Wonderous Saturday, and 4 days off!!!!

On my first day off  last Saturday lil M and I went to our local Farmers Market. We had soo much fun! We decide whats for dinner depending on what we find at the market......

Got lots and lots of fresh green and wax beans. We fried them in EVOO with a touch of garlic and salt...

Don't they look jus delish? Well they were!

Then we spotted lots of fresh veggies for stir fry....

Cabbage, Cilantro, Onion, Carrots, and Broccoli,  Then with a trip to the Asian Market down the street were complete for dinner......

 And we cannot forget the noodles with sprouts.....

  we even found this beautiful flower arrangement to set the table with.......

We just took our time and strolled through the market while sipping a scrumptious Chi latte and hot coco, and saying hello to all the sweet puppies, and doggies.

On Sunday.....

I started a new blanky! YAY!

This one is for my mama....

Oh I do relish the starting of a new blanky!!

Monday...

Lunch with my BFF at Brueggers, and some shopping for lil M.

She wants some semi permanent hair dye, and look at what I found..

Can you say OMG! I've got to have these????? For her or for me??? ha ha

That's still being worked out...lol

Tuesday.....

Sleeping in, and not waking to an alarm! Yippee!

Another Chi latte, and working on Mama's blanky....awhh a perfect day!

Oh, I almost forgot. That's silly of me! I have been working on starting a beginners crochet group. Doesn't it jus sound like fun? I do have a group of about 8 wonderful ladies that have signed up and I finally secured a venue! It starts Oct. 6th! Wish me luck!

And..

Ta ta till next time!

Baby blanky...Done!

I have been working on the most delightful baby blanky for a co-worker.....

Just beautiful rows and rows of flowers....

As you can tell it is for a baby girl....just hope the ultrasound is right...

cuz, a baby boy is gonna look kinda funny in this ultra chica blanky...

As you can tell, by all the pic's....I LOVE this blanky...

This is my gift to you Sam and your baby girl....

Hope she likes it!

Ta ta till next time....

P.S. the pattern is form Leisure Arts, Afghans by the pound, "Daisy Garden".

Homemade Laundry Soap!

So, I got this idea for my new fav site..... pinterest .... Its full of pictures, with links to the original idea, so you can get the "how to's" of almost everything posted. Oh my, I could and have spent hours and hours window shopping. In fact my fav file is growing by leaps and bounds, because of it...ha ha!

Here's one the best things ever.. homemade laundry soap and it works, and cheaper than store bought too!

So, shred 3 bars of Fels-naptha soap. ( i used my salad shooter)

you can use dove if you want

Then use 3/4 box of Borax, and a whole box Super Washing soda....

And....whaw la, you get laundry soap. It has the most delish scent in the jar and when washing, but it's fragrance free once done.

It really works and is way cheaper than store bought too.

Fels-naptha 1.15 per bar  

Borax  4.99 a box

Super Soda 3.99 a box

Grand total.....$12.43 and you use only 1 TBS per load

(i do use 1 1/2 TBS on the hubby's work clothes)

Try it and tell me whatcha think...

Ta ta till next time!

Ta dah's and goodbye's.....

So, I have been working a couple of projects.  They have been so much fun to make!

The texture of this wrap is jus delish....

See the snazzy button I made to go with it?

And check out the jazzy fringe!

This lil number is for a very close friend of mine who is moving away  : o(

Miss Gulia this is for you, when you need a hug, or just know that when you put this on,

I am thinking wonderful happy thoughts of you!

I will miss you greatly, and I see great things in your future!

But, I loved yours soooo much I had to make one for me too!

OK, mine is a bit crazy? But really, would I have it any other way?

I know when I wear this I will remember all those crazy nights at work together!

A big thank you for coming into my life and sharing your sunny disposition with me!

Best wishes Gulia!

P.S. The pattern is from.....

A new begining!

Looky what i found in the door way to the garage.....

A Monarch butterfly coccoon......They can take 1-3 weeks to hatch...

This is one week later.....You could see it moving inside.....

And ta da! Its a girl???? Isn't she just beautiful?

We missed her fly a way....   : o (

Ta ta for now....



New Project!

I fell madly in love this yarn today at JoAnn's Fabrics...

I just could not resit......and even better look at this FREE pattern I found too

I will do the flowers in a solid, jus to help them "pop"

I'm so excited!!!!!!!

Ta ta till next time...

Summer Gone?

Oh my oh my, where has the summer gone? The start back to school next week? Whew, they weren't kidding when they said time gets faster and faster the older you get!  The last few weeks have been spent school shopping, sewing, crocheting, and antiquing..........But really school already? Now i have to share my kids again......I like it better when they are mine and we can go do whatever - whenever we want.....

We went to the Brass Armadillo yesterday.....

I would have bought it if I had somewhere to wear it too....

Isn't it beautiful....It was handmade too

I had to sit down and enjoy this layout......

I almost bought this lil stool. It has so much character, but after i looked at the price tag, I decided I could make it for less, and get the colors i want.......

 AWWWWW... A corner I can dig through...

 This poor purple one was hidden in a corner.......

All handmade, I can not even imagine spending that much time on one project..

I absolutely fell in love with this pink rosette chandelier....

Here you can see the little rose's on the bottom...

What an idea.......vintage rolling pins on a wine rack....love it! 

 Can you believe I was good and did not snatch up these china pieces?????

Lastly....this chair.......Can't decide if I wanna go make and get her? She would make a nice addition to the dinning set....hummmm......

The dinning room curtains in progress..

I now trying to decide if how I want to finish them....jumbo ric rac, regular hem, or beads???? What do you think?

Of course I had to get me some shoes tooo, the kids cant have all the fun..lol

An Zak's blanky. I'm 2/3's done now! I'm enjoying sitting under this while making it, humm just might have to stretch this one out a bit..he he

Well that's all for now..

Ta ta till next time......