Hilarious Halloween

I asked my Mom and Dad to send me some Halloween pictures from when I was a kid so I could blog about the joy of Halloween costumes for another blog I participate in. (The Beeblog) I sure did laugh my head off when I saw them!

Did my mother let me eat that apple?

Wow I was really scary! And I don't think I was trying!

How I wish I still had this mask!

We we're probably the only kids who spent Halloween reading! That is what you get when your Mom is a librarian!

Happy Halloween!

I've Got Another Little Felting Problem

I really want to felt the sweater you see in the picture above.
My friend Mary gave it to me because it is too thick to use in a poncho or any of her other creative endeavors, but it is perfect for me. I can tell the wool will felt up really nicely, it's going to be the perfect weight for a purse, I love the colors, I couldn't ask for any more potential.
But you see, I've clogged up my washing machine drain again by felting too many mohair sweaters this summer. Each time I said, just this one little batch of sweaters, it can't hurt. Then I got bolder and felted lambswool and even some angora blends because it seemed to be doing OK, until last week when the washer stopped draining properly.
I thought it might be a good idea to try and fix it before Alex found out, since I promised him the last time he dug out the line that I would never felt in the washer again! Alas, he did some laundry and noticed. I guess I better get the shovel out myself.
Felting is an addiction. You do it regardless of the consequences. Do they 12 steps for felters? They should.

How to Stay Really Really Skinny

Request a bowl of Lettuce for lunch.

I'm Pretty Sure

that Democrats have a lot more fun while they are fundraising for their candidate.
NO, I'm definitely sure they have more fun.

Ordinary Citizen Sacrifices Button for Good Cause

My Mom and her friends (the Bodacious Babes)are having a fundraising event this weekend. The "Barrack a Rama" is a chicken show, bake sale and silent auction. Laugh if you will, but 4 years ago they raised over $8000 for the Kerry campaign by putting on this same kind of event. People will come out to look at chickens! Who knew?


She commissioned a purse from me for the silent auction. So I came up with an "It's Black and White We Need Change in Washington" purse. Complete with a change purse and an interchangeable button. When I was trying to decide on the button, I knew I had to use the red button from the market in Spain. It's the last of my vintage buttons from Spain (I know, I know, it's time to go back and get more. Can you write off a whole European trip with the family under "button shopping"? Going to check on that.)but if a button is perfect I have to use it. It just really perked up the purse.
It's obvious I'll do anything to get a Democrat elected.

Snack Dessert

Yesterday Eric asked me for a snack, and then immediately started planning for his snack dessert. I didn't know you got to have dessert after a snack.
The colors of the picture reminded me I had more "Before and After" pictures to show you.

The sweater

The purses.

I Cannot Believe My Luck

Yesterday I hooked up with my friend Mary from Felted Heart Inc and a friend of hers who has agreed to model for us. We had the most amazing photo session and I couldn't sleep last night thinking about how great the pictures turned out.

Wow.

I even want to buy one of my own purses now!

I'm going to have to wait until Monday to list them on Etsy because Mary agreed to take them to a Festival this weekend. Can I wait until Monday? I'm not sure.

One Sweater, Four Purses

I have been trying to clean up the pictures folders on my computer, and I ran across some shots of sweaters that I took last year thinking I would do some before and after comparisons. Lo and behold I had just finished using up the last little bit of this stripe sweater that I love.