Storm clean-up..............................................

Everywhere you look....today is clean-up day.

This storm has really created a mess for everyone.

Gonna be a chore to get out the front door.

With this amount of snow at the cottage door

I sure hope it melts before the vacationers get here.

Hubby's been out there today since 9:30am and didn't come in till 2:30pm.

He said he'll tackle this tomorrow.

I think we're expecting rain on Tues. so we hope to get

most of this cleared up.

 

Me? Well I've been staying busy making ruffled skirts

for the girls. The first one is complete and now working on the second.

 

 

This is nearly done.

I also have plenty of fabric that I'm thinking I'll make

more skirts with. I like how I can really switch up the colors

and the patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

Princess "A" asked me if I could make her a skirt with

the fabric that has the "cupcakes" on it....I sure hope this is

the fabric she's talking about.

I think these combinations are so cute.

 

Before I say Good Bye...I'd like to thank

those of you that are reading my blog

AND

posting comments.

I so appreciate it.

 

Until we meet again...........stay warm.

 

We found Nemo!......................

For those looking to find Nemo! We now know where he is...right here in Southern Maine....at 6pm this evening with the temps at 14* and roughly 7 inches of snow the weather man is saying the storm has not even started yet. Yikes! Just does not seem right...way too cold for all this snow.

 

My neighbor and I have this on going "thing" about his snow-plow.

I can always tell if we're expecting a real amount of snow

or if we'll get just a dusting because he won't

put on the plow for just a dusting.

So on Thursday morning I went over and added some warning tape

across the front of it.

 

That was my way of telling him we don't want this snow

they're predicting.....

so when he got the chance he left me a little note as well.....

 

I guess it's out of our hands.

So NEMO has arrived.

 

So since I'm going to be stuck in the house I decided that I'd start

on a couple of ruffle skirts for the girls.

I have some really cute fabric....black, red and white

that have cherries on it.

 

I really like this fabric. I love the 3 layers together.

 

I also have this white piece that I think I'll add to the tiers. I have plenty

of all of these prints that I can switch it up and make a couple of them.

I also have some pieces that are pink and have cupcakes

and ice cream cones on  it. Little Miss "A" said she'd like

a skirt made with the cupcake fabric. Humm...that'll be

really cute. I do have a bunch of coordinating fabric.

Thank You so much "Marden's"

I found all of that fabric in Sanford.

 

The pattern that I'm using is from

www.refugeecrafter.com

She has a great tutorial for this skirt.

 

I also finished my embroidered cissors case.

 

That's it for tonight.

Bon Soire and stay warm.

 

Hope to hear from you!



Bags........................and Wool!

Here I am back again and still not feeling myself. This cold/flu has really taken its tole on me. Been way too long now. Even resorted to a Hot Toddy last night. mmmm. Not too bad so I might just have another tonight.

I have completed a couple of items thought.

The bags for the twins are done.

The one for my little Buddy is showing the front and the back.

 

I plan on using these for their Valentine gifts. The other Grands already got theirs

and they use them for school. Of course Little Miss "V" has already

been in a little trouble because she snuck some candy in hers and brought it to school.

That's too funny....gotta love her!

 

My friend JoyC brought me some wool pants that were her husbands

so I could cut them up and make winter bermudas out of them. The wool is perfect.

When I started cutting them apart I decided to make a "wrist let" for her

out of part of the leg. I think it came out well.

 

The pants were actually kind of cool. They had these buckles on the belt band

and they also had the buttons on the inside of the belt band for suspenders.

I loved that about them. Also they were Ralph Lauren.

I decided to use the buckle for the front and I also added the small "Polo"

buttons to the inside pocket.

It was a total surprise for her and she was so touched by it....she will

have such great memories when she carries it,

I so enjoyed doing that for her.

 

Today I went over to the open house at

www.campwool.com

as they moved location. I'm adding this flyer for you to see

and sure hope you can read it.

 

For you wool lovers and Hookers or Needlework enthusiasts

You have to check this out. She has an amazing amount of inventory not

to mention the fabulous amount of wool. OMG! I could have spent the day.

I did buy a needlework kit that I believe I can get a lot of "mileage" from it's design.

As if I need another project!!! It could be worse I suppose...I could

decide to start hooking!!! oh no no no.

Can't wait to go back.

 

 

 

This kit is Birds& Brain Designs

by Americana Needlework Set #426

 

That's it for today and I really enjoyed spending this time with you..

I hope you enjoyed it as well.

Might be time for my Hot Toddy and the football game...almost

time for Half Time.

 

Until we meet again......Bon Soire!

PS.....don't forget....I love mail and comments.

Brrrrrrr!..........Coast of Maine...................pizza's

My my my it's been so cold here in the North East. Below 0* temperatures have kept us in. Way too cold to get out there. This is the first time I can remember seeing ice on the Webhannet River. It's been there all week and no sign of it going away none too soon.
My son came up today with my 2 granddaughters and we had a great time. Princess A always love to make english muffin pizzas with Memere. So of course that's what we did. Princess V has a dairy allergy therefore there's no cheese on hers so chose pickles instead......that's what it's all about....adding whatever they want.

 

That's how memories are made. They also ate chips dipped in ketchup....tastes like
french fries you know!!! These are known as "precious moments"

I had some leftover fabric from the nap mats that I made them and decided that their dolls or Teddy's needed them as well. When they came today that was their surprise.

Miss V was taking very good care of the baby doll and the Teddy....she is so precious. Love those two little girls soooo much.

Not sure if I mentioned it or not but since the first of the year Hubby has been busy creating a little spot into the eaves up-stairs so that we could gain a little more space. Well it's finally done and Miss A found it to be very relaxing. She had her blanket her teddy and her Ipad and layed back and did a little quiet time. I think it was a hit. Both the girls loved it.

 

 

 

 

This has been a very good day!

Love you girls!

Gotta get outta here and get my knitting needles clicking,

get into my jammies and hit my recliner.

So until we meet again.

stay warm.

Bon Soire a bientot.

 

Send some mail my way!

 

 

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Purses for the girls.

 

Also thought I'd show you these cute little purses

I made for the girls.

They look rather large here but they're only 5" wide.

They liked wearing them around their neck.

Miss A exclaimed..."Look Memere, it fits just perfect!"

I added a pkg of tissues, a tiny notebooks and some

life savers!

Wow! What a treat.

By now they may be on a sugar -overload!

 

It's great to be that young!

Some Finished Projects.............knit, knit and more knit

I know it's been a bit since I've been here

but as you'll see

I've been a bit busy.

Started out with yet another

Ladies lunch.

Well, winter is here and some of our friends

will soon be leaving to head south

so one last get-together

was in order.

 

 

 

As you can see

a great time was had by all.

Lot's of laughs

lot's of wine

lot's of fun

and oh yeah!

great food.

Thanks so much goes out to JayC

for hosting this little gathering.

 

Also got around to completing some of my projects.

My sock are done and started on a new pair.

 

 

 

 

Now I must confess

the first pair (or top) I'm  not happy with because they don't

hold their shape. And the second pair, the green ones

I'm going to give away as I made them too tight!

What was I thinking!!!

 

 

 

 

At least the Fairisle sweater and skirt that I made for AG

turned out pretty good. Looks good on

and with her ice skates she's readyto go hit the ice.

With this cold spell here in Maine she may need a headwarmer

and maybe even a pair of leg warmers.hmm..maybe some tiny mittens?! 

We'll see.

It's been great chatting with you tonight and please don't forget

I LOVE MAIL and comments

so please gimme a little.

Till we meet again.....Bon Soire !

 



What a find...............and some of my WIP on my little wooden needles.

 

I just love this little picture here. I found it on my FB page...

and it just says it all.

Well after ripping out a wall

and trying to renew old memories

we were able to finally take this chest

out from behind the eves.

 

 

It's been there a long time and I think it was put there

before the walls were even done as we had to take the top off

to get it o
ut through a small little hole.

I've been sick since Saturday

and so I've kept yarn on my wooden needles

and working on some of my WIP's.

I found that my Works In Progress Socks were in need of

my attention. So I plan on getting them finished so that

I can get on with another pair.

These are from my favorite sock pattern

www.yankeeknitterdesigns.com

and they're

Classic Socks.

Very easy to follow and also give you

lot's of options on ndl size and yarn type.

I bought some Plymouth Encore last year and look forward to turning it into another pair of socks.

Also doing another sweater for Bitty.

After all her wardrobe only consists of 4 handmade diapers

and a few summer dresses. It's cold out there.

My friend JoC is now hooked on her knitting needles.
I taught her to knit a year or so ago.
Really, I hoped it would fill a void.
She had recently lost her husband to an aweful accident.
As soon as she picked up that yarn it was true love.
Her favorite things to make are socks.
Her goal is to have nothing but hand knit socks in her drawer.
YIKES!
She has over made a couple of sweaters.
I suggested that she use
Yankee Knitter Designs
Roll Raglan Pattern.

 

I got up this morning and decided that I would edit
this blog post.....and voila!
I am able to pull up these pictures.
I should be on a roll...hopefully.

Feeling a lot better....7 days of this crappy feeling and not
getting much accomplished so today
I think I'll try to get some housework done.
YUK!

Till we meet again.....have a great weekend!



 

Goodbye 2012........

I don't mind telling you that I for one am not sad to see 2012 head on out. Lot's of tears...and too many lows to mention. There were however some wonderful pleasant surprises that made it worth the while. But ......au revoire a bientot.

Put Santa away for another year. Isn't he just the cutest? He's so old his poor arm doesn't work like it should..can't quite ring the bell like he did.
We did however  get his eyes to light up. This old gent was here when we moved in safely tucked away in his original packageing.
So away went the rest of the decorations...and the hand painted christmas balls.

All the projects were completed in time. I took some pictures of the AG doll furniture for my little one. I think it came out pretty good. She just loved them. Now she wants to keep them up in her room.

Now that the holiday stuff is over I can focus on doing more knitting. I decided that Bitty Baby needed some winter clothes so out came the yarn and needles and here's what developed.

She also has a pair of purple fleece pants with feet and a scarf to match. Just so happens she got whisked off on the weekend. So my needles now hold yarn for a Faire Isle sweater for her.

 This is a pattern I bought from Rosemary's Gift & Yarn Shop in Windham, Me. She's so cute eh? I'm making it in light pink as the MC with White as the CC. Wish me luck

 

That's it for now and a HUGE Thank You

Tony

for helping me out with the kinks in this blog. 

 

Till we meet again...(sounds like a song my Mom used to sing)

and hopefully it won't be as long.