A Crafty week ... or TWO !

  The first day of Spring found us under a snowfall but by noon the sun had come through the clouds and a lot of the 2" that did fall was melting . Guess Mother Nature is letting us know who is the BOSS still ! LOL !  With the weather being not nice , it was a good morning to finish up a few projects and take some photos !

 HERE IS THE ONE CARD I FINISHED THIS MORNING . Not for any blog challenge , just for fun !

And some of those scarves I have been working on ! Think I finished them all for now unless I uncover one somewhere ! LOL ! All scarves are made of an acrylic yarn and ALL are for sale !

 This grey , black and dusty rose set is also for sale . The yarn is acrylic so easy care and if you look at the close up of the crocheting you may see the tiny sequins that are in the yarn . Is so much prettier in real life !

This is a close-up of the orange colored flirty scarf .....  very light wearing and oh so pretty !


Anybody interested in purchasing from me , my email address is crafty.gram1@gmail.com . I take PayPal or Canadian bank transfers  but can always take a money order if you don't " do " PayPal or bank transfers .

Please contact me for prices or info on the crocheting . The card is for sale as well !

Have a great CRAFTY week everybody and I hope Mother Nature brings some warmth and sun your way !

Ta DAHHHHH !!!!! LOL !

 I am excited that I actually sat down and played at my desk and got a few cards done ! Seems like the days are just wizzing by and that I am sitting only for a little bit of time and then moving on to something else ! I felt like dancing after I got the third card finished as I actually felt like I had accomplished something !

 This is the card I made for our #1 Grandson for his 5th birthday ( that is why I put a 5 on the door ! LOL ) I love this little car and Magnolia's Edwin !

 And a card for a friend that I don't write as often as I should ! Letter writing takes far too much time ! LOL !

 And the inside of my friend's card

 I made this for my BrIL and mailed it the day of his birthday ! I think the look on the little girl's face says it all ........ as does the inside of the card ! I used a stencil and an ink pad to made the pattern inside then stamped the sentiment . Maybe next year I will get my act together and get the card ready sooner so I can get it mailed on time ! LOL !

 I actually have another image on my desk colored and ready to put together but it is just finding the time to do it the same time as the mojo hits !


  We have lucked into a little sun and much warmer weather then we had thought we were getting but still have a LOT of snow to melt  ! Spring IS coming so I hear and I can hardly wait ! Enjoy your week everybody !

Where did the time go ?

 Life has been a crazy whirlwind for the last 3 weeks ! All good though ! My brother gave me a ticket ( air miles )  to fly down to see my family at the coast and I was a bit reluctant to go down for 9 days ... especially being it was at the end of February ! Who in their right mind goes to the coast at that time of year where the weather is so unpredictable ? Well it seems that one gal who gets a free trip and lives in the NORTH does ! LOL ! Keep in mind we still have a couple feet of snow , cold weather and the groundhog predicted another 6 weeks of winter ! So with my suitcase packed I flew down to Vancouver and met my brother . Had a great visit with him over a nice Greek dinner then we had more of visit in his apartment which overlooks the Quay at New Westminster

 THE VIEW .......

 OKAY , THIS IS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE .... Got to love zoom on my camera :)

So you can see what is on the top of buildings ! How cool is this ?

 BR and I hit the floor running on the Sunday as we hopped on the Skytrain ( another new adventure for me ! ) for a trip into Vancouver to the Olympic Village and another new adventure on the False Creek ferry ( which is a small tug boat size ferry ) over to Granville Island ! So neat to come into Grandville Island on the water instead of fighting traffic and then fighting for a parking spot !

VIEWS FROM THE FALSE CREEK FERRY GOING INTO GRANDVILLE ISLAND ! I loved riding the tiny little ferry even though it was not warm ( but not raining nor snowing ! ) . Such a fun visit with my Brother ( but we always have fun and do such fun stuff ! ) . A long walk around the Olympic Village and the another long walk along the Quay was all finished off with a great dinner at the THE BOATHOUSE .

 Up the Fraser Valley we went the next day . It was a beautiful day for a drive with the sun shining off the mountains that had a new coat of snow ! I seldom get to see those mountains dressed like that !

 A real laid back week was spent with my sister and my parents . We walked plenty as I stay at my sister's and walked back and forth every day to my parents ...... sometime twice . Weather was not fantastic and my sister and I went for a nice walk one day along the Vedder River ... in a snowstorm ! All was good though with a nice dry set of clothes , Gore-tex jacket protected most of me ( after all , we camp and you need GORE-TEX ! It was a last minute pack in my suitcase too ! LOL ! ) and a hot cup of tea !

 The week went quickly but I have to admit , I was ready to get back on the plane and come back home too .... even if it was -17C when I got off that plane at home !!!!

Thanks to all my family for a fantastic , relaxing holiday ! My BrIL is such a trouper driving my sister and I all over the country on the Saturday ! And we finished that day off with the BEST Greek food I have EVER eaten ! LOL ! I think I walked more miles in 9 days then I did the rest of last year .... and it seems we ate a whole lot too ! LOL !

 Life is back to reality , Spring is coming though !  I have even managed to get some crocheting done ( will share that in the next few days ) and I have even sat at my desk and got to play !

 Life is good !

Company for lunch !

 Well you never know who ... or what .... may drop in unexpected for lunch ! As I was letting the yappy Yorkies out at noon to play in the sunshine , I discovered that standing on the bank at the neighbors were none other then company for lunch ! They aren't fussy about what they eat making them the perfect guest !

 

For those of you that have never heard or seen a real moose well this is what  they look like ! This is a cow moose ( Momma ) and calf ( baby ) . They are quite common when I live but it is still a shock to see them almost right in your backyard as we don't live on the outskirts of the city . There is still a lot of wilderness around us and I figure the animals were here before the buildings were so who am I to argue with wildlife ! LOL !

 Who KNOWS WHAT OR WHO may come for lunch tomorrow !!!

Granddaughter #4 turning 10

  I can't believe that our youngest granddaughter is turning 10 in a week ! Unfortunately due to circumstances out of our control , we don't have contact with her . We know where she is and I always make sure I send her a little something to send her for most occasions . We haven't held her in our arms since she was 6 months old ( sad when we didn't even know about her until she was 3 months old ! ) It has been a rocky road and one that neither us as Grandparents nor our son as her father wish had happened . We see one photo a year of her ( well sometimes ! ) and she looks healthy and happy so one day we hope she will come look for us ... the family that miss her with all our hearts but love her just the same . Sometimes a child is never given the chance to hear the " other " side of the story , sometimes the Father is never given the chance to prove himself as such instead of just a means of money every month ( but I am rattling ! sorry ! )

 Usually I send a HUGE parcel for her but with the price of postage in Canada being what it is , I have decided this year she gets a gift card ( and that is what the son did  for her too ) . The card is going to cost me just to mail as it is ! LOL !

This was a fun card to make and surprisingly , it went together quickly !

 
 The inside of the card holds 2 packages of hot chocolate and the half circle is actually a gift card holder . 

Have a great week everybody and happy creating !

A crafty type week

 Another week has passed and I am closer to leaving to see my parents and family ! I did manage to find time to play some this week . Both in my room and with the crochet hook !

 I made this card which was originally suppose to be for valentine's Day but think I will end up giving it to my sister and BIL as an early Anniversary card ( then I don't have to mail it ! ) .

 I used a real sucker on the card . They were sitting near the checkout at Michael's  and I need a couple more $ to get my discount ! The images are colored with Copics and all embellishments on the card as well as the papers have been sitting for quite sometime so it is nice to actually use some of my older supplies ! I did use some new Prima twisters on here . They are a lot of fun to play with but the glitter ones make a HUGE mess ! LOL !

I finished 2 Angry Bird hats this week as well . They are for my grand nephew and niece and I will hand deliver them next week .

Have a great week and happy crafting !

Who has time for housework ?

  The last couple weeks have found me playing with my crochet hook and playing a few games on FaceBook ..... though I did delete a couple of those time consuming games that I found I was spending far too much time on and never getting anywhere on !  I am so much happier and productive since I got rid of them too !!! The past few weeks have also found me down to the count on more then one occasion with a migraine ( darn weather systems coming through always do that too me ! BLECK !!!! ) so NOTHING gets done !!!

 Well the weather is more Springlike then winter this year and we have had a lot more sunny days this year then last ! YEAH !!! I don't think I have SAD but I do know that I feel a LOT more productive when the sun shines ! I don't even mind the colder days as long as we see the sun !!! LOL ! I still will be really happy when we can get the RV going again .... but that will be a few months away yet !!!!

 The past few days has found me wandering down the hall on more then one occasion to my desk . I have got 4 images colored and today I even got to put together a card as the inspiration hit me ! I had just received the Magnolia paper yesterday and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it ..... and a good friend had sent me the image ( you know who you are and I thank you so much as it was a lot of fun to color and create with ! ) . All the white paper used on this card is from an envelope that we received a Christmas card in . It was so beautiful that I knew I had to reuse it for something ! It is very shiny IRL ! I used Copics to color my image with though I have no idea which ones ! I think this one will be my DH's Valentine's card ( even though he will be away on business ! ) . The image and the background are from the latest Magnolia release . All embellishments came from MICHAEL'S at some point and some I have had sitting for a long time ! The crystal butterfly came from the bridal isle and was on clearance ! Got to love that !

 I am not entering my card in any challenges as I just enjoyed creating freely with no pressure and just for the joy of playing !

 These are a few of the projects I worked on over the last week ....... 99% of the designs came from my head ( as I said before , I don't follow directions very well ! LOL ! ) All the crocheting is FOR SALE except for the last red bird at the bottom . That is for my GRANDSON who is an ANGRY BIRD lover ! The owl cap will fit a newborn or younger baby ( depending on their head size of course ) , the blue poorboy cap is the same size and the first RED BIRD hat will fit a large toddler or youth as the yarn has a lot of give . All are washable . The little headband is made with stretchable sock yarn and will fit a newborn to small baby . 

 Please email me at crafty.gram1@gmail.com . I will be away from Feb 18th-29th ( yes , it is a leap year ! ) and will not have my laptop with me so if I don't contact you immediately that is why ! I am off to see my parents and siblings ( and there families ) but pln on having some yarn and a hook or two with me ! The Copics will have to stay home though !


 Have a great week everybody and happy creating !!!

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

  I am just busting with excitement for my good friend Lisa and I just have to share the news along with some history ! I met Lisa online through a scrapbooking forum a  number of years ago and we became friends . We say we were brought together because of THE FASCINATOR ( true story ! The Fascinator is history but the friendship has been cemented because of that silly stapler ! LOL ) . About a year after I met Lisa , she started her own online scrapbook store called Lisa's Scrap Shack ( some of you may remember it ) . After a few years Lisa sold her business to tackle new endeavors ! Lisa is FEARLESS about trying new things .... including raising a couple alpacas , spinning her own yarn , dying it and finding the time to actually knit and raise her son while her husband Wayne works away from home ! She even managed to get certification for teaching Copics and has been on a number of DTs . Not too long ago Lisa hooked up with her friend Tara and gave classes on how to use Copics at Tara's storefront in Vernon called FORGET ME NOT SCRAPBOOKING . Well one thing led to another and Lisa's passion for scrapbooking and creating has become a business for her and Tara as she has now joined forces with Tara in the business .

  Earlier this week Tara and Lisa acquired the online scrapbook business of Savvy 'n Sassy from Rhea Marriot in Red Deer , Alberta ! By the end of this month Lisa will be running the online business ! I am thrilled as I hear that there are going to be some AMAZING things coming in to the storefront and the online store ! I can also attest that if you are buying from the online store ( and the store ) you will get first rate service , quick delivery and fantastic customer service ! If there is anything you need or want , I am sure Lisa and Tara will do anything in their power to bring it in for you ! Not sure but I am also thinking that there may be some surprises coming from them too !!!


 Congratulations ladies and best of luck on all the new things that will be happening over the next few years !

 By the way Lisa ........ my husband has told me he can't " afford " to give you his pay cheque any more though ! Yeah , we will see about that !   LOL ! 

So ladies , give the ladies a chance to get organized ( they actually have to go across the border and get the stock from Rhea ) .... knowing these two ladies it will happen quickly ! ....... for the BEST scrapbook store online and storefront ! Tara's store is open in Vernon .

New Crocheted Creations for sale

    The last week has been COLD here with the temperatures dropping down to -35 C at night and no higher then -25C during the day ! The saving grace has been the fact the sun has shone during the day and we have had very little wind ! Hear that is all suppose to change as of tomorrow with warmer weather and snow ! Don't know which is worse if the truth be told ! LOL ! Either way , I get house bound ! Well when that happens then I just stay cozy and do what I love to do ... PLAY ! LOL ! This week I did get in the crappy room and work on a couple images but still haven't done anything with them ! It will happen though !!!

 In the evening I have picked up my crochet hook and worked and finished a few projects that I started a bit ago ! These are ALL for sale so if you are interested just contact me at crafty.gram1@gmail.com and I can give you all the particulars , etc .


THE Baby Bunny set is a hat and diaper set suitable for photography and I wouldn't recommend that children play with them as the eyes and nose are sewn on buttons . The brown/blue hat and scarf set will fit an older child or adult  as the hat has some given in the yarn .

  Have a great week everybody and hopefully by next week I will have some cards ready to show you ! Stay warm and Happy Creating !

Well I ALMOST forgot to add these 2 little newborn hats !

  I do still have the afghan that matches the long tailed hat if anybody is interested in them as set !

TFL !!!!