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Hi all... hope you're having a good week so far. It is very hot and muggy here in AZ, so I'm just doing my best to try and stay cool. Been doing alot of sewing ... figured out how to make a zippered pouch... zippers are easier than I thought! I am taking my first sewing class this afternoon at my local Jo-Ann store. It is the beginner class, but hope to learn some new stuff. Then in a couple of weeks I will take the 201 class in which we will be making a jacket.

I will be working on Debi Y.'s tote this week... I picked out some really cute fabric Debi, I hope you will like it!

Here are some more pictures of the new kittens. They are growing by leaps and bounds:

They love hanging out in the craft room with me, and their favorite place to sleep is on top of the printer. They get a birds eye view of the front yard, although they're sleeping most of the time that they're up there! Our other cats are getting along with them just fine, thank goodness. It is alot of fun having these 3 crazy kittens around.

That's it for me for now.

And the Giveaway Winner is.....

It's time to announce the winner of my 100th Post Giveaway. Here was the process of picking the winner - first I typed up all the names:

Mr. S. helped out by putting all the names in one of his Arizona Cardinals hats:

Then he shook them all around and drew this name:

Congratulations to DEBI Y.  ... you are the winner!!! Debi, you said you would like a tote bag, so just send me an e-mail at azbelle3@yahoo.com letting me know if you want the black initial bag or a reversible bag. If you want the reversible bag, let me know some of your favorite colors and I will try to oblige!

Thanks to everyone who entered...  if you didn't win this time around, have no fear... I am always doing giveaways. I am almost up to 50 followers, so maybe when I hit that number I will do another one.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Last Day to Enter my Giveaway

Don't forget that you have until midnight tonight to enter my giveaway. I'll draw the winner tomorrow.

100th Post Giveaway.... Finally!

I know I promised a Giveaway for my 100th post ... and that was a few posts ago! I've been trying to think up something fun and clever but I got nuthin'! So here's the deal - just follow the easy Giveaway Rules below and enter to win. What can you win you ask? Well, how about the winner gets to choose from one of the following items you've seen me post about on my blog:

• Placemat Purse
• Tote Bag (it can be a black canvas tote with your initial like the one I made Becky or a reversible tote that I make for you, your choice)
• Crochet Hook Case
• Knitting Needle Case
• Fabric Covered Mouse Pad

Here are the Giveaway Rules:

1.  You must be a follower of this blog to enter.
2.  Leave a comment on this post telling me that you'd like to enter the giveaway and what you'd like to win.
3.  Deadline to enter is by midnight this Friday, July 23, 2010.

That's it.... easy peasy!  If you'd like to post about this Giveaway on your own blog, feel free .....  the more the merrier.  I'll either use a number generator or pick the name out of a hat to pick the winner (depends on how many entries I get).

Good luck to all.

If You're Happy and You Know It...

make a Happiness Board! I was inspired by this post today over at The Crafting Chicks blog. What a great idea to make something that reminds you of those things that make you the happiest every time you look at it.

Here's mine, posted up in my craft room so I can see it all the time:

I simply covered a piece of cork tile with fabric (a fat quarter fit perfectly) and then added photos of loved ones, the pink "S" that always makes me smile, my business card, and some things to remind me of my travels to the Philippines and Hawaii. I then found a quote I liked about happiness and put it right in the middle of the board.

I know I'll continue to add to this as I come across more things that make me happy!  I hope you take a minute today to think about those things that make you happiest... I'm sure it will make you smile.

A Lovely Gift

My neighbor came over yesterday bearing a lovely gift for me. Take a look:

Isn't this a beautiful sweater?? She knit it for me using my favorite yarn, Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn. The size is perfect too. Now I can't wait for the cooler weather so that I can wear it. Don't you just love getting unexpected gifts? It sure made my day.

The Reason I'm Not Crocheting as Much Right Now...

Well, actually, there are three reasons:

and their names are Ellie, Sammi and Cleo! Yes, believe it or not we adopted three kittens from a rescue shelter. That brings our total number of cats to 6. I know, I know, we have officially become Crazy Cat People. We just couldn't help ourselves, I mean, look at them.... are they cute or what???

Ellie and Sammi are sisters, and Cleo was in the same foster home with them and had bonded with them, so we couldn't very well not take her now could we??

I've never had children, but I think having 3 kittens in the house has got to be similar to having kids. They get into everything, are constantly hungry, squabble with each other, and are complete angels when they're asleep!

The only time I can crochet is when they are all asleep at the same time! I can get more sewing done because they don't mess with the sewing machine. They like to hang out in the craft room with me and will usually just fall asleep while I'm sewing.

So now you know why you haven't seen much crocheting from me lately. I did manage to make a couple more of the cup cozies.

There was a third one, but I gave it to my neighbor and didn't get a chance to take a photo of it. Speaking of my neighbor, she sold 4 of the placemat purses for me ... yay! I'm so excited to have sold something... not so much for the money, but for the fact that it lets me know people like what I'm making, and will actually pay money for it!

I need to go get dinner in the crockpot, clean up the house and do some laundry. Hope you have a great day.