This is a knit baby blanket that I have been working on with yarn remnants as I felt the notion, off-and-on for quite a while. I finally finished it and I really like it! Not bad for a "scrap" project. It is going to a charity called Golisano for my KnittingforChildren yahoo group. I'm sending off some other stuff too but I don't have the camera developed with those pics yet.

Sorry about the pic on its side. My pathetic little computer seems to have figured out that it is being replaced come Christmas morn and it is just quitting a bit at a time. My photo editing program now won't work. It was a neat trick getting these pics uploaded at all. I WANT MY DIGITAL CAMERA BACK! I miss it soooo much. And I will be soooooooooo glad to get our new computer from Santa.

No craft in this picture - just grandma's pride and joy; Trey - almost 4 and Braiden - 2 1/2.

I love this cute little retro top. It was supposed to be a gift for a friend's little girl but it came out smaller than planned (about 12-18 months instead 2T) so it is going to charity.
The hats in this picture did not come out very clear at all. But I couldn't resist posting my "models";o) Cameron is grinning as usual, Gini looks very sullen even though she is a very sweet spirit (she is trying very hard to cultivate a "coolness" these days; she is 12 after all;-), Harmoni is distracted and sweet as is usual for her.

This hat came out really cute. This is a chemo hat for charity. I always try them on a person to make sure they are proportioned right. Then I wash and block them so I can be sure the recipient will not wash it once and have to throw it out. Here is a link to this very quick and easy and cute pattern: http://www.hometown.aol.com/tepperleen/page2.html
Here is a picture of Gini wearing another chemo hat. This one is my own pattern. There is seed stitch accent just above the roll brim that doesn't show up. I made this one up as I went along - my favorite way to make a hat;o)

This is a purse pattern from Crochet Me. Cute, huh? I made one for an exchange and one to go with the hat for a gift. I wish the little fairy pin showed up better. It is really cute.
This is my first submission for my handbag exchange. The autumn orange bag is my own design. The pretty little buttons don't show up, unfortunately but Jez said she loved the bag. It is made holding nylon cord together with Boa so it is very sturdy and I put a magnetic snap closing on it. My Harmoni loved it so much that I have to make her a blue one;o)

This is an openwork poncho that I originally designed in black cord with with "fur" to go over a "little black dress" for my daughter, Cheyenne, to wear for her performances. (She is a singer.) Other people started requesting it and I sold quite a few of them before I got bored with doing just this all the time and stopped. This one was made for a more funky, artsy type of person. It is not really my daughter, Bonni's style but she was nice enough to model it for me so I could get a picture of this one before I gave it to it's recipient because I didn't have any pictures of them. Sure wish I had gotten a picture of the black ones before they were all given out. I actually do have a couple of Cheyenne wearing it but it is so dark that it isn't very easy to see what's what. I may try scanning that in and seeing if I can do anything to make it worth posting. Meantime, just use your imagination;o)

Natalie

"...the way home is every good thing that God told us to do."

Mattie Stepanek 1991-2004

Here is a beautiful little poem written in 1998 by a little boy with MD named Mattie Stepanek when he was about 4 or 5. Mattie lived from 1991-2004. He was a NY Times bestselling author a really amazing human being. You will see his stuff here from time to time. The world needs more Mattie.

When the trees sing,

It doesn't really matter

If you know the song,

Or if you know the words,

Or even if you know the tune.

What really matters is knowing

That the trees are singing at all.

This is Gini wearing her scarf. No pattern necessary! Just choose the ww acrylic of your choice and hold it together as one with a strand of the Fun Fur or Boa of your choice, cast on about 8 sts, (I used size 10's) and St st away until it is the length you want it! These are so fun and cute and all the girls (of all ages) are wearing these around here.

This is my 10 year old, Harmoni, with the little bag I made for her. No pattern, just a basic little bag with a cute little button and loop closure and a pink metal chain handle. It is a great beginner project so if someone would like a pattern, just let me know and I'll email it to you. This is eyelash yarn and Caron Simply Soft held together as one and made in single crochet throughout.

This is a very unflattering picture of my 12 year old, Gini, but the only pic I have of the outfit. This is the first crocheted apparel item I designed. It was very quick and simple and, since I made it from 4 ply cotton, it was very inexpensive, too. But it sure gets a lot of compliments! I also made this in a purple/yellow print skirt and solid purple shrug for Harmoni.

I also have a knit lace version of the shrug, which I think is much prettier. I'll post that as soon as I can get a pic. My digital camera is on the fritz, unfortunately.

Well, have a beautiful evening... or not, it is up to you;o)

Natshell

Hello! I am Natshell and I have created this blog to talk, gripe and share my efforts at knitting, crocheting, and other crafts. I have a personal journal type blog at www.notgoinquietly.blogspot.com for anyone who is interested; I just decided to create a separate one for my crafting so that my crafty friends wouldn't have to wade through all my homeschooling, life, death, health, kids etc to find my projects;o) I will, from time to time, however, post quotes, about-me lists, favorites lists and such on this blog as well. I just think people ought to get to know each other better, ya know? People are too disconnected nowadays. So here goes.

Have a great day!.... or don't, it really is up to you.