Crafts, Koi and stupid computer!

I tried and tried last night to get online to blog and ofcourse my crappy computer took a nosedive and decided not to get online or work at all. Stupid computer! How dare it! So, I will do some blogging today with some crafty goodness. Here is a pillowcase that I made for the Invite Your Partner Swap. I made it for AlwaysInspired. I hope she likes it. I am making another one so she will have a set.





In other news, our pond is finally clear and we can see and play with Pucca and Garu, our Koi. We have been reading about how Koi bond with their owners and have they pick humans. They are like cats.

Not much to report

Not much is going on today. I wish I had more. Since I am not working 2 jobs I feel like I am on vacation. I really need to get back on a schedule and back into gear. Yeah, so, nothing new going on. My computer is being crappy so I am not going to write much and watch a movie and do some embroidery.

Yippee! Fireworks! Let's blow a limb off!

Okay, so I'm not being very Pro-4th of July when I say that I hate fireworks. Not all fireworks, just the kind that Mr. and Mrs. Stupid down the street can get. The ones that scare animals, can cause bodily harm. Sparklers and those little snake things. Those are fun. Not causing any problem, you can write your name in the air with them. Fun. The ones that make loud noises that for some reason make a 15 year old zit face boy think he's a man-those are the ones I hate. They freak out animals and small children and are not pretty. The kind that your local govt. put on or that you see at Disney-I really like those. They are beautiful to look at, you have a trained professional doing it. So, please for the love of God, if you are one of those people who like to blow things up-think about how much harm you are doing to animals and little kids everywhere.

Summer Craftster Challenge

Come one, Come all! Sign up for the Crafster Summer Needlework Challenge! There will be prizes! The theme this season is: Your Favorite Quote Sampler. There are examples on the starting page. You have a month to do it so get going!

Here is the link.
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=255123.0

Craftster Needlework swap

So, I put together a needlework swap on craftster. My view behind it was, who better to know the time that it goes into doing needlework than the needlework craftsters themselves. The response to the swap was HUGE and people received some amazing work. Here is the overview of the swap and the participants. I wanted to give a shout out to them. They are an amazing group of people.


1. doo_leroux, 2. Sewphie, 3. Joolz, 4. Kitten Wrangler, 5. Pearliepie, 6. kittykill, 7. rectangel, 8. stargardener, 9. Lovely_Gangster, 10. EOcrafter, 11. Accountantbyday, 12. Lilyvanilli, 13. cupcakeguru, 14. Harvey, 15. goatgoddess, 16. Amyracinrose, 17. onthinice, 18. hngoodlett, 19. Purelectricity, 20. Sewsew-a-Gogo, 21. Dinosaurus Meg, 22. AlwaysInspired, 23. Amphripodgirl, 24. Sew~Amy, 25. therisa, 26. beefranck, 27. ritapizza, 28. Malina, 29. kook-a-loo, 30. Craftycat, 31. AlwaysInspired Angel, 32. Nannetta

Pin up girl and other ramblings.

So, I am going to try this "blog a day" thing again. I hope I can do it. I have a lot of material for the next few days.
First off, I just finished this totebag for the craftster 50's B movie swap. I think I might add some more stuff to her but I'm not sure. Not my best but I still like her. She is inspired from the movie Beach Blanket Bingo. I got the image from a rubber stamp from Asta stamps.

Today was my first day not working with abusers. It was such a wonderful day. I got up, ate strawberries and chocolate chip waffles, walked the dogs, had lunch with a few old co-workers and then came to work at the crisis line. It was an amazing first day. I loved being at home with the puppers and have all sorts of projects I can't wait to complete. I am so happy right now.

Tattoo you, part deux

So, I finally got in for my second sitting. One more sitting (for color and shading) and she will be done. Everytime I look at it I love it more and more.