Completed Project

So here are the items I have made for my friend Tiffany who is expecting her thrid baby in June. This time a girl! :) I am on a non-pastel baby kick. SO I made a black and white round ripple, and a black and white book. But I did want some color, and Tiffany loves purple, so I made the Fire Blossom wash cloth with a h hook and some cotton, and then I made a Pentagon shaped green one. I thought different shapes and colors would be fun. I'm hoping to make it down to the post office later this week, or possibly this weekend, and i'll send these along. I hope she likes them!

Photoshop

Well, I am starting school in like a month, and I wanted to have some type of grasp of photoshop BEFORE I started so that I wasn't behind the curve when the time came. Well, I have found some great tutorials on-line, and after receiving the program today here is what I was able to do!

Here is Dawn as a sketch:



This one is Jadyn, where the background layer was made Sepia and then the top layer was at 75% opacity. I wanted it to look more like the one of Gavin on Dani's site, but I'll have to work a bit more at it. For a first shot though, I don't think this is bad at all.


Here is Kenzie, when she saw me do Dawn's she wanted me to "draw" her too.



This is a lot of fun, and there are a million more tutorials I want to get through as well. I'm trying to just master the basics and see what I can do. I might even be able to learn what I'm doing, and not look at other people's tuts! Wahoo!! But it is fun to learn, and seeing what will happen as I push each button.

I'm thinking pics like this would make a great anniversary present for my in-laws nicely framed.... hmmmm something to think about. OOO, one of all 3 girls together.... that would be nice!

Second Special Delivery of the day!

Well, I had my major yarn splurge late last week, and it all showed up on my door today! I'm so excited!!! So what did I get??

Below are 8 skeins of Honolulu Homespun, 3 of Calypso, and 2 of mission, as well as 4 skeins of teal soft boucle by bernat, 2 skeins of purple polarspun and 3 skeins of hot pink polarspun (lion brand)


Here we have 4 skeins of Peach Bernat Soft Boucle, and 8 of Strawberry in the same brand


Below is the thrid of my skeins of the purple polarspin, and 3 skeins of tutti frutti polarspun, 6 skeins each of TLC Heathers in French Lavendar and Teal, 2 violet, 1 peach, and 2 ecru skeins of Lily Elite Cotton, and then a skein of greens with blue and brownish tweed of Plymouth Encore DK weight.


I ordered all of this from the Smiley's Yarn Sale. They had great prices, and a flat rate shipping. So even after the shipping I still paid significantly less than I would have otherwise. And most of these yarns I don't buy because I'm a cheap skate with yarn, with the 3 kids I can always find something better to spend my money on, but this was my annual splurge, and I'm very pleased with it! Now I need to make room for it.... better get my hook going!!!

Wahooo Secret Pal

Wahoo checked my mail today, and here is what was inside!!! My first package from my secret pal, for me a bookmark, a square for the comfortghans I am making, some stickers, and some INCREDIBLE Chai Tea. Thanks!!!


For my little girls, some activity books. There is winnie the pooh sheets with markers, and a hidden picture book! The frog there is a card.... that should be in the for me picture, but the girls love it and claimed it!!


Thanks so much Ima, I love it, and my girls love it! They just LOVE LOVE LOVE getting mail with their name on it! Thanks so much!!!!

Comfortghan for Sandra

Here are some much needed pics, this blog is too novel like, and well, I enjoy picture books. So here are pictures of the squares sent to me by various villers for a comfortghan for Sandra (the red, yellow and blue squares), as well os beautiful squares sent to me by Pineknott for the comfortghans I am working on for shut-ins and ill through my Pastor. And an update shot of the round ripple for tiffany, and the 9-patch for grandpa pease. I still need to get pics of the great red blanket, the sheep for mom T. and a couple of other things. But this should suffice for now.

Thanks for looking!