Veteran's Day Gratitude

I want to start off this post with expressing my deepest gratitude for our soldiers, sailors, and other service members. With the recent tragedy at Fort Hood in Texas, it seems, that this is even more important than I normally think. My day is planned with my husband who has the day off. I am so grateful for his presence in my life as well as others. I have several friends whom are in the military. It never seems like saying "Thank you." is enough. Not even a day off is enough return for the freedoms that I celebrate, and like others, often take for granted. I caught part of the Fort Hood Memorial Service on C-SPAN yesterday. When the Sergeant Major did the roll call, and the deceased victims names were called, with no reply, I cried and cried. I pray that my husband will always be able to call out when his name is called. I always mourn a service member's passing in some little way, whether I know them or not. There is the saying: "All give some, some give all." This is so very true. I have no picture to post today. Maybe if I find something fitting, I can edit the post later. For now, with my deepest gratitude to service members past, present, and future, Happy Veteran's Day.

Plaid Messenger Bag

Yay!! I am done with this and can check it off of the list!! Actually I made this on Sunday, start to finish. Many thanks to my husband for keeping the kids entertained so I could devote myself to it. I would have posted it sooner, but I wanted to find some way to photograph it outside. Then it rained and, yeah. I really like the colors of this and how the chocolate brown lining compliments the main fabric. I did get it listed on etsy, too! I am happy with that.

Today, and yesterday, I have been working on the Lightning McQueen blanket. I need a guard dog to protect it from Logan. He looks longingly at it and growls out an engine sound. Poor boy. This one I think will go up on etsy, but he doesn't know that I have another one planned for him. Also, the bamboo beads came today, so I can finish the Vanilla Cream Scarf. Productive week so far. Lets hope it keeps up!!

Burried Work

This morning while digging through mountains of supplies and this or that, I came across this mixed media painting. I did this last winter. I really like it. I have had a lot of really great comments on it. One close friend of mine told me to hang on to it until I make something better, but it was his favorite work of mine yet. I call it Swimming With Ben. It is an 8x8 canvas panel.

Really the reason I am digging is to hopefully find co-ordinating fabric for the Lightning McQueen blanket, without spending money...hmm...wish me luck with that.

Black Pineapples doily

Here it is! I finally got it finished and starched. It is very pretty. I love the contrast it sets on our wood dining table. If you didn't know, each point or teardrop shape in the crochet world is called a pineapple, thus the name of the doily.

Last night I wrote my pattern for the plaid bag. It will end up being a messenger bag because the pattern I have calls for more fabric than I have. It will look great though. I am hoping I can get it all done today. But since it is Sunday, it is a family day, and me time can be limited. But family is a much better way to spend the day.