrX7S7rbbJvYjhZABtd4xEqGL_jfAHKjoey9LJqeMROHggPco9PauK0T76fsCPxON60iSEhJyWV8U/s320/May+4th+-+19,+2010+011.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's how it's been. I'll try to blog more often, honest!!</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-51721918293733805202010-05-04T16:02:00.000-07:002010-05-04T16:10:38.753-07:00BUSY week, orders illness, dentists oh my!Wow has it been busy around here! Lets begin with the bad news shall we?:<br />
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1)Adaira is STILL sick, missed all last week of school, and is still home today, Tues. Sadly we found juice boxes downstairs as the culprit this time. How does one convince someone else not to self-destruct? And she isn't a teen yet, OMG what will the future look like if this is 12!!<br />
2)The rain hasn't stopped and today it is also snowing, changing between the 2 off and on all day. The weather is nice for all the farmers, but it is a bit wearing on the mood around here.<br />
3)Took Kaylen to the dentist this morning, and her teeth are excellent, ecept one must have cracked at some point and was rotten, her molars have deep, deep crinkles, naturally and needed caps. So I was thinking maybe it'll be a week or more. Nope thay had a cancelation in an hour, so we had lunch and were reading a magazine when they called us in a little over 1/2 an hour later. she got the caps on and had the tooth pulled. But then we couldn't get ahold of our ride home!! Luckily/sadly my teacher friend Jackie had the day off due to a bomb threat. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1)I start babysitting tomorrow for $! friend Jaime has had me booked to sit for when she found a job, and she starts tomorrow. I only get the kids in the morning, and a bit of late afternoon as they go to pre school and kindergarten in the afternoons.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">2)Tax season is over!! I get my husband back, and am no longer a "tax widow", ahh a 2 parent home.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">3)The lady I re-made the bracelet for a few weeks ago wants a matching necklace. And is happy to wait until I go to the city next week where I can find the right bead mix I used.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">4 and 5) I did my first home show at my husbands friends place this weekend, and did rather well, I had a lot of stuff on the sale rack, but people still bought a fair amount of new stuff, including some of the flower sets I made with Elaines beautiful beads. One lady bought a lot and custom ordered a can tab purse, a necklace , and a can tab tank top. The top I have never made, the possibility came up in conversation. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsa_Xtj65ejiXsFqAQmtM4WNGyzXX6K_5v27rALYci6TIMbO2gt3QjejkbINdnlvtVt-BPPeq5NHXY1XFtvn7PDZtZ-MGZGA3JfbxDdcgcMuPfURh_scBeAXEDvxa_jotTNYFvd_fZ9TPr/s1600/May+1-4th+2010+068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsa_Xtj65ejiXsFqAQmtM4WNGyzXX6K_5v27rALYci6TIMbO2gt3QjejkbINdnlvtVt-BPPeq5NHXY1XFtvn7PDZtZ-MGZGA3JfbxDdcgcMuPfURh_scBeAXEDvxa_jotTNYFvd_fZ9TPr/s200/May+1-4th+2010+068.jpg" tt="true" width="172" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> 6) Another friend ordered a purse from me. No rush as she has to save up for it.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7) I think I can be ready for the bellydance performance in June after all.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">8)I finished a new style purse in a gorgeous coloured verigated aqua green cotton.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-10870585308929315472010-05-01T21:24:00.000-07:002010-05-01T21:24:32.074-07:00UpdateAn update:<br />
It has been raining or snowing every day this week and:<br />
Adaira was in hospital from mon to Wed. we think this time was due to an infected scrape on her foot. Diabetes sucks. <br />
Thurs April 29 My 37th birthday . mom and dad came in and we went for supper. Adaira got sick again, but not hospitalized. Kaylen and Geran complained about everything at the restaurant, it was chinese food, what's not to like?! Finally we went back home for cake. Mom made me a strawberry shortcake. Then they left and we put kids to bed. Jackie and her DD Schelby came over for a bit, then I noticed I lost one of the earrings I juat made with Elaines amazing flower beads. finally bedtime. YES I felt older by days end.<br />
Fri April 30 I was supposed to do a flea market sale, and planned to put my old stock up on clearance prices. cancelled to be home with Adaira. Ends up it was a sucky sale anyway. I did make a bunch of jewelry with the rest of Elaines flower beads.<br />
Sat May 1 the first day after tax season and I got my husband back. His 2 kids were supposed to come over, they are both sick and vommiting. So they couldn't come over for fear Adaira would become ill again. We are babysitting for a friend until 11 tonight. Trying to get ready for tomorrow, I volunteered to help with childrens church and in the evening I have my very first home show. I have no idea what I am doing for that, but we shall see tomorrow I guess. Hope it starts a better week, because I am exhausted.Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-16860821020083660392010-04-16T15:41:00.000-07:002010-04-16T15:44:17.224-07:00Is That A Challenge!?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have created a couple things for challenges recently. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The first one my friend Elaine (aka Tooaquarius, check her blog link <--) wanted to see how different each of our styles of jewelry making would look with the same beads. So she gave me a few and she kept some of a batch of her beads and we decided bronze/copper pearls and turquoise to go with. and here is my set:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip01C0-wz1HF2xxag3d8vB6_UV64c_nEqCuHgnYQSvLGBz3Iyff1nVhVqBvsTNayxWuA9qbnVvAkmZmxFLGKj_3VGwwsh3n9bhdyrJWu-rs11oN0mWxwJBziygs8H9T-HdzhfJq_uRwHV1/s1600/April+2010+080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip01C0-wz1HF2xxag3d8vB6_UV64c_nEqCuHgnYQSvLGBz3Iyff1nVhVqBvsTNayxWuA9qbnVvAkmZmxFLGKj_3VGwwsh3n9bhdyrJWu-rs11oN0mWxwJBziygs8H9T-HdzhfJq_uRwHV1/s200/April+2010+080.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl_xoLBWw6nI5Wk3uQe4R-4bzxpUNL7ehh8BMBuBmpAbHYkpJ3yJp_7GF1kE1c8Snm9i5Q9SGxeAfcSp3WdoxmDHueFKna-EqO1UkEC5Ph5vecBMpb5yvXqtE6h0O4pjSKzp45AArj7m4/s1600/April+2010+070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl_xoLBWw6nI5Wk3uQe4R-4bzxpUNL7ehh8BMBuBmpAbHYkpJ3yJp_7GF1kE1c8Snm9i5Q9SGxeAfcSp3WdoxmDHueFKna-EqO1UkEC5Ph5vecBMpb5yvXqtE6h0O4pjSKzp45AArj7m4/s200/April+2010+070.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And this week I started a thread on Artfire as a 2 week challenge: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=forums&page_no=1&op=view_topic&tid=5051">http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=forums&page_no=1&op=view_topic&tid=5051</a> The theme is what inspired you to your current medium. For me that is a simply chained out 5 strand copper wire necklace with a bunch of brown and amber beads. The original was all glass, but I used some pearls, and semi precious stone as well.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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As a basic shop I can't join any guilds there so this will get me some regular people to get to know as well as get the creativity going for a bunch of us. Now what will the next challenge theme be, hmm....... any suggestions?</div>Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-60608865785537493292010-04-09T10:02:00.000-07:002010-04-09T10:37:50.144-07:00swirlies and the re-do braceletElaine of Tooaquarius is an excellent polymer clay artist and a good friend of mine. As such I use a lot of her work in my own. Anyway she showed me how to properly make swirly lentils, so one afternoon the kid and I were playing with clay, they make pokemon figurines and I did a few swirlies.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL9BwLx1oC8iTIQI3Y_FSbqhyphenhyphenWl6toIUuFqIYusdTyRQl4fA5kWUVnpNXlxzk-TKmeZavGQIRPL6-Y6TTSQUqk9nxtgdwaJbqWIvi7klY3Dh7Vwdz2z157qwF2psKBdq-2I6MvckQnnBV/s1600/replacement+bracelet+and+MY+swirlies+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiL9BwLx1oC8iTIQI3Y_FSbqhyphenhyphenWl6toIUuFqIYusdTyRQl4fA5kWUVnpNXlxzk-TKmeZavGQIRPL6-Y6TTSQUqk9nxtgdwaJbqWIvi7klY3Dh7Vwdz2z157qwF2psKBdq-2I6MvckQnnBV/s200/replacement+bracelet+and+MY+swirlies+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458189241714406290" /></a><br /><br />The other thing this week was a customer from a fall show bought a braclet she absolutely adored, (tells me it's her fav and that she gets compliments everytime she wears it.) But she caught it on something sharp and wanted it repaired. She mailed it in a plain evelope no insurance, and the post office machines ate it. All i got was a half shredded envelope and a part of a note. Luckily the note had her work phone number so I could call her. She asked me to remake it and said she'd pay. The first time i made it took days and days, so I wasn't thrilled but what do you do? I made the original 3 years ago, I have gotten a lot faster and completed it in a day!! what a great measuring stick for my growth as a crocheter! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQCsR3uzn0B8QcJhRq-CucfFak-6ioQLXPNEqXEKTjcgbACWhiHYaGw5TNv3_X_ED67dW5neZSMthKaPR1ak2415YzuhqrSQLySucQnBKLzYV5yn2qPh0RwtNA6FynSfagA3PGQkfEjsF/s1600/replacement+bracelet+and+MY+swirlies+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQCsR3uzn0B8QcJhRq-CucfFak-6ioQLXPNEqXEKTjcgbACWhiHYaGw5TNv3_X_ED67dW5neZSMthKaPR1ak2415YzuhqrSQLySucQnBKLzYV5yn2qPh0RwtNA6FynSfagA3PGQkfEjsF/s200/replacement+bracelet+and+MY+swirlies+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458192373675643394" /></a><br />So now back to the orange purse which had better turn out well after all these interruptions in makeing it!!Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-81760913792356211562010-04-06T09:09:00.000-07:002010-04-06T09:44:54.366-07:00Easter 2010Easter has come and gone for another year, PHEW!! My family and their extensions always get together good friday and rent the hall in Eastend to colour eggs together while the men play poker. 40 dozen eggs folks... and I think 16 or so kids.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuhTqkcv-dlnor-3pF6jKKdO3Kt3xdd6f3510dLybQdZITX78Mof3-TNQFKlEizi5wp8qzPrKmnQEqZRN5emf5kFu-spOx_XIbiifqDa7aAo78AjHI3iqtyDQIpE9Rrn5iHP-uR6nWV0n/s1600/Easter+2010+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuhTqkcv-dlnor-3pF6jKKdO3Kt3xdd6f3510dLybQdZITX78Mof3-TNQFKlEizi5wp8qzPrKmnQEqZRN5emf5kFu-spOx_XIbiifqDa7aAo78AjHI3iqtyDQIpE9Rrn5iHP-uR6nWV0n/s200/Easter+2010+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457063754635165458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD05Y2lF7qSRmrkraVZuZ9va3tFG2xU6qFkVaEdaWOOMaFzfJt-W1Zn3JOC8z4FrrhGgmkgpceS4HcfbHUxIxxcP47eZH7-KWeK_Pbtm9wrnwrD_4b-WdGEDjXbgywwhyphenhyphencJAF0_GRevE5a/s1600/Easter+2010+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD05Y2lF7qSRmrkraVZuZ9va3tFG2xU6qFkVaEdaWOOMaFzfJt-W1Zn3JOC8z4FrrhGgmkgpceS4HcfbHUxIxxcP47eZH7-KWeK_Pbtm9wrnwrD_4b-WdGEDjXbgywwhyphenhyphencJAF0_GRevE5a/s200/Easter+2010+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457063744122473554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sJogFhnNRXsGHPHItLwkhmrHw8iaDkR212-n0XqHDbjN3xBJMZ93dkaU-i6p1g8IGe3wn_WK0CiNcwbVor9DJTaWk_l62uj7pCVv4rmcbMO5DE0LNVvSezDm_CVeECRj_BPzqEY-0GHP/s1600/Easter+2010+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sJogFhnNRXsGHPHItLwkhmrHw8iaDkR212-n0XqHDbjN3xBJMZ93dkaU-i6p1g8IGe3wn_WK0CiNcwbVor9DJTaWk_l62uj7pCVv4rmcbMO5DE0LNVvSezDm_CVeECRj_BPzqEY-0GHP/s200/Easter+2010+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457063738457656546" /></a><br />wouldn't be fun without greenish blue digits after either!<br /><br />Before the eggstravavganza we had supper with my folks and my brothers family. we got all 7 of the grandkids on the couch for an adorable photo moment.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZY_PNIl6W_nf3T_zBZavmO_7LwBSt9A6UWEh1oSO4P2Qg5bGmx-hnPTZvgYuEAiy-Gz7_7xjbFuJki0wPPgeiyJ6n7ulktNQEJ9AZ4n5oztgTniv4AUZENWxpuj1mGpS483yywGVeN8i/s1600/Easter+2010+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZY_PNIl6W_nf3T_zBZavmO_7LwBSt9A6UWEh1oSO4P2Qg5bGmx-hnPTZvgYuEAiy-Gz7_7xjbFuJki0wPPgeiyJ6n7ulktNQEJ9AZ4n5oztgTniv4AUZENWxpuj1mGpS483yywGVeN8i/s200/Easter+2010+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457064213241379634" /></a><br /><br />Ok so aside from Easter the first United Church had a weekly rummage sale. I haven't gone for awhile. but the past one my pal jaime went to and called saying there was a bunch of yarn I might like. She picked me up and I got all this for $6. Sweet! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-zxpZ-qb3fUw8ziLnrNy6lbYempj9XhYHVo7n0AqoE8LB6MeWDbAKDkx8wNbm1V55t7khTLpLxliC7gCbQWNV77MzRHE_56Kuhj2NNgt45w9OqvIJR7cF8h0vsvc27xA5KGhe3lFMRPv/s1600/Easter+2010+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-zxpZ-qb3fUw8ziLnrNy6lbYempj9XhYHVo7n0AqoE8LB6MeWDbAKDkx8wNbm1V55t7khTLpLxliC7gCbQWNV77MzRHE_56Kuhj2NNgt45w9OqvIJR7cF8h0vsvc27xA5KGhe3lFMRPv/s200/Easter+2010+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457064478579879394" /></a><br />Speaking of whom I also just finished her purse order for her mom, zipper and all!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlwvkoEcAD8hjP0QEj7b0AmCZCwTnJ_iH6uTX2ntTMhCyTThxNad1Vpwza8ICxcjavcGUuLsPRy9cQ8PvKZzMWqr41Q3emDAWJDmF8j4DBvOkINCa0bO4yRKvbGV4m3llU16iwHFzI5MA/s1600/Easter+2010+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlwvkoEcAD8hjP0QEj7b0AmCZCwTnJ_iH6uTX2ntTMhCyTThxNad1Vpwza8ICxcjavcGUuLsPRy9cQ8PvKZzMWqr41Q3emDAWJDmF8j4DBvOkINCa0bO4yRKvbGV4m3llU16iwHFzI5MA/s200/Easter+2010+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457064924996404562" /></a><br /><br />I also did a custom pair of earrings for a lady who is in my knitting and crochet group and recently our Tuesday makers meeting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ0Ygl5mpb8YchXnz4vdkFhsZD97XNeSaHcfjZUydP8BKq6VDq6qrMr5RTZpOMlY9bo_cHuuABILsFjIH1etjrOJ3DjsSfLPHnchWdkX4z9H2QTQACCG77OaS8PzqkJ2DkNKGIm61a9Lb/s1600/Easter+2010+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ0Ygl5mpb8YchXnz4vdkFhsZD97XNeSaHcfjZUydP8BKq6VDq6qrMr5RTZpOMlY9bo_cHuuABILsFjIH1etjrOJ3DjsSfLPHnchWdkX4z9H2QTQACCG77OaS8PzqkJ2DkNKGIm61a9Lb/s200/Easter+2010+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457065359849257602" /></a><br /><br />So that's what I have been busy at the last week!Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-12080770078395627092010-03-31T07:54:00.000-07:002010-03-31T08:16:36.958-07:00Ricks B-day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTspTCChedNdiRKMHH6WEK40YTy5l2VfSbrlaMSSaoZ0IaAmncU9BWHC3DpELoFMeafKAZXxtcfI3BQFnvSnW1UmxDEZjXdeRXpoYEYTuI_I18Swjy2d2xTgmqUZWHKHO2Mk5OI-NrMG-/s1600/Ricks+34th+B-day+surprize+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTspTCChedNdiRKMHH6WEK40YTy5l2VfSbrlaMSSaoZ0IaAmncU9BWHC3DpELoFMeafKAZXxtcfI3BQFnvSnW1UmxDEZjXdeRXpoYEYTuI_I18Swjy2d2xTgmqUZWHKHO2Mk5OI-NrMG-/s200/Ricks+34th+B-day+surprize+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454816895416428850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZhUauB6XDVao3wOZw2E3buSDpGIS3SeJlJGsET4Ynq3MwinQtUXQqAI_rV6TN3uYzskbAuP44QHWg8i79DaSsx1mI_hgM2fVr9lc2JrZJhyJCgnNdiln74Hl-Gdq2NPz0Gh2nm71ecnH/s1600/Ricks+34th+B-day+surprize+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZhUauB6XDVao3wOZw2E3buSDpGIS3SeJlJGsET4Ynq3MwinQtUXQqAI_rV6TN3uYzskbAuP44QHWg8i79DaSsx1mI_hgM2fVr9lc2JrZJhyJCgnNdiln74Hl-Gdq2NPz0Gh2nm71ecnH/s200/Ricks+34th+B-day+surprize+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454816891144259282" /></a><br />Monday was my husband Ricks 34th Birthday. As an accountant it is tax time so he only comes home in time to read mail and go to bed, even on his birthday and usually weekends. <br />I had to get groceries in the morning and forgot about Easter. How I could forget it I dunno. So I got more than I could carry which means no bus. I usually manage not being able to drive pretty well. So damn I am stuck, now what, can't call Rick, have NO $ for a cab. Jamie! Right she said she'd help if I got stuck. So she came and rescued me. I told her it was the mans B-day and she got an odd look, but I dismissed it as a "how did I forget that?" look. An hour later she texts saying she had a cake mix and is baking hima cake and plans to deliver it to the office. naturally I plan to tag along. She called the receptionists and told them, so they sent a message around and several people came to watch. just as we got in the door we saw him leaving the front, and thought he was gonna see us. nope, phew so we get ready and they called him down and ta-da! we embarrased him pretty well, had to sing "happy Birthday" and all that, and I wore his least fav shade of my brownigh lipstick, and smooched his forehead.<br />Later that night he said it was the highlight of his day. Apparently the files he had for the day were all difficult, and poorly organized. People, please organize your papers before they get to the accountant, it costs more the longer it takes to do.<br />Today I have hot meal day at the school with Kaylen and Geran and then off for a massage. Rick won a radio contest and got the massage but it expires before the end of tax season, so I get it, yay!!Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-68564013514087171232010-03-29T14:07:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:27:12.654-07:00craft salesOn the 20th Elaine and I did a craft sale in the small community of Herbert, half an hours drive from Swift Current. It was a very well planned and advertised event, however there were too many things going on, and VERY few people showed up for it:(<br />I booked 2 tables and didn't make enough to cover even one table fee, which was cheap.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmb885oeogO5XWM3037vCQMkANTIlq5pZFBJL9jkYOeKKZTzjEb5Md0f4eSnDSya56RsMkyKefFwuJBL4yrEWbIEKiqqPY5UCTHcfQdVtRvQJKcnbLWaX6riDNCVxlwGqQnMD9ve4B5M_/s1600/March+stuff+gun+and+hobbie+show+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmb885oeogO5XWM3037vCQMkANTIlq5pZFBJL9jkYOeKKZTzjEb5Md0f4eSnDSya56RsMkyKefFwuJBL4yrEWbIEKiqqPY5UCTHcfQdVtRvQJKcnbLWaX6riDNCVxlwGqQnMD9ve4B5M_/s200/March+stuff+gun+and+hobbie+show+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454166751602766642" /></a><br /><br />Then this past weekend (27th and 28th) we did the local Gun and Hobby show.Yeah it doesn't sound too good a place for crafters, but it's usually a really good show for me, lots of hunters wives and lady gun enthusiasts go. Day one was busier than i have ever seen this show! Tons of people. Didn't do the best I ever have but did well enough. Elizabeth from my Tuesday crafters group also had a table with her bags and antiques. actually all but 1 person from the group came to look about. A lot of the people I know came at some point. Day 2 not so much, still a lot of people came after the worlds womens curling closed ceremony, but not many shoppers. But I did hand out a lot of cards and there was one interested in hosting a home show. And funny enough even though I do this show and the fall one every year and have for the last 4 years there were peoiple who had never seen crocheted wire. Elaine had a wonderful show and got several people interested in taking her polymer clay class in April at the art gallery.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhqU2BAc_pet5wsB700HkX9c_hsjFhd9Z-5uJmXMC__azfTo9wng6fEAOz_TdnlikQ8xQ0K1xs7PasD8EavPSyAHOSrOLAzqjeRRC-2Nby0965GTk7a-4r8COwJTl7M449lJzj-c98uv5/s1600/March+stuff+gun+and+hobbie+show+083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhqU2BAc_pet5wsB700HkX9c_hsjFhd9Z-5uJmXMC__azfTo9wng6fEAOz_TdnlikQ8xQ0K1xs7PasD8EavPSyAHOSrOLAzqjeRRC-2Nby0965GTk7a-4r8COwJTl7M449lJzj-c98uv5/s200/March+stuff+gun+and+hobbie+show+083.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454168914225890354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ5-ImQRNMKPHBXKdZsHGGv52bD5ICFMGf6qoV3QRsJfjeTRoSK4zpFyz_J7nkyly0QQhnIsFewncvp3bmF_mquoz81zbi2mCts2DGUtxJTAJzkaiqw0rk7uy9PW0lZ4OjMh1z6CvjuZg/s1600/gun-hobby-show-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ5-ImQRNMKPHBXKdZsHGGv52bD5ICFMGf6qoV3QRsJfjeTRoSK4zpFyz_J7nkyly0QQhnIsFewncvp3bmF_mquoz81zbi2mCts2DGUtxJTAJzkaiqw0rk7uy9PW0lZ4OjMh1z6CvjuZg/s200/gun-hobby-show-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454168910816002482" /></a><br /><br />No other shows on the radar this spring, so I can chill and fill purse orders. I like doing shows/sales, but it's nice when they are over too. It does go by faster with a friend in the next booth though!Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-1856373631364822422010-03-25T11:02:00.000-07:002010-03-25T11:14:31.122-07:00MakersOk so recently i joined a local group of knitters and crocheters who meet twice a month at the library. I am the only crocheter so far and I crochet odd stuff, but it's a great group!<br />And I joined a weekly crafters group meeting on Tuesdays called Tuesdays with Laurie: Meet other makers http://swiftcurrentmakers.blogspot.com/ at the art gallery, which is in the same building as the library. We have met 3 times and on 2 of them there was a film crew for the local TV stations. It's a lot of fun and although new there's a variety of crafters including Elaine of Tooaquarius http://www.tooaquarius.com/. Laurie Wagner whi is the education co-ordinator of the gallery is the head of the group, and she does amazing work needle felting, there are 2 collage/asemblage artists, a painter, and several people who have stopped it to look and say hi but don't stay and craft with us.<br />Now my church has a group of crafters who want to meet on Fridays, so I will be a busy lady with 3 different crafting groups. Should be fun as they are all quite different.<br />Well I do have a 2 day show this weekend I suppose I should get off the 'puter and do something today... although a good soak and a book is tempting too...Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5958767680222837199.post-14846810458124204272010-03-22T12:19:00.000-07:002010-03-22T12:28:31.783-07:00Featured!This is my week to be featured on NatureManipulateds blog:<br />http://naturemanipulated.blogspot.com/<br />You could win a cutom made wallet in your choice of colours<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5H_Nbwzah8Si933iernWm5PJ8-2WYFN1illTtiD2PVQcIGq1GWtWsHlEucFuwR4btog9coYzSGDI31TjKVeqot8uJKZo75epj4rTQoE-NNb7kwJJ219HACtGm3a-PCdcBCwAhBWou_Kg/s1600-h/IMG_8078.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5H_Nbwzah8Si933iernWm5PJ8-2WYFN1illTtiD2PVQcIGq1GWtWsHlEucFuwR4btog9coYzSGDI31TjKVeqot8uJKZo75epj4rTQoE-NNb7kwJJ219HACtGm3a-PCdcBCwAhBWou_Kg/s200/IMG_8078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451540672480001122" /></a><br />or this earring and bracelet set:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EuOp_aRmDnQlaBmAc-NXZiDxlDusDd257_fv2tizOCE8LnaxavE_9z-zh8uoL23NQT08hEnHpKdk1RnRgyOVJxCh7qkateXs6u9mY7Qoadd9_wvN_uA6JPTTLjn-vi5IcuSuGcH4in1W/s1600-h/IMG_8134.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EuOp_aRmDnQlaBmAc-NXZiDxlDusDd257_fv2tizOCE8LnaxavE_9z-zh8uoL23NQT08hEnHpKdk1RnRgyOVJxCh7qkateXs6u9mY7Qoadd9_wvN_uA6JPTTLjn-vi5IcuSuGcH4in1W/s200/IMG_8134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451541128171904610" /></a><br /><br />Details on how are in her blog feature!<br />I am pretty excited by this. I wonder who will win, where are they from, how did they know about the contest/give away? <br />Well I will find out at weeks end I guess. Meanwhile I am learning a lot from the comments :)Cindys Creative Crochethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271704276991235664noreply@blogger.com0