Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

Eat lots of Candy, have lots of fun, and don't let the goblins get you!!!

Me? I'm off to work!! Yuck!

Marla
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Only 2 days left.....

For Free Shipping on everything in my ETSY shop. After that some items will go back to a shipping charge. I'm still working on finishing a couple items for the shop, and working on Mom's Halloween Placemats (slowly). Seems like they may never get done. I'd love to be buying some of the things I'm seeing on everyone's shops but that's out right now too.

I still have the flowers to attach to the fingerless gloves/mitts and the socks to edge, can't spend any $$ right now to get any more materials so will have to stick with what I've got. I keep griping about having to work but truthfully I need to, seems like every spare dime is spoken for between mine and Scott's medical and everyday bills.

Halloween is pretty much here too depending on where you live, some areas are having Halloween tonight since it falls on a Sunday and some are sticking with the traditional 31st even though it's Sunday. People are dressing up at work but doubt if I will.

Either way everyone have fun and stay safe!!


Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
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More for Etsy Shop

Well after promising my mom I would make her some Halloween Placemats to use next year, I have about 1/3 of one done. It's being done in Candy Corn Ombre from Hobby Lobby  (pictures to come soon as I can get them posted) and a single crochet stitch. I may edge them in Yellow, not sure. Either way she will probably have to save them for next Halloween- I doubt I can get them done in a couple of days, not 4 of them. Of course, these are a gift, they won't be going on Etsy.

I finished (and almost finished) some items for my Etsy shop last night and will work some more today before I have to work. On the agenda are some dusty rose colored fingerless gloves with a flower (flower still has to be attached), some Christmas Potholders I'm almost done with, and a couple of dishcloths. Trying desperately to use up some leftover yarn, and clear out my place (and my couch) a bit. Will also list the latest special edition of Interweave Crochet's Crocheted Accessories and some Highland Thistle yarn from Hobby Lobby. I'm sure I have tons more that can be listed but I'm having to just about do a few items at a time as time allows. Finally selected a few cat pictures to put up as an avatar too! Just have to choose which cat as I can rarely catch them together.

Also don't forget there is free shipping in my shop until Nov. 1!

OK now back to my Yarn Escapades and Etsy! Then off to work tonight. I'd rather be crocheting.

Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
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Mimi Where are You?

Mimi dear where have you gone to? I tried to read your last post but apparently it didn't post to your page. Give a holler when you get back to the computer- I miss you! Hope you're OK.

Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
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My WIP Wednesday

It's WIP Wednesday here too, I'm working on three things at the moment (No, not all at the same time LOL). I'm working on another pair of fingerless gloves as these seem to be all the rage right now, a pair of Christmas potholders, and some fun-fur edged Christmas socks all of which will probably end up on my etsy shop. Nothing's sold yet but the shop is only a couple weeks old... maybe I'll have better luck around Christmas.

It's my first attempt at doing the socks so we'll see how it turns out. One Potholder is done and the first fingerless mitt is almost done. We'll see how much gets done today... only one more day to work before Thursday.... MY DAY OFF!!! My day (hopefully) to do whatever I want to do and no getting ready for work, stopping my lovely crocheting and time for leisure.

Pics will be posted of my WIP's as soon as they're done. See ya all!!

Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
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Fingerless glove pictures..... Finally!!!

I finally got the pics taken of the fingerless gloves I've been promising. Took forever but here they are:




The Neopolitan pair.... ALL MINE




The Cinnamon Alpaca pair.... For Sale on Etsy- Come take a look!

In case you missed, the top pair is what I made out of some of the yarn my hubby got on his first yarn run LOL Not bad huh? 
Marla
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Alpaca yarn

I got a skein of Alpaca yarn at HL, had never worked with it before but it wasn't bad after I got past the first few yards which appeared to have either been broken or cut in places so I lost several yards of the yarn. I made a warm pair of fingerless gloves and since I got the yarn inexpensively these will be fairly cheap on my etsy shop too. I was going to keep them but seems the alpaca yarn makes my nose run. They're very warm and look really good- will post pics this afternoon sometime. Along with the neopolitan ones I've been promising.

Marla
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More destashing

I did more destashing the last couple of days.... several patterns and sets and crochet accessories listed on my etsy shop; some crystalites hook sets, Little Box of Crochet for Baby, In All Caps by Drew Emborsky, a couple of other things. I'm also offering free shipping til the first of November. Take a look if you're interested. Haven't had much time to make anything.

I badly need to clean out more of my yarn/craft stash with the house for sale but who's had time.... Scott and I are working our tails off and it is already spent before we get it.... we rarely get to see each other for one or the other or both of us working but heck we need the money badly so our time together, crocheting, cleaning out the house, and computer time has suffered.

I'm still promising a show and tell of those neopolitan fingerless gloves- just gotta get someone to take a pic for me!! Hopefully soon!!

Marla
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Fingerless Gloves

That's what I've been into making the last few days. The Neopolitan yarn Scott got me? Part of it went into a pair of them for me but I don't have pictures yet. Soon as I get someone to take a pic of me wearing them... I'll have a show and tell.

In the meantime, here's a pair I put up for sale on my etsy shop along with several other patterns and crochet items:

Pretty neat once I have the pattern down I can make some fancier ones. These are just a basic green pair made from some extra yarn I had lying around. I didnt like the patterns I'd seen so I sort of created my own. These fit my small hands a little loosely so they should fit the average (older) teen to adult hand.

Hopefully I'll get pics of those neopolitan ones I did soon that are ALL MINE... I really like how they turned out. When I do I'll share!


Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
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More yarn I didn't need and My Birthday

I did it again- I overbought on yarn for a project (seems like I'm always doing that) so the remainder 2 skeins of the Hobby Lobby Epais yarn in Camo Rose wound up on my Etsy shop. I can't think of anything else to do with yarn like that at the moment. It's like Lion Brand Homespun so its soft and bulky. Oh well some lucky person will get it for less than I paid for it.

One skein is pictured but I listed the two together if anyone is interested.

I've enjoyed these last two days off- crochet, computer and not doing a whole heck of a lot. It's been great other than having to get up early both my days off. Back to work tomorrow- UGH- but I'm off Sat so we're going to celebrate my birthday Sat. night. My birthday is actually Sunday the 24th but since I have to work.... Sat. night we will probably go to dinner at Logans then whatever I can talk Scott into doing assuming he got the night off.

Enjoy the rest of the night all!!

Marla
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Hubby Goes on a Yarn Run.... ROFL

Morning Everyone.....

I finally had Scott all to myself this weekend- first time he'd had more than one day off a week in forever. After a bout of stubbornness on his part over finding a new cell phone for him and a huge fight that followed, I guess he decided he'd better make it up to me. I reminded him (among many other things LOL) how he'd only been working or sleeping with me seeing and talking to him about 15 min or so a day if we were awake at the same time. For the last month or two mind you.

That was Saturday morning. Sat. night I came home from work to find that he had not only vacuumed (well, part of the house anyway LOL), changed the sheets on the bed, found a pink glove I'd been searching for for over a year...... and had me a sandwich from McD's ready when I got home. I must've hit a nerve... LOL

So then Sunday I asked him to run down to Michael's for me and check the door. Since about Oct 1 or so they've had a Halloween display of HUGE spiders posted at the door. I am not only terrified of the things, I have nightmares.... unrealistic type nightmares. I half wake up to turn over etc and think I see 8 or 10 on the ceiling, or one on the bed, or crawling up the wall...... you get the idea. So I've sent him down 2 or 3 times to see if the display is down yet. It hasn't been.... probably not til Halloween is over. He wanted to know what was so important down there anyway.... I was looking for a skein of their Impeccable yarn in Neopolitan. I told him I was going on to take a shower before work, just let me know if the Spiders were still there or not.

I get out of the shower, dry my hair, get dressed and when I came in the kitchen, guess what I found on the table.... ROFL

I had no idea he even knew where the yarn was in Michaels much less what I was talking about ROFL. I wonder how much help he had finding this. I wanted one skein for some possible mittens.... I got 2. I wish I had been a fly on the wall to see him trying to pick out yarn he knows nothing about LOL.

These two definitely won't be on etsy like some of my spare skeins of yarn..... they'll be made up pretty quickly. Have a great day all!!

Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
Marla's Nursery
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Show and Tell Day

Here are a couple of the items I've made recently to take a break from Charity Projects:

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Victorian Ombre Stocking





Coffee/Tea Trivet and Coaster Set



 

These are both for sale on my Etsy Shop under MeowCreations.

Marla

Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet

Marla's Nursery

Gifts of Love

Charity Projects

When doing charity projects for this fall and winter, Don't forget the littlest ones in need, Newborns, Preemies and Toddlers. Marla's Nursery, Bevscountrycottage.com are great places to start looking for new patterns or patterns you haven't thought of or seen in a while.

Remember- that weather is turning cooler fast!!

Marla
Marla's Nursery
Gifts of Love

Where is Everyone and Etsy

Where is Everyone? Seems like not many people blogging the last few days. Mimi? Pammy Sue? Anybody?? Sure seems quiet around here.

Well, I finally did it- I went and opened an Etsy shop. I don't have much on there right now, just some supplies until I can get some of the things I've made photographed and/or finished. I'm listed under MeowCreations on Etsy if you want to drop by. I listed some cotton yarn I have no idea why I bought, and some craft trim that looks more like plastic canvas yarn. A Pattern book and a couple of stockings will surely follow soon as I get Scott back to work (He was off last night after working 11 nights in a row so I spent the time with him) so I can get some stuff together and get photographed.

I decided this year since time was so short to forego trying to list any Halloween stuff and go straight to Christmas more or less. I want to see if there's going to be any success at all on Etsy before I go listing a bunch of stuff.

Well I'm off- gotta see if I can find an affordable cell phone for Scott since his is about shot and it's essential since we don't have another form of communication for me to check on him and his blood sugar. Also gotta go take my dad to pick up one of his trucks being (or has been) worked on. Everyone keep posting those ideas- I love seeing them!!!

Marla
Marla's Nursery
Gifts of Love

Etsy

I've been poking around on Etsy just seeing what is for sale on there and while I've seen a lot of good stuff on there too, there's a lot of... well.... overpriced crap to put it politely. Among the good stuff is stuff I wouldn't give you 10 cents for nor would I post it with my name under it, much less expect a customer to pay for it. That's my main pet peeve- Patterns and creations that look like a 2 year old could do better.

*Off my soap box now*

I do have a shop set up  but dont have anything listed yet... that will come as time allows. Have any of you had any luck on Etsy? Please leave me a comment.

Have had to take it easy on the crochet lately- arms, hands and wrists are sore more due to work and an abundance of crochet work lately than anything. Have a great day all!!

Marla
Marla's Nursery
Gifts of Love

Sock Monkey and Hat link

I finally found a crochet pattern for free for a sock monkey toy from Red Heart. Their free pattern site isn't working so you'll have to follow the link Sock Monkey Toy and Hat.

Since Cash is tight right now I skipped my Hobby Lobby trip this morning to run errands and use up some of my stash. That dang propane bill really did us in- another reason I want to sell the house and move- Natural gas I can pay by the month according to the amount I use and don't have to worry about it running out in the winter or refilling it when it does.

I've been making stockings from various patterns, some to give away but one or two I may sell, we'll see. Gotta get a jump if I'm making Christmas things this year.

Not much going on on the internet today or in blogland either. Looks like everyone is busy or working too much. Til Next Time.

Marla
Marla's Nursery
Gifts of Love

Halloween Layout

I got bored- the result; a new layout for the season. I don't like anything scary or NO SPIDERS but I had trouble finding something cute that the print would show up. I found some great seasonal layouts on pimp-my-space.com and plan to use some of them from time to time. What ya think of my candy corn??

Got a good part of a sock finished yesterday and part of Doreen's afghan. Now my right hand/arm is sore (more than usual) so I may have to take a day off from crochet and visit Hobby Lobby. I also finished a stocking last night... well except the top edging. My day off so I'm going to relax and do pretty much whatever I want. Off to Hobby Lobby!! Happy Halloween everyone!

Marla
Marla's Nursery
Gifts of Love

Show and Tell

Just take a look at this granny square afghan I found in a consignment shop... lots of work involved for only $13. Lots of work I didn't have to do or squares I didn't have to Join LOL

Seriously it's in a very pretty Aqua, Rose and Wedgewood (Red Heart Colors) so it will go great with my living room. Just as I was thinking of breaking down and making a Granny Square afghan..... I love making the squares but hate the joining and edging of each little one. If I did make one I'd use the Grandala Square pattern on Alice's Crochet with Raymond blog.

I'm also thinking of opening an etsy shop for my extra supplies, etc but have to get a few extra things together, everything in order, my old paypal acct in use again or create a new one..... still in the thinking stages at this point.

Brrr it's a nippy 50-60ish degrees this morning and Everyone still has the dang air conditioning on!! Geez these people must think we live in the desert!! I'm off to try to work on Doreen's afghan and those warm socks before work!!

Wish the weather would make up it's mind... 60's or 80's?


Marla
Marla's Nursery
Gifts of Love