That explains A LOT

 Poor poor Gram just wants to explain but can't figure out how to do it. She knows no one will ever understand...Cheesy, I know.

But aren't they cute? I love these kinds of dolls. I made this back in November and then sent it off to little Mimi for Christmas. The pattern is from mmmcrafts and she now has the Little Red pattern which she didn't have back when I got his one.

Grammy is made from linen, cotton and wool felt.

Wolfie is made from cotton and wool felt.

I had to order the eyes on ebay as I didn't have those sizes.

I always line my doll pieces that call for linen or cotton so the seams are nice and sturdy.

*

I just finished reading Incendiary and LOVED it. Really cool and unique book. I had read Little Bee by the same person and loved it. Loved it Love it. I had no idea what either was about. I don't like to read too much of the backs of books; I want to be surprised.

Bracelet

Here is what katelyn wanted me to make her. I hope they are how she wanted it...She had shown me a picture of one she saw on etsy and voila! Here are two! Or close..it's leather with the cutest ribbon sewn on. The cute ribbon and the jewelry findings (right word?) are from dawanda (the European etsy) and the leather and red ribbons are from the store.

I didn't get to post on the 15th but on that day I turned the big 39!!!!! I'm always so shocked at the numbers each year and how they keep sounding older and older (I realize they are "older" each year but 21 doesn't sound old! it's only now in my late 30's that they are sounding really old!). When I was in my early 20's, 30 sounded ancient !

**

Emily after her first day of school and 1st bus ride. She was pretty excited about the whole day although she cried when we dropped her off.

And below is Emily rocking her school uniform!

You can wear blah and still be cute!

Ava is totally adjusting to the move as you can see. Not acting weird at all. That's two potty's and a scarf; perfect for watching t.v.

And this scene made me so happy. My girls playing outside on OUR patio. We may have a view of the neighbor's comings and goings but still, it's our patio and I can stay inside and sew!

We just received word that we will get Internet and phone on November 4th!! Keep in mind that we ordered it on October 7th and I've been in this apartment since October 13th without it. We were also told that since the area we live in is at the tale end of our town (meaning less populated) that our DSL bandwidth will be 384 kbps! Instead of the 6,000 kbps that we are used to in Stuttgart. I don't know anything about bandwidth but Jon assured me that is almost as slow as dial up and almost not worth it. So you might be asking how I am able to post on my blog right now with no Internet (because I can't do this at the library)? Well, my awesome neighbors above us are "sharing" their Internet till we get our own!!! How cool is that ?? I don't even think she knows how much this probably saved our marriage or my sanity. And my neighbor told me that the Internet providers told her the same thing about the speed and she sees no problem and I haven't either while I've been using hers.

Little Red Bucket

A painted metal bucket using stickers from Reminisce called Fairy Tales. I've got Alice and Wonderland to do next.

I tried to get a picture showing the true color of the bucket but couldn't. It's a retro-like teal or like a bright sea-foam. Hard to explain.
The stickers aren't staying down very well so I have to go over them again with Mod Podge.This bucket had to be spray painted with primer then about 5 or so coats of the greenish/blue which is acrylic and acrylic doesn't like metal. Next time I'll spray paint the whole thing the color I want. And Katelyn suggested I paint the handle red. I was going to put it for sale in the shop.

The inside...and below I tried again to get a picture of the color but this time inside the house. It looks baby bluish but it's not. It has more green in it.

The bucket measures about 10.5" tall and 10" across the top.