BYC Crochet Club **ARCHIVE THREAD** NEW THREAD OPENED

[karanleaf]

Hooker Theraphy Corner Athena, we are very glad you can join us

Happy that you axcepted the invite from Darlene (Scrambled Eggs) to join us.

I certainly hope that you will be able to leave Balad Air Base, Iraq soon and return home.

It doesn't matter to us if it has been 20 or 50 years since you crocheted it had proably been 6 for me and before that 20. So I'm still rusty myself.

Your Battle or Buddy bracelets sound great I can't wait to see a pic.

Sounds like you have a wonderful family waiting at home. I too am very proud and thank full to all of you that are working toward freedom of human rights. You are the type of people I hope all other Americans strive to live up to.

I too am big into heirloom vegetables and gardening. DH and I are opening a Greenhouse this spring so I really love to play in the dirt.

I love to cook too what is kalua pork in the crock pot? sounds really yummy!! Has to be if all of your kids can cook it as well...

Hey any time you have the chance to sit

long enough to give us 2 sentences or a whole page that's wonderful. So don't worry

don't be sorry Didn't mean to write a book,
We are more than happy you are able to participate in here..
Opps now look who is chatty

oh well that happens to most of us here so be on the ready to read to catch up I know I do sometimes.

Well I need to get to cleaning, sorting and packaging seeds. Laundry too I guess if I must, and I must, or I won't be able to walk past the laundry room with out dirty clothes grabbing me.

and pulling me in

I'll catch up with ya all later

Karan

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Before I forget..here's the latest Michael's coupon..
http://www.michaels.com/coupons/10022008021125/coupon.html

25% off your entire purchase....not too shabby!!


See, I told you Athena, you would fit right in here!!! This group is very close to be so many and very accepting and they will worry over you like old hens!!!! You will find something crazy in this thread to laugh over everyday no doubt so feel free to post whatever, whenever, we don't mind if you crochet or not..although I bet you will be picking up that hook again!!..Did you take yarn and hooks with you? When are you coming home? We can put a hooker care package together for you...yes, that's how we roll, lol! So welcome to this group, happy to have you here and please stay safe and alive and full membered.......and let us know what you might need or if you actually don't have any crochet stuff and you can bet we will put it together for you and send it.

And what exactly is a battle bracelet? Is that out of the plastic lacing? Like we made in scouts with the four pieces alternating how they are laid on top of one another? You have piqued my interest now, lol!! Course with crafts that does not take much!!

I bought apples yesterday to make apple butter again..did not get to walmart to get new jars though so either I will run to family dollar today or end up freezing this batch too until I get some jars to can some...would be esier for gift giving to can it I think...does smell good cooking though!!

For jerky, get a london broil and slice it really thin and soak it overnight in Lawry's steak and chop marinade and throw on the dehydrator about 5 hours..yummy!!! see all the things we could send you in Iraq Athena?! Make a list of what you miss the most and also when are you heading home..then send me your address in a pm and we'll send you a care package.

Yes, welcome back Maw and Karan I am soo jealous of that garden and greenhouse!!! How awesome!!

Hey No did you see the senak preview requirements for the spring swap? A few posts back..seems you asked about them.

Good luck on the egg sales today Queen and Shanah!! Steph cannot possibly be canning anymore tomatoes today.....can she??????!!!!!! Going to live with her!!!!!

Have a great day ya'll..we race tonight and tomorrow night, then tuesday night and one more..and unless the greedy goobers add another race, that should be it for our points races..we have worked on the car all week so hopefully it will be a rocket and no more stupid flukes this weekend..that points lead is down to less than 40..makes me vewy nervous!!! Athena...her is Travis' website... http://www.freewebs.com/travisyow in case you are a racing fan. The new late model arrives today for next year's racing, whoo hoo!!! Moving on up!!! Later gals, love ya'll and all the support you are for each other...and the fun...the sisterhood of the traveling hook!!! lol!!!

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Ris DH hooking in bed and he wears a kilt girl you have it made.

Rotflmbo!!!!!! Athena...we also have a "thang" about men in kilts, lol!!!! Yes, we are a weird bunch, lol!!!!........but have you SEEN some of these men in kilts?!!!!

maw..join Angie's spider swap at that swapbot link..you have way over a month or so to get one made...7 people in it already​

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Hey...what happened to Okiemommy???? We forgot to bring out the welcome wagon for her since she posted yesterday too for the first time!!! Okie, Okie////come back, we are THRILLED you are here!!!! Welcome to our group!! She's alot of fun ya'll and very crafty too!!! We like that!! Welcome Okie!!! I'll send her a pm to come back...sorry to have let that slip by.....

 

[Queen Scoot]

for Okiemommy as we all slipped on her welcome!!!!!

LOL have a happy hookin day!!!!

 

[karanleaf]

Yeah have Sunny Flower Happy Day to you to Queen Scoot That was nice

Okie Please

Hookers Theraphty Corner,

Please come back by and stay a while.

We are more than Happy to have you join with us

I am sure glad that Athenais getting to visit with us. And you bet SE I will certainly send out a Hooker Help Package, anything to aide a fellow Hooker.

Maw any of you gals can come and play with me in my Greenhouse at any time. I am sooo going to love growing the lovely green plants this winter

Just makes me getty thinking about it. Sorry didn't mean to get carried away.

SE my Stepmother collects the plastic peanut butter jars and puts her applebutter in it works great for those packages that have to travel..

Well I must take Noah to the Bus stop check back shortly.. Karan Ilove that Sunflower Friday

 

[Mawchickkidie]

Boy I see Queen Scoot is giving you a run for your points Scrambled on Beating the roosters out of bed. But I bet me an EastTNChick had both ya'll beat with our midnight rooster seranade. My boys must really love me, as just about everyone of them was singing last night, their clocks must really be off right now.
Well Gooooood Morning Gals Hope everyone is going to have a great day, I know I sure am going to try. Oh big Red the Roo says good morning he is pecking at the window here. Athena again glad to have you ever and yes yes yes we will send you a Hooker's care package, which I knoooow you must really need, do you want plastic or wood or metal hooks? And you need some pumpkiny lotion, and some crafty magizines, and tons of yarn! Oh yea and some halloween candy and goodies. I love care packages I just sent of 4, 2 for each of my soldiers, from the soldiers angels site. They are getting a ton of candy, tons of ziplock bags of little toys from the girls, lotion (manly of course), a bunch of hunting, and jeep and a few chicken magazines, I did warn them I would send a few Chicken ones their way. and a roll of duct tape, always good to have on hand, some yarn balls and balen twine, it can be put to good use. for the craft soldiers, and a few other goodies. so I hope those boxs get there soon.

well I am going to work on a few Christmas P's myself today and scramble I will join that spider swap can you send the link to me. And IF you don't mind to much could you teach me to make some apple butter, I lovve that stuff. humm I wonder if you could make it in low fat. well I am off to check the emails and then off for my morning walk and crunchs, so Take Care gals and I willllllllllll post you later. Maw.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Thinking about the care package to Athena and what Maw said made me think about a couple of the boys ny kids went to high school with that are now in Iraq. One was in homeroom with Erin all through middle and high school so I asked her for his address and what sort of thing she thinks he and his friends in that unit might like to have and to make a list..so maybe we can send Kyle and Athena and some in their units some goodies from home...a real connection with folks some of us actually know....be thinking about it ya'll..a def. on the Athena one and if I get Kyle's address you can help with that too if you want..I'll let you know when I hear back from my daughter....that will be a fun project. Scares me to think about the 20 year old over there that might not come back...

It is so nice and cool today here, I LOVE FALL!!!!! I hear a chicken laying an egg out back...quite loudly I might add!!!

I will sure miss chatting all day with ya'll next week but I have to come out of hibernation and go back to work!!! Have to make more money to buy more yarn and chicken feed!! lol!!

Here's the swap-bot page Maw...anyone else is welcome to join..just required to make one spider...
http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/20823

Athena...make a list...

do you want plastic or wood or metal hooks? And you need some pumpkiny lotion, and some crafty magizines, and tons of yarn!​

 

[karanleaf]

for Travis and his next races BEST OF LUCK

Maw Yes you can make Apple butter low fat Ann (my Stepmom) uses Splenda to make it for my Dad and some of the others in our family with Sugar Issues. It taste wonderful.

Maw it sounds like you had put together wonderful packages to send to those troops that is Great

SE count me in on the pakage list just let us know what to send did you want to send the package or should we each send a package? Sounds like a wonderful warm and fuzzy thing to do

Well I really really need to pack for my weekend at Sissy's

I will miss ya all but I will love being with the women of my family too. I will be working on Zoe's afghan also. So still be hooking while were cooking.

Catch ya all maybe later today before I fly away.

Love ya all

Karan

 

[Guitartists]

http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/20823

Saw these and thought they would be fun to make and swap! Here's instructions..... though, you can bead them any way you would like

Instructions

Here is one story behind these little lovelies

.....

On Christmas eve, a long time ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year... Christmas day, the day on which the little Christ child came to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders had been banished from their cozy corner on the ceiling. They had fled to the farthest corner of the attic.

The Christmas tree was beautifully decorated. The poor spiders were frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the little Christ child's visit. Then the oldest and wisest spider suggested that perhaps they could wait until everyone went to bed and then get a closer look.

When the house was dark and silent, the spiders crept out of their hiding place. When they neared the Christmas tree, they were delighted with the beauty of it. The spiders crept all over the tree, up and down, over the branches and twigs and saw every one of the pretty things.

The spiders loved the Christmas tree. All night long they danced in the branches, leaving them covered with spider webs. In the morning, when the little Christ child came to bless the house, he was dismayed! He loved the little spiders for they were God's creatures, but he knew the mother, who had worked so hard to make everything perfect, would not be pleased when she saw what the spiders had done.

With love in his heart and a smile on his lips, the little Christ child reached out and gently touched the spider webs. The spider webs started to sparkle and shine! They had all turned into sparkling, shimmering silver and gold.

According to legend, ever since this happened, people have hung tinsel on their Christmas trees. It has also become a custom to include a spider among the decorations on the Christmas tree.

And another version as well.....

There are many miracles of Christmas. From Germany comes the folk tale of the Christmas Spider -- a miracle that took place due to the simple house keeping chores associated with the season.

As the story was told, a family living in a small home worked together one Christmas Eve day to clean the house. They cleaned it from top to bottom. All the spiders living in the various parts of the house escaped to the attic as the cleaning took place. Later that evening, after all had gone to bed, they were delighted to see that at least one place in the home remained that would be suitable for a spider -- the Christmas tree!

Having nowhere else to go to spin their webs, they dashed up the trunk of the tree and leaped from branch to branch, spinning their webs and making for them selves a new place in which to live. When Santa Claus (or the Christ Child, depending on which version of the legend you read) arrived he encountered the web-covered tree and somewhat of a difficult dilemma: did he keep the tree wrapped in spider webs and disappoint the family? Or should he remove the webs and destroy the spiders' new home (and ruin their Christmas in the process)?

Santa fixed everything. He turned the spider webs into shimmering silver strands that turned the tree into a brilliant decoration. His action thrilled the family - and saved the spiders. That is why today many people decorate their tree with tinsel -- in honor of the Christmas Spider.

And one more.... I like this one best

a poor woman was unable to provide the traditional decorations for the Christmas holiday. A spider, who had narrowly escaped the dust mop, made his home in her tree and began to spin beautiful webs. On Christmas morning, the first light of sun struck the cobwebs, turning them to silver. When the woman awoke, she found the tree covered with silver treasure - the spider had brought good fortune!

*You will have 1 swap partner that you will make 1 Christmas Spider for.

*You must have 4.5 rating or better and NO recent no-sends! Newbies welcome with a full profile. Please message me before joining. All flakers will be banned from future swaps of mine!

* Have fun!!!









Welcome Athena

I too am curious as to what a battle bracelet is! Like a wide wristband???? Men in kilts are hot! I peeked at that pic too... LOL Wooooooweeeeee LOL

DH was going to go as Braveheart for Halloween but now he is going as a Coroner (his band name is Eleven 44... which is police code for Coroner needed) so there goes THAT

Phooey

On the Spring swap... no size requirements? Just checkin before I start searching for patterns