I almost made it...

Well, I didn't exactly post when I said, but it's only been a few days.  I have been busy coming

up with some designs for new beading classes I would like to teach at a local bead shop.  It's also time

to start working on my 'Bead Soup'.  It's been simmering for a few weeks and as the party date is Saturday, February 26th, it is time to get cookin.

Click here to see all of the Bead Soup Blog Party Participants.

Again, a big thanks to Lori Anderson for hosting this party.

Participating in this Blog Party has helped me discover so many others who

love to bead, create, and craft,

I have mentioned before that I have many creative interests.  I do like to knit and crochet also.  I think I mentioned that in a previous blog.  Last week while on a little getaway, I was able to visit a wonderful yarn shop in Port Orchard, Washington. 

I don't know if many of you have read Debbie Macomber's books, but she has written many enjoyable books.  Many of which have taken place in the Seattle area (as she lives in Port Orchard).  She has a Blossom Street series that uses a yarn shop as the center of the lives of the characters of this series of books.

A Good Yarn Shop is a wonderful place to visit if you have a little time while in
Port Orchard.  And right across the way is the Victorian Rose Tea Room where my husband and I enjoyed a very nice lunch.  (I should let you know that he is the one that discovered this was nearby and suggested we go visit.  He must know I like these kinds of places. He's a very, sweet guy.)

Well, I'm off to get my 'Bead Soup' cookin....

New Year Resolutions....

Well its 2011.  A new year and I've made a few resolutions..

1.  I am going to exercise regularly and eat better... (I am almost sure I'm not alone on this one)

2.  I am going to get my blogging act together and make regular posts.

3.  I am going to get my Etsy shop up and running.

4.  I am going to get my house cleaned out and organized (again)

5.  I am going to get my crafting mess cleaned up and organized (I have trouble creating in a neat environment, but we'll give it a whirl.

That should do it.  I think this is the same list I had last year...

But this time I'm really going to do it.  Don't laugh.

I've been working on a few new designs. 

                 I suffer from beading ADD I think.  I love to try anything new and will devote my time

to making a certain style of jewelry for awhile and then I have to try the next new

thing.  Like I said I have beading ADD and I have it BADD.... don't laugh

But then I have to admit I have crafting ADD.  I love to bead, but I also get

occasionally sidetracked to pursue other crafting adventures.  Needless to

say that my house is cluttered with not only beads, but fabric, yarn, paper,

and all the things that go along with crafting with those materials.  Oh, I am

really ill (with the crafting bug).



A Chaotic Craft Day....

Well my great plans for cleaning and organizing the kitchen and mudroom (I read that these are the key areas to organize in a household) fell by the wayside, as I was blindsided by the crafting bug.  I must say I do love to make things, but I also really like the sense of accoumplishment I get when seeing the completed projects.  And by using up supplies around the house, I'm kinda cleaning up.   Let me live in my dream world for a moment.

Anyway, while my kitchen awaits its redoing, I was able to make a Chocolate Sheet Cake.  My poor family has been without baked goods for awhile and I thought it was time to fix that.  Really, I just had a craving for chocolate (gooey and creamy are the best).  Anyway, tomorrow I think I'll cook my mother's Texas Sheet Cake recipe and see how it compares.

I also spent some time sewing a cute little Fourth of July dress for my granddaughter,  I have to say it came out pretty darn cute. 

So even though I didn't get any great cleaning done today, I did get some chaotic crafting done. (The weather was too nice for cleaning anyway.)  And I didn't even show the earrings and bracelet I made.  I'll save that for tomorrow.  I told you I was a chaotic crafter.

Til tomorrows' adventures in chaotic crafting....