Happy Fall 2012!

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus

I made this card using dies from My Favorite things and Memory Box & or Poppy Stamps. I stamped the cute girl with pumpkin image and then colored it with Copic Markers then I cut her out and arranged the cut die trees, sun, leaves onto a card and added the cute My Favorite Things cute Pumpkin Girl to the card.  

Do you think the saying is backwards on the card top to bottom? well it's not..... you have to look into the inside of the card. I did a little wacky different thing with the words, I guess you can call it a play on words. LOL! Anyway I am going to add a few leaves to the inside of my card and put it up for sale. It takes me about 2 hours to make one card! but I love it. Is $6.00 to much to sell a handmade card? just wondering. This card is big 5 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Oh dear I never got around to visit my blogging buddies, I am such a bad blogger sometimes. With Facebook these day's it's just easier to pop in there a few moments here and there as time permits to see what everyone is up to. Although way less personal then a nice little blog. I will be around this time to visit everyone, I want to see what everyone is writing about in their blogs! 

 I have been doing a lot of custom Jewelry/Suncatcher orders so that keeps me busy when I am taking a lot of orders. I love it!  

Blogger is so irritating right now it keeps hovering a Go to link - change - remove box over my typing and I keep clicking it away and it comes back. This has been happening the last few times I have used the white board typing area. Can we say Frustrating and Annoying?

I had a bad week of allergies but no complaints because I have aspirin and allergy meds, it's better then getting for allergy shots weekly and monthly like I did for three years, basically that only helped a tiny bit. I am glad I stopped all that. I have and always have and still have bad earaches and feel very unsteady and sometimes dizzy but more than anything else I just feel like my Equilibrium is off. I have a appointment next Friday with the allergist and they may have to send me to an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist because they always say they cannot find the source of my inner ear pain. One Doctor did look into my eyes and said that he could tell I had Vertigo because of my pupils. He and a intern were disgussing this while looking into my pupils but I didn't understand what they meant. I was just listening as all these doctors were looking into my eyes. It was weird I have never heard of that before. 

I love this cute friends card. It was made the same way as the fall card above using the same companies products. 

Cute Fall Leaf Swarovski Crystal Suncatcher

 Cute Golden Fall Leaf Swarovski Crystal Suncatcher 

I already had this Golden Fall Leaf Suncatcher for many years but I added the top one the crystal AB one this week to my website. I love them they are my fav's. 

One last thing...flower jewelry is all the rage right now in fashion and this necklace is perfect for fall don't you think with a cute sweater, top or dress?

Wool Felt Flower Fall Bouquet Necklace 

Who would like to name my necklace? I am terrible at that kind of thing but notice that everyone does it. I just cannot think of anything today I am tired I guess. 

Happy First Day of Fall!

Beautiful Wool Felt Flower Bouquets

So this week I have been really really tired, I've had a terrible headache most days and my eyes hurt so bad, my ears hurt as well. I can't sleep and if I do it's for a few hours and then I wake up, I usually go back to sleep and I wake up because I am hot I mean really hot. I can't wait until summer is over with... kaput! finished!   

My little Edee she was sick and I had to take her to the vets and found out she has back problems. They gave her some Metacam and she is going better now. That was stressful for me because for 5 days I didn't know what was wrong if she had pain or ate something. It all started Monday Labor day weekend. By that Friday I though she is not getting better and I took her to the vet.

Yesterday while making some felt flower bouquets I cut into my finger and sliced it really good it probably could use about 5 stitches, but I didn't go to the Doctor. I have a photo of my finger on my Smart Phone I can post it over to this blog later it is pretty deep and it took all evening last night to get it to stop bleeding. 

Well after all that I did get my felt flowers done. I still have to talk about how to make these, I love them but they do take awhile to make. Only three ingredients though, Wool Felt Heirloom Quality, hot glue, or sewing needle and thread and chenille stems. 

On Sale at Fall Felt Flower Bouquet at Krystal Kat's

This is for sale on Etsy Fall Flower Bouquet with Vase

https://www.etsy.com/listing/109232057/19-whimsical-heirloom-wool-felt-fall

For Sale on Krystal Kat's

For sale on Etsy as well
https://www.etsy.com/listing/108796567/16-beautiful-colorful-whimsical-hand

For Sale at Krystal Kat's

For Sale on Etsy as well

https://www.etsy.com/listing/108794657/16-beautiful-colorful-whimsical-hand

September equinox is nine days away, and with it the end of summer equinox marks the start of fall (autumn). Also notable in September is the Jewish New Year, with Rosh Hashanah running from 16th to 18th September.

Since I love flowers so much I found some cute flower meanings I had posted them earlier this year but looked through my blog and found them and decided to post them again.

I found a list of meanings for some flowers, but daffodils were not included in the list so I did a research online for those. Daffodils are my favorite flower besides roses and Lilies. 
Narcissus - Daffodil - happiness new beginnings -Joy- 
But according to this link Daffodils meaning is chivalry
But yet again according to this page Daffodils meaning is Regard, Unrequited Love, You're the Only One. And yet more Daffodil Meanings - Eternal life. Associated with the tenth wedding anniversary. Also the birth flower for March and the national symbol of Wales.
Well my favorite flower has a lot of meanings.


~Other Flower Meanings~
Click on each flower name to view the flower

Allium - Unity - Humility - Patience (this is such an interesting flower)

 Cosmos - Harmony - Peace

Dogwood, Cornus - Durability 

Jasmine, Jasminum Grace - Elegance - Modesty

Lilac, Syringa, First Love

Lily, Lilium, birth - hope

Lily of the Valley, Convallaria, Return of Happiness - Humility

Pimpernel, anagallis -  Change

Poppy, papaveraceae, Pleasure

Rose, Rosa - Love - Simpliciy - Happiness

Violet, viola - Affection - Watchfulness - Love  

Yellow Tulip, tulipa - There is sunshine in your smile 

Birth Flower Meanings Click Here

I should be getting in the mood to bake soon but it is hot by day and cool by night. Perhaps I should bake at night. Although lately I am trying to stay away from the sugary sweets. 

Awhile back I came across a great book called Eat Clean by Tuscan Reno I have adapted much of what I have read from her book into my diet. I have to admit that it is hard to eat clean all the time, but I am committed to trying.  

I hate having my photo taken anymore because I feel so fat and so old. I would really like to look like Tuscan Reno she is the same age as I. I guess I need to get my butt in gear and work out!

  

  

Until next time take care ~Kat

San Francisco Day Trip

I took a bit of time off from blogging, things got kind of crazy and I was into so many things.... work in the kitchen, trip to San Francisco and making jewelry as well as reading a lot.

I wanted to post the photos of our trip to San Francisco, Tiburon and Half Moon Bay. It turned out to be a really foggy day. Boo! in any event Steve and I had a nice day. 

 This is our first photo we took in Tiburon in the morning of August 25 and it was cold that day. We took a few photos and left and would return later in the day on our way home to try to get a better photo of the Golden Gate Bridge. This photo was taken about 9 am.

 Cute little quaint city in the bay area is the city of Tiburon it is close to one of our favorite cities Sausalito. 

 As we're driving over the Golden Gate Bridge heading north.  

 Near Half Moon Bay Point Montara Lighthouse.

 Taking a walk around the beach looking into caves and enjoying the scenery.

 In the city of San Francisco

 Famous Photos of the Painted Ladies Victorian Houses in San Francisco  

 Another view

 Heading home we stop to photograph a view of the Bay.

 A view of the Golden Gate as we just crossed it heading south, this is a north view though.

Back in Tiburon seeing if we can get a better view of the Golden Gate, nope and it is nearly 5 PM. As you can see from the 9 am photo to this one is barely a difference. Normally on a clear day you will get a fantastic photo and view of the bridge. Oh well there is another time to go take more photos for my albums especially since we live so close.

Check out this link for some new jewelry for fall and well anytime of the year. Here is the link to my last post where I have posted photos of the crochet cuff bracelets and crochet earrings and a crystal angel suncatcher.

Have a wonderful September!

~Kat  

Crochet Bracelets, Earrings

Part of my purpose for having this blog is a place to display my hand crafts and photos which are two of my favorite hobbies. 

Today I wanted to post some handmade jewelry I have been working on these past weeks, well mostly the past week. Check out this link for my hand stamped Jewelry. 

Crochet Cuff Bracelets, Hand Stamped Jewelry and Earrings and a new Crystal Angel Suncatcher to add to my crystal angel collection.

  This is only partial view but you can see it completely here. 

Here are the interesting and cute crochet cuffs, The cuffs are crocheted with three strands of thread at once which makes it nice and thick.

 This button is not my cup of tea, but my daughter loves these skulls and tattoo's! I am not a  fan of tattoo's on females. You can find these for sale @ my Etsy Shop for $12.75  This one is cute for Fall don't you think? it's peach, light orange and black.

 Garden theme crochet cuff with silver button, colors in the cuff are light orange, peach, pink, violet, green and brown. You can find it @ my Etsy Shop here for $13.75 

 This one has nice picot edging and a pretty silver Victorian Lady Silver Button, the cuff is pinks, violets, green, peach. You can find it @ my Etsy Shop here. It is $14.75

 Fall Garden Cluster Earrings, these are $13.00 it's hard to photograph these.

 Fall Garden Clusters 2 $13.00

Aren't these cute crochet rings which I turned into earrings. I have only made 3 pairs so far, and have only two pair photographed.

Cute Crochet Rings

 I love this color of blue so bright and pretty crochet ring earrings $10.25

Green Crochet Earrings - Love this green and so popular right now $10.25

Violet girls always love this color $10.25

Hot Pink always a great color $10.25

Soft Pink, my favorite as well as the blue and the green...but I like all colors $10.25

Crochet Black Cat Earrings $10.25

Orange Crochet Earrings...perfect for fall $10.25

All Earrings shown hang about 2". 

If you are interested in any of my Jewelry you can send me an email here.