Amanda's Fun Stuff

Spring Thing Projects DONE!!

2011-04-22T20:39:00.001-04:00

We had our get together on Wednesday for our group http://www.theknottystitchers.com/ and we all showed off our creative ideas for our Spring Thing . We had all been working for the last month on a secret project for ourselves because normally we make all sorts of things and donate them to special places throughout our community. Each person had to come up with and make anything they wanted as long as it was specifically for themselves SO............. the following is what everyone came up with Hope You Enjoy Looking.

This is a cute penguin and snowflake Dresden plate wall hanging for my kitchen.

This is Aimee's cute bunny box that she made to hold her quilt in progress squares.

Aunt Edith made an adorable knit fancy yarn shawl in beautiful cranberry color.

My cousin Henrietta made a really cute quilted table runner and also a matching journal cover .

Aunt Bea made an adorable bag with cute little bunnies and wording . She added a pocket on inside and has a real nice strap attached for on the shoulder .

Well i didnt get any pictures but we also had the most delicious luncheon too with 3 kinds of homemade quiche, fruit salad, 2 types of pinwheel rolls and yummy crab cakes. I hope you all enjoy looking at our spring creations and thank you.

great giveaway

2011-04-14T19:03:00.000-04:00

http://oneygirl-myquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/2011/04/bloggy-giveaway-fabric-pattern-and-some.html

One Copy of Dream Landscapes by Rose Hughes

One Package of Steam a Seam 2

One Copy each of Harriet Hargrave's Pocket Guides to Choosing Batting and Caring for Fabric and Quilts

One Beautiful Fat Roll of 20, 5" X 42" Strips of Flutter Fabric by Windham Fabrics

SPRING THING, what will it be?

2011-04-02T00:31:00.000-04:00

My fellow stitchers and I have a secret project we are all working on and I think I have finally decided on what mine will be. The rules for this are that it has to be something we make for ourselves because we are always making things for other people and donating . I wanted to do a small post for this so that when i am finished with my project I can post for my followers and anyone else that may want to peek here. Please take a look at our blog and see what we have been doing for our community here http://www.theknottystitchers.com/. I will post my final Spring Thing project after our April 20th meeting when we all share what we have made and will have pictures as well. Thank you for visiting and please come back again.

Giveaway

2011-03-30T20:19:00.000-04:00

Thought i would share another giveaway for a friend It is fabulous!!

http://blog.1choice4quilting.com

share a link for friend "100 th post giveaway"

2011-03-26T01:03:00.002-04:00

In honor of there 100 th post i would like to share a link for a great giveaway.

http://rocknquilts.blogspot.com/2011/03/100th-post-give-away.html

Kaylas blanket update

2011-03-22T20:24:00.000-04:00

The edge is on all strips now I have to put all strips together and finish off.

Kaylas blanket

2011-03-14T01:45:00.003-04:00

This is my daughters blanket I started last year and had set aside . I now realize it has been sitting unfinished for almost a year so I am determined to work on it and get it finished for her. I have a few other unfinished projects as well that had gotten set aside and I will be tending to them as well in the near future.

This is another picture of it as you can see i am about halfway finished with it so my goal now is to get the other half finished and put it together for my daughter to use it on her bed.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/free-smoothfoxs-christmas-cheer-heart

Fabric for kitchen project

2011-03-06T23:25:00.000-05:00

These are some new fabrics i got to do a project with. I want to do my kitchen in a penguin theme and thought this would make a great table runner or maybe even some place mats so I bought them and eventually will find a pattern I like to get them finished.

newest blanket

2011-03-05T19:42:00.001-05:00

This is my latest crochet work in progress. I am making this one for my brother he is a hunter and has been waiting patiently for me to make him this.

Random stuff lately

2011-03-03T18:04:00.001-05:00

Hello all!! I have been slacking lately so I want to try now and make sure i post at least once a week if not more.I really need to get back into the swing of things and get on track for all of my followers that are with me. So without any further blabbing , I want to post some pictures of things i have done lately.

This is a blanket i have for sale that i just finished in pinks . I have been crocheting a lot of stuff lately in a pretty shell design I really like the way it works up quick and looks kinda fancy.

Christmas gifts

2010-12-17T00:37:00.002-05:00

Ok I have been working on some christmas gifts for my nephews and nieces and would like to share a few of them that are done so far with my followers.

BUSY BEE

2010-12-16T03:58:00.001-05:00

Hello I have been very busy once again working on CHRISTMAS stuff and the lot. I have some nice things to post pictures about here after the holiday . I would like to post some now but someone MAY be watching and sneak a peak.

Husky tools

2010-11-23T20:55:00.002-05:00

I recently got an email about some new great Husky tools and some holiday deals so thought i would share the link .

http://huskytoolsnews.com

Taste of Home show

2010-11-20T23:25:00.016-05:00

Yay. Tonight we had a great night out with my girls at a Taste of Home show in our town.

It all starts out with us going inside and getting our hands stamped, then we all receive a nice bag full of things from the shows sponsors.

Yummy cookie and its recipe we got as a sample while waiting for show to begin from one of the vendors at the show tonight.

We got to watch Michael Barna make 10 different recipes from the Taste of Home magazine and each one they made they gave away at the end of the night to randomly drawn names of those that came to the show.

The local Vo-tech Foods department are the one who help get everything prepared and help with all the cooking during and before the show every year.

We had Froggy and Wuzz radio stations there to help out and broadcast

It was so much fun. This is the fourth one i have been to so far and look forward to going to as many more as come to our little hometown.

Afterwards we all went to our usual after show eatery KINGS. YUM

This was my Smothered chicken ,mashed potatoes and gravy,macaroni and cheese and a bowl of cheddar broccoli soup

This was my Aunt Beas Country Omellette

My moms herb crusted white fish meal

My cousins Huge flatbread sandwich with sweet potato fries, cheddar broccoli soup and side salad.

Things I have been doing .

2010-11-04T23:05:00.007-04:00

I have been very busy with some crochet projects over the last few months that are bound for donation. I belong to a new group of gals called http://www.theknottystitchers.com/ and we have been working on a couple different projects over last few months . We started off by making baby items for the NICU here where we live and ended up filling big bins of items. I have a few of my blankets and such posted below.
Baby blue booties and hat for preemie
Baby booties and hat for preemie
Regular sized baby blanket
Preemie blanket

Our current project is to make the Vets lap robes and other items for the Soldiers and Sailors home where we live . We currently have several items done and still going for this project .As we get things done i will try and post more of all things we are doing. Thank You for looking and Enjoy.

2010-10-26T10:14:00.001-04:00

I just wanted to say hello to my friends and let them know I will be back to my blogging I have just been busy

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What I have been up to .

2010-08-16T02:12:00.004-04:00

Hello following friends. I am sorry I have not been on here in such a long time I apologize . I get so busy with stuff i tend to neglect things. I would like to show you what i have been up to since I was last on my blog and hope you enjoy .Thank you .

My new baby blankets I crocheted

2010-05-12T12:52:00.002-04:00

These are the latest works I had been working on the last few months and have finally finished. I am very happy how they turned out this time they were very straight and look good.

Snuggles is 200% better than ever

2010-05-09T22:26:00.003-04:00

Hello all my friends . I am sorry i have not been on for some time but I want to first start with news that my Snuggles is fine and well once again after numerous tests and medications . I am happy that after almost 2 months or more of vet visits and medications and tests he is better than he has ever been now.

SNUGGLES

2010-02-08T14:34:00.003-05:00

Hello friends. I am sorry i have been missing in action for some time now but I have had so much going on it is just awful. This is only February and so far this year I have had to take my poor kitty snuggles to the vet because he escaped and got outside. I finally got him to come back in house and when he did I found he had somehow mysteriously gotten a gash under his chin and was not eating or drinking properly. I realized I had to get him to the vet at that point after a few days because he had gotten his chin infected by now and was getting sick.

I took him in for his checkup only to find out he had gone from a 10 pound cat to less than 7 pounds and his chin was severely infected and abcessed. They got him all checked out and gave him antibiotics for his chin and all his other regular visit things up to date. I paid the bill of 275.00. I had to have him back again in a week so i took him back for a recheck where he was checked for his infected wound and weighed again and this time he once again had lost some weight.

I was once again told to come back in a week again to revisit and check to make sure everything is going ok so I did and i paid the bill of 33.00. I brought him back today again as scheduled and thought everything was going good he has started eating again and was beginning to purr slightly and seemed like he was getting better.

I got him to the vet this morning and the vet said she was still concerned because he still had a lump on his cheek and when touched it visibly would show blood in his mouth from somewhere and his weight was a little better he weighed in at 7.06. Then the vet came back from his exam and asked if we could bring him back at the end of the week because she was still concerned about lump. I said ok. I once again paid the bill of 39.80 and was given antibiotics again for him.

Now as I am about to leave the tech hands me a estimate and all the tests they need to do for his friday exam and his stay for the x-rays, blah blah blah and It is 345.00!!!! SIGH ARGHHH
So I ask if they have a payment plan, yes Ill give you paperwork to fill out and we will call it in so I say no problem. I get it filled out and they come back with I DONT QUALIFY!!! NICE!!!!

So the lady says "What do you want to do?" Well what do ya think im gonna do my cat is very ill so I make the appointment and take paperwork with estimate of another 345.00 for more tests on my cat for friday. I mean really how can I not have my little cat taken to vet when he is so sick and just let him suffer . I am upset that he got let outside but I cant just say well im not gonna pay that kind of money for an animal.

I am so afraid now that after all this I am going to get some bad news and then I will be just devastated if after all i have tried to do there is no fixing his problem because I have done the right thing . I know some people wouldnt do what I am doing for an animal anyways and believe me I really dont have the means or money to either but I just cant help but feel it is my responsibility to take care of him properly .

I have taken in all of my pets because they were unwanted and abandoned and I really want to be a good person and do right by them when no one else would. I feel like they are very valuable and just like a human being need to be taken care of even if it cost me . They do not ask for anything and give so much back in return for just loving them that it is impossible for me to just ignore the fact that he is hurting and needs medical help.

I welcome any and all comments on my long post about this ordeal and would like to thank my followers for being so kind.

Worlds biggest stash??

2010-01-08T14:30:00.002-05:00

I was searching online and found this site and was AWW struck!! I have to share this with my followers because I am just amazed at the site . I read this whole thing and wish she were my family member!!
http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/?p=111

I got my prize yesterday

2009-12-23T09:36:00.002-05:00

I wanted to just post a little bit and let everyone know I got my prize from an earlier post I had written about a giveaway blog I had won and it is absolutely wonderful. I am currently having issues with my camera so I am unable to post a picture but it is a very nice big bag with red and green poinsetta flowers all over it and has three pockets with a zipper on top . I think I am going to use this for my craft stuff I am currently working on .I would like to thank the person I got this from and Please check out her blog at http://psychicmamaindigochild.blogspot.com/

This Is either too funny or gross what do you think?

2009-12-19T20:39:00.003-05:00

Hello friends. I was having a good day today and have been very busy trying to get some WIPS done for my nieces and nephews for Christmas. I have been working for a few weeks now crocheting little scarves for each one and was going about my business this morning as usual.

I went to the bathroom and was checking litter box and doing laundry etc. when all of a sudden i notice my furry girl Buttons in the bathroom sink. I didnt think anything of it because all 5 of my kittens like to lay in the sink and sleep taking turns.

I was brushing my hair when all of a sudden i heard water and realized ... I am not running water
and i look down to see her sitting over the sink drain and to my astonishment she was urinating DOWN THE SINK DRAIN!!!!!

I was so appalled and busted out laughing hysterically at same time not knowing just what to do.
I couldnt punish her for it but i REALLY dont want her doing it.
I am just in aww and knowing now that I NEVER want to drop anything in there again that i am gonna use say like a toothbrush !!! Well I am done now but if you read this Please leave a comment and let me know what you think or what you would do. SERIOUSLY I NEVER!!! tee hee. Its a horrible act but I am also astounded I never believed cats could actually be potty trained. I assume now that it must be possible.

GIVEAWAY ENDING SOON

2009-12-13T23:34:00.003-05:00

I would like to mention that there is a fabulous giveaway going on and about to end at http://www.greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/ Please go take a look and leave a comment for this fabulous prize giveaway. Thank you and Good Luck to all.

I WON!! THANK YOU

2009-12-13T03:53:00.003-05:00

I would like to give a shout out to a wonderful blog I frequent and I have won a giveaway at http://psychicmamaindigochild.blogspot.com/2009/10/colors-of-christmas-surprise-giveaway-5.html I am so excited and would love for you all to go and take a peek at this nice blog. Thank you for this wonderful prize.