My Maine Vacation

As I sit here and drink my chocolate milk, I realized I hadnt yet showed any of my online friends pics of my trip other than on facebook. So here are a few shots I love!

This is me on a cannon at Fort.Knox in Prospect maine. I spent many summers here as a kid!

This is a picture of Fort. Knox from the observatory in the new bridge. Yes I am zoomed in alot!

This is the bridge I went up in, whatta a fantastic view!!! ♥

Now we are onto Bar Harbor Maine....

The view from the Dock while we ate our ice cream cones!

The view up on top of Cadillac Mt. in Acadia nat'l park!
dinner

check it out!

Yay, I am very excited & proud of myself. I made a bag for my little sister lastnight. It came out great. She needed a bag to carry her camera, phone & Ipod in while we are on vacation.

Question

I am doing my first craft show in October...I have alot made up but I want to see what other people think the popular colors are this year? and what there fave colors are?? I want to have a wide range of colors & color combos!

Thanks!

My two fave colors are Purple & Green I also love them together!

Wedding Challenge!

My CreateCrochet team had a a challenge going on to create something for a wedding or wedding inspired. Here is my creation... A white shawl with multi colored blue fun fur trim. it makes a great thick scarf too.

There is no prize in these challenges they are simply to keep us in a creative state of mind and to have fun.

Where I would Go!

If I could leave tomorrow on a trip, all expenses paid. I would Go to Maine! My home state where I grew up. where most my family still lives. I havent been back since my grandmother died in 2005. I'd love to go to bucksport and see all my friends get a S'mores flurry & walk on the bay. maybe go over to Fort Knox and look around like when we were kids.
I would love to go hiking in Baxter state park, go fishing & camping.

I would go to Bar harbor and walk around on the beach, go to pirates Cove and play mini golf.
and of course eat a nice YUMMMMY LOBSTER!!!

~Also I would love to see Ireland!

~Relay For Life!!!

The CreateCrochet Team's latest charity project is to support the Relay for Life program.
Members of the team are making Chemo Caps and other goodies that will be sold at a booth at the Relay for Life at Kingman High School in Kingman Arizona the weekend of June 5-6, 2010.
This project is sponsored by our own team member CreationsbyM2, who will be organizing the booth as well as walking in the Relay.
All proceeds earned in the sale will go to the Relay for Life Foundation.
Here are some of the wonderful items that will be for sale:

This great hat is made by http://www.sewstacy.etsy.com/

This great hat is made by http://www.stitchesbyjulie.etsy.com/

These great hats are made by http://www.charlottelaughs.etsy.com/

~Updates & Info~

for starters I have two treasury easts...

Sunshine Treasury!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd7b6c2b8988eefea07c65b/sunshine

patchwork treasury!http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd57c3aeeb78eefc1c28e36/patchwork-pleasures

And an update on the relay for Life charity are CreateCrochet team is doing...

this is just one of the Amazing hats that http://www.bigalhats.etsy.com/ donated

I will be showing off more hats & other items shortly. and for more info on RFL check out our team blog @ http://createcrochet.blogspot.com

~Relay For Life~

CreateCrochet team on Etsy http://creatcrochet.blogspot.com/ Is dong a Charity event for Relay for life. We are making Hats,headbands, etc, etc to donate and be sold at a booth at the rfl in Az. what doesnt sell will be doanted to hospitals and children & adults who could use the pick me up!

Here are just a few items I have created to donate so far...

WooHoo

Ok just a quick post to show pics of where i might get married (the picnic tables are removable & will be moved if we do marry here)

Late Nights & Lack of Sleep

Anyone else have this problem?

Anywho, Thought I better write another blog post. It has been awhile. I havent done to much since the last post, although it is getting pretty warm outside, suppose to be in the 80's this weekend.

I have made a bunch of Rad Rope scarf's for my shop & my sister. Also been making some dish cloths & paper. Stiil have no wedding venue, but I do have more supplies for teh wedding so atleast I am getting somewhere. Tomorrow is my day off so I will be cleaning,Crocheting & hopefully enjoying the sunshine & maybe even a trip to the goodwill. My mother is going to make some crochet Rag Rugs for her house, so we need some old bedsheets.

Oh Yes! I cant forget to tell you that Are CreateCrochet team on Etsy is doing another Charity event. about a year ago we did Scarves for Operation Gratitude, this time we are doing Hats & things for Relay for Life. Our own http://www.creationsbym2.etsy.com/ is doing the walk in Arizona and has a booth there where she will sell our creations and teh proceeds to go to cancer reasearch, we may also list some hats & things to buy on etsy and Donate(Ex. you buy a purple hat and we send it to a lil girl/boy who could use it and teh money goes to reasearch.

HhhMMmmm

Trying to think of something to write about. I now have a great Sale section in my Etsy shop for those of you who love a sale! http://www.jdfootloose.etsy.com/

Got a new cupcake scarf made lastnight, just waiting to photograph it. I have also started a pink & brown scarf using two yarns at one time.

Trying to get some wedding planning done. Its hard when your fiance wants to be difficult about where you get married...MEN!!

Southern Storms!

Storm of 2010! I loved it! I want more Snow! As most of you know by now I am a yankee, originally from Maine, living in North Carolina. So it was a nice surprise when we got all this Snow! ♥ These are just some of the amazing shots I got. If you want to see more they are on my Flickr

http://www.flickr.comjdfootloose1

With all this Snow,I have been working on great Crochet items For spring. I have a few New Rad Rope scarfs...

Just a Quick post

I just wanted to show off a Scarf I made. I made up a bunch of Squares/Rectangles, then I crocheted them all together... My sister loved the Scarf so I gave it to her. Does it remind you of Ketchup & Mustard or Harry Potter???

Also I started a scarf using three strands of yarn at once. here are a few pics from when I began the project. Finished photos coming as soon as I can get some sun light.

Hope Everyone has A great Weekend! www.jdfootloose.etsy.com

Crochet goodies

Heres just a few pics of some items I have been working on lately. I also have a question for all my blog readers. Which Item should I enter in my team challenge? the Theme is Looking forward to Spring...
The first two pics are of my Coral Spring scarf! the second two pics are of my Rope Scarf. I have a poll off to the side so you can vote for the one you like best! Thank you!

Updates & Ramblings

Wow 2010 already, Happy New Year to Everyone. I just cant seem to get things rolling this year. I am slacking in my blog writing. Although I have been pretty productive in the Crochet dept. I have made two scarves for myself and an earwarmer for my shop etc....

I got a few Knitting loom for Christmas I am teaching myself how to make hats, I figure I'll give the first few to my family to test out and see howI do then maybe I will add them to my shop. I would really like to start working with sea Glass more this year. and maybe even get into the Resin jewelry I have been talking about for Two years. and I want to learn to Felt too! Oh yeah and my Mother bought me a New Sewing machine for Christmas! :D Oh yeah and I have to be in a wedding this year, and Plan my Own...I guess 2010 is going to be a busy year!

Ok now to promote a little. I am on the CreateCrochet team and the Nctriangle team, If you Crochet or sell crochet related items check out the crochet team its a great bunch of people and we have so much fun.

If you live in or around the Nc Triangle and are looking for a great team, this is a great team to join, It is a very eclectic team we make a little bit of everything.

I am also members of Christiecottage BNS thread and pleasurearts BNS thread in the promotions section on etsy. They are just like teams very friendly and supportive and you can promote your shops too! Oh and just to a Nod to my Home state, the EtsyMaine team also has some awesome shops!