My Crafts - Valentine's Day 2015

Valentine's Day 2015

Embroidered Heart

Valentine's Day Card with Embroidered Heart

Valentine's Day Card 
I made more than 50 hearts that I embroidered. I added three hearts to each card.   I made 15 cards. I have extra hearts and will make other things with them.  People can add safety pins to the backs for broches.  I added beads and pearls and buttons to some of them.  The ones I had to mail could not have the embellishments. I was trying to make the envelope flat as possible.
The tutorial and more photos coming soon!

Next Holiday is St Patrick's Day

I will have a short tutorial on this blog about one small felt Shamrock you can make soon!


The Dreaded flu

Well like most people who are older or under 12 or disabled like me, you probably got the dreaded flu or some sort of Virus lately.

I knew I would get several types of the cold and virus going around. I finally got the flu with the cough and a slight elevated fever.

I am finally feeling better with the help of my Nebulizer.  Thanks to the generosity of my good friend Nancy in Nevada who sent me her spare Nebulizer last May.  One has to wait for the five years to be up before you can get one. You cannot even buy one online because they are a controlled item! Why?  Because some idiots decided to use the machines to mist their illegal DRUGS with them! So you cannot buy one without a Rx.  If you have an Rx and want to get one [ or even to replace a broken one like me] when you are on MediCare and state insurance, they will not let you get one!
I feel sad for those whose machines die for some reason and they need the machines more than I do! Ridiculous!!!

Thank goodness my 5 years is in a few months so I can get a new machine.

I needed my Nebulizer two times a day with the flu. I use it once a day for COPD maintenance.

OK I am done ranting...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wednesday February 4, 2015

Family Poems and Work in Progress

I have been working on adding the poems written my my family, friends and classic favorites this last month.  I finished friends and classics. Now I added my Aunt's Poems today.
It starts out with an introductory of my Aunts from my Mom's family - her 7 sisters.

                           

The sisters with their parents in 1956

The last photo of all the sisters [except Mona] and the caregivers for two who are seated - 2009

 My Aunt Geri was made Poet Laureate of Sonoma County California in 2005 for a year.

She wrote a poem about each of her sisters and I have added those. I have added several poems that she has written over the years that were published in her books.

                                    Geri in 2005

Her sisters [my Aunts] Patricia and Nancy also write poems and regularly participate in the yearly readings.  Aunt Nancy is the proprietor of the Keane's Family Bar in San Francisco called the 3300 Club started in the 1950's by her husband. Aunt Nancy has regular readings from the family and friends as well.
Aunt Geri's two daughters write regularly and participate in the readings as well.  Later I will add some of their works.

Here is the link to my blog page here within this blog:
My Aunts and Cousins Poems


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I am still working on my Mom's page as there is a lot of material to go though from her files she has written over the last 60 years!

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WIP

Felt Valentines Hearts are cut out

                 Embroidery done

Next is the buttons added to the hearts as well as other bobbles sewn on. Some will just have a heart shaped back that is sewn on the "V" part to make a bookmark that you slip on the corner of the book.

So when they are all done I will be composing a new tutorial of how I made these hearts plus patterns links for embroidery and other ideas on how to make these cute Valentine's felt projects!


:)