When the Moon Kisses the Sun!

Hello

and 

Happy Sunday to ya'all!

As you are all probably know

tomorrow is the big day

"Eclipse Day"!

Sadly I have to work tomorrow but

that doesn't mean we can't have some fun 

and celebrate a bit.

Here is a little idea I came up with 

to take to work tomorrow.

 Yes, we are all going to have a sugar high.

Maybe someone will bring the RC Cola

to go with the Moon Pies!?

 I had to make two baskets,

 one for Hubby's and one for my work.

 When the Moon kisses the Sun!

 This was the simplest card I ever made.

Moon was cut with Cricut cartridge "A Child's Year",

Sun "Life is a Beach" and

 Eclipse Glasses are from the "Paisley" cartridge.

"Happy Eclipse Day"

to all of you!

Be safe,

enjoy the day

and don't forget to wear those glasses!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Diana

Flying High Birthday Wishes!

Hello 

and

Happy Sunday to all of you!

Sorry this will be a very short post,

the weather outside is absolutely fabulous for

August in Kentucky,

80th and no humidity

and I can hear the front porch calling my name.

So with no delay I would like to share a card I made for 

my uncles upcoming birthday in September

called

"Flying High Birthday Wish"

 Stamp set from Ai Art Impression Hampton Art

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 Love the Birthday Banner!

Art Impression stamps are so much fun to play with

and

I really hope he will like his card.

What do you think?

Thank you so much for stopping by,

I'm off to the great outdoors,

have a wonderful week!

Diana

Wear-A-Hug Shawl

Hello everyone!

I'm hoping you are having a great weekend!

If not, I would like to share a 

"HUG"

with you today.

Yes, my 

"Wear-A-Hug" 

shawl

by Kristina Vilimaite

is finally finished.

This was my first ever 

Knit-Along

and I have to say I had a ball

and hoping to do another one in the near future.

 I used Red Heart "Unforgettable" in color "Parrot" 

for the main color and

Read Heart "Shimmer" in color "Ivory" 

for the contrast color.

 Sadly it wasn't finished for the

knit along deadline but I had a blast trying.

 The pattern was super easy to follow and

I'm thinking about making another one with 

lighter yarn for the summer.

Next summer that is...

...in the mean time 

I'm waiting for temperatures to get a bit cooler

so I can wear this "Hug" around town!

Last but not least 

a picture or two of my little

hardy fig tree.

I bought this little fellow in the spring of this year

and he literally was just a little twig

but to our surprise little

fig twig 

keeps on growing

and... 

 ...amazingly...

... we going to have figs

or a fig, LoL.

Thank you so much for stopping by,

hope you enjoyed looking around!

To next time!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Diana

Repurposing old Earrings!

Hello 

and 

Happy Sunday to you all!

As you all know I been knitting quiet a bit here lately,

don't worry I have not given up card making,

and while on the search for patterns I been 

coming across pictures of amazing 

stitch markers.

Yes, stitch markers and

 I mean beautiful little works of art,

not the ones my grandma used to use!

 So my creative little mind went to work

and since I'm the queen of cheap

I went digging through my stash of old jewelry...

...and look what I found.

 Love fashion jewelry,

but hate that all the pretty necklaces come with earrings

I can't wear because I'm allergic to them:(

Well now I found a new purpose for all those earrings

"Stitch Markers".

 This is all you need: Old Earrings, Jump Rings or Split Rings and

your Pliers.

Then just detach the jewelry part of the earring from the earring hooks

and slip onto a jump ring or split ring.

Now, how easy was that?

 And you end up with a set of beautiful

"Stitch Markers".

A little update on my 

"Wear-A-Hug" shawl,

it's almost done.

Sadly I missed the KAL deadline but that's fine

I had fun doing it,

and that's all what counts!

Thanks for stopping by

hope you have a wonderful creative week!

Diana

Patriotic Kisses and a Froggy Birthday!

Hello everyone

and a

"Happy 4th of July"

weekend!

I know Independence Day is not to Tuesday

but if you were lucky enough you

hopefully got a 4 day weekend!

I had to take a vacation day to get my 4 day weekend,

but it is well worth it. 

Today I would like to share with you

a little "Froggy Birthday" card...

 ... made for a sweet friend who loves and collects 

everything and anything frog related.

 A few rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.

 One of my hand made crochet flowers.

 He sure looks kind of cute riding his vintage bike,

what do you think?

 Frog on vintage bike is a "Inkadinkado" stamp.

Happy Froggy Birthday dear friend!

I just realized I never posted a picture of my finished

"Taina" shawl by Eeva Kesakuu, sorry,

it's been finished for a while but I guess,

I got so wrapped up in all my new knitting projects I totally forgot.

Well here is the finished product.

It turned our really pretty,

love the colors and super easy pattern.

The pattern is available for FREE on Ravelry. 

And it is so light, perfect for cool summer nights.

Beautiful!

 And yes, I'm still working on my Knit-A-Long shawl.

I need to pick up speed, the KAL is over around the middle of the month

and I really would like to get it done.

 Maybe all the patriotic Hershey Kisses I bought will help,

 LoL,

that and a few cups of coffee,

I be knitting for days.

 Aren't they adorable,

could not pass them up at the store

especially since it is Independence Day weekend!

Wishing you and yours

a wonderful and safe

Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July

to you all!

Thanks so much for stopping by

hope you have a great week!

Diana

Find My Fade!

Hello everyone

and 

Happy Father's Day weekend

to all of you!

I hope you spoiled the special man

in your life today!

And to all the men, sons and daughters serving our country 

and cannot be with their loved ones today  

"Happy Father's Day"

and 

Thank you for your sacrifice!

Well in case you have been wondered about all the knitting posts lately

"No" I have not giving up card making,

 just visiting with an old friend "knitting".

With the wonderful summer weather, 

this is a more portable craft to do outside.

Sitting on the porch or anywhere in the yard and knitting!

Sheer heaven! 

As promised in the last post here is my

 Fade Shawl 

Pattern by Andrea Mowry

of DreaReneeknit.com

line up.

 I'm still not sure about my last color, 

the bright green called "Appletini" by "Zen Yarn Garden".

The good thing, I have a bit to decide if I want to change it 

to something else.

This summer project will take a while.

 Section 1 and 2 done, ready for section 3 and the melting in part.

Section 1 and 2 are knit in color "Mike the Tiger" 

Zen Garden Serenity Glitter Sock.

 Section 4

 I love this color, 

shades of gold and pink,

"Anticipation"  by "The Yarn of Richard Devrieze".

Only 9 more sections to go...

... and oh no, I got a bit sidetracked again.

I decided to participate in a

Knit-A-Long

called

"Wear a Hug Shawl KAL"

by Kristina Vilimaite 

#animaknits

Hop on over and take a peek,

you might want to join this fun KAL project, 

the pattern is for free!

Well I off to the porch for some more knitting,

ready to start section 5 and some more color melding

 on my Fade shawl!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful 

Father's Day

and

a great week!

Diana

McNeedles or My kind of Heaven!

Hello everyone!

I hope you enjoying your weekend so far!

I know some of us got spoiled with a 4 day

 Memorial Day holiday weekend last week,

 so 2 days off seem like a little letdown.

I'm with you, weekends should be longer,

so we can do more fun stuff,

like a trip to my favorite yarn store

"McNeedles".

Why you ask is this my favorite store,

let me show you...

 ... Welcome to "McNeedles"

located in this beautiful old shotgun house in 

Lacombe, Louisiana.

When you open the door you will be welcomed 

by the sweetest Ladies you have ever met

and 2 adorable doggies.

So let's come on in and take a peek

at all the wonderful goodies.

 Is your mouth watering yet?

 It takes a while to take it all in.

 The hardest part is what yarn and color to choose 

because they are all so..o yummy!

Knitting bags and other accessories.

Samples and patterns.

More eye-candy.

The sweetest Ladies,

 Miss Pam and Miss Maria hard at work,

winding all that yarn I bought,

7 skins,

eternally thankful!

My arm probably would have fallen off 

doing it myself. 

 Every room filled with so much beauty.

I wished I could stay forever!

Adorable baby projects.

 Nirvana!

Oh no, I have to leave and go back to Kentucky,

I will be back in a bit 

and in the mean time there is online ordering, LoL,

don't tell the hubs!

 So what did I buy...

... well this is part of it.

The wound yarn in the middle is

 "Mrs. Crosby loves to Play" yarn

in color "Tiger Lily" which will  be part

of my "Find your Fade" shawl.

I will refile the other yarns and colors at my next post,

really hoping to start the shawl this coming week

soon as I get the other project finished.

I hope you enjoyed the little tour of 

"McNeedles"  

and if you in the neighborhood please stop in and say "Hello"

or 

just visit them online

I promise you won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week!

Diana