tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58553794638640752912024-03-13T16:14:55.515-07:00My crafty inspirationsI love crafts - all kinds. I tend to be a little fickle when it comes to finishing projects. I started them in good faith... Sometimes they sit unfinished for months or years neglected in my closet of projects until I get motivated again to work on them...I'm hoping this blog will help me stay on track and actually finish some of them. Happy crafting!Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855379463864075291.post-58524332340006755142012-04-12T09:39:00.002-07:002012-04-19T06:42:49.033-07:00This is "Wheat fields" - so much prettier in person! Love it!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j_lt9E7yxPI/T4IlGFaEZsI/AAAAAAAAAjw/_UCj7lgiwtk/s1600/IMG_5879a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j_lt9E7yxPI/T4IlGFaEZsI/AAAAAAAAAjw/_UCj7lgiwtk/s320/IMG_5879a.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CH2oGcNB9I/T4Ijj5A87dI/AAAAAAAAAjg/MsJvZjx25kI/s1600/IMG_5942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CH2oGcNB9I/T4Ijj5A87dI/AAAAAAAAAjg/MsJvZjx25kI/s200/IMG_5942.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855379463864075291.post-62250634845264605212011-01-24T23:34:00.000-08:002011-01-24T23:45:57.702-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TT5-xxj7KdI/AAAAAAAAAco/BPL8uNJgN8c/s1600/Pink%2Band%2Bgreen%2Bsocks-2.jpg"><strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;color:#cc66cc;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566025583059216850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TT5-xxj7KdI/AAAAAAAAAco/BPL8uNJgN8c/s320/Pink%2Band%2Bgreen%2Bsocks-2.jpg" /></span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc66cc;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#66ff99;">SOCKS!!</span></span> <span style="color:#ff99ff;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">I LOVE SOCKS!!<br /></span></span></span></em></strong><br /><div>So I have made socks for several people and now decided it was time for me to have a pair of my own. T<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TT59NUDpvhI/AAAAAAAAAcg/SKm64UvLCNY/s1600/Pink%2Band%2Bgreen%2Bsocks-1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 98px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 130px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566023857152310802" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TT59NUDpvhI/AAAAAAAAAcg/SKm64UvLCNY/s320/Pink%2Band%2Bgreen%2Bsocks-1.jpg" /></a>he "foot" part of my socks ended up being a little long - because I just wasn't sure what my size was. Next time I have some adjusting to do 'cause these hummers are HUGE!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Size 4 dpns (double-point needles) and sock weight yarn of your choice. This is "self-striping" yarn. See all those lovely stripes? I swear I didn't do anything to make them stripe, they just DO. I'll post more about the pattern later. I had a great book as a guide and I want to give credit where it's due.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855379463864075291.post-80130590408723463752011-01-19T23:51:00.001-08:002011-01-19T23:51:26.329-08:00Going MobileOkay just one more victory for the night and I check this off my list: setting up my mobile app for editing my new blog on my iPhone...yippee! It works! Look out blogosphere, crafts are coming to a blog page near YOU!Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855379463864075291.post-77020883484208652482011-01-19T22:13:00.000-08:002011-01-19T22:13:15.941-08:00Decorate my home-office<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSdx7u75I/AAAAAAAAAQM/SBs9sq2uO0s/s1600/12-09_%2B071.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSdx7u75I/AAAAAAAAAQM/SBs9sq2uO0s/s400/12-09_%2B071.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSefTxc4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/fwbD5m6ODm0/s1600/12-09_%2B072.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSefTxc4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/fwbD5m6ODm0/s400/12-09_%2B072.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSeXD-X9I/AAAAAAAAAQc/1akk6vzMgjo/s1600/12-09_%2B073.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSeXD-X9I/AAAAAAAAAQc/1akk6vzMgjo/s400/12-09_%2B073.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSeohW2bI/AAAAAAAAAQk/SYXE9dQ-UC0/s1600/12-09_%2B074.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfSeohW2bI/AAAAAAAAAQk/SYXE9dQ-UC0/s400/12-09_%2B074.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855379463864075291.post-62358079285878821242011-01-19T22:10:00.000-08:002011-01-19T23:01:19.240-08:00My Crochet & Knit projects<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfR4gTWelI/AAAAAAAAAPM/wV_Rgpenq6Y/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 199px; HEIGHT: 211px" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfR4gTWelI/AAAAAAAAAPM/wV_Rgpenq6Y/s400/036.JPG" width="174" height="242" /></a> </div><p align="center">Fuzzy Chemo cap - very soft!</p><p><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfR4y1fKiI/AAAAAAAAAPU/5xZrzgKaIZM/s1600/219.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 265px; HEIGHT: 203px" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfR4y1fKiI/AAAAAAAAAPU/5xZrzgKaIZM/s400/219.JPG" width="333" height="235" /></a> </div><p align="center">A kitty on your lap always helps</p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfR5Jk-CLI/AAAAAAAAAPk/d1JAkvaL_Gk/s1600/221.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ApUgdJCLFSg/TTfR5Jk-CLI/AAAAAAAAAPk/d1JAkvaL_Gk/s400/221.JPG" /></a> </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">See more on my Crochet & Knit page</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div>Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855379463864075291.post-43411069415462721322011-01-19T20:39:00.000-08:002011-01-19T20:56:10.109-08:00I had to start somewhere...here's to KathrynDear readers (actually, I think Kathryn, you are the first),<br />This post is to celebrate that <em>MY</em> own <em>SISTER</em> has beat me to the blogging world (not that I'm competitive or anything!)...but I do credit her for inspiring me to start my own crafts blog. She has a wonderful one of her own as I'm sure you will be able to see as soon as I figure out how to add that to my page.<br /><br />I absolutely <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">LOVE everything</span></strong> about crafts. I have been doing them for as long as I can remember - probably even as a toddler. I love the feel of fabrics, paper, string, yarn, beads, GLUE, and tiny things that can get lost under beds, tables, chairs, and make messes! I crochet, knit, cross-stitch, sew, make beaded jewelry, paintings - acryllic and watercolor, glass painting, paper crafts, cards, scrapbook (well, I <em>wish</em> I did), anything glue and scissors can do, make hats, costumes, party favors, hair accessories, gifts for friends...so much I have done, and love to do.<br /><br />Why start a blog? Because I rarely look back at things I have done, and plenty of people ask to see things I have made, or am working on (which usually a <span style="color:#339999;">LOT of unfinished things</span> or --"<span style="color:#6600cc;">works-in-progress</span>" as I call them) I am really good about researching new projects or ideas for new treasures, but not really documenting the ones I DO. Here's a go at it anyway. Thanks for reading. Please share what you think and where you get<strong> <span style="color:#ff99ff;">YOUR ideas</span></strong> from too. I'd love to know.<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Happy crafting...</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><span style="color:#003333;"> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Esther</span></strong></span>Esther Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210568162389051727noreply@blogger.com2