Happy New Years

Well where has all the time gone! The Holidays have come and gone and all the kids were home for Holidays and now gone home to their own lifes.

I started the New Year by being a Snow BIRD in Phoenix, so here we are for two months enjoying the warmer weather. Our beautiful Prescott, is covered with snow and I"m glad to be here.

I"m working out 3 times a week at a local pool in Scottsdale in preparation for hip replacement in late March, yup, "Clarissa" needs a new part, how could she fail me! ugh

Here is a new Bead Embroidery piece for the new year. It was an old Sailboat pin I have always loved and didn't wear too many times, why, I don't know, I do love it, so I made it into a Beaded Embroidery necklace. It took over a month to complete and I adore the Bead Embroidery part the best! Hope you like it too.

Nightbeaders doll

And here is the back of Nightbeaders doll.

Xmas Gift

I was in a doll exchange in one of my yahoo groups and this charming 'warm' doll was made for me by Susan "Nightbeader" in Mesa Arizona.

I just adore her, my favorite color's too.
There are many, many crystals which really make her shine.
So sweet to do this for me.

Thank you Nighbeader, thank you, thank you.

Secret Pal presents

Well finally we found out who our Secret Pals were at the Bead Society here in Prescott.
Mine was Sassy from Dewey, Arizona, and she has been so wonderful to me.

I wanted to show you what she gave me for Christmas, the beautiful gold necklace on the left. Isn't it just drop dead gorgeous. The beautiful beaded bead necklace on the right she also gave me for my Birthday in October.

So thank you to Sassy for being the best Secret Pal, all your beading is so pretty.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

CAT back

And here is the Cat's back.

Animal Round Robin - CAT is home

After several months another Round Robin has finished and here are some pictures of my lovely CAT. Isn't she just darling, I adore all the different colors.

She will join the other 'girls' under my Pencil Xmas tree.

Thanks to all the girls below for doing such a beautiful, beautiful job on my CAT. I couldn't be more thrilled with her.

Phyllis King - Warrenton, NCarolina
Veila Antila - San Marcos, California
Sassy Osborne - Dewey, Arizona
Shirley Kelliher - Prescott, Arizona

Form was made by Ronda Kivett, Prescott Valley, Arizona
Face made by Christine M of England

Bead Weaving Class

Here is the piece I was made in a class in Phoenix some time ago, finally finished.

It was my first attempt in Beadweaving. It was great fun and I loved it.

Hope you love it too.

Alicia Xmas sweater

Here is the picture of one present for my g/daughter Alicia in Milwaukee.
She will just love it. She is always asking Grandma what she is making for her.
Its a size 8 and it took months and months to make. I'm really not that fast with my knitting....I'm sure she will love it.

Have to get it wrapped pronto.

Merry Christmas

Well we knee deep in the Holiday season here in Prescott. We even had a bad, bad winter storm, thank goodness its over with now. Lots of damages with big time winds, snow, rain, hail,you name it, we had it.

Kids are both coming for Christmas, one from Milwaukee and other from Phoenix. All the presents are wrapped and under the tree and I"m ready for the Holidays to begin.

Here is a picture of all MY KIDS under a pencil tree I bought when we lived in Pa.
How do you like my KIDS!!!!!!!!!!! vbg

Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday Season and Happy New Year.

Happy Fall and Halloween

Well where has the time gone. Can't believe its been over a month since I have posted.

Lots of beading and knitting going on here as usual. I also was gone to my son's in Phoenix for l0 days for my Birthday. I just didn't want to be alone for that, my first LAST without my sweetie.
Ed's sister is coming this Thursday from South Dakota during the Anniversary of his passing, it sure doesn't feel like a whole year to me. I still expect him to come in the kitchen door. sigh

Just wanted to wish you all a wonderful fall and a Happy Halloween to you all. We don't get the kids in this subdivision and I miss that. Ed and I always enjoyed seeing the kids all dressed up, it was such good fun.

Soon winter will be here and I hate to loose all my flowers. I did bring in a ton to save in my kitchen and I tell you it looks like a Nursery in the kitchen! Its so good to have a happy face when you walk in the kitchen and start your day. My flower's make me happy.

Hugs E/less

Newest Felted Purse

Well here are the last two felted purses for this year.
It was great fun and its time to start working on my Christmas presents for family members.

I've worked on the Asian ladies and these felted purses most of this very hot summer in Prescott.

Hope you like them.

Summer is done and Fall is coming shortly. You wouldn't know it from the weather, we still are into the Monsoon's and hot and humid weather.

Fall will bring transplanting some flowers and bringing them indoor's to keep them for the next year...I sure hate to loose my flowers, they are so wonderful to enjoy. But I do have more time to enjoy them, even until late November. At least we know, another season of wonderful flowers will come.

Enjoy your fall my friends and enjoy life. I sure do still miss my sweetie. sighhhhh

Asian Beaded Lady II

Here is my Asian Lady II. I had a big problem with her, I didnt consider the l/4 inch edge on the frame. Shame on E/less! So had to take a lot of bigger beads out and just made it all look like the background. Live and learn! You'd think I have learned by now! LOL

Hope you enjoy her too. Both of these ladies were done this summer.

Asian Beaded Lady

Here is a framed picture of an all hand beaded Asian Lady. I've been working on her for weeks and weeks and weeks. She was hard for me to work on because she was done in a limited amounts of colors. Many of you know I'm all about color. But I thought it would be fun to do something that I haven't done before. A good learning experience.

I think she is very pretty and hope you do too. She was fun to work on for sure.

Asian face by Linda Clink - linsart@sbcglobal.net

Holiday Felted Purse

And here is my Holiday Felted Purse, it was great fun to do this one too.
Hope you enjoy it too.

I"m sure many of you are working on your Christmas projects too!

Felted Fall Purse

Well I've been felting for days now. Here is my newest creation of a Fall Felted Purse.
Hope you like it.

Prayers for friends in California, we now have the smoke from the fires here in Prescott.
We had big storms tonight and the winds brought in the smell. sigh

And another big fire has started in Payson Arizona, north of us, we have fires all around us now!

Miss Chocolate Back

And here is Miss Chocolate's back.
Dontcha' just love her!


And here in Prescott we have had a very very hot and humid summer. The hot weather even cracked a window in our bedroom and had to be replaced, now that is HOT! And very unlike living here two hours north of Phoenix.

Finally it has cooled off somewhat this week and I'm more than happy to have the windows and door's open. How I love the fresh air.

I continue to work on the beading and my knitting projects and working out 3 times a week.
Life goes on, although, its very lonesome without my sweetie.

I'm working on more creations and will be posted soon. Thanks to all of you to keep posting what I"m doing here in Prescott.

Hope you all enjoy the fall weather coming up, I know I sure will.