KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

KATHY'S CROCHET CABIN

Monday, January 31, 2011

LOOK WHAT THE MAIL-LADY LEFT ME!

 MELISA, MY FRIEND FROM OHIO SENT ME THIS BOX OF GOODIES.  I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS STUFF FOR ME TO DONATE.
IS THIS A PAY IT FORWARD OR A PASS IT ON? BECAUSE I WILL PASS ON AS MUCH AS I CAN SO OTHERS CAN FEEL THE LOVE.
 MELISA MADE THE LITTLE BOXES AND EMBELLISHMENTS  I THINK. I'LL HAVE TO ASK HER FOR SURE. THE LITTLE BOXES WILL GO TO THE NURSING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS WHEN I FIND JUST THE RIGHT LITTLE THING TO GO INSIDE THEM. I JUST LOVE THEM.
 SHE COLORED THE LITTLE PICTURES ABOVE. I'LL PUT THEM TO USE WITH MY SCRAP BOOKING.
 11 LITTLE SANTA DOOR KNOB HANGERS FOR THE NURSING HOME.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THIS BEAUTIFUL BLANKET FOR EGF. I'LL MAKE A LITTLE DRESS OUT OF ONE OF THE WEDDING GOWNS TO GO WITH IT. IT IS SO SOFT!
THANK YOU SO MUCH MELISA FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP. WHAT WOULD MY LIFE BE WITHOUT YOU?  I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU FOR A FRIEND. LOVE YOU BUNCHES!

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ENJOY MONDAY

LET'S JOIN FAITH AT SIMPLE, VINTAGE AND CROCHET FOR MONDAY IS "WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ENJOY" DAY.  LIST 4 THINGS THAT YOU ENJOY AND LINK UP WITH FAITH TO LET EVERYONE KNOW YOUR PLAYING ALONG. HAVE FUN!

I ENJOY THE SMELL OF FRESH MOWED GRASS.
I ENJOY COOKING FOR MY FAMILY.
I ENJOY THE SMELL  AND SOUNDS OF A NEW BABY.
I ENJOY THE FEEL AND SMELL OF DIRT WHILE WORKING IN THE GARDEN.
I THINK I'M SO READY FOR SPRING.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED DAY.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

MORNING WALK



SNOOPY WAS IN A HURRY THIS MORNING SO WE LEFT FOR OUR WALK EARLIER THAN NORMAL. I TRIED TO WAIT ON THE SUN BUT HE WANTED TO WALK. I TRIED WALKING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD WHILE WE WAITED BUT MY BACK GOT TO HURTING FROM HIM PULLING SO HARD ON HIS LEASH, HE WANTED TO GET HOME AND GET HIS TREAT. SO WE WENT HOME, NOW HE SLEEPS. GOTTA LOVE HIM!

Friday, January 28, 2011

BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE



I WONDER WHERE THE PEOPLE IN THE JET WERE GOING? SOMEWHERE WARM I HOPE.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE

I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO MISS THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. I HAD TO WAIT ON MY BISCUITS TO GET DONE BEFORE I COULD LEAVE. I DIDN'T DARE TAKE TIME TO EAT I WAS ON A MISSION TO GET THAT PICTURE.
1 PREEMIE BLANKET
6 PREEMIE VALENTINE HATS
CAN YOU SEE TIM'S LITTLE ROOSTER IN THE BACKGROUND?

Monday, January 24, 2011

BLOG CONTEST

GO JOIN IN THE FUN AT CROCHETING IN GEORGIA FOR A CHANCE TO WIN SOMETHING CROCHETED FOR YOUR KITCHEN. GOOD LUCK!

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ENJOY?

LET'S JOIN FAITH AT SIMPLE, VINTAGE AND CROCHET FOR MONDAY IS "WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ENJOY" DAY.  LIST 4 THINGS THAT YOU ENJOY AND LINK UP WITH FAITH TO LET EVERYONE KNOW YOUR PLAYING ALONG. HAVE FUN!

I ENJOY MY DAILY WALKS WITH SNOOPY.
I ENJOY ALL THE DIFFERENT SUNRISES WE SEE.
I ENJOY SITTING ON THE DOCK FISHING WITH MY HUSBAND, IN THE WARMER MONTHS, AND WATCHING THE SUNSET.
I ENJOY CROCHETING AND SEWING FOR CHARITY.

SUNRISE

 THE SUNRISE WAS BEAUTIFUL YET AGAIN. EVERY MORNING IS DIFFERENT JUST LIKE LIFE.
THIS WAS THE FIRST PICTURE TAKEN. WE WERE TO EARLY AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SUN TO GET WHERE I WANTED IT. LOOK FOR GOD'S BLESSINGS IN THE SMALLEST OF THINGS.
TIME TO GET TO WORK, HAVE A BLESSED DAY EVERYONE.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

BLANKETS AND HATS

4 FLANNEL AND COTTON BLANKETS
6 VALENTINE HATS
THESE WILL BE DONATED TO EGF AS ALWAYS. THANKS MELISA FOR THE HEART PATTERN.

ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY

 AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE POSITION OF THE SUN WE NEARLY MISSED THE SUNRISE. I LOVE THE WAY THE SUNS RAYS WERE SHINNING THROUGH THE CLOUDS.
 IT WAS ALSO COLD AGAIN. THE GROUND CRUNCHED AS WE WALKED ACROSS THE YARD.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST SNOOPY. I WAS IN A HURRY TO GO ON OUR WALK THIS MORNING AND I FORGOT TO PUT HIS SWEATER ON.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED DAY TODAY.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

OUR MORNING WALK

 I LOVE THE WAY THE SUN IS SHINNING THROUGH THE TREE. THE TOP PICTURE IS THE ONE I CROPPED.
I LOVE THE CLOUDS IN THE UN-CROPPED PICTURE.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

SUNRISE

SNOOPY AND I ENJOYED THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE THIS MORNING ON OUR WALK. THIS PASTURE IS A PERFECT SPOT FOR TAKING PICTURES. I WAS SO HOPING THIS WOULD TURN OUT GOOD. I TRIED TO GET THE SUN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREE. THE PICTURE ON TOP IS WHERE I CROPPED THE PICTURE. MY CAMERA DOESN'T ZOOM THAT WELL.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A LITTLE SEWING AND CROCHETING

3 FLANNEL AND COTTON BLANKETS
4 PREEMIE HATS
THESE THINGS WILL GO TO EGF.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

MARINE CORPS KIDS DONATION

1-QUILT
3-BLANKETS
15 HATS
I WANTED TO MAIL THESE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BUT DIDN'T DO IT. THE NEW PLAN IS MAIL IT IN THE MORNING.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

ALLIE'S BUBBLE SCARF

HOOK: SIZE H
YARN: BERNAT SOFTEE BABY  ROSE RUMBA
SIZE:  6 1/4 INCHES WIDE X 62 INCHES LONG WITHOUT FRINGE.
GAUGE: REALLY DOESN'T MATTER

CH23
ROW1: 2DC IN SECOND CH FROM HOOK. SK NEXT 2CH'S, SC 2DC IN NEXT CH. *SK NEXT 2CH'S, SC 2DC IN NEXT CH*. REPEAT FROM * TO * ACROSS ENDING WITH SC IN LAST CH. CH2 TURN.
ROW2: 2DC IN SC. *SC 2DC IN NEXT SC*. REPEAT FROM * TO * ACROSS ENDING WITH SC IN LAST SC. CH2 TURN. REPEAT ROW 2 UNTIL 62 INCHES LONG OR TO DESIRED LENGTH.

FRINGE: I USED A 5 X 5 INCH PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND WRAPPED YARN AROUND IT.
I TIED ON ONE PIECE OF STRING AT A TIME.

KEEPING BUSY

WITH ALL THIS SNOW I COULDN'T WORK OR GO ANYWHERE SO I CROCHETED. I HAD TAKEN A PICTURE OF MY SCRAP BASKET BEFORE THE SNOW BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO MAKE HATS. 27 HATS LATER AND MY BASKET STILL HAS YARN IN IT. I'LL MAKE ONE MORE BLANKET OUT OF THE YARN LEFT IN THE SKEINS THEN ROLL WHAT'S LEFT INTO BALLS FOR  ANOTHER BLANKET. I DID USE SOME YARN FROM THE BASKET ON ONE OF THE BLANKETS.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

REMEMBERING

TODAY I FIND COMFORT IN YOUR LIFE NOT YOUR PASSING.
I FIND STRENGTH IN YOUR WILL TO SURVIVE.
YOUR LAUGHTER REMINDS ME TO ENJOY LIFE.
YOUR LOVING HEART REMINDS ME TO BE KIND TO OTHERS.
TODAY I SMILE AT YOUR MEMORY NOT MOURN FOR THE ONES NEVER KNOWN.
I THINK OF YOUR GIVING HEART AND REMEMBER TO SHARE.
YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS REMINDS ME TO HOLD MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS CLOSE.
YOUR EYES REMIND ME TO LET OTHERS SEE MY LOVE FOR THEM.
 TODAY I REMEMBER TO FORGIVE OTHERS AND MYSELF SO I CAN SEE YOU IN HEAVEN.
YOUR TOUCH REMINDS ME TO BE GENTLE.
MY LONGING TO PLEASE YOU REMINDS ME TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE.
I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE OF YOU.
REMEMBERING!
FOREVER YOUR LOVING DAUGHTER, KATHY

Monday, January 10, 2011

SNOW

 SNOOPY DURING OUR EARLY MORNING WALK. HE LOVED IT. HIS NOSE HAD TO BE FROZEN BECAUSE HE WAS SMELLING DOWN IN THE SNOW. YOU CAN SEE THAT  THE SNOW HAS A CRUST ON TOP BECAUSE OF THE FREEZING RAIN.
 ON OUR NEXT WALK IT WAS FROZEN A LOT MORE. HE HAD A VERY HARD TIME WALKING. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE HE WAS ON TOP, TWO STEPS LATER AND HE FELL THROUGH. AT FIRST HE WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT IT BUT SOON SAW THAT HE WAS SAFE THEN TRIED TO RUN. THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR HIM.
 THIS IS THE MAIN ROAD THAT RUNS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. SOME TRUCKS AND 4-WHEELER'S WERE BRAVING THE SNOW.
 THIS IS AT THE CHURCH UP THE ROAD FROM US. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SNOW DID THIS OR NOT. WE WALK TO THE CROSSROAD THEN GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME. TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW WE WENT DOWN THE MAIN ROAD AND SAW THIS. THEY HAVE MEETINGS HERE IN THE WARMER MONTHS.
WHEN I SAW THIS I JUST LOVED IT. SNOOPY AND I DID AS THE SIGN INSTRUCTS, WE STOPPED, ADMIRED THE VIEW THEN TOOK THIS PICTURE. THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL OUR BLESSING.
JUST FOR THE RECORD I'LL BE HAPPY IF THIS IS THE LAST SNOW WE HAVE THIS WINTER. WE DON'T GET SNOW THAT OFTEN AND THIS MAKES TWO TIMES THIS WINTER. I'M DONE WITH IT, BRING ON SPRING.

ALLIE AND BLAKE

 THIS IS ALLIE WITH THE HAT AND SCARF I MADE HER.
 THIS IS BLAKE WITH HIS HAT AND SCARF.
I FORGOT TO PIN THE FLOWER ON RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE PIN.
THEY ARE SO ENJOYING THE SNOW. LOOK AT THOSE CUTE LITTLE RED FACES.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

PAY IT FORWARD GIFTS

 STELLA'S HEADBAND, SHE'S AROUND 2  MONTHS OLD.
 ALLIE'S SCARF AND HAT. SHE'S 7 YEARS OLD.
BLAKE'S HAT AND SCARF. HE'S 6 YEARS OLD

Saturday, January 8, 2011

BABY BLANKET

MY 79 YEAR OLD NEIGHBOR MS. JACKIE ASKED ME IF I COULD MAKE A BLANKET FOR HER FIRST GREAT GRANDSON. THIS IS WHAT I MADE FOR HIM. I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET IT DONE. I'M SO USED TO MAKING PREEMIE BLANKETS.

Monday, January 3, 2011

TWO PREEMIE BLANKETS

 MY FRIEND MELISA CAME UP WITH A BLANKET CALLED BABY BUBBLES ON A CLOUD. I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD DESIGN  A PREEMIE VERSION FOR ME, AND SHE DID.
THIS IS MY LITTLE HEARTS BLANKET WITH CHANGES. I LIKE THIS A LOT BETTER. BOTH WILL BE DONATED TO EGF.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. MAY 2011 BE FILLED WITH GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS, LOVE, WEALTH AND CRAFTINESS. GOD BLESS!