Caron Cakes Yarn....I want some more!

With these cooler temperatures all I wanna do is knit. 

Back in August, Michaels got this new yarn called Caron Cakes. 

It is just so much fun! 

 It comes in the most lucious colors  with names like: (think Cakes) Red Velvet, Cherry Chip, Macaroon, Funfetti, Key Lime, Rainbow Sprinkles and Faerie Cake.  

Who doesn't love cake?

Once I discovered it, I searched every Michael's I could find. Even 

had my friend, Helen searching. We looked at both stores in our area,

 Destin, and St. Louis, we lucked up and found a few skeins but not in 

the, I guess, most popular colors.  See!! Almost empty shelves. The

 stores are supposed  to get more in November :( but that doesn't

 leave much  time for Christmas gift knitting projects.

     Helen made this scarf with the color Macaroon. I love it!

The pattern for this blue one I got from my new friend, Cindy, over in Montgomery. It is a little lacy and better for our warmer

 southern winter temperatures. 

                            I'm working on another scarf in the color

 Cookies n' Cream.

    It is delightful!

We are currently working on Shawls and making good progress. These are  easy patterns even a beginner could do. These will make great Christmas gifts, if we can just get more yarn in time to get them made.

For you knitters, I am sorry for this enabling post and a frustrating one at that. Hopefully the yarn will come in earlier than expected and  we can get our hands on some! Let me know if you find some and show me your projects!

                                          UPDATE !!!  Good news to report!

                      (The new yarn finally came in and HELEN and I replenished our stashes! )

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Joanne

First Signs of Fall

I put my fall wreath out today. The air was cooler and when I got up the temperature was 62 degrees. The lowest temp in several months. I'm ready for fall. How about you?

My fall mantle decor came out.

My wreath and my pumpkin

 are all ready!

and of course, Football began!

      Have you noticed the beautiful sunsets?

 And at the grocery store I found this
diehard Ole Miss fan!

So let's all enjoy our Fall because winter 

will be here before we know it!

I have also begun pulling out some winter knit projects. Thinking ahead to Christmas gifts. So keep an eye out for some inspiration!

Thanks for visiting!

Joanne

If I'm sittin', I'm knittin'.

As a child, my mother taught me to knit. I'm sure many of you have this memory as well. I knitted a few items as an adult but had not tried it in years.

In September 2014 my friend, Holly taught our scrapbooking group how to knit a dishcloth. It's the very easy Granny's favorite dishcloth. Easy because it is only the knit stitch. To date, I have made tons of them and given many away. They really are great dishcloths. Anyway, this got me restarted in knitting, which I have really enjoyed. It is a great hobby because it is portable, unlike scrapbooking. Whenever we go for a ride or on a Photoshoot (Bob's hobby) I always take along a project. It's also nice to have some gifts to have on hand when the need arises.
Download and print the pattern HERE

 The fun thing about knitting these is that they are quick, and what knitters call "mindless." Once you've knitted a few there's no need to look at the pattern and you don't have to keep up with rows or stitches. Also, the yarn comes in so many beautiful colors and it is very inexpensive.

On this grey and white one I took leftover yarn and knitted 

two rows of each color. On the others the yarns change colors and it's 

just fun to see how it turns out.

 Here is a variation of the pattern that made a candycorn

 dishcloth perfect for October! If anyone wants the pattern for this

 one, let me know

I hope I have inspired you to try your hand at knitting. Remember Google is your friend. When I was working on something new and came to something I didn't understand, I just typed it in to Google just as it was printed, ex. p2togtbl. What the heck does that mean? A clear explantion or video will usually come up!  It really is fun and easy! So give it a try. It really is a stress reducing and fun hobby.
Let me know if you give it a try!

After all....it is Football Season!

I found this cute little children's table and chair set at my favorite spot, Goodwill. 

I contacted my friend, Lynn, who has 19, yes, nineteen grandchildren! 

I thought she might have a use for it. She did! 

She gave me pretty much free reign in painting it. 

I knew they were also Bama fans so I fixed it right up. 

Here is the before picture. I suspect it had been handmade by loving grandparents. 

Noah's arc was the decor. It is very sturdy and well made and 

will definitely survive 19 grands! 

As you can tell, I had fun with this project. I used my favorite paint, Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Emperor's silk and Pure White. I used chalkboard

 paint for the top. 

Again, I am glad to be back. Thanks for visiting. I love comments. 

You should find a place to post them below. 

It's me Again!

I miss blogging. I just abandoned this place for more than two years. But now it's time to resume my posts. I consider myself a "jack of all trades." I like to try new things and continue to learn new skills. Here I will share my adventures, successful or unsuccessful. Currently I knit, paint furniture and do all sorts of crafty things with my Silhouette Cameo. Please follow me on my crafty journey. You are welcome to share my posts with your friends and comment or ask questions for more information. Thanks for visiting. 

This ring dish is decorated with gold glitter vinyl I cut with my Cameo. I am learning all sorts of things I can decorate with my Cameo.

For this first new post I am going to send links to all by friends. If you will sign up on the Follow by email link then you will receive posts as they are posted. If you do not wish to follow then do nothing. I will remove you from my list. 

Fall Kick-Off......Brainstorming Session

This Wednesday we will meet at 6:00. No need to bring anything, 

Just your ideas. I know some of you have been scrapping 

For a long time and want to do something new. 

I completely agree. We will discuss some projects and plans 

For things we'd like to make this year! 

Don't you just love these pumpkin jars? We could make these! 

These jars are cute, too! It's done with etching cream. 

So many things can be done, wine glasses, casserole dishes,

You name it! We can do it! 

If you're like me you don't have a lot of extra cash to 

spend on Christmas gifts this year. How about let's 

Make some very Inexpensively??!!

These are just a few ideas I found on Pinterest. 

Bring yours and we'll

Set up some class dates and times!! 

Don't forget to come Wed, Sept 3rd, 6:00!

 Ready for a fun year!! 

Made it Beachy!

I had fun adding some beachiness to my bathroom! 

Camille helped with the printer's tray. 

Bob's photos got Beachy frames. 

A Goodwill shelf got a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk paint

 in Old White. 

Painted some signs using the Paint, Vinyl, Paint, 

Peel technique. Love this!

My mom's painting finally got hung after repainting  the frame. 

I just love this now. I went from nothing on the walls

 totally

Beachy! 

Thanks for stopping by. Looking forward to resuming our

Scrapping and painting classes in September. 

Scrappy 

Camille and I were bored today.....

So we did some painting! Remember the printers tray I got at

 the 49 Flea Market? 

We also painted this vanity. Only got one coat on.

 This is the before. It was just too hot 

outside to paint out there. 

You just never know what will get painted next! 

June.....back to painting and scrapping!

So happy to be back painting and scrappin'.

 The wedding was just beautiful and everything went smoothly. It could not have been more perfect!

This past week we scrapped on Wednesday and painted on Friday.

After checking out Goodwill at 8:30 we headed to Jackson to the Old House Depot. It is an architectural salvage shop with tons of really neat goodies. 

They had some nice rhubarb growing outside!

Then, since we were driving by, we had to stop at Paint and pick up some chalk paint. We were out of wax and Paris Grey. Love this shop!

Helen loved this cute litle teapot since she's in to tea.

Pam as a Price is Right model!

As you can see I was ready to paint, no make-up, nada. 

Finally we got home. 

 Here is the stuff we planned to paint.

But first, we had to have some lunch. Pam and Helen treated Bob and I to Mexican from the new restaurant that moved into where the Haughty Pig used to be. It was so delicious. Fresh cooked tacos with a slice of avocado on top. Yum! I highly recommend it!

Then it was time to paint. It seemed to be a blue day. 

 Helen's tray looks so cute now with Emile ASCP. 

Pam painted this cute humidor in Florence ASCP. 

I cut the stencil with my Cameo. It is so cute!

 Helen's jewelry box got Provence (my favorite)

And our Scrap projects:

 Another invitation that Helen will put in a shadow box frame for a gift.

Pam did a great job on William's birth announcement.

Another gift. Really cute.

Looking forward to more scrapping this week. With all this rain not sure we can paint. Thanks for visiting.