Hello Everybody! I hope your weekend is going great so far...Considering that hubby and I have been to Greece and up near Boston Massachusetts, had Greek pitas and salad, Fig Newtons, and I got my Yoyo bag back...with a lining in it!...my weekend is going great!! :-)
The header photo is one of the photos from when I was making the Yoyo bag. I was really having fun with all of those beautiful colors...while at the same time dreading what was to come...putting a lining in it!
When it was all done...except for the handles...it looked like this...
When I finished it I sat back with a 'Cheshire cat' smile on my face, happy at my accomplishment. :-) Then I put in away...for months now. Why?!...Simple. I didn't want to do the lining!
Then, last week sometime, when I was talking to my friend...my friend who is an expert seamstress in my opinion...I told her about my Yoyo bag, and that I really should've had it online for sale, instead of tucked away..out of the sight of 'lining-wanting-pocketbook-hunters'! ^_^
She said: "Give it to me. I love doing linings!" After I stopped and contemplated what universe she must have been born in, where a person could come out of it 'loving' to do pocketbook linings...then I begged her to "PLEASE" put a lining in my Yoyo bag....PLEASE!!!" She was happy to do it!........And here are the results!.....
She asked me what color I wanted it to be, but I told her to decide. Imagine my glee when it was green!!!...my favorite color!! :-) ... And look how well it's sewn!...
I am a very happy, Yoyo bag owning, 'bout-to-sell-this-baby' toting, camper!! ^_^
You know...I'm actually contemplating making another one now!! ^_^ My friend loved making the lining so much that she said to let her know when I wanted her to put a lining in any of my creations!.....I think we might have a 'pocketbook crocheting, lining-making' corporation just getting started on the ground floor right about now! :-)
And you're not gonna believe this, but she didn't want money for the job either!! She wants me to make her a feminine lacy cowl scarf for her neck...for winter. "Is that all?.....DONE!!" ^_^ But I think for future projects I'll have to insist on actual 'cash'...or else I might start to feel like I was a slave labor boss! I mean...in my book anyway...making pocketbook linings definitely categorizes as 'slave labor'!! LOL
So, what do you guys think?! Do you like the green?! What color would you have chosen?!...Oh! By the way, speaking of color...and green...the sister color to green...blue...was the theme of goodegear's Etsy treasury. And she included my Blue Wooden Button Dangle Crochet Flower Necklace from my Wuglyees shop in it!...
Her treasury is entitled Winter Blues...
My favorite items she chose for this treasury?!...
A Victorian Rosette Gift Bag by crochetbymsa...
A Shaggy Crochet Handbag by NzLbags...
And a Turquoise Crocheted Necklace by KnotTherapy.
All gorgeous pieces!!....But in fact, the rest of the items are really nice too. You can click HERE to see the others.
Okay, I'm off to eat a little breakfast, see if I can get hubby to take some better photos of my new 'lined' Yoyo bag...so I can go ahead and list it in my shop today, and then get back to doing the fringe on the scarf that's in my Giveaway. The 'bright' one. {The other one...the 'Pastel'...is only half done. I ran out of yarn...Hubby is gonna get me some more today. No worries, it should be all done by the Giveaway deadline, October 1st...
Speaking of which...I only have about 4 entries for the scarves right now! O_0 Nobody wants a free scarf?!!...Okayyyyy!...But if you're interested, you can check the right hand sidebar on this blog...the scarf photo. Or you can follow the link HERE as to how you can enter the Giveaway.}
Thank you all so much for being so supportive of me with your kind...and sometimes very funny! ^_^ ...words! I hope you're enjoying the interchange as much as I am!...although I don't know if that's possible! :-) ... Have a good rest of the weekend!
When I am alone
When I am alone,
with just my pen and pad,
I can talk about myself,
whether I'm happy, tired or mad.
When I am alone
all the words just fly
from my brain of 'Busy'-ness
to the sight-line of the eye.
When I am alone
there is no veiled conflict;
There is only what I think,
and my ball-point Bic.
When I am alone
I can just be calm;
and if there's been a fight,
words can soothe like balm.
When I am alone
I confirm, with glee,
that I really like myself
and that "I'd be friends with me!"
When I am alone
there's no loneliness;
and what I am feeling
I don't have to guess-
I just put down pen, and press!
I'll start my updates today by telling you that hubby and I had a nice romantic night of quiet for our Friday 'Date Night'. It was good to just be together. We'd been apart, texting each other all day because he left REALLY early yesterday for a bus trip to New York! He brought back lots of pictures too. More about that later! :-)
This is an update long over-do. My Delicate Composite and African Turquoise Flower Dangle Necklace...
...made it's way into Mistymornalpacas Treasury, entitled Winter Blues a couple of weeks ago at least now...I think! I found it by accident.
My little necklace was in good company there too! These were a couple of the other items in it...
Two rings, one being this Sterling Silver Mediterranean Blue Stacking Set, (that's made in your size)...
...and this Size 6 ROCK Fetish in Sky Blue Topaz and Sterling...both by onegarnetgirl.
And this cute Lovebirds Heart Shaped Handmade Pottery Planter or Mini Yarn Bowl...by DarriellesClayArt.
In my opinion, Mistymornalpacas could have had their own Koala Hat in there...
So, thanks to them for not giving us the winter blues, but instead giving us the Winter Blues Treasury! :-)
In other news, I finished a crochet project that I'm not sure what it is, or what it wants to be....YET!
I crocheted it with a hole in the middle, and with lots and lots of ruffles...
My initial thought was to make a picture frame, but as it got going...
...I couldn't see a picture frame! LOL I saw a bracelet maybe...
...or a base for a candle holder. But not a picture frame.
So, at the moment, it's a ruffly....SOMETHING!! ^_^ I'll figure it out sometime....or leave it for one of the kids to play with. They'll make it into something interesting, I'm sure! Kids have imaginations like that. :-)
In still other news, I increased the amount of time I spend in my ministry this month. That's a part of my life I don't talk an awful lot about on this blog. But this month was a special month of activity for Jehovah's Witnesses around the world. You may have already had some of my friends at your homes, with invitations to the upcoming Memorial of Christ's death. I won't get into it too much here, but if you're interested in more information, or have questions for me, just email me. I'll be happy to answer anything you want. :-)
In other....other news, {Ha! Ha! Okay, so I haven't got this update thing down yet!!! Stop laughing!!! ^_^} my father and brother-in-law appear to be coming along okay after their doctor's visits and surgeries. I say 'APPEAR' to be, because they're both of the male gender, and not too talkative. It's a generalization, I know, but men don't seem to want to talk about their ailments in the same way women do. Of course, there are exceptions I'm sure. My hubby being one of them! I have to shut him up about it listen patiently when he starts to tell me all about how he's feeling. ;-)
Except for times like yesterday! I REALLY listened to how he was feeling then...when he came back from his bus trip!!
Him and a bunch of my friends from my congregation went here....
I'll share more of the pictures with you tomorrow!
Okay, that's almost all I have to say....except that I also wrote a new poem yesterday. Not a fun and upbeat poem like my usual fare though. I watched Oprah yesterday. She was updating a story about a little boy that had been chained up in a closet when he was 6 years old. He was now in his 20s. The story of really what happened to him was so sad, and made me think about all of the children in the world that have had to deal with abuse at the hands of someone that was suppose to love them.
I couldn't help but write this poem. I hope it leaves you thoughtful and not sad...Have a good weekend everybody.
Abuse
When I'm all alone and thoughtful,
unaware of space and time,
there is a place I mentally go.
A place set deep in sorrowful rhyme.
I remember thoughtless people,
ones suppose to protect me;
Those who really 'dropped the ball',
and caused a hole where love should be.
No one should ever abuse a child;
or them man-handle or mistreat.
It's tough enough to be a kid,
with less experience, already beat.
Adults with selfishness of mind
don't appreciate the power they hold,
to change a little life,
or make a little ones blood run cold.
Also when I'm alone and thoughtful,
I remember the kindness I faced,
from friends and random neighbors,
upon whom I leaned and braced.
I remember thoughtful people,
ones who surrounded and cared for me.
Those who really 'caught the ball',
and put a patch, and love set free.
No child should ever be abused,
or treated as if dispensible.
No, you don't have to be related
to know that love is inflatable.
Adults with selflessness of mind,
who know what's right, are brave and bold,
can change a little life.
Sometimes their smiles are like fine gold.
So, when you're alone and thoughful,
give the kids you know a thought.
Be the one who is their hero,
not the one who really ought.
{Header photo from AlishbasArtGallery Blogspot}
