Angry Birds

These are my latest FO and will be going to their new home soon.  The little guys with the hats are Mini-OctoGottcha's.  I thought that the boys who are going to get the hats, would love one of them in the same color.  Whatcha think?

I enjoy making them and watching them each take on a personality of their own as their faces are sewn onto the hat.

They sell for $15.00 each and shipping.  If you are in the market for one or more, contact me about them.  I accept PayPal. You can reach me at Stitch 'n Frog

I make them for size baby to adult.  All I need is the measurement of the receipent's head, or their approximate age, There is also a Yellow and a White Angry Bird.

I can also make a baby's diaper cover in the same color as the hat.  It makes for a very cute set.

OctoGottcha vs Loctollipop

When this critter was first designed, its name was Loctollipop.  However due to people not being able to say or remember the name, they now are OctoGottchas.  Octo because they look like an octopus.  And Gottcha because if they are placed on your head, even for an instant, they've "Gottcha" brain!

Recently, in getting ready for a craft show in April, I made the batch below.  The bodies of the ones above are about 4" tall, while the ones below have a body only about 2" tall.  They are the perfect size to give as surprises to the kids that come up to my table, or to children while I'm "out & about".  They are especially helpful when at the doctor's office, given to a child who is frightened or miserably sick.  For some reason ( I can't figure out why . . . LOL ) the thought of sucking the brains out of someone, then putting those brains in their own heads, seems to brighten even the most ill child ~:o)  Sure wish I'd have thought of them when my own children were young!

The pattern is currently on sale in my Etsy store~ Stitch 'n Frog at Etsy

Happy New Year~

If the picture seems fuzzy, you've had enough to drink!

Wishing you & yours a Very Happy New Year!

Red Heart has a new yarn, it's with Love Yarn



Reviewed by Christine Weiher, editor for AllFreecrochet.com





Red Heart with Love yarn is a premium worsted acrylic yarn that comes in 28 bright and bold colors. This yarn was made in the U.S. from premium acrylic fibers that are engineered to be softer and keep its shape. You are literally going to fall in Love with this yarn as you are working your project up. The more projects you make, the more you'll fall in love with the yarn.


And if you go to This Page, you can enter a drawing to win 3 skeins of it!  I just did, you should too!

Victorian Christmas at the Agrirama - Saturday Decrmber 10, 2011

On Saturday, December 10, 2011 I was given the opportunity to take part in the Victorian Christmas Celebration at the Agrirama here.  My table was set up inside the Museum, along with other sellers.  We were entertained by three groups of talented Cloggers early in the day, and later by three sisters who sang carols.  Their voices were amazing and the accoustics gave them a slight echo effect that added to their natural abilities.  It was a very moving experience.

You can see dozens of photos at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village photo pages on Facebook.

This was our table, although you can't see it very well;



We had a great time and plan to take part in the Spring Folklife Festival that is scheduled to happen on April 14, 2012.  That time we will set up outside, unless the spring rains fall, in which case they will move us indoors again.

The children who came to our table were the most fun.  They loved the things we had set out, and were thrilled when they had enough money to buy one of them, and when we gave them something for free.  We had a big lot of "Scrappers" to give away, and gave some of the hamsters away, and a bunch of bead necklaces.  I think we had even more fun giving things to them than they had, although from what others told us, the kids were thrilled with their goodies.

The following pictures are photos shot by the Agrirama photographers, in the fiber area;

These kettles are the way my grandmother dyed her fiber, both cotton and wool.

 As you can see, it also dyes the hands of the worker~

 Isn't the fiber lovely hanging to dry?

One of the purposes of the Agrirama is to educate the young, and old, about the ways out ancestors lived, worked, and ate. 

The carolers were warming up on the front porch of one of the old homes at the Agrirama.

Singing to a small group of people who were walking the Museum grounds.

I hope to get a LOT of photos on my own at the Spring Festival.  But if not, you can always see lots of them at Georgia-Museum-of-Agriculture-and-Historic-Village

Please, read this and be careful when out shopping!

This is hardly the kind of post I like to make, but please read and be careful when out shopping.  This story was on the Atlanta Fox News today, you may read it at their site, or below.
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/

This is a copy of the story found there;

Police: Syringes Hidden in Clothing at a Wal-Mart Store

Updated: Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011, 6:03 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011, 12:00 PM EST

• By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities in Bartow County are investigating a series of incidents where syringes have been found in clothing at a Wal-Mart store.

Authorities with the Bartow County Sheriff's Office say the syringes were hidden in several items oof children's or women's clothing, including bras, at a Wal-Mart store in Cartersville on Market Blvd.

Authorities say four incidents have occurred since October 13. They say two of the incidents resulted in some kind of medical treatment.

Patricia Headrick said she was at the Wal-Mart on Black Friday when she went to pick up a Playtex bra.

"I put my hand down into the box and that's when it pricked me," Headrick said.

Once the initial shock wore off, Headrick said she became concerned with where the needle came from.

"Whose arm was this in? Whose body? Was this a used needle?" Headrick said.

Sgt. Jonathan Rogers of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office said other incidents included a needle found in a Hello Kitty socks and a 14-year-old girl was pricked by a needle in pajamas. The 14-year-old's mother was also pricked while checking the pajamas.

Authorities would only say that they were diabetic syringes that can be purchased at most pharmacies. Rogers said the needles would be tested in a crime lab.

Headrick said the next six months will be a waiting game for her and her family as she awaits tests. She said she's already $1,300 for medicines to help prevent a number of diseases.

"I'm scared to death. I don't know what's going to happen," Headrick said.

Authorities are going over surveillance video, looking for suspicious acitivites. It is unclear when the tests will come back on the syringes.

I will not -

1. I will not stuff crochet & knitting supplies in every corner of my house, including yarns, threads, hooks, patterns, books, totes, and needles.

2. I will not keep 14 projects going at one time.

3. I will not have more than 4 UFOs.

3. I will not buy more yarn, thread, hooks patterns, books, totes or needles when I have a ton at home.

4. I will not let my crocheting & knitting space look like a condemned area.

5. I will not relegate the kitchen table to needlework.

6. I will not stock up on more crocheting supplies just because they are on sale.

7. I will not let my crochet or knitting distract me from making dinner, cleaning house, laundry, playing with kids, playing with husband, etc.

8. I will not stay up all night crocheting & or knitting.

9. I will not buy every crochet or knitting magazine I see.

10. I should not make promises I cannot keep.

-An adaptation from the The Thread Web newsletter from the Vancouver Guild Of Embroiders