progress report, crochet purse, bag, suitcase, quilt or carry on!

hi! remember i'm workin on a crocheted handbag, purse? you can find my original post here!

 

the above pictures, what she is supposed to look like!......right!

 

keep reading!

 

well, this is what i have now, a work still in progress and this will be one rather big bag, i used double crochet, my friend did single, very big diff, especially when you go around your square with two finishing colours!

 

in the pictures you will notice i curled up the edges, really to make it smaller, i'm still laughing here, and i need to stitch all the squares together, sewing machine or by hand, hum. think the fold up edges will give her more character, a huh...

 

made three roses, had help with one,  tonight  will make the brown leaves! then configure a lining for this bad boy! and attempt to put her together, film at 11:00, 0200 or days later! sure sure...

 

"she" will be a big girl! but my first, and oh well, we learn by doing, right! .....right.

 

i still love the colours, i will make another one, i will do single crochet, i am not afraid! lol a huh! sure!

more pictures when she is done, but for now, here she is in all her large glory!!!!! she is bohemian and a free spirit, natural and wild! what else can i say! i'm having fun learning and making her! and really a lot of fun making the girls grin and laugh and then there is always the "head tilt!"

 

ok lets see if we can lay this patterm out!

 

purse handles in black and brown, i had to get two, from JoAnn's

 

folded up edges, for texture! (makes her a little smaller too!)

 

30 inches, oh well, SHE will be carrying me! i could make a quilt at this point! lol

 

i could go on vacation with this as a suitcase; carry on, drag on, yeppers; oh yes please, i need help getting her up in the overhead compartment! eyes rolling!

 

here are the edges flat, like they are supposed to be!

 

removed 8 squares! made a completely different shape here,  i had to change my clothes! this is hysterical! lets see, i could make coasters, hot pads with the left overs couldn't i! baby diaper bag or a lap quilt!

 

brings a whole new meaning to bag lady!

 

so i played and played and still playing with the final shape! but i could always make a long shopping bag too! picture this, 4 squares in the front, 4 in the back 4 on each side and there ya go!

 

this is a way fun journey with yarn! the kat loves it!lol

 

no, think i will stay with the original shape and get a wagon to haul her around in!

 

hope you have a great day! happy Tuesday!

 

hugs kat =^.^=

vintage cutie to shabby white

hi there! well there she was justa walkin down the street! oh no, wait! NO sorry my oldies but goodies song come to mind sometimes when i find some of these fabulous little numbers! ok..

she was sittin in the local thrift, brown, scratched, poor thing, little book case shelf on the bottom, see it! wow never saw one like this before! so..

 

me and my shabby white chalk paint (well it is Summer and white is cooler lookin! ), the sander and the wax and wa la; yet another little, so sturdy, table!

 

bookcase shelf, so darn cute!

 

and the top, lots of curves, she is a keeper, very quaint and dainty!

 

she currently is being utilized in my new "fashion warehouse" aka the garage!

 

what a big take on, my fashion warehouse! actually where i create! a work in progress a labour of love, yes another one! way big!

 

this is certainly another post, but for now.

 

i really love how she turned out, no tippin over for her!

 

hugs to you and happy Thursday! (you know since i retired the dayz just fly by! whats up with that! lol!)

 

kat =^.^=

 

party over here!

 

 

 

My Romantic Home, Show and Tell Friday!

summer in the desert

 

hi! this will be a long post, mostly pictures, and i am still recovering from the heat and the wind from yesterday!

 

we hit, over the past two days, 112 degrees under my patio! and the wind yesterday was at least 38 mph!

 

needless to say, umbrellas down, covering little plants that i could and hope that they didn't dry out too much. allergies up, debris flying all about. today was "damage control and trash patrol!"

a little cooler, 102 degrees, lol,  and the humidity was a little high.

 

this is Summer in the desert and this is what i saw last evening; it was just so beautiful, so many pictures, but the colours are marvelous don't you think?

 

this is summer in the desert.

 

 

reflection in the garage window

 

there is something to be said to Summer evenings in the desert. they can be just spectacular!

 

so beautiful,

 

changing minute by minute

 

 

as i was taking the pictures with my Blackberry phone at the front of the house and the back, as quickly as this beautiful sky showed these colours, they faded just as quickly.

and then it was gone, i was so happy to catch these pictures, but they really don't do justice to the true colours!

happy Tuesday! kat =^.^=



 

 

 



thrift store find, rooster display box

 

 

morning, and happy Monday!

 

this is about how long the deep scratch was on the top of this cutie rooster hinged box!

 

 

thought, i can fix, wasn't sure how, but got it for 2.00

 

here is what i did:

 

sanded the top and scratch out

 

popped some feet on it and painted them to match the box, nice muted brown.

 

used my porter cable sander, and regular craft paint with a little water.

 

love how he turned out! very vintage look now. hinges are great and working!

 

he is going in my new fashion warehouse "where i create" to hold my scissors!

 

 

nice large size container

 

funny when you are "organized", you can find those crafty items (wooden ball feet) i knew right where they were! lol

 

sorry i didn't take any before pictures, but trust me this was a deep line into the wood and i know that is why it ended up in the Goodwill store!

 

now, it wouldn't be normal if i didn't leave you with a couple of garden pictures, one of many passions, so here are a couple, my antique circa 1931 hollyhock plants from boulder city!

 i picked them up last year from the spring jamboree! these seeds came from the original plants! such a lovely muted pink! they will get about 5 feet tall wind permitting!

 

i am saving the seeds, but that is another post!

 

say hello to  my little friend! lol he was stuck in one of my food grade garden buckets!

 

 glad i found him to set him free! now all my buckets are on their sides so i won't accidentally trap any of these cuties!

 

 

my onions gone to seed!

 

gazania, in cali we called it the "freeway plant" heat lover, dosen't mind the wind either, well that's good!!

 

hugs kat =^.^=

 

 

 

party week!

 

 



I just love the next party! says it all! lol