Oh Yes...I Know 'UGLY' When I See It!!

      Thankfully I don't have my life dedicated to spotting 'ugly' at every turn, or else I'd be spending my life in a very bad...UGLY...state of mind! ^_^ That's not to say that I don't see a lot of it though!...Ugly I mean!...But not out my backyard window. There's no ugly out there! :-)...Actually, thanks to the tree removal, and the backyard landscaping recently, there isn't much of ANYTHING out there now!! O_O
      That's a 'horse of another color' though...and I don't wanna talk about depressing landscapes and un-smileable stuff today! I wanna talk about 'ugly'!! ^_^

      I mean, you haven't seen ugly until you've seen a sad bowl of Ramen noodles, with no meat in it, no veggies, and no real seasonings! LOL...But still...sipping on it today made me smile! :-] It brought back memories of when I was little. When I would be sick and get to eat a whole can of Campbell's chicken noodle soup, with crackers, all by myself! :-) The 'all by myself' part was what made it such a treat! :-) And if you come from a large family you'll know exactly what I mean! ^_^
      The truth is I've been aching and napping for two days...'THANK YOU, RAIN! Grrrr!...NOT!!!"...and this hot soup hit the spot!!...Now back to what I was saying...

      I know ugly when I see it!!...case in point, here is one of my 'ugly Wuglyee' scarves...
      

      This is one of the scarves I made from some of the leftover and donated yarn and sewing thread I had. Frankly, it's not my favorite yarn, the color or the materials, but I'm hoping that to someone it will be just the 'different' or 'funky' accessory they're looking for! ^_^
      I never put it, or any of the other ones...and there's a lot of them!...online for sale. I didn't have the nerve! LOL But now...they have to go!!!! At the very least, they're very warm and can be used as doorstops to keep out the cold, soft coverings for dog or cat beds, or any number of things other than just a scarf! You just have to use your imagination! ^_^ ... Here are two others I have...

      I'm selling them for $10.00 a piece. I think my labor is at least worth that much!! I don't have them online though. I'm having hubby sell them all over town, to anyone he comes in contact with!! LOL
      Believe it or not, he's already sold two!! :-) He sold them to a woman who works for the place he drives for. She was excited about getting them too!...Do I know ugly or what?!! ^_^ And apparently I'm not the only one! :-)
        She also mentioned the scarves to her boss...who told my husband that they're now thinking of having a craft fair at the place, and featuring some of my crocheted items!!! :-) Isn't that great?!!!...I'll keep you posted as to whether any of this comes to fruition! I don't hold my breath about this kinda stuff anymore. As I said, I know ugly!!!

      On a side note,  you haven't lived...and known true ugly...until you've heard your 'tone-deaf' husband sing ♫ "Say something. I'm giving up on you...." ♫ at the top of his voice over and over again!! LOL....WOW! O_O "Thanks Heaps, 'The Voice'"!!!!! He heard one of the contestants sing it on the show last night and now...he's hooked!! He's been singing this non-melodic tune all day!!!! LOL..."Sorry, Honey, but the truth is the truth"!! LOL

      On another side note, as soon as the better weather rolls in...tomorrow hopefully!...I'm gonna be making a couple of pair of children's mittens to give away with purchases in my wuglyees shop. Do you guys have any suggestions as to what colors I should start with?!
      
      Other than that, I'm slowly working on the granny square blanket I mentioned a few days ago...which I've officially decided to give away to my girlfriend's son for his bed. :-) Then I'll be looking for inspiration again!...Maybe something like this...in crochet!...

      I saw this the other day and down-loaded it for inspiration. Isn't it cute!! :-) ... Now I can't remember where I saw it at, so that I can give them credit. O_O Sorry!...If anyone knows whose wall hanging it is, please let me know. Thanks.

      Okay...I'm outta here! :-] But 'just saying', just so you know, I also know 'cute' when I see it! :-) ...

(PATTERN- Amigurumi Crochet Teddy Bear Pdf Tutorial - Downloadable by TinyAmigurumi)

      My 'Baby Wuglyee' bear would not be happy if I was inspired by this bear pattern, so....I won't be. LOL But it's sure cute!! ^_^ ... Have a good rest of the day, Everybody!! ♥

We're In This Together

Supporting one another
with our smiles and hugs and care.
Gathered as a group
with all our crafts and things to wear.

Thankful for the weather,
bringing people by the mile.
Showing what we do
to every mother, dad, and child.

Snow...We Hear You Knocking!

(It's Cold Tonight Owl Illustration Print by bellablackbird)

      Yep! The weather is turning on us! No more unseasonably warm winter days. We've got a rain and snow mix knocking on our door here in Holyoke...*sigh*...Well, there's no sense in getting upset about it. It can't be hot and balmy all the time, can it?!

     The only good thing is that I can crochet my way out of it!! ^_^ In fact, I'm crocheting a custom hat right now. Something I haven't done in quite a while...crocheting a hat. Crocheting anything besides boutonnieres, really!...Oooo! O_O I just remembered the unfinished rainbow blanket that's somewhere in the house here in a bag!! Oops!

     I'll think about that later! ^_^ Right now I'm thinking about hats....and SCARVES! In fact, I had to renew these in my Wuglyees shop this morning...

 (Jumbolia Blue Flower Dragonfly Button Scarf Set from Wuglyees)

(Chocolate Brown Striped Shawl from Wuglyees)

     I'm not gonna be making any more scarves though, unless I get a custom order for a certain color or something. I have 'tons' of scarves still made that I've never listed!...The boutonnieres are my moving item! 

      I can appreciate scarves though! And so can other people...In fact, Lisette Ariola likes unique, reasonably priced scarves too! She did a whole treasury of them!!...

(Under $50 Unique Crochet Scarves Treasury)

      She even included one of my other scarves from the shop...

     ...My purple, gray and grape striped scarf! :-)

     Yes, I like my own scarves!! ^_^ And I like that other people like my scarves too! Is that wrong?!...But guess what?!...I like other people's scarves too!! And there were a few 'other people's' scarves in this treasury that I'm 'diggin' on' right now! :-) ...

 (Lime Green Long Lace Crocheted Scarf by iveta67)

 (Rust, Yellow and Off White Scarf by WeaverBirdieStudio)

 (Multi Color Teal and Beige Crochet Scarf by anchalee)

(Infinity Loop Scarf by MicheleMade)

 

(Boho Gypsy Scarf by yimmekedesign)

       Pretty cool, right?! :-) ... So, go ahead and knock all you want to, winter!! We're ready!!...or we will be! O_O ...eventually. No need to get all crazy, talking to winter!! ^_^ It might think I'm happy with it and start trying to pile all of that white stuff on us!! LOL

      Okay, my crispy bacon and oatmeal and peaches are calling!! ^_^ And I have a meeting this morning too!...Have a good day, everybody! :-)

Winter Is The Snow

Winter is the snow,
when the chilly breezes blow,
and the clouds all seem to flow,
and the birds, in flight, will go,
with their ducks all in a row-
but they leave behind the crow.

Winter is the snow,
when the farmer doesn't sow,
and its not the time to hoe,
and there's nothing left to mow,
'cause the seed, right now, won't grow.

Winter is the snow,
and the little baby doe,
with his mama's eyes aglow,
and defensiveness in tow,
'cause she's had her share of woe.

The ducks, the farmer, and the doe
respect the season, 'cause they know
that winter is the snow.     

The Weather...And Gray...Have It!

     Once again the weather is the thing that gets the first subject line of my blog! We went from rain to yesterday's below freezing temperatures and frost, to this morning's rain and promises of 60 degrees!...*shaking my head*...If I didn't love my backyard so much, I might just stop looking out the window!
    I'm not gonna let it get me down though. Weather?!...Pshah!...I've been hit by bigger annoyances than that...and survived!...at least so far! O_O LOL...Anyway!...I'm gonna start focusing my energies and my Wuglyees shop on things that make me smile. Like, for instance, the scarves in my shop.
    I've been showing my lapel pins as the featured products on my front page. I just changed that though, to scarves...It is scarf season, right?! :-]

     These four are the ones I have on the front page right now, but I'll be changing them periodically. Y'all know I have enough of them to do it!!! In fact, I have tons of scarves here in the house that have never seen the light of day...online-wise I mean. I'm even considering having a sale on them..What do you think would be a good sale price to sell them for?! Any help will be greatly appreciated. In fact, the best advice may actually warrant one of YOU a little gift too! :-)

       Okay. Moving on!...to a cute item I saw in my Etsy travels...

(Nine Solar System Quilted Coasters by jordanlene)

        Each one of the coasters is printed with NASA public domain images, and they can be used with hot or cold drinks!...Can't you see the conversations starting already?! ^_^ Of course it was the colors that caught my eye initially. But then I was fascinated to find out that they were planets! So cool!!

       The last thing I wanna share today is a treasury one of my brooches got chosen for. It's entitled ** StART wiTh A CLeAn sLatE **

     It's chock full of some really cute slate gray items, including my little brooch...

       ...and this cute set of clutch purses by cutiegirlie...

      I thought the suggestion that they would make great gifts for your bridesmaids was a good one too! So if you're getting married.....huh?...huh?! ^_^

       Okay....I'm off! It's the last day of the weekend, and maybe the last day of leaf-peeping in our area... if the rain, frost and whatever else has it's say about it!!...*sigh*...So enjoy what's left, people!!!! :-) Pretty soon it'll be blog posts about snow!

Just When You Think...

Just when you think you've got it bad
you see someone that's worse!
You complain: "My aches and pains...",
but some folks need a nurse!

Just when the weather's got you mad
and the snow's too deep to run,
you see the melting everywhere...
You look! and there's the sun!

Just when you think I'll just move on,
and find something else to do,
there's another blog post about snow...
and another poem too! :-]