This & That

26 08 2006

Only odds and ends to report today – no productive stamping…sorry :(

I went to Graceland (Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis) with my Mom on Thursday.

It was pretty fun. I’ve never been, which is a sin if you live in West TN. Elvis had some awesome 70’s style. I thought it was cool, but I can see now why everyone is like, “Elvis’s house is SO tacky!” Well they left it the way it was when he died. And that was what was “in” then. I thought it was a great preservation of the period style. He had a TV in every room! even the dining room. We got to see some of his psychadellic jumpsuits – I was like “I wonder if that smell is Elvis’s BO?” So, if you are ever in Memphis, don’t miss Graceland! haha

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When we went to Memphis Thursday I got to go to a REAL yarn store. Yarniverse is awesome…I think I petted every skein in the whole place. I bought some yarn and here’s what I’ve got so far:

Here’s my current crafty project. It’s a purse – more of a rectangle right now. I’m knitting it with Cascade 220. It will be felted and I’m planning to make the straps longer than what the pattern calls for.

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We also went to an AWESOME stamping/scrapbook store in Memphis called Eclectica. Here’s the only thing I got. Man, I was good!

Elsie is my fav paper scrapper. Her book has 52 challenges. I’m thinking of doing all the challenges and making a special blog about it. hmmmm…. that sounds like a lot of work – especially for a nursing student taking 21 hours this semester. Maybe if I cut out studying….ok I’ll keep ya posted.





My 4th of July goings on.

5 07 2006

^Here’s my contribution to my family’s 4th cookout. It’s a mini cupcake rendition of Old Glory…in all it’s…ummm…glory! (sorry i couldn’t resist!)

After the festivities:

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I’ve been knitting lately as well….here’s a day in the life of my most recent WIP (work in progress). It’s another felted clutch like the one I made a while back.

^ We started the day with a visit to my brother and his wife’s apartment.

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^ A Quick ride in my Mom’s car. WIP pictured above with seat belt secured (safety first).

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^ My bro’s house is coming along quite nicely. WIP is jealous of the huge 2.5 car garage.

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^ Lunch at Wendy’s.

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^ We soaked up some direct TV at my Mom’s house. Of course WIP hogged the remote. WIP can’t get enough Animal Planet…go figure.

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^ The banquet at my aunt’s house. Is your mouth watering??? Oh it was delicious! WIP skipped seconds due to a recent elevated LDL cholesterol reading, but I saw WIP sneaking extra potato salad afterwards when everyone was digesting by the pool…tsk tsk

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^ WIP relaxing on a raft in the pool.

After the cookout we came back home and did some studying. Sorry no pics…that would be ridiculous to take a pic of “studying in action.”





I’m learning!

9 06 2006

So here is my second digiscrap page. I think it looks pretty good. I'm learning more and more about PSE 4.0. It's so fun to use!