Saturday Fun

Having a fun kind of Saturday night. Went to
the opening of the new Michael's today. it was
pretty crowded in there, but I managed to find a
couple of treasures, not of the beady kind. Then
we hopped over to JoAnn's and I got a couple of
new magazines....Bead Unique (that's a good one
to get). But the one I liked best was Living Crafts.
It's packed full of all kinds of fiber fun. A really
cute set of knitted acorns and leaves that you felt.
Nicky Epstein created the pattern, she has a lot of
great books on knitting and embellishing your knits.
I have a book or two myself. Then there are a couple
of needle felted cuties...a hedgehog for one, that is
almost as cute as Humblebead's hedgies. Lots of
cute children's hats. What I thought was really great
was a section they had called FiberWorks. It lists a
lot of places to get your wool to work with. And one
page was dedicated to my favorite yarn and wool shop;
Mar-Haven Wool Farms. Barb has a great shop and
her own line of wool yarn. She's a really sweet person
to visit with and willing to help you if you need it. With
all those fiber ideas, I think I'm gonna put my beads to
the side for a bit and go back to the thing I really love.
I have a sweater to finish and blankets to make, not to
mention the stuffies I want to get done before Christmas.
I better get my rear in gear or I'll never make it.
So I'm leaving you with this fun little video I found. Thanks
Bev for helping me figure it out, but I really have to thank
Lorelei too. She posted directions to a friend one time and
I remembered to look for that...so thanks Bev and Lorelei!

Beads and Family

Just some special purchases that came in the mail today. The
Mary Harding pendants I got last week. They are just beautiful!
The middle row are some really sweet little pendants are from
Jesse Janes shop. Scrabble pendant tiles and they are on sale buy
2 get 1 free. Last but not least Humblebeads. I love the Tiger Lily
beads. The Dandelion is beautiful too. I hope she keeps this line of
beads going for a long time. Lots of detail in them and I'm sure her time.
Speaking of Heather, I am waiting here for the time to pass so I can
go to South Bend and pick everyone up at the airport. My Mom's
coming in at 10 from New Orleans, and Heather and the girls are
right behind them at 11:30. Bev is coming tomorrow from New Orleans too.
We are gonna have such a great time. Hopefully next week Melanie
from Earthenwood will come and spend a day or two. Heather and her
have been friends for many years and have never seen each other.
I'm even straightening the back bedroom...
(if you know me, you know my room and why its a big deal).