Meet Stewie!!!

After making my oldest son's TMNT hats for Christmas he went to work the following week and a guy he works with just loved the one he had on.  So this guy says "where did you get that?" my son replies, "my mom made it along with others" so then the guy says "Dude, can she make Stewie?"

So my son asks if I can make a "Stewie" hat for this guy and I am like "WHAT is a Stewie?".  Well turns out he meat the little baby from "Family Guy".  I don't watch this show, but have seen some previews.

Anyway I said sure, it couldn't be that hard.  Well here is "Stewie"

Strange looking little thing, but the guy LOVED IT and now he is wanting me to make something for his Autistic brother.  He has to get back to me on the characters name.

Kitty's say Hello to Spiderman!

For all of my granddaughters and grandson this past Christmas I made them Hello Kitty and Spiderman crocheted hats and scarves to match.  They loved them!!!

Here are some pics of the hats and scarves.

Crocheted Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles Hat

Here are some hats I made for Christmas presents for my oldest son.  He LOVES TMNT so I made him a hat/beanie of each turtle.

For the Love of .... Crochet

I use to watch my grandmother crochet all the time, but never learned myself.  Now my grandmother is gone and I have longed to learn the art of crochet.  So 3 years ago I got myself a new Teach Yourself to Crochet book and DVD and some new hooks and I set out to teach myself.  The first thing I made was a wrap or something like a wrap anyway.

I couldn't even tell you what this stitch is. LOL  I got the idea pattern from here  http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/wrap.  I didn't do it exactly like the pattern, but its okay, I like it.

Now I have crocheted many items including a blanket for my youngest son.  See picture below.  I made this just last year and he swears you could cook a turkey in it. LOL

Brent Watts - Comet Pan-STARRS

Brent Watts

Wow, what a night!!!

Well last night, June 29, 2012 was fun.  We had a wind storm that came through.  It swept through with 80 and 90 mph winds and did some major damage in a lot of hometowns.  I will find some photos and post them.  We were lucky I guess.  We did not lose our power for more than a minute and our property did not suffer any damage, thank God for that. 

Here are some photos from WDBJ7 in Roanoke VA.  There are other on their website.

Well got storms again on Saturday night, June 30 and then some REALLY bad stuff last night, July 1.  Actually it was July 2nd because it came in a midnight!  We were lucky though, we didn't have any damages.

Making Laundry Detergent

It's that time again, Laundry Detergent Making time again!!

Don't remember the last time I made any laundry detergent, but I know it's been a while.  I bought 2 new buckets, so I will be making 20 gallons at a time.  I have been making laundry detergent for about a year and a half now and it has saved so much money on our laundry bill!

The only thing that I buy now is vinegar, baking soda and peroxide.  I also buy washing soda, borax and Ivory Soap, but very few times in between.  I buy in bulk, so it doesn't cost so much.

Here is my recipe.  I got it from here.

I make #7 but I add about a 1/2 cup of Borax to the mixture.  Also instead of adding the soap mixture to the hot water first, I add the Washing Soda and the Borax, stir it well with a whisk then I add the soap mixture.  I continue stirring with the whisk until the soap begins to thinken and then I pour it into my 5 gallon bucket.

I make 2 of these buckets for each 5 gallon bucket and then I let it sit overnight to thicken (it turns to a VERY THICK GEL) and then I use my hubby's drill with a long still paint stirrer attached.  Stirs up the detergent in a matter of seconds to what ever consistency you want.