Carving the Jack o lanterns

Well this was the start of our day with our grandson's. Avery and Noah were having a blast but Gavyn wanted no part of the pumpkin carving. However when all was finished he decided that he had to take one home.

This is such a fun thing to do every year with them

Gavyn modeling his new shirt from mylittleburritos

And oh this shirt speaks the truth. even though he has a wonderful smile on his face as he shows off his new shirt.

Mylittleburritos shop can be found on Etsy where she has some wonderful children's shirts and glass ornaments at very reasonable prices and you will recieve you item very quickly

I thought this was so cool

A Pet's Ten Commandments
1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you.
5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however, you treat me, I will never forget it.
7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you.
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak.
9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old.
10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.
Author Unknown

Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters. Now please pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and joyfulness. It is here on earth and has four legs!

The auctions have begun for Susan G. Komen For the Cure

this is the first the items up for auction for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure. These have been hand crafted with love and all have free shipping. Take a moment to check these out and your winning bid will bring you 2 wonderful gifts. The item you won and the knowledge of knowing that the money you spent went to helping find a cure for breast cancer. Just click on the pictures to go to the auction

Finally finished some new shawl pins and introduced Mr Pickle

I actually got these made last week but just was able to get pictures made and get some of them listed. It has been a crazy week as we got Ren spayed on Tuesday not to mention the fact that I injured my back on Sunday so I have kinda had to sit still for a few days which is something that is hard for me to do. So many things going on right now. I have even been ask to head a crochet segment at http://www.naughtyknitterz.com/ which I need to get started on.

anyhoo about Mr. Pickle there was a group of us last year on Etsy that got into this thing about pickles so I ran with it and started design some pickle things, Mr Pickle was born and you never know what he might say. I have listed my first Mr. Pickle to give you a chuckle.

just click on the shawl pin or Mr pickle to go to my etsy shops

Meet Karenrep on Etsy

These are some beautiful ornaments and they are not made of glass so they are non breakable

They come to you in a white gift box suitable of gift giving or for storing.

And she even will donate 10% of the sales from the Breast Cancer Awareness Ornaments will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Click on the pictures to purchase one of these beautiful ornaments to adorn your Christmas tree for years to come

Loving our new fur babies

Introducing Ren and Maggie our new fur babies. Ren is a sheltie/chihuahua mix and she just turned 1 year old. Maggie is a chihuahua and she is 12 weeks old. Both are awesome and so sweet and wonderful to have around the house. Ren is camera shy but Maggie is a camera ham.

There hasn't been a dull moment since these 2 came to live with us 2 weeks ago. They enjoy their daily walks as well as hubby and I and of course when we return the get a treat that Ren will dance for and Maggie is learning to do the same thing.

Happy 96th birthday Granny

Today is my granny's 96 birthday. And let me tell you she still lives at her house with the help from my mom. She is a proud great great grandmother. There are 5 generations of us.

She still likes to do things around the house, like this morning why my mom was asleep she got up and swept and moped the kitchen. She can still cook a great pot of pintos, and chicken casserole. And her most fav thing...... Watching the Atlanta Braves. She has been a fan for years.

This picture is of her and her great great grandson Gavyn. I never thought when I was a little one swinging on this swing with her that one day my grandson would be on the same swing with her. How awesome is that!!

How Does Your Garden Grow Button/Yo-Yo Tree

We have our first item up for the Susan G Komen for the cure. It has free shipping and 100% goes towards breast cancer research.

Ebay seller and leader of this is mthrelean aka Miss Ellie, while your there check out her ebay shop for some fabulous buttons.

click on the picture to go to the pretty yo yo and button tree, it would make a lovely gift as not only will you have this beautiful tree, the money you pay will go to breast cancer research

click on the name to go to Miss Ellies shop

Introducing Terri aka the*littlest*stitch the next crafter for our Ebay auction

the*littlest*stitch aka Terri is the next crafter to promote for the Ebay Auction "Susan G Komen" for the cure

Now this woman can sew. and just look at the pretty's she is donating for the auction.

Don't you just love the teacup pin cushion?

Introducing our next ebay crafter for the cure

Now this lady can make hats. And she is donating a couple of her creations for this event.

She is wyndrose101 aka Barbara. And guess what she has an Etsy shop too with the cutiest little crochet cup cake hat.

Her Etsy shop is Top 2 Toes Boutique and click on her shop name or the picture of the cup cake hat to go to her shop.

The other 2 hats are for the upcoming Susan G Komen auction and links will be posted as the auctions go up

October is not that far away

Some wonderful Ebay sellers are preparing for an auction for the Susan G. Komen headquarters - for research for a cure for breast cancer. 100% will go, and we will give free shipping.

I will continue to update this event and as the auctions go up I will link to the auctions.

There are some crafty and creative women in this event and I will continue to promote each one through this month as we get closer to the auction

mthrelean aka Miss Ellie is the leader of this wonderful event and has an amazing assortment of buttons to tease you with

crochetpotholder aka Wanda has crocheted and knitted some great items for this event that will be going up for auction.

And when you win one of the auctions you will recieve a free necklace or pink ribbon pin to wear

To list or not to list

I am sometimes undecided as to list an item or not. Lot's of work has been put in to knitting these so can you really make money for your time as well as your supplies?

The yarn in the pink scarf is a wool yarn that is 8.00 a skein and it took 2 skeins to make it as well as a while to knit it then to felt it. So what would be a fair price to me and the buyer.

I have noticed when doing a search on etsy that prices vary . Some seem to have things that may seem to be a little pricey and then I notice some that some seem to sell their items maybe to low.

On the pricey items you have to ask yourself, how long did it take to make this and what was the cost of yarn. Now knitters and crocheters most of us have a general idea about the cost of yarn. Was it bought at a yarn shop or perhaps at a craft store. Was it knitted or crocheted

if you do both you know crocheting does go alot faster than knitted items But to someone who dosen't knit or crochet how do we explain that in our product description.

Please leave some comments and let's discuss the ways

yey finally got some shank buttons listed

and have more in the making. I even started a Facebook fan page. Like what you see click on the picture to get it in my etsy shop

I decided it was time to destash

I have an amazing collection of rubber stamps I have collected through the years and figured it was time to get rid of some of them. I also listed some great tunisian crochet hook's in an assortment of sizes. Come on by and check out my destash section.

Just click on the pictures to go to my Etsy shop .

Yey I think I did it

So in the process of making buttons, I decided to try making some shank buttons. And I do believe I got it. I am so excited at how they turned out so this will be a whole new thing for me to do.

Finally got some more buttons made

Sometimes all a girl wants to do is knit and crochet but yesterday was a cool day here in NC so I decided to pull out the polymer clay and am pretty pleased with what I came up with.

crafting can be such a mess at times. even when I crochet or knit I am surrounded by skeins of yarn and add the polymer clay and supplies to that it is an unorganised mess or at least to the non crafter. To me it is just the way I need it.

I recently sold some buttons to an etsy seller michigan hemp and was so excited to see what she did with them. What a beautiful piece. Check out this shop for some real pretty items