Topic: Crafts after BC is good for the soul

Mar 30, 2009 04:31 PM EWB wrote:

Wendy- I am so sorry to hear about dh. My prayers are with you both for a quick, easy and uneventful recovery with no lasting side effects! I pray you find strength to care for yourself so you are able to care for dh.

Anna- quilts are lovely

Mar 30, 2009 04:35 PM spar2 wrote:

Yea! Praise the Lord!!!!!! He will be OK.

Sahalie, I had to come back and post something for you.  You know how much I loved my duck. Well today DH built me a large duck cage that I can walk in and play with them and tomorrow night we are going to Atwood after oncology appt and buy some ducks.  I am so excited to see what kind of personalities they turn up with.  I am going to buy them a kids pool of their own this time so they don't swim in the grandkids pool.

Hi EWB

Mar 30, 2009 05:08 PM, edited Mar 30, 2009 05:10 PM by JO-5

 Well, I tried to post a pic again and only came up with that stupid box with a red x in it.

 JO

Mar 30, 2009 05:25 PM JO-5 wrote:

 Always Hope,

I hate to admit this ---- but that is what I did and it still didn't work. Okay, I click on this stupid little green tree.. type in the url thing you gave me -- then the name of the picture, the size which is 1024x1015 according to Photobucket. I click Insert -- and all that comes up is the square and the name of the picture. Is the picture too big?

JO

Mar 30, 2009 05:31 PM sahalie wrote:

Sounds like a perfect idea Spar.  Our ducks are only out when we are home otherwise they

have a five star enclosure to protect them.

None of our doggies are allowed near them.  As you know.  You never know.

This if off the internet but looks almost exactly like our duck enclosure.

Ours is covered over the top and around all sides with huge stones around the perimeter

to keep out fox and skunk preditors. 

We have the top covered due to hawks swooping down and trying to take them that way.

Poor ducks and chickens need all the protection we can give them.

We have geese that are the size of Buicks.  Hilarious. 

I love ducks and chickens.  The eggs the hens lay are so much better than store bought.

As for the umbrella.  I'm thinking like a light tan with oranges. greens and blue design to

drape over the umbrella.

Can you picture it? 

The perfect fabric I would use are the Pareo's or Batik's.  So full of vibrant color.

Fastening it will be something like gromets or if the fabric is too delicate which is the look

I want.  Then I will fasten with some cute clips that maybe Pier One will have or a craft shop.

Clips in different colors would be cute and useful. Plus make it easy to remove the drape in

windy weather or rain.

I'm kind of getting excited to create this. 

As for length I would have the drape just come over the edge of the umbrella only about a foot. 

I may have to sew two lengths together. 

Wendy.  Thank goodness you are home and dh is OK.  Prayers do work. 

I hope you both take it easy.  Rest is the name of the game.

I love fabric.  I know we all do.

Here it is.  Voila'  I knew the Balinese would have them.

Only mine would be lighter so a little more sun could get thru.

I would also use a netting that has been designed.  Tie dye would work.

Aren't these colors gorgeous. 

Lunch is over so it's back to work for me.  And thoughts of crafts.

XOXO.

Sahalie

Mar 30, 2009 05:48 PM AlwaysHope wrote:

Ladies, we have a new picture poster!!!!  She even resized it!

Mar 30, 2009 06:03 PM AnnaM wrote:

Wendy, I'm so glad to hear your hubs is home and on the mend.

Happy to know you are now a poster, Jo.

Sahalie, what if you used the same very soft, transluscent fabric to make ties along your cover and attached it to the unbrella that way? I just love the look of all those thirties fabrics you posted. I have explained it to my hubs: I am a fabric collector. The fact that five additional lifetimes would not suffice to make enough quilts to use up my fabric stash is of no importance whatsoever. Collectors collect. Gotta keep current.

How I love to play in my fabric stash and dream.......

Mar 30, 2009 06:34 PM kmccraw423 wrote:

Ok JO - I just right clicked this photo to copy and pasted it here.

Mar 30, 2009 10:35 PM AlwaysHope wrote:

JO, that is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

Mar 31, 2009 09:30 AM spar2 wrote:

JO, that painting really touched me, you have great talent.  The embroidery is beautiful also.

The jewelry, magnificent.

Sahalie, thank you for posting about the duck cage, will make some improvement to mine. Can't wait to see how your umbrella turns out, sounds like it will be gorgous.

Jazzy girl, good crafting and reading and working today.  Have a good one all.

Mar 31, 2009 01:09 PM sahalie wrote:

JO.  Your work is amazing.  Beautiful.  And congratulations on getting the pictures on here.

You should have your own little cottage and set up shop.   

JAZZ is a brilliant teacher.  Thanks for helping JO get her pictures here for us all to enjoy.

SPAR.  Did you make that "woombie"  I have never seen anything like that.  It is so adorable.

I'm glad the duck cage idea can give you more ideas. 

ANNA.  Your idea of using strips of the fabric to tie the ends is perfect.  That's what I'll do. 

It will look complete that way and I love your idea.  So Thank You !

Hi KATHLEEN.

I'm having so much fun finding colorful ideas.

This could be used as decoaration in a baby's room.  Or.  Tie Backs for curtains.

Endless ideas.

I know the book below is a Holiday book but how cute would it be as a gift to a friend

as an address book or a journal. 

I love this idea.  Has anyone made one already?

One of my girlfriends made me one similar for my baby shower gift.

It is the picture album for my daughter.

*

I'm seeing these crochet cupcakes all over the place these days. 

How cute are they. 

WENDY.  If you're reading here today I want you to know I'm thinking about you and your dh.

I hope you both rested thru the night and he is feeling a lot better today.

How cute !

I love the idea below for the holiday table.  I'm going to make these.

The idea is from Goodhousekeeping.com

See you all later.  My cupboards are bare. 

Fear and Loathing at Whole Foods next.

Mar 31, 2009 02:47 PM, edited Apr 6, 2009 10:18 AM by JO-5

 Love the Easter things - especially the lamb. Is that made with q tips?  How cute.  I am going to look up those crocheted cupcakes!

 Love the candles. That's something I haven't done!

What a talented bunch of ladies! I may be copying some of you!  OK?

Okay -- here is my hubby's favorite painting. It is a raccoon waiting for his lunch to appear - and is titled : Patience   ---- God bless - JO

Mar 31, 2009 09:53 PM AnnaM wrote:

Yes, warm, loving hugs to SPAR. Just look at Sahalie's little pine cone gnome. What joy! What adorable little eyes! What purity in the beard! And the name, pine cone gnome. Pure music. Say it a few times, pine cone gnome, pine cone gnome, pine cone gnome. If anything gets in your way today (almost tomorrow), let that name run off your tongue, pine cone gnome, and all will go right over your head; nothing will bother you.

pine cone gnome

thank you, Sahalie.

Apr 1, 2009 08:35 AM AlwaysHope wrote:

LM, I love those wine glass candles!  They are gorgeous.

Apr 1, 2009 10:59 AM AlwaysHope wrote:

Those are adorable, JO!  How absolutely charming.  :)