HI! As you will see below, I have been busy! When I showed off my wares to a friend, she said, "Well, haven't you been just Miss Martha Stewart?" I will admit she has been an inspiration to me. :-) I have also completed my January/February Quote pages. I will wait to show you those until I have sent them to Anita and Davonne. I'll bet you can't wait, right? I also want to make more bracelets. I went to a garage sale and got some short jean overalls that were the rage awhile back. I can see bracelets in it just waiting to be born! Gotta go!

One Way an Old T-shirt Can Look Good on an Old, Well, Somewhat Old Lady.

Don't throw away old T-Shirts! Make a scarf! Fun and super easy but you will need to contact me for the directions. Sneaky way to get a conversation, right?

Easy Bookmarks

Now these are really easy!

This only took a little time and used stuff I already have. I looked through my stash of old jewelry and added a few pieces to my antique bottles. I cut a few pages of old music and put it in the bottles. I used newspapers for the flowers. I cut a strip, folded it, and snipped. Then I rolled it and glued as I went. Got a stick off a tree and wala-wala!

New decor!

I think I should try it with the comic section next since that is my favorite section of the newspaper. Well, right after the sale inserts.

One of my dad's ties.....

Some more bracelets....

Creative with my sewing machine.

I probably told you last year that I bought a new sewing machine. I got such a deal on it but found I did not like the challenge of learning new things, like threading, winding bobbins, using a portable machine, and all that stuff. I tried to sew paper for one of the Advice assignments and it did not work. I kept thinking of my good old Singer that Mom and Dad bought for me in 1965, which is in the closet at Scott and Elise. I just could not bear to sell it for a mere $35. In October I decided to give it a try since Lyle had pants that I needed to shorten. (That's a topic I will try to remember to write about later.) I absolutely could not steer that needle at all, and needed to pull and push the fabric to get it moving. Really missed that old Singer now! Later I was looking it over for another projuct and realized that the machine was missing the foot!! I went back to JoAnn's and they were dumbfounded--that I did not have one and that I actually hemmed a pants without one!! So now I am celebrating this Singer of mine!! I have made window treatments (what a nice way to say it) for the windows. The last few days I really had fun making bracelets!! Tell me what you think! Well, actually remember the quote: If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything.

I'm Back!!

Hi! It has been ages since I have written or added to my blog! While we travelled this summer, it was a pain to get to my blog since some of the time we were internet challenged. And it seems that since we got back home, it has been busy. Often I would think of things I should write but the day went past and I did not do it. So you can imagine I have a lot bottled up inside me just waiting to get out. I need to update you on the "Advice Book" that Davonne, Anita, and I did last year. It ended up taking two volumes, mostly because of all the stuff on the pages. Now we have begun our book for 2011. We are using quotes that we love for this year. So keep an eye on my blog for new entries!