Friday, November 27, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving



We had a nice Thanksgiving. Weather was not bad even though it rained all day.  In Iowa, raining all day with no tornadoes is better than snowing all day or an ice storm, so no one minded the rain.

The 4 of us were home all day which is getting to be a rarity. Husband  Pete works outside the home. Son Marty is going to school and working part time, I'm either running errands or teaching classes so I'm in and out during the day. Daughter Rose is working away on her novels and illustrations.

So it was fun to have everyone home. For our big meal we had Taco Bar with lettuce taco shells. Marty and I can't eat gluten or most grains, so we tend to follow a paleo diet.  The tacos were great. We didn't have to spend too much time getting everything together and it's always fun to fix tacos how you want.

Rose and I did a little bit of Black Friday shopping this morning !!! Our favorite consignment shop, Rags to Riches, had some great sales and we both came home with a bag crammed with clothing !
How many times can we poke our fingers !!!! Ouch !!

This afternoon I went into R. Rabbit's Fiber Studio http://r-rabbitsfiberstudio.com/ to help out with the day's Make and Take project and generally hang out. We worked on needle felted pumpkins  !! That's me in the middle with the red flowered sweater ! We had alot of fun !!



and the Pumpkins


Crochet classes for January thru March 2016

Here is a list of my upcoming classes for 2016

Click on the class title to go to the sign up page 

January:


Beginner Level - No experience needed

Tuesday Evenings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
5 sessions starting Jan 5, 2016, thru Feb 2, 2016





Beginning Drop Spinning
Beginner Level - No experience needed

Thursday Evenings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
5 sessions starting Jan 7, 2016, thru Feb 5, 2016



Wet Felted Purse
Beginner Level - No experience needed

Saturday afternoons - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
3 sessions starting Jan 9, 2016 and thru Jan 23, 2016

  
Crocheted Heart Doily
Advanced Beginner Level – Some basic crochet skills required

Saturday afternoons - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
3 sessions starting Jan 30, 2016 and thru Feb 13, 2016
Same Pattern - The larger uses #3 crochet thread and the smaller uses #10


February:

Crocheted Fingerless Gloves
Beginner Level - some crochet experience helpful

Tuesday Evenings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
3 sessions starting Feb 9, 2016, thru Feb 23, 2016

Three patterns to choose from - Beginner to Advanced Beginner

Beginner Level - No experience needed

Thursday Afternoons 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
5 sessions starting Feb 4, 2016, thru Mar 3, 2016







Needle Felted Coasters


Beginning Needle Felting
Beginner Level - No experience needed


Saturday afternoons - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
2 sessions starting Feb 20, 2016 and thru Feb 27, 2016







Beginning Wet Felting
Wet Felted Clutch
Beginner Level - No experience needed

Thursday Evenings 6:00pm - 8:00pm
2 sessions Starting Feb 18, 2016 and thru Feb 25, 2016







March:

Beginner Level - No experience needed

Tuesday Evenings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
5 sessions starting Mar 1, 2016, thru Apr 5, 2016






Crocheted Covered Easter Eggs
Advanced Beginner Level – Some basic crochet skills required


Saturday afternoons - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
2 sessions starting Mar 5, 2016 and thru Mar 19, 2016

Crocheted Stuffed Animal - Amigurumi
Advanced Beginner Level – Some basic crochet skills required

Thursday Evenings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
3 sessions: Mar 17, 2016 thru Mar 31,  2015
3 patterns to choose from or bring in another animal/toy pattern you want to crochet 











Wednesday, November 18, 2015


To Blog, or not to Blog .....


To Blog, or not to Blog, that IS the question: And if I do Blog, who cares ??

For various reasons, I've sworn off Facebook. My daughter is a Tumbler and has encouraged me (yet again) to get involved in Tumbler, but since I've gotten away from FB, I am reluctant to join in another social media group.

However, I find that I miss being able to share bits and pieces of my life. I also want someplace to show off my fiber work that my friends and family can easily get into.

Keeping up with a blog was difficult (impossible) when I was spending lots of time on FB.  Now, well, the possible directions my life can take have increased.

Maybe now there is time to focus on a blog.........