Baby Bonnet's

I liked the baby bonnet pattern I found in a new quick and thinck knitting book I got before Christmas I made the smaller bonnet then I used some left over yarn in the pink and green and used a different size needle to make a slightly larger bonnet.

12" Squares for an exchange

These are two of the 12" inch squares I did for an exchange on my Purls N Lace Yahoo Group.

Children's Hats

I made these hats with some left over yarn I had..

Purple Blanket I am working on for myself

I started this ages ago, but only pick it up between other projects.

The yellow Baby Blanket

This is the Pram/Buggy Blanket I made for my friend that just had a baby girl last week.

I have been so slack here

I have been very busy, as I started a new job, and I am loving it :)
Let's see what I have been knitting... well last night I finished the yellow baby blanket for my friend Sharon, who had a baby girl Feb 1st :) So now I am making a pink baby blanket for an order I got a few weeks ago. :)
I am saving all my extra money as I am going to Australia July/August 2007 so I have to watch what I spend, no more buying yarn just for the sake of it, I am trying to knit only from my stash, but the not buying knitting pattens and books and magazines I am struggling with... LOL!
I did get a new digital camera for christmas, so this week I will take those photo's I have been promising and share them here. :)

Knifty Knitter...

For Christmas I got the new Knifty Knitter set (The Long Loom Series) I have started to make a scarf for my hubby on the yellow loom but man is it ever slow going I find the round looms easier to manage and faster to work on, but I will keep trying. :)

Knitting Baby Items!

My friend's baby is due Feb 1st, so I have been busy making some cute little items for her new baby :) so far I have made a blue hat and matching mittens and now I have a yellow hat finished and I'm working on a yellow pram/buggy blanket and matching mittens, she said she wanted a smaller blanket as when she had her first child she said it always upset her when the lovely crochet blanket her aunt had made kept getting caught up on the pram/buggy wheels, so I am making a smaller one that will not drag down and get caught up in the wheels.

Knitting Barbie Doll Clothes!

Lately I have been using scraps and small amounts of left over yarn to make Barbie Doll Clothes for children in my complex, I am very popular with all the little girls, LOL! They keep knocking on my door asking if I have any new Barbie Doll Clothes for them! :)

What Is Your Joliday Stress Level?

Your Holiday Stress Level Is Low

You take it easy over the holidays, and you only take on what you can handle. You know the holidays are about celebrating and fun - not standing in line at the mall!

What's Your Holiday Stress Level?

What Is Your Elf Name?

Your Elf Name Is...

Fuzzy Helper

What's Your Elf Name?

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

You Are Socks!

Cozy and warm... but easily lost. You make a good puppet.

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

Your Christmas Song Is?

Your Christmas Song Is

The Chipmunk Song Christmas, Christmas time is near Time for toys and time for cheer We've been good, but we can't last Hurry Christmas, hurry fast No matter how old you get... Christmas is all about the presents!

What Christmas Carol Are You?

What Movie Is Your Christmas?

Your Christmas is Most Like: Miracle on 34th Street

Sweet and caring, Christmas is about helping for you. While Santa may not exist, you try to share his spirit.

What Movie Is Your Christmas Most Like?

What Will Be In Your Stocking This Year?

Your Christmas Stocking Will Be Filled With Coal

You haven't been *that* naughty this year Santa is just screwing with you

What Will Be In Your Christmas Stocking?

What Christmas Tree Are You

You Are a Cranberry and Popcorn Strung Tree

Christmas is all about showcasing your creative talents. From cookies to nicely wrapped presents, your unique creations impress everyone.

What Christmas Tree Are You?

OMG!

I hate going into the storage are at Christmas time, man I swear I clean it out every Christmas and I don't actually pull anything out of there all year but it is always a huge mess and a struggle to sort through every year!

Decorations

the last two years I did all red and green.... Santa and snowman type decorations so this year I am going with my angels and gold and glass decorations.

What kind of gift giver are you?

You Are a Creative Gift Giver

Your gifts are one of a kind, special, and well chosen. Whether you've made it yourself or searched all over town... There's really no one who has more of a personal touch than you.

What Kind of Gift Giver Are You?

Christmas Knit Handmade Gift Tags

A Lady shared this wonderful link on one of the craft groups I am on, I love it! I have printed off 4 pages already :)

I am working on my orders!

I still have a few items to make for people to pick up, and I haven't even started on my own gifts I still need to knit!

How Many People With My Name In The U.S.A. ?

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 245 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

I have to make this Kitty Hat

Kitty Hat

Dear Santa!

I get home from work today and Vern(My Hubby) has broken my digital camera!
So Santa if you are reading this.. Please mark me down for one! I have been a good girl all year!
Oh and a gift cert from Michaels would be good, and maybe a gift cert for a book store:) HUGs and Kisses DEB

how well do you know Deb?

Create your own friendquiz here

The Homeless!

I had my craft fair yesterday, and it was snowing the whole time and that got me thinking about the homeless people, they will freeze in this weather so I went around the craft tables of knitting/crochet and quilting tables(Mainly) and asked for items of warmth to donate to the homeless, I got 3 vans full of stuff I was so proud, I called a local church and they sent over 3 vans to collect the stuff and helped me take it down town to a shelter that gives out the items to the homeless!

The Craft Fair is Today!

It is 2.10Am here and I am still up, I have a few things to finish up before I head to bed, The Craft Fair starts at 10AM.

How Stressed Are You?

How stressed are you? Your Result: Your easy going You do things at your own pace and when someone gives you a task you complete it, but its the least of your worries. You rather have a list to complete lying on your desk and go have fun than be stuck slaving over a list.
Your not that stressed, but watch it
Your so stressed, ya ass needs to relax
How stressed are you? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

What Kind Of Reader Are You?

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Dedicated Reader You are always trying to find the time to get back to your book. You are convinced that the world would be a much better place if only everyone read more.
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Literate Good Citizen
Fad Reader
Book Snob
Non-Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You? Create Your Own Quiz

My Doll

This is a pic of my doll I had as a child, my Mum brought her up for me this summer when she came to Canada for a holiday, so I bought her a new outfit.

I bought one of these for myself

Knitting Pattern-a-Day 2007 Day-to-Day Calendar by Paulette Lane

I bought christmas Cd's today

I have an order in for the Kenny Chesney Christmas CD but I picked up the BradPaisley Christmas CD and also the Martina McBride Christmas CD, and then I also bought The new Sugarland CD! :) I plan to bake this afternoon and listen to my christmas CD'S :) I bought some candycane and mint hershy kisses yeterday so I will make my cookies with them in :)They take a while to do but they are worth it.

Christmas Cotton Search!

OMG! Nobody has any christmas colors, I need some NOW! I have a craft fair on Sunday and I have run out of the supply of christmas cotton I had stashed from last year, I want to make some more matching hand towels and dishcloths in christmas colors...

I have a knitting injury!

I am in pain! I can't believe that such a tiny little crack on the end of my finger can be so painful? It is a dry patch on the end of my finger and now I see a tiny little hole there?? My hubby says its because I knit too much??(What would he know) LOL! I tried putting some hand cream on it but that just stung! I was jumping up and down in the living room like a mad man! I thought I could just put a thimble on the finger while I knitted but those plastic thimbles are not made to knit with! I am sure my mother had a softer one made of some sort of rubber that was flexible? I will have to see if I can find one, as a band-aide just does not do the trick.. any suggestions are welcome.

13 things.....

1..I love to READ!

2..I spend a lot of time doing crafts, especially KNITTING!

3..I have about 135 pen-pals world wide, and I still write to some of my very first pen-pals that I started writing to when I was 11/12 years old.

4..I enjoy cooking/baking.

5..I have a HUGE collection of BOOKS that I have collected over the last few years of books I loved as a child/teen.

6..I love COUNTRY MUSIC and 70's MUSIC, while my Hubby is a HEAVY METAL FAN!

7..I have been collecting POSTCARDS since I was 10 years old, I have a HUGE collection.

8..I enjoy doing 1000 piece puzzles.

9..I drink TEA non stop! :)

10..I can not follow a CROCHET Pattern, I CROCHET off the top of my head ! LOL!

11..I have read The Chronicles Of Narnia and the Harry Potter Books all about seven times I LOVE THEM!

12..I Read while I am walking to work, and often walk into things!

13..I Knit and read at the same time :)

The Yarn Fairy!

yesterday afternoon I opened my front door to take out the trash, and hanging on my front door knob was a bag of yarn! :) I have no idea who put it there? But there was one large ball off dark blue yarn then also four balls of 'YORK'..Chantelle.. in a pretty pale/pastel green color...(100 g balls)

I bought more yarn today!

Like I need anymore yarn?? LOL! I am running out of places to hide it from my hubby! LOL!
Today I bought just 2 balls...:) Of Katia...Sonrisa(Cotton) It is sooo pretty I love the colors it is a florescent lime green with pinks and blue and purple flecks:) I want to make a baby hat with it, the lady at the store gave me her pattern to use :)

I want one of those!

I just seen an add on TV for those new globe puzzles! I WANT ONE! They have Thomas Kinkade Puzzles, thats what I want! I wonder if Santa is reading my Blog?? :)

I have another craft fair booked!

For Nov 26th, so I have been working flat out making stuff to seell. I am hoping I will get a few more sales with Christmas coming up :)

Candle usage, what they mean

Candles
Red
Energy, strength, passion, courage, element of fire, career goals, fast action, lust, blood of the moon, vibrancy, driving force, love, survival

Orange
Business goals, property deals, ambition, career goals, general success, justice, legal matters, selling, action

Gold
wealth, The God, promote winning, safety, power of the male, happiness, playful humour

Yellow
The sun, intelligence, accelerated learning, memory, logical imagination, breaking mental blocks, selling yourself

Pink
Romantic love, planetary good will, healing of emotions, peace, affection, romance, partnerships of emotional maturity, caring, nurturing


Green
Earth Mother, physical healing, monetary success, abundance, fertility, tree and plant magic, growth, element of earth, personal goals


Blue
Good fortune, opening blocked communication, wisdom, protection, spiritual inspiration, calm, reassurance, gently moving, element of water, creativity

Purple
Influencing people in high places, third eye, psychic ability, spiritual power, hidden knowledge, self assurance

Black
Protection, repelling negativity, binding

White
Spirituality, The Goddess, peace, purity, higher self, virginity, a substitute for any other colour

Eucalyptus

Magical Use - Eucalyptus is used to promote health by using it in a sachet, poppet, or placing the leaves in and around the house.

I love to soak in a Eucalyptus bubble bath and then use Eucalyptus body lotion! It is wonderful, I also burn Eucalyptus candles often, I find they help when I have a cold, but also help when I have head aches!
I swear by this stuff!

Endometriosis

I thought I would share some links of what I have so you can all better understand what I am dealing with

www.endometriosis.org/


www.endometriosisassn.org/

www.4woman.gov/faq/endomet.htm

www.womenshealthmatters.c...index.html

www.ivf.com/endohtml.html

www.ivf.com/endoassn.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis

www.bchealthguide.org/kba...escrip.htm

I think I will go color my hair...

I have one of those 12 shampoo color things the grey is showing a bit I need to do a fix up job LOL!

I need to decide!

What I am making for my Christmas Gifts this year, I have an ongoing box in my craft cupboard that I add things to during the year to use as gifts year long, but with having done the craft fair and another coming up the box is looking a little empty, so I need to decide who I want to give homemade gifts too and what I want to give to them so I have time to get everything ready.

I feel so my happier here than on the message boards!

My friends here do not judge me for my choices! And that means a lot, I can speak my mind here and feel I am not having to defend myself to others that I know online but will never meet...
Why is it that people online feel the need to CONTROL others online and PUSH their opinions on others, is there really a need for that? Why can't people discuss topics as adults without aking offence and getting nasty??
I recently changed message board systems and since then I have had major problems with people that seem to think they have a right to judge me? And if I disagree with them they get really nasty like I have no right to feel hurt or upset by how many of them have treated me? Aparently it is okay for others to put me down and treat me badly but I am not allowed to feel upset by any of it and God Forbid I try to defend myself, that aparently is not allowed! How sad is that! I'm just venting here nobody has to support my rants in this post I'm just feeling sorry for myself... I'll get over it!

Books ....

I have been buying a lot of knitting.craft books lately...

Knit Lite By Linda Roghaar & Molly Wolf.
Oddball Knitting By Barbara Albright.
Knit Along With Debbie Macomber(The Shop On Blossom Street)
Knit Along With Debbie Macomber(A Good Yarn)
Knitting For Dummies.
Knitting Rules By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.
Speed Knitting..24 quick & easy projects ByKris Percival
200 Knitted Blocks By Jan Eaton.
Stitch 'N Bitch The Knitter's Calendar(2007)
Knitting To Go ..25 Chic & Easy Patterns By Kris Percival.


I have also been borrowing a lot of books from the Library, so at the moment I am reading,,...
Needled to Death By Maggies Sefton last week I read the first book in this new knitters Mystery.. Knit One, Kill Two.

Long Tail Cast On!

I have finally taught myself to do the Long Tail Cast on! YEAH ME! :) I can't get over how neater my items all now look I wish I had learnt this method ages ago as some of my older items have very loose messy cast on edges.

Lets see what did I loose?

Well I had mentioned that we had NO INTERNET for A MONTH! My hubby used too much BandWidrh so we were suspended for a MONTH! OMG! was that difficult it just about drove me nuts having to use the Library computers to acess internet! LOL!
But I did manage to get a lot of reading done and also KNITTING!
I did the craft fair and I made $71.00 plus I got a pile of orders :) I have booked to do another craft fair Nov 26th.
I started doing Beading, I have been making Key Rings and Necklaces with names on them, they were very popular on my craft table, so yesterday I bpught more bead supplies so I can get busy making more for the next craft fair.
My Mums vist went okay burt it was a long visit... She is a wonderfuller knitter and while she was here she made me 2 jumpers/sweaters 2 vests and a cardigan :) I have been wearing them all non stop as it has started to turn cold here in Vancouver Candad, and nothing beats a homemade sweater...ETC: I will try to add some photos this week of me with my lovely sweaters ETC on :)
We finally bought a new printer/scanner/copier so I will get busy up-dating my craft pics to show everyone.. I am thinking of saving up to buy a better digital camera for myself also.

OMG!

all my up-dated posts from a few days ago are GONE! Man I can't even rember what I said?? GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry I haven't been around to up-date my blog...

My Mum came to visit for 6 weeks from Australia, and I just got busy I was slack with my online stuff, BUT I am back now :)
This past week I started making belts and scarves (Knitted) and also IO have been trying my hand at beading, I have been making keyrings with names on :) I am going to book a table at my local rec centre to sell my stuff in late Nov.
I will take photo's of my items over the next week and post them here, I will aslo post the photo's of the sweaters my mum made me while she was here :)