Catie's Here!

I have a new granddaughter born on Sept 7, 2009. Her name is Catherine, but we will call her Catie.
She weighs 7 lbs and is 20 1/2" long.

The pic is a bit fuzzy, but I will get more pics when I go out there in 2 weeks.

Here's a pic of Catie with her sister Cheyenne.



I will post more baby pics as they become available.

Wishes Granted & Things from my hook

I received not one, but two granted wishes!
One is a Christmas Themed Kitchen Set from Jo.

she made a crocheted kitchen towel, a potholder, a dishcloth and two coasters! It's all lovely and I really like the yarn she used. Thanks Jo!

The other wish was for Halloween coaster set and pothodler. Carol W. sent this adorable set

I love the spiders, they are just too cute! Thanks Carol!

I made this Kitchen set. I made it for a swap and now I am really liking it.Love those colors!



Here's a leaf square I made from a CAL at Crochet Fun With Pam (a Google Group)


And a wrist wallet that is also for a swap.

What I've been up to lately

I haven't been crocheting much lately. But I have done a few things. Here's a crochet hook holder
that I made recently.

Apple Hotpad and Potholder are cute.

Christmas Holly Coaster

This was the first coaster I have ever made with a CD inside it.
I felt as if I needed a second pair of hands to hold on to it, while crocheting around the CD, but I finally got it done.

I have a few more things in progress, that I planon finishing up soon.

Halloween Swap Received

Here is a picture of the Halloween Swap Package I received from Cynthia for the Halloween Swap at Amigurumi Swaps and More.



Also from Cynthia for the Holiday coaster swap at Amigurumi Swaps and more. Here are the Christmas coasters she sent me.



Thanks, Cynthia!

Things I've Crocheted Recently

I haven't been doing a lot of crochet recently, but I have done a little so here are my recent projects.

Four sets of coasters that I made for a Round Robin type swap (called the Coaster Race #1) at Crochet Swap Buddies.


A wedding ring square that I made. There is a Bride square too, that i haven't finished yet and have misplaced. Ooops!

I have some other projects in the works and will post pics of those as soon as I get them completed.

Recent Projects

Here's pics of my recent crochet projects.


a baby bib I made as part of a wish for a lady on the Amigurmumi Swaps and More yahoo group.


This bunting baby doll was another piece of the wish I granted.


This one is a cupcake that I made as a pincushion for a Pincushion swap at Swapaholic Crocheters.


And last, but not least, we have the most famous fairy of them all, Tinkerbell. which I made to grant a wish for someone at Crochet_Swaps_Galore.

Too Many "Gone Too Soon"

It seems to be the year of death. 2009 sucks.

My son, Guy was killed on Jan. 9th, 2009. This is something that I will never get over and there is more about this on my older blog.

Then last week, I got on the internet and read that Farrah Fawcett had died. I remember watching her on Charlie's Angels and the movies that she starred in. It made my heart sad that she is gone.

Then later that same day, I saw the announcement that Micheal Jackson had died. My first reaction was "What the %&*#?! I've been a Michael Jackson fan since the Jackson 5 exploded onto the music scene when I was a kid.

There is no other performer like Michael Jackson and I dare say there may well never be another with his talent and charisma. I've watched several of the TV specials about Michael through misty eyes and and overwhelming sadness that the King of Pop is "gone too soon".
"Thank you, Michael for the music and magic that only you could give. You will be greatly missed."

Then, I found out last Saturday, that a friend and teacher lost her battle with cancer the day before. I know that it was time, she'd been battling this for a while, and that now she's not in pain, but still her loss saddens me. "Carol, may your spirit soar. You will be missed."

My heart has been very heavy this past week with the news of the recent losses. Yeah 2009 sucks!