LuAnne's Crafting Site

Well I guess when you ignore something it is bound to change. I stopped in today to post some pics. and my site looked really goofy. So I will be back to change the theme and stuff and hopefully get it back to looking pretty again.

UPDATE:  I picked a new theme. Hope everyone enjoys the new look  . She has some wonderful themes. Her banner is at the bottom of the page.

Have a wonderful day all!!

Sandys Cape Cod Originals can be found at these places:

http://www.sandyscapecodorig.etsy.com                    
http://www.capecodconsignments.etsy.com

You can buy the download to the pink cocoon pattern at my group's Web store and all proceeds go into the Pine Ridge propane fund. It is a nice easy pattern to follow and a lot of fun to make.

Another project I am doing this summer besides joining afghans is adding some fun to some hats that CFAC member Bridget has sent .She made and donated them for the kids in Pine Ridge. We thought the kids would enjoy them more if they were jazzed up a bit. So here are a few ideas I have come up with. I have a book of embellishments I have been using but I realized after I made the flower maybe flowers are not the right adornment for a winter hat. So I will be searching the net for some other cute pattens. If  anyone knows of any cute ideas please let me know:) I am on the lookout for some quick simple adornments for these great hats

Thanks for dropping by and have a great day!

We went camping last weekend, so I thought it would be the perfect time to make something up for Scarlet (greatgrand) & Gina (grand & Scarlet's mommy). Because they are coming in town for a visit this weekend:) Yeal!!

Here is the little dress I made for the baby. I hope it fits.......

And here is a purse I whipped up for Gina. I lined it with the camo kerchief:) I'm pretty happy with it as I never made or lined a purse before. Made one big mistake when I lined it I sewed the lining to the drawstring. So I had to put a new drawstring in further up lol. But I think it all worked out

Put put me together and POOF!

I'm a wiggly worm ha ha ha!!!!!!

This also was made for UC Davis. Sorry I can't share the pattern. But I can tell you that you can find it in the book Chain-Free Crochet Made Easy. Published by House of White Birches.

A nice  and easy pattern to follow and loads of fun to make.I bet you experienced crocheters could figure this one out without a pattern. Just round balls with hook-n-loop tape sewn on 2 sides ! I think a little one could spend hours rearranging the balls and have lots of fun with this silly worm

Tootles have a great day!!

Ok here is my Lenten challenge. I promised to make 10 fabric yo-yos aday during lent. They will end up being made into a beautiful blanket made by another member in my CFAC group.

I took a count today to see if I was on track

Yikes I'm 22 behind schedule!!

I have 278 made and I should be at 300 today. Don't know what happened there. But I know what I am doing tonight as I watch Idol.

I hope everyone is having a great day!!

This is a blanket I made for a woman who is collecting blankets for kids that have Nephrotic Syndrome. It is a kidney disease. My granddaughter was diagnosed with it when she was 3.And fortunately has been in remission for 8 years now.She is the lovely lady that has blessed me with my first great grand child pictured below. All the children that suffer with this disease holds a special place in my heart. You can read more of her story on her blog and get the info if you would like to give a child a prayer blanket this year. Follow the link below the picture.

http://coffeencrafts.blogspot.com/2009/02/2009-prayer-blanket-challenge.html

 Also here is a doily I made to sell in the CFAC web store. This pattern is from the House of White Birches Book of Doilies.

Working with thread is a nice break from yarn projects. I plan on a few more thread projects this year. I would really like to enter a project in the fair someday. I plan on it every year, but life has always gotten in the way so far. Who knows maybe this will be the year.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the doilies:)

Well here she is! This is my great grand daughter Scarlet Katie. She was born Jan. 16, 9:37p.m. 6 lbs.13oz. 19" long. and I think she is Beautiful!!

Here is Mama (Gina) minutes after giving birth. She is so very happy! She did so well. They told her she broke a record on how fast she delivered. I told her she better be careful. She is a baby maker. This was too easy for her, as it being her first one .As you can see she is very proud of herself and baby here lol. She is going to be a wonderful Mom

Look at that face! I love the head of black hair. All my kids and grandchildren were bald or blond when they were born. She is going to be our dark hair beauty. Just like Scarlet from "Gone with the Wind" that is how  Gina came up with the name. She loved that movie and I don't know how many times she read the book. I even found the sequel of the book for her to read. She always loved that name.

Thanks taking a moment and for sharing in my joy.

Have a great day all!

Well I'm off to a good start on my 2009 goals:) I finished 6 items so far. 4 of them are in this pic. The other 2 are sewn scarves I made over the weekend, those pics will come later.

This was a fun pattern. You can find it here It is written in UK terms so you have to remember that dc = sc and tr = dc and a htr = hdc.

I went threw the pattern before I started and changed it so I wouldn't forget and dc when I was suppose to sc.

But I loved doing the pattern. Most of my baby items are usually one piece with out sewn seams. This one has seaming in the hat and booties. I like the look of them better than my flat patterns. And it wasn't as hard as I imagined it would be. Actually they seemed to work up faster:)

Now to whip together a blanket and it will be ready to send off.

Happy New years everyone!! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a fun filled New years Eve

Today is the day I am thinking about my 2009 years goals. I made my 2008 goals of 64 charity items. I even went over it I had a grand total of 67 items!

I keep track of my goals here  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bevs-charity-challenge/ A nice site to do this at.

This year I want to make 100 charity items!!  I think maybe I'll make 30 joined sq. blankets, 10 Baby blankets, 10 toys, 10 booties 10 hats, 10 sweaters, 10 baby mitts, 10 scarves.

I know  I can go over 100, because I can think of so many more items I would like to make . I know for sure I will make 10 extra afghans, because my dearest friend in the world passed away last week and she was in the process of making each of her grandchildren a afghan. She had 2 of them started, and the yarn bought for the other 8. I volunteered to make these afghans for the kids. This will be a labor of love for me to do and not counted towards my charity goals.

I wish everyone luck in meeting your next year's goals and resolutions

Merry Christmas  everyone. We got some snow tonight so we decided it would be a nice night to take our yearly Christmas pic of the house. I guess you can say we put a few lights up. Our entire neighborhood decorates like this. We get bus tours going past the homes. Last year we dressed up as Santa & Mrs. Clause, but haven't did that yet this year. Maybe this weekend. I still haven't bought the candy canes (yikes) to hand out to the kids. This was just one of those years where I got so behind:( I still have all my Christmas shopping to do. I am really running out of time here lol.

I hope all my cyber buddies have a wonderful holiday this year and get to spend time with your loved ones and you all have a blessed New Year

Here is a sample of what you will see if you go to the store. We have some beautiful knit and crochet stitch markers.

Or how about some wonderful handmade jewelry.

We also have a fine selection of used books and patterns.

Plus if you go to the embroidery section. We even have a member who will customize your selections for you.

So if you have the time check us out and browse threw all the pages/ You might just find something you like and you can help keep a family warm this winter

Shhh don't tell but I took some charity crocheting time off to make my soon to be born great-grand daughter a layette. She is due to be born Jan. 24th. I am so excited! I can't wait. It has been a few years since I have had a baby to spoil so I am ready:)

The sweater is one of my fav. patterns Aunt Jens sweater ,and I use it a lot in my charity projects. But the blanket is a new pattern for me to use and I really like it. It is called the Round Jacob's Ladder for babies and you can find it here . It was the first time I attempted a Jacobs Laddar. It went very fast and wasn't to hard at all to follow.A fun pattern to do that has interesting results.

Well now it is back to sq. joining. I have the sqs. picked out that I'm going to use. I just need to decide the joining color and boarder colors. The next one is going to be a patchwork of colors.