Vida de los muertos

I am really getting excited for fall.I like all the holidays, cool weather so I will be able to walk the dogs more often and all the family gatherings. I went to Joann's craft store yesterday and they already have Thanksgiving stuff for sale. Just a reminder of how fast time flies by. I found some great fabric for Dia de los Muertos or All Saints day. This is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Latinos living in the U.S. and Canada. This holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It begins on November 1st and All Souls' day which occurs on Nov. 2nd. Traditions include building private altars honoring deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite food and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. I went to a sewing class with my niece today and begin to make these purses/bags and I am still deciding which one I want to keep for myself. It was alot of fun and quick once I got the hang of it. Thanks Jessie for inviting me today!

I made another memory book!

I went to a new scrapbook place with my niece jessica and found this cute book idea. It is a book that came in white and you paint it first with acrylic paint then let it dry and scrapbook you pictures on it. So I decided to do it with my boys pictures. I came out colorful and better then I expected. I was worried about the painting part but is was easy and dried real fast. I am pleased with it and have it out on my dresser in my room for all to see.

Another finished project!

This blanket I made for my friend at Starbucks. She too loves brown and pink together. It was an easy blanket to make and a very different one from most of my blankets that I have made in the past. I am glad she liked it!

Memorial photo for Oscar

My boxer Oscar was old and he went to the Rainbow Bridge on friday. For all my of my pet family I make a photo frame with my favorite pictures of them. I hang them in the hall so I can always see them. I got this idea from Lori Marie Pretty little things. I was going to do it out of cloth but found it very difficult to find ultra suede as requested to use. So i decided to do it out of scrapbook paper. It's just a small part of closure and now he is happy and not sick anymore.Oscar Cano 8-27-97 to 06-12-09. Love you Oscar you were a good boy!

Who-oo- Loves Ya!

I just got done making a special project for one of my favorite nieces. Shhh!don't tell.lol She is all into Owls lately, she is just weird that way. So I saw this idea in a Joann's Ad and thought it would be cute in her craft room. Hanging in the corner or against the wall if she wishes. This project gave me many other ideas to do with Card Stock. Like I could make these into plant posts or scan them and put them on t-shirt transfers and applique them on to pillows or a bag etc. Hope she loves them like I do. I bought a pack of 4x6 card stock and mixed match the colors for the owls body. I used copper wire for the rings and let them be crooked and bendy for effect. I used twine and a real tree branch for the holder of the owls.

Finally finished my crochet blanket!

Yes, I am finally done with this one. I just did it to try out the pattern with scrap yarn from another blanket now of course I had to buy more of the same yarn to finish it; so again I have scrap yarn of these colors. Well now I have to decide who I will give it to; since it doesn't match any room in my house. But at least now I can go and buy more yarn and not feel guilty! LOL Time to look at pattern books!

My latest Scrapbook pages

I scrapbooked two of these pages because one is for my eldest son's scrapbook and my youngest son's scrapbook. It was a special occasion. This was their Nana and Tata's 50th Anniversary Party. They renewed their vows and all their grandchildren were in it. Like it was titled It

was A Family Affair. 01-31-09