Guess who turned 50 on March 13th???  Kathy did!  I'd seen a card on Pinterest with several candles on it and pinned it to my page with the caption "I wonder how many candles I can get on a card?".  I knew I wanted to do something very different for her card and here's how it turned out.  Yes!  There are 50 candles with 50 flames and a WHOLE bunch of pop dots to make it all work out.  The candles are all just strips cut in different widths and lengths but all the flames were cut on the Cricut in three different sizes.

Here's the inside:

After making Caydence's blanket, I started on the next one ... Kathy's.  I actually started it back in January but ended up ripping it out twice before getting it just right.  I found the yarn in the perfect variegated color combination of brown, pink and cream.  (She wears these colors a lot.)  The yarn is Michael's brand, Loops & Threads, but won't use it again as the variances of thickness or thinness can be drastic.  I didn't experience this until I was too far in and have already made the mental note not to select their yarn again.

I'd actually worked on this several times right in front of her.  Funny thing ... She thought this one was for Michelle.  She was so tickled that this was for her.  She said, "No one's ever loved me enough to make me a blanket." ... How sweet! 

Kathy's blanket is a whole lot bigger than Caydence's, that's for sure!  This is laid across the top of our king size bed and covers about 3/4's of the top.

Here's a close up of the stitching.  This interior stitch pattern is called the 'Lazy Wave'.  I leaned this stitch on You Tube as well following Mickeyssmail awesome instructions.  The outside border is double crochet.

I wish the colors were better in these photos.  I'm sure there's hope for future posts as I'm learning all over again.  There's been so many changes over the last 2 years!!!

Some card pics will be next as I've made quite a few and have even sold some over at a shop in Hernando.

Until next time,

Terry

Better Late Than Never, I Guess ...

Hello Blog Friends ~

Just like everyone else, life tends to get in the way despite our best intentions.  I can't believe it's been 2 years since I've posted here!  So much has changed over these last two years, too.  But, who hasn't experienced loads of changes over two years in this day and age ... Unless you live under a rock.

I believe the biggest change for me has been letting the hosting of the 'Mid South Scrappers' crops and weekends go.  Now, I'm "Terry Dunlap, cropper" and it's nice.  I remember the first event I went to after becoming 'just a cropper' and felt the anxiety of jumping right in and taking care of things but that little voice in my head quietly reminded me otherwise.  Wow!  What freedom!  All I need to know is where my seat is ... lol.

After hosting those events for almost 10 years, I still find myself passing places and thinking, "I bet that'd be a great place for a crop!" only to snap myself back to the reality of "No, you don't do that anymore".  I haven't been to many events over the last two years, mainly due to the 'roller coaster ride from Hell' (that's what I call our futile attempt at relocating to Mountain Home, AR) but that's beginning to change.  Kathy and I have been looking at some events around the mid-south to attend and we've gotten a few invites as well.  It's really nice that my croppin' friends haven't forgotten about me after all.

As my Blog name indicates, I do have a lot of hobbies.  I recently revisited one of them ... Crocheting.  Someone turned me on to Mikey on You Tube and off I went!  I realized that I hadn't crocheted in 15 - 20 years!  My first project was a blanket for my granddaughter, Caydence.

Here's some pictures of her blanket.  It did 'grow' from my first thoughts as I decided it needed a border around it and she said she wanted a bow on it, hence the ribbon woven in the border.

She loves her blankie!

Until the next post ... Have a great day!

Terry

This is called the 'Boxed Block Stitch'.

This is laid out on her Full-Size bed, so you can see how big it is.

She picked the ribbon from my scrappin' stash and it matched perfectly.