sometimes i take on a project that i know will take me forever to complete just because it is 'busy work'. not a lot of thought process while i am working on it, more of an escape thing. that is why i love afghans. mindless crocheting quiets my brain.... here is a bracelet i just finished. it took over 6 months. i kept putting it down and picking it up. it is from a pattern in a bead mag.... i love the fabric like look of the base beads.
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halloween 2009
- the theme for '09 was "the bride of frankenstein/mad scientist lab". we created the lab inside the garage because the weather was rainy. it was a lot easier because that gave us more time for set up than when it is all outside. we were able to set up with the door down and raise it for 'showtime'. a lot of people felt this was a scary year, but we didn't think it was as scary as previous years. maybe we are jaded?
Halloween 2008
- the creepy cafeteria and the bone chilling butcher shop were our themes this year. we served up candy and popcorn as treats but it was the show most people came for - and what a show it was.....click on the thumbnails to see a full photo and caption
halloween 2007
- some pics from halloween at the smart house. this year we did a scarecrow theme with hay covering the front yard and a row of cornstalks set up. the trick/treaters had to pass the zombie farmgirl and scarecrow, then head up the row past me (as another scarecrow) to get to sam and samuel for the candy....we set up a strobe/fog machine in the center to add to the spooky factor. it was a huge success, we had probably 150-200 kids come through....
halloween 2006
- photos of our spooky house on halloween night. i like to make a lot of our effects and props to keep costs down and add to the originality. plus then if i decide to change it out, i don't feel guilty for spending a lot of money. keeps my creative goth side busy....
christmas 2007
- a peek into our house this holiday season....
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another quick gift - teen style
maria needed a gift for her friend's bday...here is what i came up
with...glass pendant with colored twine/cats eye beads. the gift "bag"
was a tiny change purse i found at the dollar store....
took this class recently
loved it! a simple little link with so many possibilities
some quick stringing projects i did for gifts
when i need a gift - quick - i string up something from my stash.... here are some recent projects:
