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Great idea, Betty! ...for a thread I mean.

Omg! Those pin cushions are so cute!

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aww!!! that's adorable!

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bipolarbetty wrote:

beth063 wrote:Great idea, Betty! ...for a thread I mean.

Omg! Those pin cushions are so cute!

LOL... I made a cow hat,and boom ya show up! Coool!

By the way...post your hand blown glass bead pics here too...pwwweeeease!

hehe. Leave it to me to just pop in when you least expect it. :P

I will. I just opened up my photobucket, but got a cannot find server thingie. And I really should be on my way out to the barn....but hang on, let me refresh and see if that page works.

It worked..yay!

Do you sell your hats anywhere, Betty? If not, you should! They're really cute!

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Computer problems first thing in the am ...grrr..

But here's one pic of all of the beads I've made so far. Unfortunately, nothing new since I posted this over on deedle's art thread...although I'm hoping to find time this winter to sit and make more. A couple are missing; a bird bead, lady bug bead, and some green ones that I have on a dress.

hmm..thought that pic was bigger than that. The beads are bigger than they look here. They're not seed beads.

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Some different views. They're approx. .5 in. each in diam.

Gotta go!! bbl though.

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bipolarbetty wrote:

this is soooooo adorable!!! i want one :O) where can i buy that hat? ;)

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i think i'd probably try to eat the pin cushions...you better keep those...

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lol @ diet strategy...maybe try carrots??

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Sweet thread Betty! I love this hat! OMG love love love it! I WANT this hat!

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Hey betty does digital design (digitaly made photographs, website), photography and ukranian easter eggs count? :)

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Cool Thread Betty!!

This is something I haven't done in a while. But I have so many cousins who had babies and then even some second cousins.

So for Baby showers. I would always knit a baby blanket for the crib. A pair of booties and a little sweater.

Once I learned as a teen I just kept going.

But once the babies stopped . I seem to have stopped.

I have to get back into it though. I was pretty good at it.

And when I would shop for the yarn ..I would just go nuts. All the different colors and types of yarn. Beautiful

It's not as hard as people think to knit.

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bipolarbetty wrote:Here are some CRAZY hats I made yesterday, and the cow one I made each stitch by hand, my sewing machine broke, arrrrg!.

those hats are cool i want them good work Betty

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I also tired to crochet an afghan. It's a bit more involved. At least it was for me. But you can make such beautiful patterns doing it.

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Betty you are the Martha Stewart of Sing Snap.. I think Trevor should let you set up a little store on here.

If you do well you can cut him in on a few % LOL

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Bob does a lot of wood work.. He can take a piece of wood and make anything.

We needed a corner table stand to put our big screen TV on. He measured. When into his work shop.. And a few hours later he came in with a beautiful table with 2 glass shelves and the color he stained it matched perfectly.

If we would have gone out to buy it .. I am sure it would have cost at least 500 dollars. He made it from things laying around the house.

He is making a toy chest now for our friend.

This is not his.... His is much nicer LOL But it gives you an idea of what he is making

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bipolarbetty wrote:

LadyDi821 wrote:Betty you are the Martha Stewart of Sing Snap.. I think Trevor should let you set up a little store on here.

If you do well you can cut him in on a few % LOL

LOL, my husband just called me Martha Stewart like 10 minutes ago.

That's ok.. As long as you don't have her attitude just her skills LOL

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LOL I just rememberd all the crafts I made in Day Camp.. A mail box made out of popsickle sticks ... Things made with macaroni LOL.. Paper mache!! Did you do that in school?

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Oh boy sorry that is huge!!

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I tried my hand in ceramics.. I was not good at it .. I didn;t have the patience. But you can make such beautiful things if you do have the patience..

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Isn't easier to just go buy some dishes Betty at Home Goods? LOL They have really nice things there .. Even Marshalls has some pretty dishes LOL..

But It is a fun hobby if you have all the stuff in your home. I went to a class so it was a pain having to wait for the things to be finished. I think that's where my patience went down the tubes

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bipolarbetty wrote:Here is a super EASY bead craft I did a couple years back. It's a ring, and it's great for using up leftover mismatched beads, and it fits anyone. No fancy tools required. Just buy some elastic and tie a not, and put a spot of jewelers craft glue. Cheap and easy!

ANY shape beads work, round , square, oval, any old bead!

;o)

Oh pretty ring.. But how do you do anything with your nails that long? LOL.

I have a hard time putting the back of an earring on and my nails are not as long as yours.

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Macaroni Art..

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Also made with macaroni..

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Here is another thing I tried .. LOL Oh this turns out beautiful but .. Again. It can be tedious.

Needlepoint.

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Some of my hats. I have more, but can't find them at the moment. lol.

(crochet)

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Here's another one I have the picture for already on the computer. Any others I'll have to locate first, then photograph.

This one is also crochet...made from recycle saraps (ordered online from India). Beautiful yarn! I love it. But this hat didn't turn out all that great.

Me wearing it.

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I assume it's made just from cutting the saraps into strips. It comes in skeins like any other yarn. I think you could find it if you just do a google search for recycled yarn. Seems that's how I found it...but it's been awhile, so I can't remember for sure.

It's really pretty, but hard to work with. I'm hoping I'll develope a smoother method as I go.

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Some of my stained glass panels. They're all in the kitchen window.

A close up of the hummingbird one

An image I use for making greeting cards.

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Ugh. My windows are filthy! LOL

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I make wooden bead dolls. It's a take-off of a Katchina doll. Only I call my dolls Prairie Dolls. Same concept as the Katchina doll! You put the doll under your pillow at night and it helps bring you good dreams.

And here's a little one I make on a seed bead chain to wear around your neck.

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OMG...that cow hat is EXACTLY what I need for the Christmas play I'm doing with my preschoolers..only thing is..the cow is red and white...all of a sudden I wish I knew how to sew.

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Beth is another Martha Stewart .. You both should go into business on a web site.

All I can do is knitting and a bit of crochet.

Other than that in crafts I stink LOL.

I can decorate though. Should have done that for my second living. Oh well. :)

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