Finish at last and boxed to go...

I blogged earlier about the baby blanket I was crocheting, here is a photo of the finish product.

As you can tell she is having a baby boy.

I finished Saturday morning and have it boxed to ship today. I missed the shower being so far away.

Priority mail it goes.

I Love crafts

Monday seems to be the day I am looking at other blogs the second one,

Sassy News I read today has a very nice article on inexpensive gifts. The one that caught my eye is the Manicure Kit take a look.

Now when I manage to tear my way past all the great ideas she has, I found she also sells handcrafted items on is this adorable Handmade Sheep Bib & Burp Cloth Set If you have or had children you know this is one of the most indispensable items you can use with your baby! What a great idea to have them matching! I wonder if could use these to count sheep!


Now for mom, you could give her freshwater pearl earrings. These are great they do not dangle for little hands to grab. I have three sizes available. I have also paired two sizes for a mother & daughter set!

And the prettiest blog award goes to...

Lilacs n Dreams ....

It not every day I come across a blog where I am pulled in by the Lilac coloring. This morning I was greeted with a pumpkin at the head of the blog. I followed the blog to her site. She does have some wonderful finds one is a Nem France Blue and White Decorative Plate!

Yes I love to shop how about you...

The World of a rambler.

I sit here in my chair. I have an afgan I am working on for my niece's baby, due next week! A cup of coffee at my side. I have several boxes of books to work on, but today I just do not feel like doing it. The baby is coming, I will start crocheting when I complete this blog.


Yesterday and all of this week I have had a cold and cough! Driven to 5 doctors appointment with my husband and look forward to a quiet morning. I have two packages I will drop in the mail, on my way to my husband's next doctors appointment. Tomorrow, I plan on going to a local flea market and seeing what I can find, or perhaps next week when the cough clears up.


I have a weeks worth of laundry to do and two weeks worth of cleaning to accomplish this coming weekend.


To the side are purses to photograph, papers to file and a months worth of work to do in a week.


Right now my interest is the new baby coming! I wish I could be there for the birth.

GIFT IDEA

I looked at

Yarny Wonders -and then some!

Followed some links..

You will adore these handcrafted dolls ! They are not toys, but they are absolutely adorable. Check them out! By Barb

Picture them on your miniature tree this Christmas or your mantel!

Click the link and check out the others!

The Value of Art.

What type of art do you decorate your home with do you ever look at it enjoy it?

Mediterranean Seaside Town Painting Many Cypress

Mediterranean Seaside Town Painting Many Cypress

Many of us hang a piece of art because it fills the space. But do you enjoy the art you have hung?

Mediterranean Seaside Painting Cypress

Mediterranean Seaside Painting Cypress

My belief is a piece of art is something you want to look at daily. It must have the something you want to see. Can you frame a child's drawing? Definitely, I framed one of my daughters, when she was 10. I still have it hanging today.


Does your art have to match? No it does not, you are not one-dimensional neither should your art be. You can hang a Renoir next to a botanical watercolor, or a Dali next to a charcoal sketch.

Perhaps you like Photographic art. The photo of the Old shoes just pulls me in. You can check it out on Random Oasis Photography

Scenic View of Mediterranean Seaside Town

Scenic View of Mediterranean Seaside Town

Scenic View of Mediterranean Seaside Town

Scenic View of Mediterranean Seaside Town

 You may not be able to afford a home on the ocean, but you can hang an ocean view as a serene setting for your home.



 How do you frame a photo or piece of art. My suggestion take the art with you. Lay the frame over it does it enhance the art? Perhaps matting?

Scenic View of Mediterranean Seaside Town

Scenic View of Mediterranean Seaside Town

I have three small painting listed with Mediterranean Seaside setting. I am showing one piece here with three different styles of frame. Which of these frames would you prefer?

Chicken again! Fried Rice!

I did a rotisserie chicken recipe the other day I hope you enjoyed it. Today I did a pseudo Fried rice. I will admit it is not as good as the authentic, but I think I was close.

Cookbooks

I began with 3/4 cup diced onion sauteed over med-low heat, I then measured out 1/2 cup rice, tossed that into the onion mixture added 1 cup of homemade chicken stock, 1 - 1 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables. a dash of salt and pepper, cover and simmer approx 1o minutes. While cooking I diced 1 cup rotisserie chicken. I added the chicken to the top to warm about 5 more minutes. Just before serving I added 2 teaspoons soy sauce.

I have a mild allergy to eggs so I dished up one plate, then scrambled 1 egg into the second portion.

Serve hot of course.

Now this is not "fried" but it does not stick to my skillet and takes very little fat to produce.

Something seemed to be missing or is it my cold any suggestions?