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January 17th, 2009

01:41 pm Submission applications for Fanart/craft gallery and other programming Yup! That link is where you can submit presentations, tutorials, or your wonderful talented work for the FA\crafts room. However, submissions close at the end of the month so please make sure you get your ideas for exhibits submitted before the deadline! The work itself does not have to be completed till the conference but we need to know you wish to provide an exhibit! You know you want to! :) Anything you could do to get the word out would be much appreciated as well Happy creating! Current Mood: busy Tags: crafts, fanart, gallery, leaky con, programming

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December 24th, 2008

07:15 am - *dashes up the stairs* Have been spending the last week and a half working and getting together several projects.  A friend asked me to make a baby blanket for their grandson - Yellow border, Dark blue center and athe word NAVY in yellow in the center.  The mom was in the Navy and the dad still is.  Graphed out a project for my walking partner's grandson and up to 130 mini cauldrons for the OKC Yule Ball.  Joe and I have also been fighting colds and trying to avoid the 'he gave it to me/igave it to him/he gave.." merrygoround.  So for so good but it did halt the walking for a bit and with the cold temps and the holidays, Maria and I put are taking a few weeks off till after New Years.  Going to see what the temps do after the holidays to figure when we can start back up again. Managed to actually get some cards mailed out this year, first year I have in a few. AND, for the first time since we moved here, Joe has enough days off that we can actually do something for the holidays and so when I get off work today, we're heading to Bucyrus Ohio to visit his mom and siblings (4 out fo 5, #5 lives in Lubbock, TX) for Christmas.  While I've been able to go back and see my mom (and dad before he died) since we've moved to Oklahoma, Joe hasn't been able to and hasn't seen his mom since our wedding 6 1/2 years ago.  So off we go.  14.5 hour drive should arrive early morning tomorrow.  Plans are for everyone to gather at one of his brothers for Christmas dinner.  Managed to find some small gifts for his siblings and their spouses to take with us and last night finished an afghan for his mother (did I mention I didn't hink of doing it till after we decided for sure we were going this Saturday???)  Since mom doesn't even have a computer, I'll probably be offline till we get back sometime Sunday unless I can pick up wireless somewhere.  So.... From Joe and I, we wish you the most wonderful Christmas/Yule and until then, perhaps I should light the tree so you can enjoy that while I'm gone???   MERRY CHRISTMAS! Current Mood: busy Tags: christmas, crafts, crochet, family, friends, mom cochran, ohio, travelling, walking

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December 18th, 2008

06:14 pm best meme ever. gacked from morlockiness  I will crochet for the first five people who comment with their request. Simple items only. *well, as simple or detailed as i choose to make them* The catch is that you must put this up in your journal as well. If you absolutely do not crochet,  draw, write something, make an icon, etc. Tags: crafts, crochet, friends, fun, meme

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December 5th, 2008

04:38 pm - Catching up with things... Well I've been meaning to post all this and planned last Friday to update but my internet went down and couldn't be fixed till Monday night.  But finally, here it is. Firstly, I had promised some photos of awesome squeemail received and here they are. From jennbrad52 , the most wonderfully warm and comfy pair of crocheted Maryjane slippers which I wear all the time at home. The same day, I also received a package from scowling_hermit that contained the gorgeous painting she did of a water dragon (my own Nessie picture :) ) and the awesome Halloween banner. Also, hardhatcat and I did a personal Twilight Trade and her package arrived full of fabulous goodies   A paperpieced Twilight Bag, Twi stationary, Twi Journal all made by her.  Bookmarks, stickers and some LaPush beach fabric.  An Australia pencil set as well as Liquorice Bullets (mmmmmmm  and think chocolate Good & Plenty!), Allsorts (which can be gotten in the US just not where I live) and Tim Tams and yes, I've done my first Tim Tam Slam.  Oh and ofenjen ?  The new Target in Ft. Smith does not have TimTams :(   She also included a book of dog sweater patterns with a cute set of knitting needles (little dogs on top) Thank you all for the wonderful squeeness!!! I've been getting some crochet done...  107 of 200 mini cauldrons done for the OKC Yule Ball... here's 50 of them A Molly Sweater that Accio_lily on Leaky Cauldron has been waiting for for months! Several 12" blocks in a CAL I'm in on Ravelry that will become an afghan for my bedroom and a Team Edward Tote that is the prize for the newest twilight_crafts  challenge And my squeemail this wee was my copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard that I won on friday (just before the internet died) at Hogshead.org!.  However, I have yet to read it as dear hubby grabbed it last night and hasn't finished yet. Tonight we're going out.  The place we went to on Halloween has the same group coming back for "Celtic Christmas Night' and we're going to it for a while.  Weekend is mostly just relaxing at home and crafting.  Also spent time updateing my pages on Ravelry, Cut Out and Keep and Deviant Art as well as MyCraftivity.com  I was rather excited when my internet came back on to see that one of my projecs on Cut Out and Keep is in the top 20!  Which is my pizza recipe that I've made since my kids were in school and they love. Currently been catching up on getting some Molly Sleeves made for other Mollys that are being waited on and the mini cauldrons as well as the other pieces for Mollys.   Also, mailed out my cards for hardhatcat 's recipe swap this morning at the post office. Still have to up date on the Metallica concert that was just fantastic!  But now its time to get ready to go out. Current Location: home Current Mood: cold Tags: beedle the bard, books, cal, co&k, crafts, crochet, deviantart, hardhatcat, harry potter, hogshead.org, jennbrad52, metallica, molly sweaters, music, mycraftivity, pizza, ravelry, recipe, scowling_hermit, squee, squeemail, swaps, twilight, twilight crafts

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November 20th, 2008

11:29 am - Aussie Squee Mail!!!! Yes, hardhatcat  -- it arrived this morning SQUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEE Everything is fantastic and worth waiting for!!!!  Pictures later (ignore fact liquorice bullets bag ripped open *shifty eyes*)  HUGS and thankyouthankyouthankyou Current Mood: ecstatic Tags: crafts, hardhatcat, knitting, liquorice, squeemail, timtams, twilight

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November 10th, 2008

05:33 pm - Twilight SqueeMail from ... cauldroncakebkr !!!  As promised in an earlier post... Now that everyone's received theirs! ( Alice would have even bet on this one! ) Thanks SOOO much :D Got some fabulous squee mail over the past week from jennbrad52  and scowling_hermit .  Soon as I get pictures taken and uploaded I'll post those too :D Current Mood: cold Tags: cauldroncakebkr, crafts, squeemail, twilight, vampires

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November 3rd, 2008

06:09 pm - Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Come one! Come all! Check out the latest craft along from the Crafty Witches here Almost anyone who has ever visited Leaky Lounge knows of DorisTLC. Leaky's very own Project Manager, she is known far and wide as one of the most helpful, generous, and all-around nicest people you can ever have the pleasure of knowing. *bows to DorisTLC* DorisTLC lost all of her material belongings in Hurricane Ike this year. (*shakes fist at Ike*) Her spirit, though, remained strong, and even in the midst of her own personal tragedy she was giving to others by finding volunteers to donate time and school supplies to Operation C.R.A.Y.O.N.. (How awesome is that?) Because of this, the Crafty Witches have decided to dedicate the November Craft-Along to Doris. (And she can't stop us.) It will be called Craft a Christmas Ornament for Doris TLC, launches today and all ornaments will need to be received by December 1st. A shipping address will be announced as soon as possible. Which tutorials will we be using? What supplies are needed? That is up to you! Print off a picture and decoupage it onto an ornament, make a stuffed snitch out of felt, knit a mini-Weasley sweater - whatever tickles your fancy! (Ahem…wait! *glowers suspiciously* Are there no crochet tutorials? *goes back to making knitting conspiracy theories*) As always, the Crafty Witches will have their wands at the ready should you need help, and discussion threads are set up here for picture posting, questions, and general merriment. The holidays, remember, are supposed to be about giving after all. And with someone as giving and generous as DorisTLC, how could we not? We hope to see you there - Happy Crafting!! Make an ornament and help a friend at the same time! This Cauldron has a hole it it! It's where the news love leaks out Current Mood: excited Tags: christmas. ornaments, craft along, crafts, doristlc, leaky cauldron, november 2008

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October 22nd, 2008

04:48 pm - The latest.... I have spent the past few afternoons listening to this........ It seems the city needs to replace its very old waterlines with pvc lines and they've reached the area around our house.  So its a big cat with jackhammer going, small cat moving debris and digging and just loads of noise. I've been distracting myself today working on a 'sekkrit project' for someone with a special event coming up.  Started it at the doctor's office last week waiting on the doctor to come in after the nurse took out the stitches And right now its here:  But I'm stll working on it tonight. Did get another Molly done and delivered to Chrissie just in time for the Wrock cruise she's going on.  Have a great time Chrissie! Right now, the sky ahs darkened and the wind picked up a bit earlier with the temperatures dropping a bit but none of the rain they said we might get today.  But still nice weather to snuggle up with some crochet. Okay, just to make a liar out of me, I no sooner typed the period for the preceding sentence when the rain started.  :D Current Location: home Current Mood: creative Tags: afghan, crafts, crochet, molly, molly sweaters, sekkrit project, weasley

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October 18th, 2008

07:16 pm - Crafty Update - Picspam once again Ok, so the last time I updated you on my Molly Sweater progress was here. Since then, alot of those parts have now become these which have now found homes with i_bleed_magenta ,jem_endured_fit , annamhudson , Lizzie, Melissa, Cnprpl and Shawna at Leaky Cauldron as well as sue_tlc , mjfutureweasley ( Lottsa Mollys ) However, my craFting these past months did not stop there. I made the atc's and owls below for some swaps at Terminus, the tshirts for the DRAGONs team (Leaky Con 09 Informal Programming Team) to wear at Terminus as well as a crown for our Queen Dragon :), gifts for friends and fiends that I looked forward to spending time with while there (and did :D ). ( Crafty Crafts ) Made myself a shawl to wear to the ball at Terminus and then made shawls for hp5freak and her mom, lindal_2007 ( Shawls, shawls shawls ) There was a wedding at Terminus and I wanted to make a small something for the couple... this afghan ( wedding gift ) And along with an apron above, made this for a Twilight swap with Cat ( Team Edward ) Current Mood: cheerful Tags: atc's, crafts, crochet, harry potter, leaky cauldron, molly sweaters, molly weasley, mollys, sewing, stenciling, terminus, twilight

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October 17th, 2008

08:23 pm - Squee Mail Pic Spam So ever since I returned from Terminus, 'Real Life' kicked in high and I've either been running like mad or laid up unable to do anything.  So it was, I've not been able to share some wonderful squee mail and goodies I've received over the past few weeks. First off the lovely jennbrad52  spoiled me bigtime for my birthday with a lovely hand sewn crochet hook roll that is absolutely perfect for my light up hooks, a crocheted tribble, eyeball, bat, coffee cup holder, water bottle holder, a Twilight 'vampire in training' bookmark and dragon key ring. ( SuperJenn strikes another victory ) Not to be outdone, The Princess aka hp5freak spoiled me with some yarns for my stash including awesome Glow in the Dark yarn and some hard to find rust I need for an afghan I designed. ( Hail to the Princess ) I was totally surprised when this package from calypsobard  arrived with a pair of Tudor Rose dishclothes (tho they are too pretty for that and have become coasters for me, one at work and one by my computer/craft area) a crocheted snitch bookmark and fantastic handmade card! ( Tudor Roses ) I really really think I came out ahead in this trade with annamhudson  for one of my Molly sweaters.  In return I received a beautiful dragon wall hanging, cards with drawings of Bella's Old Truck, a crochet hook roll (yes I do have enough hooks to fill both of them :D ) and a weighted bag to keep on the arm of the chair and hold supplies. ( Goodies galore from Anna ) quietish  has been knitting goodies for the Crafty Witches and I received this just in time for Terminus :) ( Rosemary Knits Hufflepuff ) Once again, a trade for a Molly resulted in something awesome as I received these beautiful Molly & Arthur ponies from the talented and wonderful scowling_hermit  ( The Weasley Ponies ) And while I got them at Terminus and not as mail, these are definitely to be squeed over.  hp5freak  started the afghan on her way to Terminus and finished it up the second day there at the HP Crafter's Meetup and it's mine!!!  gray_overcast  made the lovely Hufflepuff Lightening Bolt Scarf and gifted me with it!   ( Terminus goodies ) And one final surprise was in a package for the HP Yahoo Terminus swap I 'organized'  One of the swappers added this beautiful 'Lily" pin as a thank you for my work on the swap ( Lily ) Hey I said it was Picspam :D Current Mood: tired Tags: birthday, crafts, friends, molly sweaters, squeemail, terminus

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August 17th, 2008

06:35 pm - Terminus PIc Spam = Wonderful Memories ( I can haz picspam nao ) Current Location: home Current Mood: sick Tags: alabastard, alabastardragon, chicago, crafts, crochet, eileen, family, friends, hp5freak, jonathan, linda_l, lizzie, melissa, molly sweaters, molly weasley, mom, shivadiva, stupid_drawings, suetlc, terminus, the leaky cauldron

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July 20th, 2008

09:53 am - Crochet Community Pimping Post Just to let you know that calypsobard and I have created a new community here on LJ.  cathrose_cal  Which is a crochet along for the Cathedral Rose Window Afghan! Hope you'll join us :) Current Location: home Current Mood: productive Tags: cal, calypsobard, cathederal rose window cal, crafts, crochet, ravelry

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June 30th, 2008

08:58 pm - Crocheted Original Team Edward Tote Finally I can post the finished product as jennbrad52 finally received her package today Current Location: home Current Mood: sore Tags: crafts, crochet, jennbrad52, team edward, twilight

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June 9th, 2008

01:50 pm - Crochet Updates - Mollys and Block A Month! ( Crochet Pic Spam ) Current Location: home out of the rain Current Mood: accomplished Tags: 2008 block a month, ariel, crafts, crochet, harry potter, molly sweaters, molly weasley, molly weasley sweaters, mollys, ravelry, scowling hermit, sociallyawkrd

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May 23rd, 2008

02:38 pm - The Molly Addict Maker is Vindicated Ok as ofenjen and jennbrad52  have already posted, the Leaky Cauldron Crafty Witches got together to do a thank you package for JKR when the last book came out.  My craft of choice  (ok I know you've guessed but humor me!) was A Molly Sweater for her.  ( Warning be prepared to squee ) Current Location: 10 feet off the ground! Current Mood: ecstatic Tags: crafts, crochet, harry potter, jkr, jo rowling, molly sweater, molly sweaters, squee mail

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May 21st, 2008

06:06 pm - We interrupt this Week in the Life of... .... To bring you an update on Molly Sweaters :D Yes, I was working on them when I was gone and we went from ( Molly Pic Spam ) We now return you to our regularly catching up Week in the Life........ :D  Current Location: home with yet more catching up to do Current Mood: busy Current Music: OotP dvd Tags: costumes, crafts, crochet, molly, molly sweaters, molly weasley, molly weasley sweaters

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May 9th, 2008

11:48 am - Molly Sweaters Progress Updates Well, I posted after I finished the Malfoy Manor afghan that it was on to Molly Sweaters for all of you who have been patiently waiting.  And, though I wasn't able to work on them for a few weeks in March thanks to working for a church, husband a pastor and an early Easter, I have been otherwise. So......... here's where they are now. 21 pairs of Molly sleeves ( Invasion of Molly Sweaters ) So as you can see, they are on their way and I've got them with me to work on while at Mom's ! Current Location: office but only for a bit Current Mood: bouncy Tags: crafts, crochet, molly sweaters, molly weasley

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May 3rd, 2008

07:34 pm - So lately......... ..........  It's been a week of chasing after checks, preparing for trip next week, and a bit of crafting. ( Check check who's got the check? ) ( Crafty Sunflowers ) ( So much for a routine maintenance..... ) ( Squeemail ) Current Location: home Current Mood: busy Tags: annamhudson, crafts, friends, fyrestar1, harry potter, headpiece, jules, luna, mousie, ofenjen, quietish, renfaire, sims, squeemail

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March 29th, 2008

12:02 pm - HPC Shrinking Solution Challenge Ok whenever HP Crafts on Yahoo posts a challenge, I never ever have any ideas for what to make -- until this week when ofenjen posted the newest challenge.  You've accidently dropped your favorite item in a batch of shrinking solution.  I no sooner read that when my mind started screaming out an idea and so a Thursday night trip to Hobby Lobby for the right yarn and a bit of plotting, planning, guessing, crocheting, frogging later I have posted my entry on the group site! So below is my post to the group describing my entry and the entry :D ( Dare you open the red envelope? ) Current Location: home Current Mood: creative Tags: challenge entry, crafts, crochet, hpc yahoo, mini molly, mini molly sweater, molly weasley, molly weasley sweater, weasley

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February 22nd, 2008

10:38 pm - If you're going to Terminus 2008... .. and love crafting as much as you love Harry Potter, check out this post at HP Crafters @ Conferences and Events! Current Location: home Current Mood: cold Tags: crafts, friends, fun, harry potter, meet ups, terminus

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