Its easy being green!

I am in a green mood these days it seems. I have just been drawn to green fabrics. I'm sure it has to do with St. Patricks Day being one of my favorite holidays, or maybe I am just missing green with all this snow!

~~we got another 8 or 9 inches today!~~

This lil gal is made with a pattern from Bowls n Annies and is now up on etsy.

http://angiesraggedypatch.etsy.com/ As always free US shipping is inlcuded in the price.

I'm part of the Out of the Box Treasury!

I was blessed to be added to a new Valentines Treasury from the great Etsy team with Out of the Box. You can find some cute, adorable and yummy goodies for youre Valentine here
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=111531

If youd like to be part of the Out of the Box sampler, stop on over and see what its about at

http://www.outoftheboxsampler.com This is SUCH a great group!

fun fun fun!

Lookin for some Luck o the Irish?

This pattern is one of the first I ever did. Its a cutie by Denni of Denni Doodles. It actually came to me in a smaller version that it was supposed to, so Denni told me to keep it and she sent me the big girl version as well.(this was one fo her first epatterns!) I have made several of these about 8x8 dolls and loved making everyone, sooooo when I came acorss this pattern the other dya, I knew I HAD to make another one , this time in green!

I have just added "Luck" to etsy and my website, but if you go to etsy, you get free US shipping!

She will be perfect to tuck in somewhere or even better, give her as a gift!

see her at

http://angiesraggedypatch.etsy.com

orrrrr

http://www.angiesraggedypatch.com

FREE PATTERN!!!!

Look at this isnt it too sweet, or should I say shweet? My good friend Sandi has donated this pattern to help those of us in the middle of the hum drums of winter!
Think of all the possiblities for this, from the patriotic to flowers, go prim or not prim, or even extreme prim and all for
FREE!
Stop by and get your free download today!
http://www.kissmycrafts.blogspot.com

Happy Groundhog Day!

I hope that there is noooooooo mor winter, but some how with the nice freezing rain/mist we had this morning, I think we are in for a bit more!

Either way~ I hope you all have a wonderful crafting day!!!

I have been busy adding some new spring items to etsy

come on over and take a peek. All listed with FREE shipping inside the US!

http://angiesraggedypatch.etsy.com

One of my favorite things...

I know its not prim, but I absolutely love this! I am not even sure what you call it, a vase maybe, or possibly a planter. I found it in the bottom of a box that I bought at an auction and just could not part with it.

The gold colors kinda work with my prims lol

Our local paper is doing its bridal issue and listed some wedding traditions and where they may have come from . I thought my little bride fit right in! Here are a few of my favorites...

*Bridesmaids dressed like the bride and groomsmen dressed like the groom to confuse evil spirits that might want to harm the couple.

*Brides wear white because it was the color of joy.

* The groom and groomsmen wear a flower that coordinates with the brides bouquet because in medieval times, a knight would wear his lady's colors into battle as part of his mission to win her love. {{sigh!}}

*Ancient Egyptians believed that the vein in the third finger of the left hand ran directly to the heart, that's why couples wear the bands on that finger.

* Many couples greet each guest in a line because it was thought that touching the bride and groom would bring good luck, as they were believed to be blessed by the gods.

*The Romans are credited with giving us the wedding cake because ancient brides had a thin layer of cake broken over their heads to ensure fertility.

* The groom carries the bride over the threshold because it was bad luck for a bride to trip when entering their new home.

The Doctor is in... again!

YEP! I am sooooo lucky! (thats heavy sarcasm!)
The 10 year old started running a fever of 100 last night. Thats really not bad for her, she runs a little high anyway, but today its up to 101.6 and Tylenol is just not doing the trick. Shes been known to hit 105, so its back to the doctor we go again.
I may just need to get my own chair, as much time as I have been there, and will be there with the elbow issue.
ahhhhh the joys of Motherhood!
at least no one is throwing up or bleeding
and it does give me extra time to read while were in the waiting room.
I'm guessing strep throat .... ugh!
*THANK GOD FOR INSURANCE!*
~~~~~SOLD THANK YOU!~~~~
I did manage to get some sewin done(in between watching GIJOES cartoons and Glee with the sick one.... yes, shes into GI Joes LOL, she loves comic books and will watch or read anything that has to do with it!) and am now creating some fun lil wierdo Valentine cupid ornies,they are kinda folkart,,, I guess.
Anyway I had fun making this one, and have two more almost done.
This one is up on etsy right now!

Prim dolls and an elbow update

I looooooooooooooooooove this pattern from Crows Roost Prims. She has SUCH great prim patterns. I made up 2 of these lil gals, and they can now be found on etsy for $10 each with shipping inluded. Theyd be great all year dont ya think?

soooooooooooooooooooooooo~ on the 15 year old front. We had x rays yesterday and there were some abnormalities, so they have us scheduled for an MRI next Thursday and they wrapped her arm and put it in a sling. She was running a slight fever, so we have to watch that,as in some case infection will settle near an injury.... huh? yeah I had never heard of it, but it kinda makes me think of a gout attack.

The princess is so not happy! The first thing she says is ''this sling does not match" oh boy!

If the elbow is broken, they will put her into a straight arm cast for 6 weeks.

I'm thinking that wont match anything either....

just getting her ready today was a nightmare and that was in a sling, in a cast????

I may need a vacation!

Stockings, ornies and elbows

Today finds me busy, well everyday find my busy I guess, but today I have to leave the house!!!! egads! The horror! makeup AND hair... what a double whammy!

Yesterday I finished up the stocking you see above. I love this pattern from Tennessee Ridge. Its very versatile, and I have made stockings for several seasons with it. This time, its a nice prim muslin stocking with red felt hearts, some stuffed hearts on sticks, sweet annie, spanish moss, and a hang tag... all my favorite things! I just added it to my etsy
http://angiesraggedypatch.etsy.com with free shipping of course! ;)

Today I'm working up some ornies from Crows Roost Prims. I loooooove her patterns too. So deliciously prim! I hope to have pics of them tomorrow...

Here you see my reason for leaving the house. This is the 15 year old. As you all know she plays basketball, and she is a pretty aggressive player. She is constantly in jump balls( where she and another girl fight over the ball... nicely of course) anyway Saturday in her first game she hit the elbow on the right on the floor in a jump ball. It was hurting but not too bad, She finished the game and went on to play in the second where of course she fell on it hard. The 15 year old hates to cry in public and will fight back tears with the best of them, this time I heard a small sob! It just about killed me!
Did she come out of the game? no!!!! My tough as nails gal hung in there till the bitter end! She is always laughing about her bruises and call them her "battle scars" as you can see she has a major scar this time.
Her elbow has turned green around the bone and stayed swollen Sat.,Sun, and most of the day Monday at school. After pulling up web md and talking to some friends, I have decided to take her in for X-rays. I think she may have broken the elbow. She can still move her arm, bend her elbow and mover her hand and fingers, but there is a popping sound when she does...

She of course is fighting me tooth and nail, cause I think SHE thinks it broken too, and if it is, she will not be allowed to finish the basketball season, and might jeopardize her letter!

kids huh?

I have actually had to bribe her with a stop at the Amish store on the way home! well ok, she was going no matter what, and I like the Amish store too, but hey why not sweeten the pot for both of us????

Forever N ever

Oh boy! I am so in love with this pattern! I see miles of possibilities here! :) I love it when patterns are good for more than one use!

I just added this set of prim swans to my etsy. You can follow the link/title to purchase. They are made from a wonderful pattern by Homespun Heart Primitives. I see Valentines Day, anniversaries, wedddings, and just for the heck of its! lol

I will be adding Valentines Day items until the end of this week before switching gears to springs, St. Pattys, and Easter. Make sure to stop by my etsy to see them all, and all with FREE shipping in the US.

Its actually been quite theraputic for me to finish these lil swans up. We had a weeeeeeekend!
Both girls played in 2 basketball games on Saturday in 2 different places of course, so we spent Saturday running!

Saturday night we spent the evening at the Trenton Elks Lodge. This Lodge is over 100 years old and has some beautiful wood work, and tons of history and pictures/memorabilia through out. It was awesome!The occasion was for a wiener roast! Yep in January in Missouri!! They have 2 very old fireplaces and every year in January they host a cook out. All the members bring their kids and grand kids to roast hot dogs over the open flames on 4 foot hand whittled sticks. It was great. The 10 year old had a blast and even got to make some smores!

Sunday,,,, oh Sunday!
I know I have told you all before that each and every time I get into a vehicle I say a prayer for our safety. I cant tell you how many times this has been to our advantage and Sunday was no exception. The hubby and I were on our way to shop for a new stove as mine is quite dead( long story!) as we turned onto the ramp to the interstate we heard a crunching sound. The hubby thinking it was the transmission let it idle very slowly off to the side...
it wasnt the tranny
the back driver side tire had fallen off!!!!!!!!!!
The cover had been popped off and the lugs nuts loosened somehow. The bolts slid out and the tire fell as we turned.

We were so blessed! Had this happened the night before , we would have been in the dark with the kids. Had it happened as we left out home, we'd have been in the mud. Had it happened when we got on the interstate the tire would have rolled off and possibly hit someone else. Had I been driving~ well it would have been bad!!!!
As it turns out, the Father in law lived not 2 miles away and was quick to help us, also since we could not fix it ourselves, the tow truck we needed to call, had just stopped at the local truck stop for lunch and was not even a mile away...

Everything happens for a reason my friends. The good bad and ugly! lol