I am not really happy with it but I am sure it will grow one me. It does NOT look like the picture in the book and I am bummed about it. It is pretty much done, except for sewing a snap on and cleaning up some of the ends. I have now started on Christmas present #3 which is just another one of these purses/Game Boy holders but with different colors. I don't have a digital so this is just a scan of the completed purse. I plan to take photos as soon as I am completely finished.
I usually don't post much on the weekends. I guess it is because I spend 40 hours a week on the computer at work and at home, I just don't want to be around it. However, I cannot seem to help myself and always turn the darn thing on so I can read email and do some surfing. I never used to really surf until I started reading other blogs so it is still somewhat new to me. I usually stick to the same old sites.
I am almost finished with the purse/Game Boy carrier that I am making one of my nieces. I just have to sew on the strap and it will be complete. I am not thinking it is the best but it will do. I sewed the pocket on the back and made sure everything was lined up just right but it still is crooked. Then after stitching around the entire project, I realized I used the wrong color. Oh well it still looks okay and I decided not to redo it. I will just make sure that when I start on the 2nd one of these that I do it the correct way. I can tell you that my finished project will look nothing like the photo in the pattern book.
I am trying to decide what I want to do this late in the afternoon. B is making a fancy dinner for us for Halloween tomorrow so we will be going to the store but I am trying to find something to do (other than cleaning) in the mean time. I am out of ink in my printer (except for blue) so I cannot print anything on my scrapbook pages. I guess I could work on the crochet purse but I am just not in the mood for that right now. Maybe I should just go and dye my hair. Oh well….enough boring ramblings for now.
Glad to see my Weather Pixie is getting in the Halloween mood.
Today I am the only one working (out of 5 of us). Two people are on vacation, one on maternity leave and the other has the day off. I am looking forward to my day off tomorrow as I think I am coming down with something. It is not fun to have tons of work to do when I am not feeling well enough to do it.
I have been wanting to post a guest map for awhile. I think it would be neat to see where people that visit my blog live. So please put yourself on the map and make my day. *Ü*
I was taught to crochet by my grandmother. She only taught me the basic single and double crochet but when I was younger it was enough for me. My grandmother never used a pattern in her life, she did not know how to read one. She would make beautiful things and would sell them out of her house. When I got older I wanted to make beautiful things but since I had no idea on how to do anything fancy and since I could not read any patterns I decided I needed to learn. By this time my grandmother could not remember how to crochet so I taught myself. I feel that I do pretty well and even when some patterns call for weird stitches I can always figure them out. That is until last night. I am working on a pattern and I have no idea if I am doing it right. I have no one to ask either and that is sad. I am hoping if I post the question to my blog that someone might be able to assist me. It is kind of hard to explain without photos though but I will try my best.
Here are the steps for this stitch:
Sc2tog = (draw up a loop in next sc) twice. Yoh and draw through 3 loops on hook.
Now I used this stitch on another pattern and I think I did it right because the project turned out okay. It was used to make a heart and the final result looked like a heart so something had to be right. However what I am using it on now just does not look right. The instructions that I followed for the heart are slightly different than the main instructions I posted above.
"Draw up a loop in each of first 2 sc. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook - sc2tog made"
This is how I do this stitch. I insert the hook thru the first sc stitch thru the front (both loops) then insert the hook again thru the front of the next sc (both loops). I then put the yarn over the hook once and pull it thru all loops on the hook. This does not look bad until I get to the end of the row. According to the main directions I am to use this stitch but it is kind of tight when I need to turn at the end of a row. Am I supposed to ch 1 at the end? The directions do not say. Is it just a given to ch1 at the end?
Now that I am typing out the instructions I am wondering if the stitch goes in the same sc twice and not in the next 2 sc? Is that where I am going wrong?
Okay I am starting to ramble. I better go.
For the two older girls I decided to make a Game Boy holder. It could also be used as a mini purse if they liked. Here is the scan from the pattern book. I kind of like the kerchief too but the girls aren't too into hats and I think they would feel a kerchief was the same thing.
On Saturday I started making a Christmas present for one of my nieces. I decided on making purses for the girls. This particular little one is 2 and likes hot pink.
I worked on it for 2 days. I think if I make one again it will only take me a few hours of one day. I spent so much time trying to get the gauge right that I think I spent more time on that then the actual making of the purse. All that I have left to do is weave in some ends but I will save that for later.
This was the closest I could find to hot pink in the very limited craft store I went to. I am using Red Heart Classic acrylic yarn. I was looking forward to using cotton but the store did not have any. I hate how my project rolls. Can anyone help me with the rolling? Is it the type of yarn that causes it to 'roll up'?
Below is a scan of the purse from the pattern book.
Why is it that when more people read my blog I am more hesitant to write anything? Why does it bother me if they don't like it? It is my site darn it! LOL!
It is Monday. I did not post this past weekend as I was forced to work on my day off. It was for training so it was not too bad. Then when I planned to update I instead was distracted in trying to find patterns online so I could make Christmas presents. I decided to go with the tiny pattern book I bought so on Saturday I went out to buy yarn. My town is very pitiful when it comes to yarn. I had already been to Michael's and that is as usual a disappointment. Then I remembered that we had Ben Franklin's so I went there. They are always out of yarn and this time was not any different. I do not know why I did not remember that. They did not have the brand of yarn that I wanted so I just grabbed what looked pretty. The staff was not very helpful when I wanted it - but one lady butted in to tell me that I had the wrong yarn combinations in my hand (one was cotton the other acrylic). I had to explain I had multiple projects going on. I don' t think I convinced her though. I did mention to her that the supply was limited and she ignored me after that.
I did manage to finish one gift this weekend. I made one of my nieces a cute little purse. She is two so I am hoping she likes it. I mean it is always so easy to please the little ones but I still stress about it. I just need to weave in the ends and I am all set. I am worried that it will fall apart as she may want to stuff it full. I don't have a digital but I may try to scan it later when I am at home.
Well that is it for my boring update. Sorry it could not be more but work is icky today and I am off to yet another training class!
A co-worker of mine raises Emus. One of his Emus started to lay eggs this week and he brought egg #2 in to work. I think the eggs are very pretty – almost as if they were painted. They are a combination between hunter green and aqua. If the top layer is scraped off, it is blue underneath.
.....and it was cold!!!! I had a great post all typed up but Blogger deleted it and would not publish it. Darn that is sure getting irritating.
Well it started to rain late this afternoon. I live in the desert. I am not used to the cold and rain. I will now have to start wearing 'winter' clothes. Of course it may be back in the 80's or higher in a day or two. I had to take a snapshot of my Weather Pixie as this is the most clothes I have ever seen. This particular scene will be very few and far between.
Not what I planned to post today but it will do.
This is an old layout (I really need to do some new layouts).
I do not remember if I posted this layout on Scrapjazz or not but either way I am posting it here.
Layout is 2 pages (8.5 x 11)
Thanks for looking.
Do I really need to take a test for this? Actually it came out a bit lower than I thought since my job is 99% online and I do spend tons of time online while at home. I like to think that I have a healthy balance of internet and life away from the computer but if you were to ask my husband I do not think he would agree. Of course I will not bring up the fact that I stayed up WAY too late surfing blogs last night! (I don't know why the cool color bar is not showing up - bummer)
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Here is another old layout.
I had fun with this one and had it planned for awhile. It was quite easy since I used all pre-made embellishments. Who would have thought that yellow and black would look good on a baby layout? I would have to say that even though it is simple it is one of my favorite layouts. It may be also because I love these photos so darn much.
Thanks for looking.
Here is a website I found today. Have fun trying to keep him on an even keel. I am not too good and so far have only been able to get him to go 51 meters although a good friend got up to 99.
Me? I am Gold. I think it is kind of close. It is dead on for the family part.
At work or in school: I like set routines and organized ways of doing things rules and directions are a great help to me. I prefer to stay on one topic at a time. I need to know what is expected of me, and I always want to know if I am on the right track. I like subjects that are useful and traditional, such as business, accounting, history and government.
With friends: I prefer people who are careful with their money and who make plans ahead of time. I like my friends to be loyal, dependable and on time. I am serious about love and show it in many practical ways.
With family: I like stability and security and enjoy traditions and frequent celebrations. I like to spend holidays with family members, and I plan ahead for such gatherings.
I have not had any headaches in quite awhile. Then last night as soon as I put my head on my pillow I was hit with a headache. I waited a bit to see if it was real and since it never went away I took something last night. Needless to say I woke up with this same headache. The thing I hate the worst is waking up with a headache and on a Monday none the less. I took something before leaving for work and it is just getting worse. I took some more Advil while here at work and ate some breakfast but the end is not in sight. Not only does it hurt but I am very dizzy and lightheaded and it is extremely hard to concentrate. I am having problems typing and since I do email support I need to be able to type. This is not good. Work just started and I still have 10 hours to go.
10:05 AM - Well... headache is still with me but I must say it is not so bad. The bad parts just come and go in waves. So it is now more like a pounding headache combined with a small constant one. It is still hard to focus.
12:15PM - Still there. At least I was able to drive and run to the post office during my lunch hour. I am back to the icky-ness of earlier this morning. It doesn't help that I have to make 2 supervisor escalation callbacks as soon as lunch is over which will be in aprox. 10 min. I am crossing my fingers that I will be understandable when I call these customers. It is so hard to speak to customers when I cannot concentrate. At least I am noticing that it did not take 2 weeks to update my profile this last time around. LOL! Little things like that usually make my day. Not so today.
2:13 PM - Doing better. Had 2 cans of soda so far today and a couple of Advil sometime before lunch. It is still there but I am able to call and speak to customers. Luckily my first callback the customer was in a meeting and I will have to callback tomorrow. Now I am off to make my second callback. This one may take awhile. Sounds like this guy just wants to yell. I hate when the rep that causes the call to be escalated does not write anything in the case notes except the words 'Customer is upset'. Urgh!
Why is it when I should be heading to bed I instead find myself drawn to the computer? All day today (Sunday) I did not go near the computer. I did not even turn it on. Then as I head upstairs to get ready for bed I tell myself I need to just download my email, not read it, just download it. That then turns into checking out my blog (hoping that maybe my profile will have updated - yeah right!) and creating a new post. Then I find myself looking at other blogs or websites. I walked upstairs an hour and 20 min. ago and here I sit in front of the computer. I can say I did one productive thing which was pack up an order but since that only entailed printing a mailing label and stuffing the box with packing peanuts it was not that big of a job. I guess I better head to bed. I am sure I will find something else I just have to do before I finally go to sleep.
Here is another old layout.
Cardstock is Bazzill
Patterned paper is from one of the Provo Craft Slabs
The title is Scriptina that I cut out using my exacto. I love how this font looks but it is hard to cut out.
Thanks for looking. I hope to have some new layouts posted soon.
I am very tired today. Not sleepy tired but whole body tired. I ache all over. I have ended up doing nothing but watching t.v. Friday I ran all my errands in about an hour which is fast for me (YAY ME!) and did some cleaning. I did some very deep cleaning in the bathroom and put in new fixtures I purchased sometime right after last Christmas. (it takes me awhile to use new things once I buy them). Last night I was in pain. My right arm had extreme muscle spasms in my arm that went to the middle of my chest and it made it hard to sleep. I could not get comfortable. My arm and chest continued to hurt for quite awhile in the morning but I moved around a bit until I was just feeling sore muscle. So I was a total slacker today. I read, watched The Day After Tomorrow - which I saw in the theater but wanted to see again. I have decided that disaster movies are best seen in the theater and not at home. LOL! I then watched episode 5-8 of the first season of The Apprentice. A co-worker had it on DVD and lent me the first 2 to watch. Now I was watching Dante's Peak but came upstairs and got hooked into making an entry. B teases me because I like this movie and knows I will make him watch it if I can. He also teases that I liked Deep Impact too. After Dante's Peak I am going to watch the Avalanche movie that is on Sci-Fi. I don't know what it is with me and movies about natural disaters. Well I am off to watch some more t.v.
