Three crochet scarves for Christmas gifts.

Card Weaving

This project I am using 10 cards, but 100 cards can be used at one time. But I am a long way from using too many cards at one time.

Full picture of frame

The thread I use is from the yarn shop.

Kimuhimo disk kit. Use to do this by hand, but I want to do a larger braid in silk. Sorry it is not so clear. Too close and I did not adjust my camera.

Warpped corded basket I did last year.

This onw is in the works. It is 100 % rayon and looks like chenielle

Have not decided how I want to finish it yet. It is for my husband's Aunt adn Uncle's 50th Anniversary.

I made this little puppet doll a few years back. The crib is from a kit and I purchased it already made. I did crochet the doll blanket. The pillow is made from Hobby Hollie fabric.

This is a reversible crochet baby blanket. It is about 36 x 36. I used CARON's Simply Soft yarn. There are 13 different colors and the main color is white. It is very thick and heavy. Will be for an older baby.

This is the reverse side. The colors are actually heavier on this side the the other side.

This is my first knitted on a frame afghan Not one of my better choices in colors. Colors are actually better in real!!

These are three scarves done on the BLUE KK loom, the yarn is Italia by Hobby Lobby.

This is The Upstairs Studio or at least part of it and that is the owner Clarice on the right. Dianne on the left is my good crafting friend. Dianne and I have so much in common and love doing our yarny things together.

If you look on the table you can see we are working on a frame for card weaving. A new and wonderful way to weave ribbons for belts, headbands or wrist bands or just embellishments for what ever.

The yarn shop is in LaPorte, Tx, a suburb of Houston. And she has a B&B upstairs.. Wouldn't it be wonderful to take a vacation and stay at the B&B. Spend the days in the yarn shop and the nights upstairs. And there is a wonderful Mexican food resturante in walking distance, also some antiques stores and a couple of tearooms and sandwich shops in the area. If you live in the area of Houston, you are missing out if you don't visit her shop.

Clarice not only is teaching us how to weave ribbons, she is given us a history lesson. I want to soak it all up. Where have I been all my life. LOL! Di and I will be going back for more lessons. We will be taking other lessons in tapestry weaving and basket weaving. And anything else she will teach us!!

Miniture Doll House.

Another passion of mine. But can't afford it to keep up the hobby of collecting. This doll house was a bargain and worth three times at least for what I paid for it. Even the doll houses at Hobby Lobby in a box and still need to be put together and painted, wall papered, carpeted and to be furnished cost more then this one did already set up. I sold a horse saddle to buy it and my boss did not give me a break on it, and he made me promise I would not sell it. And I made that promise about 8 years ago.
When I have help turning it around I will get a pix of the front and post.
Enjoy the pix of it.

Small child's room

Living room

Dining Room and there is a ceiling fan that actually works or did work at one time.

Kitchen.

Miniture Doll House

This gorgeous doll house was built in 1979 and at one time it had lights that really worked. I was able to purchase it in full from my (then) boss after he had bid on it at a silent auction at his church. I need to go through it and DUST it, but later. The front of the house is facing the wall and I did not get a pix of it. The house is very large on sits on a large frame that has astro turf for a yard. It also has two attic rooms that have extra furniture in them. I did remodel the babies room, it looked before like a servant's room. And I did buy a new stove for the kitchen and a few extras laying around. But 99% came with the house when I got it.

The above was changed when built, it was th e attic adn the builder made it into a attic room and I made the attic room a sewing room.

This is the nursery or baby's room that I did remodel. I put new wallpaper on the walls, added new carpet and bought the furniture new. Cute, Huh!!

This is the master bedroom. I did crochet a doily that covers the bedspread. I did add "new" curtains to the windows, the others were rather yellow and stiff.

The bathroom is upstairs in the middle of the house.

We took our day off and went to the island of Galveston today. It is an island south of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico.
The day was cloudy, but hot. We drove to Moody Gardens, but having the dogs with us we could not get out of SUV. So it was just all sightseeing from inside the truck. We stopped for foot long chili dogs and 'tator tots. at Sonic Drive In.

This is driving towards the busy side of the tourist area. People were swimming, fishing and trying to surf.

We took the ferry to Boliver Island.... absolutely NOTHING there. The ferry ride going was bad, we were stuck between the wall and an 18 wheeler. My side mirror was no more than 2 inches away from the truck.

And what more can I say. It is our Texas Flag.

More Odds and Ends

My Darling Hubby, Garner and the Bug, also known as Bugsy. This was taken at the deer lease. She is ALL his daughter since the day we brought her home.

This is (again) Garner adn Bugsy at the Vet's office, getting her shots.

This is Chili, a Paso Fino, one of 5 horses we had in Puerto Rico. She was ridden by Brent in playdays. I rode her only on trail rides away from the base. She was a bit much to handle.

Odds and Ends

Brent and Annie

Me (Yuk) , My Mother (lived till 97) and my Son Brent

My kids, Brent, Sherry and Brett

And me at a Yankees and Oakland game. YAHOO!

My home made dolls

These are dolls I made a few years ago. I love baby dolls. The two on the right are twins Colton and Bly. He is sleeping.

I also do Barbie make overs. I have about 25 naked Barbies that need to have clothes made for them. This one my son-in-law brought me a yard of this gorgeous brocade from Japan and it just had to be made for this doll.

This doll was for a contest, and is a mermaid, if you can't tell. She is kind of lumpy looking here.

I call this one my Texas Redhead girlfriend. Her face is embroidered