Christmas Is Here and It Isn't Even Thanksgiving

Christmas is here!!!! Yes our Christmas tree has been up for a week now. It seemed to be the only time we would have to put it up. My son Austin really wanted to put it up. He begged me everyday for 5 days. We finally gave in when I saw my work schedule.

As you can see I worked on decorating the tree at work (Universal Studios)all week, not to mention Last Fri. night we were up all night installing the tree. The tree is about 50 foot tall. Can you see me in the High reach? From time to time I get to work as an Entertainment Tech when there aren't any hours available as Sarah Conner. I like doing the different jobs, it keeps the work week interesting.

I had a lot of fun driving the reach. I thought about knitting up there, but they will probably think that I have taken my knitting hobby to far. I had a lot of fun, but after Today I am glad I already put my tree up. I did have a chance to do some knitting this week.


I took this photo up by the star looking down.





What a view. This is what I got to look at all week, It would've been awesome to knit up there.
Oh did I mention it was a little chilly up there, for Florida.

Well, I had to wait to knit when I got home, that is alright, because I still made this fun bracelet. I just love snowmen, they melt my heart away. Well I have some catching up to do because I have been so busy. Happy knitting everyone, and Happy Holidays!!!!!!

I fixed It

I finally modified this bracelet and I like it better. I am also almost done with a soccerball one and a snowman one. They should be finished by next Wed. I am having so much fun making them. The Jack skellington one is still in the works. I 've been working on that one at work and I haven't worked at T-2 in awhile so hopefully it will be finished by thanksgiving. I also want to thank everyone who is reading my blog. I see the number of people visiting, but don't really know who you are. Please feel free to leave a comment and if you have a blog I can come and check your blog out as well. Happy Holidays everyone.

Getting Ready for Christmas Candy Canes

Happy Holidays. This is the newest bracelet. I am having so much fun creating new ones. This one was fun to make because I added jingle bells on it. I am going to modify the pattern and get bells that are a little bigger. The sound on it is soft. I want people to hear me. Also I am going to make candy cane not so square. I will be making a snowman one next, then a Christmas tree one. I will have to see what else I can create. Having fun kniting and getting ready for those Christmas gifts I will be making as well. Toottools

Florida State Bracelet

Go Florida State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well here it is. F-l-o-r-i-d-a S-t-a-t-e Florida State, Florida State, Florida State whewwwwooooooo (that is me screaming for my Noles) This bracelet only took me 1 day to make. I still need to block it. I will do that over night. I can't wait to make more to spread the joy of the Noles.
It will also be available on my ETSY shop.

A Bracelet for Meaghan

I made this bracelet for my niece Meaghan. She is going to UF. I miss her and hope she is having an educational experience of a lifetime. I have to hurry up and make a FSU bracelet for myself. It was hard to look at the gator colors when I'm a Seminole fan, but my Meaghan was worth it. Have fun at school Meaghan!!!!!!!!!!!

Knitted Candy Corn Bracelet

This bracelet only took me one day to make. It was so much fun.
I have 4 different bracelets still to make.
     My Second cousin Jean Sparks sent me a triangular loom. I can't wait to start weaving on it. It was so awesome of her to send it to me. There are so many projects and so little time. AAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh do you ever feel that way. I have sock yarn that I bought on vacation starring at me everytime I walk into my room. If I could pick up more hours at work I could get more knitting done. Well I am off to do some more knitting.

New Bracelet Pattern

This is my latest pattern. Each one I do gets easier. Even typing up the pattern. They are fun to make and fast. Well on to my next design. I will be making a Jack Skellington I pod cozy soon.  I'm off for some more knitting.

Back From Vacation

Our first stop on vacation was to Graceland. On this tour we were able to see his home, the building that holds all his automobiles, his awards, and his airplanes. After seeing all his amazing things I was all shook up :)

There is light at the end of the tunnel. We went on a train ride through the Ozarks in Missouri. It was beautiful.You could see the sky in this train car, it was really cool.

Then we went on a horse trail through the Ozarks. It is so beautiful it makes me want to move there.

Then we went to Silver Dollar City. We hiked down into a cave. This cave was so big they had 5 hot air balloons in it to celebrate something, that I can't remember what because I was at the last person at the end of the tour. It was hard to hear.

This ride was really cold. I think it was 60 degrees outside and we got wet. Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. There was this roller coaster that was there. It was the scariest ride ever. I'm sorry I don't have a photo of it. It was on a side of a mountain, so you felt like you were higher than you really were. I was so scared I couldn't stop laughing, people thought I was crazy.

We also enjoyed a game of putt putt. Austin on the left got a whole in one.

Then we went to Gatlinburg. There we went hiking, we saw 3 bear cubs on our hike. We weren't that close so you couldn't see them in the photo. It was a good hike. I didn't have any problems because I was wearing the most comfortable shoes ever. Made by Merrell.

I actually woke up early one morning at caught the sun rise. It was really beautiful.

Here is the photo of the most comfortable shoes ever. Also of Cades Cove. It is a beautiful dive, just outside of Gatlinburg. Some of the trees started changing colors.

This is the scariest hunted house I have ever been to. It is located behind the ski lifts downtown Gatlinburg.

The highlight of my trip was going to Spinnery in Gatlinburg. It is a cute store that has yarn, yarn, yarn, also weaving tools, spinning tools and fiber, books. I haven't been to a store like this one in a long time. They don't have many stores like this one in Orlando.

While on my trip, I finished my weaving project. Well, It was a tad too short to make a shawl, so I stitched it together to make a cute bag. I love how colorful it is.

I had a lot of time riding in the car. However, I wasted no time. I came up with this cute pumpkin bracelet. The pattern will be available in ETSY hopefully tonight. On my trip I looked for yarn stores everywhere. I was very lucky to find one. It made me want to write a book called "Where are all the LYS??!! "

I had a great time on my trip with Barry(my husband), the kids (Austin and Aidan), and my Inlaws Barry and Linda. Many wonderful memories. Thank you.

A Peace Bracelet

It is finished. This is the lastest edition to my design collection. I just have to type out the pattern an get a copy right on it and it is done. These bracelets are so much fun to design. I will be on vacation next week and I hope to get more designs finished. I should have my weaving project finished tonight so that I can take it with me. If I do finish it I will post a picture.

My shawl or wrap

I've been working on my shawl/ wrap for the last couple off days. I want to finish it before I go on vacation. We are going to Branson, Missouri. I hope to find some local yarn stores along the way. If you know of any please let me know. I will be coming from Orlando, Florida. I have been working on my latest design. It is a peace symbol bracelet. It will be ready before I go on vacation I hope. I will be working on several others while on vacation because it will be a long drive and I won't have to drive. I will also be homeschooling Austin while we are in the van. If you have any interesting ideas for things to do on the trip I would love to hear them. Well I better go I have some weaving to get done. Only 50 more inches to go.

Pink Ribbon

My friend Christy Wurzbach is a 34 year old breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed at the age of 33, and thankfully found an amazing group of young woman to help her through the scariest time of her life. The young survivor coalition is a group of women in their teens, twenties, and thirties dealing with breast cancer. Please help her support this wonderful organization so it can thrive and continue helping woman who literally don't know where to turn. And let's get rid of this disease before all the boobies are gone!!!

Her website is www.active.com/donate/run4survivalnyc08/christywurzbach

If you purchase the Pink Ribbon pattern on my etsy site You will be donating to this cause.
Please help her in her quest to run a marathon for something that is dear to her heart.

New Bracelet Patterns

Well here are 2 more designs I have made. This one I will sell the pattern and donate the money to the charity my friend is going to run the New York marathon for. She is going to email me the details. I want to help her raise money so she can run. She is a breast cancer survivor and I can't run with her, so I thought this was the next best thing that I could do. Everything will be up on my etsy site in about 3 days. This project took me 1 1/2 days at work to make.

I made this Israeli flag to show my support for the Jewish people. I will also be donating money to Ezra International. They help Jewish people all over the world financially so that they can make their way back home to Israel. Their web site is http://www.ezrausa.org/ They do amazing work. Check them out.I have woven about 40 inches so far. I started weaving with this yarn with puff balls on it. I like it. It is also fun to weave with. Well I am off to making more bracelets.