~*Vickie Howell's Baby Arrives*~

I knew Vickie was due around The 28th of May so I have been working on a newborn set to send to her for the baby.
Clover Sophia Campbell came into the world at 2:31pm on May 28th 2009 and they are now home with their new baby girl which they say is their own little piece of pixie dust:) Last night I wove in the ends on my wee projects and plan to send them off to Vickie on Monday so today I will shop for really cute gift wrap paper:)
I'm also going to be knitting up some more baby goodies for Clover Sophia but wanted to get the newborn stuff out quickly.Congratulations Vickie,and Dave, Tanner,and Tristan:)

~*My Sheep Yarn Bowl Arrived*~

I was lucky enough to snag one Tuesday when Brittany put one in her shop.
I had trouble with the check out and she called me and took my information over the phone.
Good customer service and she shipped quickly,I purchased it on May 26th and it came today:)
I immediately put my sheep bowl to use knitting the second chenille washcloth for Vickie Howell's baby girl.
The pattern is easy and you get 2 wash clothes out of one ball.
The Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille is so soft here is a link to the pattern.
I love sheep and this yarn bowl is adorable as well as keeps my ball of chenille in place no rolling onto the floor where precious our cat can get it.lol

~*OffHand Designs Giveaway*~

Hip Mountain Mama is doing a giveaway for a Offhand Designs Fiona Tote!
please go over and check it out.

~*Winner Of Sandra Singh's 4 Year Anniversary Giveaway*~

And The Winner of the skein of Malabrigo Sock Yarn in Lettuce Colorway is Georgi Congratulations!!!!

~*A Blog Award From Grace*~

Grace gave me this award and I want to thank her for it she is just such a special person:)
The Rules:
you must resend to 5 bloggers and you must tell 5 things about your crafts you like the most...what inspires you to make home made gifts..
1. I love the colors and textures of yarn.
2. I love turning a ball of yarn into something beautiful.
3. Knitting soothes my soul.
4. giving someone a hand knit gift fills me with joy.
5. I love being creative and learning new skills.

My 5 bloggers:

1. Meg
2.Carrie
3.Amybel
4.SmarieK
5. Channon

Giveaway of a Wee Tiny Sock Club Membership

Meg of Blogless No More and I have teamed up to celebrate her new adventure with a giveaway for the last spot in the Summer 2009 Wee Tiny Sock Club.

This is what Meg had to say:
"As a member of the Summer 2009 Wee Tiny Sock Club, you will receive a package in the mail each month this Summer, June, July and August.
Each package will be based around a different summer theme, and will contain:

-An original creative wee tiny sock pattern.

-A taste of yummy professionally hand-dyed sock yarn, plenty to knit a wee tiny sock with.

-All notions needed to complete the pattern - for example, beads and beading needle, so no need to run out for extra supplies:)

-Stitch markers that coordinate with the theme.

-Surprise goodies!
**A Project Bag From Debbie's shop Petschminibear**


*In addition, the first package (June) will include a special wee tiny sock blocker hand-made by my husband, ready to be attached to your keys or your favorite knitting bag."


There will be only 1 winner

There are 3 ways to enter:
1. blog about and link back to the giveaway and leave a comment here saying you did.

2. Become a follower of Meg's blog and leave a comment here saying you did. (This way
you will know when you can sign-up for the fall edition of the Wee Tiny Sock Club.

3. Leave a comment here telling me about a new knitting technique or skill you want to learn - or something you learned recently that you really enjoyed.

Deadline To Enter: June 7th at Midnight

•´..¨¯`♥.Memorial Day.♥´¯¨..´•

Christian Glitter by www.christianglitter.com

Remember Their Sacrifice
God Bless Them All..

•´..¨¯`♥.Friday Fill-Ins.♥´¯¨..´•

And...here we go!

1. Moving_____not an option my foot is killing me it's that thing with my left side my body is rebelling against me!!!! _____.


2. _____ did someone say_____ free.


3. My best quality is(((((Hugging You All)))))


4. _____ I love

details.

5. In nearly 10 years,I haven't missed a morning without my coffee_____.


6. _____ A ((((Hug))))
_____ is what I need right now!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to_____ Alora's preschool graduation
and even though it is also Athena's 3rd birthday today.
, we will be waiting another 15 days to celebrate because that is when Tom returns from his tdy _____, tomorrow my plans include_____ Knitting for Vickie Howell she is having a little girl _____
and Sunday, I want to take my girls to the park to push them on the swings and look for ladybugs _____!

~*Celebrating Sandrasingh's 4 Year Anniversary & A Giveaway*~

~*A Lovely Skein Of Lettuce Malabrigo Sock Yarn*~

In celebration of Sandrasingh.com’s 4 Year Anniversary Sandra and I are having a Malabrigo Sock Yarn Drawing!
One lucky knitter or crocheter will win a hank of Malabrigo Sock in the Lettuce colorway:)

Sandrasingh.com is a fiber arts website dedicated to providing her clients excellent customer service, luxury yarns and a huge selection of knit and crochet patterns by talented knitwear artists from all walks of life.

Malabrigo Sock is dyed in Uruguay by a small family owned company and known worldwide for their exquisite, rich kettle dyed colorways.
Sock is a soft, 100% superwash merino yarn in a fingering weight.
With a generous 440 yards per hank this special yarn is the perfect for a pair of knit or crochet machine washable socks, but it also knits up beautifully into scarves and shawls.
How to enter:
complete 1 or All of the Entries below.
Your name will be entered in our drawing 1 or more times.
Since this is a 4 Yr Anniversary Celebration during the month of May shipping is Free for yarn orders in the US and Canada, use Coupon Code: freeship during checkout.
Note: Offer does not apply to La Lana Wools’s products or only patterns purchased as PDF downloads.

there are 4 ways to Enter:

1.) Visit Sandrasingh.com then leave a comment saying what you liked about her website.

2.) Blog about and link back to this giveaway and leave a comment on my blog saying you did.

3.) Join Sandrasingh.com’s Ravelry group and introduce yourself, come back to my blog and leave a comment saying you did.

4.) Add Sandrasingh.com’s Button & Link to your blog’s side bar and leave a comment on my blog saying you have. Your name is entered 4 times.


Deadline: May 28 , 2009 at Midnight

~*Updates And Special Moments*~

This coming week two of my children have birthdays Athena's is Friday May 22nd and My son Skyler's 24th birthday is the next day.
This coming week is also Alora's last week of preschool Friday May 22 is graduation day and a pool party family is invited and since it is also Athena's 3rd Birthday I bought them new swimsuits.
We had a girls day out and went shopping and got them a tinkerbell table and chairs and I put their high chairs out to the curb.
The girls have a summer cold so I'm giving them vitamins and plenty of fluids.
I took Athena into the pediatrician and they had to irrigate her left ear some wax had to be flushed out she has an ear infection so she is on antibiotics.
It has been very hot here in the mojave desert so we haven't minded staying indoors the girls spent the day coloring pictures and watching hotel for dogs very cute movie.Hugs Darcy

~*Winner Of Patt's Creations Spring Madness Giveaway*~

Little Miss S.
with her comment entry.
She said...
I love all the stitch markers - but must say that the ones with chicken are my favorite. They are gorgeous...

Congratulations:) an email has been sent to you from PattM.
A hand made fully lined gorgeous project bag

The project bag white with green leaves, stems, and blue flowers. This bag is made from 100% cotton fabric.
8 1/2 inches wide
10 inches tall.
white muslin lining with pockets
white rattail cord.

A set of her lovely handmade sheep stitch markers


The sock stitchmarkers come with brass pin holder and sheer organza gift bag made for smaller needles. Blue and brown in color.

~*Surprise Gifts In The Mail*~

We received a lovely surprise package with a pin created by PattM for each of us girls to wear.
One ferrett, flower, and a cupcake and for me to cheer me up she created 2 ferrett stitch markers to remind me of my 2 pet ferretts that we had to give away to good homes 6 years ago because the base housing considers them an exotic pet so your not aloud to have them.Thankyou for the wonderful surprises PattM.

~In Memory Of My Mother And Stepfather~

I thought yesterday was hard it would have been my mother’s 64th birthday but today was even harder I found out my step dad who raised me passed away he was battling stomach cancer so I know he is finally not hurting but I miss him.
The last time we were all together was at our wedding over 5 years ago.
Mom passed away 2 months after the wedding so she never got to see my 2 youngest children.
I was looking at our wedding photos tonight my husband is tdy and I felt so alone.
Our wedding day was so special because daddy Jim gave me away and mom was there and they hadn't been together since I was 10 years old and they looked so happy and the day felt more special because of it.

~*Wee Tiny Sock Swap 2009 Arrived*~

I joined the yarn miracle wee tiny sock swap 2009.
I received a fun card and 2 pieces of chocolate which didn't make it to the picture.lol
My wee sock knit from panda cotton in a yummy cinnamon colorway so cute.Thankyou Georgi for spoiling me:)

~*Mother's Day*~

My Best Friend Dolores came over and we made banana bread with my toddler girls they loved it.
After the girls went to bed I showed Dolores how to knit a wee sock and I also knit one for her birthday and gave her presents a sock blocker keychain in dark ebony wood very pretty, tatting teddy from My Fair Bag Lady,Alan Darts Latest collectible knitting book,and some cute little dpn's holders that look like sweaters it was a fun day:)

~*Friday Fill-Ins*~

And...here we go!

1. Apples are to oranges _____ as yarn is to knitters _____.

2. _____I need a day off _____ and that's all I have to say about that.

3. I think I hear _____The UPS Truck _____.

4. _____Do you know how many stars are in the United States _____ flag?

5. Do what you want to do, but _____ dont forget to tell me all about it _____.

6. _____There was a boy _____ and behind him was a Radio Flyer wagon; in the wagon was a bucket filled with _____newspapers _____.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____Cleaning the house and bathing the toddler girls _____, tomorrow my plans include _____Dropping my toddler girls off at the CDC from 10am-5pm for give a parents a break day which is once a month for parents who's Airforce hubbies are tdy or deployed so I'm getting my hair done at noon and maybe some knitting and how excitted am I to have that much free time Yes!!!!!! _____ and Sunday, I want to _____Bake Bannana Bread with my toddler girls and if it is nice outside take them to the park to play and call my hubby maybe see him on the computor the girls and I love that _____!

~*Celebrating 100,000 Visits To My Blog*~

To the blogs you read.

To celebrate when I reach 100,000 views of my blog.
I will be putting the names of all the people that are followers of my blog in a bag and draw 1 winner.


The Prize: A Custom with Leslie Wind

•´..¨¯`♥.Miniature Knitting.♥´¯¨..´•

I want to go see Coraline the outfits are all knitted this is micro knitting just amazing.

When I knit Sheep Sheep on size 0's that was the beginning of my adventure into knitting on a smaller scale.


I'm now knitting with size #0000's 4" double point needles Ravelry doesn't even go that small when putting your projects on your project page.I'm knitting sock earrings and stitch markers and yes picking up the gusset stitches and the decreasing is hard.lol