To Encourage Everyone in Making Gifts for 2018

[Tampa Doll]

The dolls are in AZ and waiting to go to the hospital.

Now I dress a doll for Bailey4's charity and here is one of the outfits I have made.  It is called Jane's Delight by Darski.  I had trouble finding outfits to fit this particular doll.  So I figured I would try this.  It is for a 15" PK doll.

 

[Tampa Doll]

For those of you who know Lea (minwife4boys), today is her birthday and she got the best gift she could get.  Her Princess.

She was born today!!! I am in love... Savannah Grace.... 8lbs 13 oz...21 inches long

 

[greyhoundgrandma]

She's precious!

[judianne]

Mary Jo - that doll and outfit are adorable....

...and then I saw the adorableness that Lea has been blessed with!!!!! 

[Inkked0317]

Lea...congratulations on your new baby!! She's just precious <3

I haven't been on in quite a while. We've been fixing up the house (LOTS of painting & cleaning & sorting stuff), and I was going through the process of getting approved for gastric bypass surgery, so things were really insane around here for a while. The house stuff is nearly done, and I had my surgery on 4/20. Had my 2 week follow ups at the end of this week and I'm healing up really well. I wasn't actually interested in working on anything during my recovery until 2 nights ago, and I pulled out yarn for at least 2 projects. I got a start on a baby blanket for one of the young ladies at church. Hopefully I'll have that done in the next week and move on to something else!! Sorry for the radio silence!

[judianne]

Hi Jessie! So glad to hear your surgery went well...being healthy is what it's all about! I'm happy to hear you found your crochet mojo again, too!!

[Tampa Doll]

Good Morning everyone.

Jessie glad to hear all is went well.

Here is my Mother's Day table.

Have not been on for awhile.  Life just got in the way.

Have a great day and Happy Mother's Day.

[judianne]

Hi peeps! I'm still around...

Mary Jo - your Mother's Day table is gorgeous!!!!! The dolls are exquisite and so is the tablecloth! Did you make that too? You are a truly talented lady!

And, yes, life does have a nasty habit of getting in the way...

[Tampa Doll]

Hi Judianne, No I did not make the tablecloth.  My 2 sisters and I got a table cloth and a bed spread from my Mom one year.

I am holding them both for one of my nieces when it is time to pass them on.

Thank you for the compliments on the table.

[richsgirl]

Hello everyone! I have not been on in a while either. My days just flow. If I don't get on first thing in the morning its not going to happen. I am still working on a doll for my granddaughter's upcoming 2nd birthday. 

Meanwhile we continue our rv journey and are in South Dakota for the summer. I must say that people here are the nicest of anywhere we have been so far. Smiling, friendly faces literally everywhere I go. It's been great so far!

[judianne]

Stay safe on this holiday weekend, everyone...and lets all pause a moment to remember those who gave their all for our country.

[Bailey4]

I finally finished something.  It feels like forever since I finished a project.  I've just not had great luck with crochet lately.  My niece is graduating from an Aggie high school with a Vet Tech certificate going on to college for Pre-Vet school.  So I found a Barbie Vet doll and crocheted the Barbie graduation gown and made up some of the honors stuff.

 

Barbie Graduation

[judianne]

Bailey, that's so cute.....

[Bailey4]

Graduation Afghan

I finished this a while back but finally got a picture taken.  Before you ask, yes this is the crazy color scheme requested.  I made a similar one for another niece and she wanted one like it.

In other good news I FINALLY finished an 18" doll outfit.  I don't want to jinx it but I started another one.  Starting with some of my easier patterns, but I'm hoping to get my crocheting rhythm back.

[Avon Lady]

Bailey, the Graduation Afghan is gorgeous!!!

[greyhoundgrandma]

Great looking blanket, Bailey!

[Apak]

Graduation afghan is wonderful! The crazy colors are perfect!

I've just finished the big octopus today - well, not so big, just for a newborn baby, but bigger than my key-ring octopi  I wonder if it's an Octopi Year for me? I make other projects, but I've made many many many octopi.... Kids have fun

[Apak]

Here is the octopus for 2 weeks old Lena, my friend's first child 

 

[judianne]

Bailey, I actually love the bright colors - always my first choice when I have free rein on a project.

Anna - adorable!!!

 

Finished a blanket sweater for a friend. Need to get a picture!

Stay well and have fun with those hooks.

[Bailey4]

The octopus is adorable and I LOVE the colors

[bgs]

2 hours ago, Apak said:

Here is the octopus for 2 weeks old Lena, my friend's first child 

 

Really need a love this button the like it one just doesnt cover it!

[judianne]

Blanket sweater

[Tampa Doll]

Love both the octopus and the sweater.  That octopus is going to be very loved.

The sweater is really pretty.

[judianne]

Thanks, MJ! 

Back to my yarn puzzle...then baby blankets and hats, my favorite things to make! Oh - there are also the squares I'm making with the Stylecraft yarn I got (Woodland pack). Easy peasy....

Happy crafting, my friends!

[ratdog]

Hi peeps! Been a while since I posted but I have been lurking.  Haven't been doing much crochet lately. But did get one gift done for DH for our upcoming anniversary.

He has a demanding job which allows me to work part time. So I started calling him my "scrubbing bubble" because he works hard so I don't have to!