Friday 21 October 2011

Phat 1/4's Art


I needed some art in our bedroom at the lake.....I bought some painter's canvas that has a wooden frame... I bought 3 different colours of phat quarters & stapled them to the back.....For different seasons purchase appropriate scenes & change them up at different times of the year....We are not there in winter but I think snowmen would be so cute..... Next year I will get some Halloween material....Very inexpensive....

Monday 17 October 2011

Pumpkins Made for the Grandchildren


Happy  Halloween  2011

(original idea was seen at Martha Stewart)

Bought my pumpkins at Walmart already carved out & with light in it.....

 Bought 2 large bottles of Martha Stewart glitter....I  took my 40% off coupon
from Michaels & dh with me so he could get the other glitter bottle discounted(other wise he would not go in store)


 Bought a large bottle of glitter in orange & gold

  
This pumpkin is made using the orange...

Mod podge the pumpkin in sections & then add glitter until all of the
pumpkin is covered....

Pumpkin will glitter in the sun 



Place inside or outside (should hold up in the rain as I covered the pumkin with a clear sealer)




Thursday 13 October 2011

Trick or Tweet


Trick or Tweet©
Designed by Marilyn Wallace Sept. 15,   2011
Materials:
  4 mm short, circular needles (16 inches)(knit  straight on them) or US#6
  1 ball cotton yarn for  a Dish Cloth or
  1 ball CottonTots for a soft,  Spa Cloth

Special Instructions:
B5 means to do border  for 5 stitches (always keep the seed st. sequence)
How to do seed st. on odd number of stitches & even number of st.
Cast on 47  st.
Row 01 seed st.  across row
Row 02 seed st.  across  row
Row 03 seed st.  across row
Row 04 seed st.  across row
Row 05 seed st.  across row
Row 06 B5 k37 B5
Row 07 B5 p37 B5
Row 08 B5 k37 B5
Row 09 B5 p3 k2 p3 k3 p3 k3 p1 k5 p1 k5 p3 k2 p3 B5
Row 10 B5 k37 B5
Row 11 B5 p3 k2 p3 k4 p1 k4 p1 k5 p1 k5 p3 k2 p3 B5
Row 12 B5 k37 B5
Row 13 B5 p3 k2 p3 k2 p1 k3 p1 k2 p1 k2 p4 k2 p6 k2 p3 B5
Row 14 B5 k37 B5
Row 15 B5 p3 k2 p3 k2 p1 k3 p1 k2 p1 k2 p4 k2 p6 k2 p3 B5
Row 16 B5 k37 B5
Row 17 B5 p3 k2 p3 k2 p1 k3 p1 k2 p1 k5 p1 k5 p3 k2 p3 B5
Row 18 B5 k37 B5
Row 19 B5 p3 k2 p3 k2 p5 k2 p1 k2 p4 k2 p6 k2 p3 B5
Row 20 B5 k37 B5
Row 21 B5 p3 k2 p3 k2 p5 k2 p1 k2 p4 k2 p6 k2 p3 B5
Row 22 B5 k37 B5
Row 23 B5 p1 k6 p1 k2 p5 k2 p1 k5 p1 k5 p1 k6 p1 B5
Row 24 B5 k37 B5
Row 25 B5 p1 k6 p1 k2 p5 k2 p1 k5 p1 k5 p1 k6 p1 B5
Row 26 B5 k37 B5
Row 27 B5 p37 B5
Row 28 B5 k37 B5
Row 29 B5 p13 k4 p3 k2 p1 k2 p12 B5
Row 30 B5 k37 B5
Row 31 B5 p12 k2 p2 k2 p2 k4 p13 B5
Row 32 B5 k37 B5
Row 33 B5 p12 k2 p2 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p12 B5
Row 34 B5 k37 B5
Row 35 B5 p13 k4 p4 k3 p13 B5
Row 36 B5 k37 B5
Row 37 B5 p37 B5
Row 38 B5 k37 B5
Row 39 B5 p6 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p2 k3 p2 k2 p3 k2 p4 B5
Row 40 B5 k37 B5
Row 41 B5 p6 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k5 p1 k2 p3 k2 p4 B5
Row 42 B5 k37 B5
Row 43 B5 p6 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p2 k2 p5 B5
Row 44 B5 k37 B5
Row 45 B5 p6 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p4 k2 p1 k2 p6 B5
Row 46 B5 k37 B5
Row 47 B5 p6 k2 p3 k4 p2 k2 p1 k2 p4 k4 p7 B5
Row 48 B5 k37 B5
Row 49 B5 p6 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p4 k2 p1 k2 p6 B5
Row 50 B5 k37 B5
Row 51 B5 p6 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p2 k2 p5 B5
Row 52 B5 k37 B5
Row 53 B5 p4 k6 p1 k5 p1 k2 p1 k5 p1 k2 p3 k2 p4 B5
Row 54 B5 k37 B5
Row 55 p4 k6 p1 k4 p2 k2 p2 k3 p2 k2 p3 k2 p4 B5
Row 56 k37 B5
Row 57 p37 B5
Row 58 k37 B5
Row 59 seed st. across row
Row 60 seed st. across row
Row 61 seed st. across row
Row 62 seed st. across row
Row 63 seed st. across row
Row 64 Cast off…..