Play Day

When I went to Michael's to pick up some etching creme yesterday

I decided to check out their Halloween beads.

I could not find a single one!

I did however spot these blue teardrop ones

and the lovely tan ones and bronze smaller ones.

So today I got out my supplies and made bracelets and earrings.

The color here is not true on the browns 

but they look amazing with a couple of outfits in my closet.

YAY!

I guess next year if I want Halloween jewelry

I will either shop earlier 

or make my own beads!

Fun for Halloween

I took a class last weekend

to learn how to use my new toy.

The pumpkin face on the glass block

was one of the projects.

Very easy and fun to scan in what you want

then have the machine cut it out for you.

I see many applications for this and have already used it

to scan and cut out some quilting patterns 

which I then ran through the sticker machine.

It will also cut out actual templates

so I see lots of uses for this tool!

Watch the M O N K E Y....

This silly little monkey with the wiggle eyes,

is for my daughter.

The 'body' is crocheted around a hair elastic

that fits over a camera lens.

Next month she is to take photos that include children

and I thought this might help keep their attention on the camera.

If it works at all I may have to adapt the pattern

with some brighter colors etc.

Chickens and the Walker

A friend shared this fun chicken pattern so...

a-roosting we will go.

An Unexpected Gift

I have a number of 'critters'

who I share my back yard with.

Many of them eat mosquitoes.

Gotta love those critters!

Some of them I feed.

And they share with the others.

The other day I discovered two empty sea shells setting on the fence rail,

exactly where I set special treats (nuts)!

So I cleaned them and made them into earrings.

Aren't these just a special gift?

And they only cost me nuts!

I do love the critters in my yard.

Light Show

Lots and lots of lightening in the sky this evening.

So very cool to watch (from a distance).

Wish I had a great camera and was a great photographer

because this was the only one that came out

and does not do it justice at all.

But maybe you can get the idea that it was very black in the sky

except when nature lit 'er up!

And yes, that is my 'window' to the universe

framed by a rooftop and trees.

July Walker Decoration

I just had to make red white and blue stars

for mom's walker this month.   

Not too fancy or creative

but I think she will like them.

She no longer remembers that she crocheted.

Squirrels

I enjoy watching the antics of the squirrels in my backyard.

And my dog gets his exercise chasing after them.

But this little fellow said it was just too hot to move!

June walker decor is butterflies

This month for decoration on mom's walker

I decided to crochet butterflies.

Last month's corsage disappeared

rather quickly.

I guess someone must have really admired it.

With dementia residents that is quite common

so I take it as a compliment.

I do hope she gets to enjoy these

a bit longer than the last

as she keeps misplacing her walker

and this makes it easy to spot.

The Magic of Grandma's

I was making memories with one of my granddaughters last night.  She was awestruck by the solar powered dragonfly lights in my back yard and had to show her daddy when he came to pick her up.  She had forgotten all about being afraid of the sound of crickets she heard earlier.

And then there was dessert...

Conversation between grandma and 2 year old granddaughter:

Grandma: Do you like pizza?

Granddaughter: No.

Grandma: I think you'll like mine.  It has fruit.

Granddaughter: (silence)

Grandma:  Here try a bite...

Granddaughter: (picking off all the fruit and eating it) 

Grandma:  Did you know the crust is a cookie?

Granddaughter: !!!

Grandma:  Here try another piece.

Granddaughter:  Grandma Boats, you make the best pizza in the world!  And the (y)ummiest kool-aid!

I remember 'making memories' with my grandmother, but had no idea she was loving it as much if not more than I was!