I LOVE this commerical so much. Very Catchy.

Oh Cheese Cheese Cheese. I know. I totally cheezed it up a bit. After many hours/days of trying to figure out the loom knitting, I am happy to say I DID it. I am knitting a scarf. Ok LIE. I am knitting 2 scarves. I am so excited. I am making this purple one out of thick chunky yarn and I plan to add some off white and some more purple. I want to make the scarf long and thick. I want to be able to wrap it around me a few times and still have length. I just love to snuggle in them. I am making this scarf on the round loom.


I can never just do one thing. I can't. I am obsessive compulsive. Thankfully I use it in crafts. I can never make one of anything. My mind thinks faster than my fingers will allow. I found this amazing color of yarn at Michaels the other day and I had to get it. I am almost finished. It didn't take long to do. Little cat liked this too. She was caught carrying away the ball of yarn. However I was still using it so she didn't get far. Naughty kitty strikes again. I am thinking of making a how to video for this scarf. I have seen the videos out there. Trust me I went thru them all. It would be nice if they started off from the begining and then walk you through to the end. I was stuck at several different areas and had to go to 4 different places to see what to do. Plus that $1.49 booklet I bought at Ac moore that filled in the last piece for me. Gesh. But HEY I am on my way to SEVERAL scarves. So I guess it was worth all the hassle in the end.

My friend Jackie had made this adorable dolly from my snowy (ann) pattern. I just adore how she turned out. Isn't she adorable? You can find more of Jackie's creations on ebay and here is a direct link. HERE! I missed the auction for this dolly. I hope she found a good mommy. I see she has another cutie up for sale. I just adore this dolly maker. XOXO I love it when people step outside my pattern and use their imagination.

I currently do not have a room to myself. I have to be creative on how to store all my crafting goodies. Husband can't wait till I get my own room. HAHA! So until then I have to make do with a corner in the house. I am currently making this corner over. I usually have my green doll hutch in this corner. I moved it over where I had my Christmas tree, cause that corner was screaming I'm NEKKY! I have this wood shelf that looks like a doll house. I had it stored in my son's room. He was all to happy to see it go. hehe I bought this shelf 4 years ago and I have YET to paint it. I just don't know what I will paint it. When it comes time for me to have my own room I am sure I will have a color picked out. Until then it will stay natural.

This shelf needed something in the back. There is no backing to the shelf. That is good and then bad. Its good cause I can put lots of things in there and if I go over a bit on the shelf I don't have to worry about them not fitting. Then the bad. You can see right thru it when looking. So the wall becomes part of the look. Icky! The shelf is not flush with the wall. Even more of an ICKY look when peeking in. I remembered that I have this vintage cutter quilt my friend Melissa gave to me last year at the Prim Mart Convention. I adore the quilt so much. There are so many vintage adorable fabrics to stare at. So I decided to cut the quilt and staple gun it to the back of the shelf. I really love the look of it. You like? I will update you with more pics as I go. I keep moving things around right now.

I love love how the colors are popping on these little girls. I just adore shabby. I should make more often. I also made a few cupboard dolls not so shabby. I have them all up on Ebay this week. I am going to make one of these a pattern. Oh and by the way I am suppose to have those patterns I kept promising done sometime today. If I don't dilly dolly and play. hehe



How darling are the scraps I used for the dolls dress? They are from a vintage cutter quilt.

I adore this look of Raggedy ANN. She would be perfect in my house.

This picture is simply eye candy for me. Penny Fikes has a free pattern for a heart yo-yo. How awesome. Perfect for gifting or personal use. I am getting ready to use my clover to make a few. I am sure happy I stumbled across her photo.

My annie tree topper has lighted panties? (tee-hee) She looks so pretty perched up top my tree. I had fun decorating it. I have lots of photos HERE if you would like to take a few more peeks. It seems little cat likes the pink tree.

I named him Bailey Stuffn.

I had a little fun today and played with my kitchen. I adore the heart dough ornie my youngest made for me when he was in 3rd grade. I am going to see if he is up for making some dough ornies this Valentines Day. XOXO

I scanned a few of my "favorites" from this months Create & Decorate Magazine. I uploaded them HERE if you would like take a peek. This latest issue is just my absolute favorite and MUST HAVE! There are so many things in there that catch my eye. I can not wait to try the free patterns. Oh and yes the rug hooking is now really really calling my name. Oh my! I also uploaded some photos of my Valentines Day tree.

Cindy has informed me that she has gotten her swap. YIPPEEE!! I managed to take a few pics of some of the items I sent her. I thought I should let you sneak a peak. I just adore how her dolly came out. (I hope she is being a good girl at Cindy's house) I just love the felted heart I made for her coat. I wonder if Cindy found the vintage baby socks I hid in her altered journal? hmmmm. I should have opened the tin so you could see all the shabby buttons I sent. Oh Darn!

A.C. Moore Craft store has landed here in South Florida. I was really impressed with all the supplies they carry. Most of the items I have purchased today I was going to purchase online thru various different sites. How convenient for me now to have this store. A few years ago we had this HUGE craft store called Garden Ridge. It went out of business and then a Home Depot popped up in its place. YES that is how big the store was. I miss going there. Then RAGSHOP another local craft store left us. They closed all their locations last year. I was very sad to see them go. Thankfully A.C. Moore came to town. I really like the variety they have and the selections they carry. I got a few new toys today. I think I am about ready to start my felt-punching. I have enough colors to play with. I purchased the brush (they call it a "mat" but its really a brush) and now I am in search of the needle that will go with this clover brush. I have been punching on an old pillow. Well its hubby's favorite pillow....shhhhh. So now I can use the brush to do my punches on. I also picked up the clover yo-yo maker. I can't wait to make some. I have found a simple guide on looming for $1.49 and I am now happy to say I am currently on my way to making a scarf. I am not sure how my "first" creation of looming will look but I will wear it proudly. I must say if you did not buy the latest Create & Decorate you simply must. Looky at that cover. It is a "MUST have" this issue. Oh they have some really nice patterns this month. Lots for Valentines Day. They have some felting creations and some cute penny rugs. I love the rug hooking patterns too. I am telling you THAT has to be the next craft I learn. I want to learn so bad. Trust me I am so busy at the moment with my new crafts and toys I could not simply have enough time to dive into another.....Do I?

I bought this adorable pre-lit feather tree. It was in the Christmas clerance. Wait.....its suppose to be for Christmas? I kinda giggle that a pink tree is for Christmas. When it clearly scream VALENTINES day tree. I am going to have such fun filling this up.

My friend Cindy from (homespunfromtheheart) asked to be my Valentines this year. Or did I ask her?? She is a very good friend of mine who just adores so many things I do. We are 2 peas in a pod. I am so happy and I feel spoiled to have her in my life. She sent me the most best-est, most awesome-st, most pretti-est swap. It was a joy to open. Such pretty tissue paper. Lots of XOXOXOXO's (my fav...I wonder how she guessed?)I was so spoiled in my swap. I can't wait for her to get hers. (I will show some pics later I cant spoil her surprise and it would be my luck that she would come over here to see what I am up to.) I just adore the fabric. Oh my! I ate the chocolate pretzels as soon as the picture was taken. There is no way they were going to last the whole day sitting in that baggie UNDER my nose. The vintage Valentines tin is just OH MY GOODNESS! What an awesome find and SHE sent it to me? I would have been naughty and kept that for myself?? Oh She is stronger than I. I can never get anything that Vintage and that awesome around here. I love it so much. She made me a felted journal. (oh MY!) My very first gifted Softie. IN PINK too. Oh he is going on trips with me that little guy. I need to name him. Maybe you can help me? CUPCAKES! Don't ya just love them? LOOKY at the darling Pink Pin Keeper. I cant wait to add some vintage hat pins too it. CINDY YOU SPOILED ME! I love it! I can't even pick out a favorite. Everything is so awesome. I am SUCH A LUCKY GIRL!! Thank you Cindy! XOXO