My First Micro Miniature

TADA...here he is. I do amigurumi critters but this is soooooo tiny I could barely hold onto him! Of course the first one jumped into my daughters pocket and is off to school with her. I added one to my etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17185141 and hope to get some feedback on the fellow:)

I don't have a pattern , I was just playing around...I was inspired by the new tree frog widget I got for my sidebar on my blog. You can feed him by clicking on the picture, TOO FUN!

Picture here is two of them fighting over the laptop!
Hope to get some feedback so let it rip........

Win this Crocheted Boa

Here it is...my first ETSY giveaway!

A $20.00 value.

Well over 120 inches long, this extra long boa was crocheted in fall colors.

I used Homespun Lion Band yarn so it's full and very soft!
http://annette1533.etsy.com/

Enter between November 3rd and November 23rd.

Drawing will be announced Nov.24th !

Winner will be a random entry.

This is what you have to do to enter:

1.) Visit my etsy store at: http://annette1533.etsy.com/ between Nov.3rd - Nov.23rd

2.) Come back here and comment about something you like about my Etsy shop

3.) Be sure to leave a way to contact you!!

Thanks and good luck to the happy winner ♥

Monkey Lineup

I have been busy indeed...Since the ornament exchange , I thought some Christmas ornaments in my shop would be a good idea! What better than Christmas Monkeys ♥

Who would think they could be so much fun! I made outfits from fleece and felt, added some bells and whistles and this is what I came up with.

I can't wait to get them all posted on my ETSY SHOP http://annette1533.etsy.com/

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

The gangs' all here!

What do you do when your laptop is at the doctors? A perfect time to make these custom order monkeys! I had so much fun with this project. A grateful shout out to Patrick with Marios in Seatle, WA for placing this order on my http://annette1533.etsy.com/ shop!
Be sure to check back for my giveaway! Almost done:)

Flickr Friends

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29096609@N05/

Thanks to JennyTheArtist 2's for including my mint green baby blanket in this collage on Flickr!

THE COST OF LANDSCAPING

It was a lovely weekend to work outside in the garden. Our project of thinning, rearranging and shoveling tons and tons and tons of river rocks is just about done, at least for this year.
We had several set backs!
* I am not suppose to be doing this kind of work at all but I had to protect my babies from the Big Footed Stomp Monster (my husband)
....after everyday we got the chance to work on the project my back would be out and I would be in severe pain for several days,
* my heart would race and I would get out of breath.....Failed a stress test and found a heart problem to add to my list of heath issues....
* my husband failed to latch the trailer on correctly and the trailer came off with a ton of rocks, swinging around and trashing the entire back of his new dually
and finally
* we ran out of fabric to put down to help prevent any weeds We have lots more to do but I think I will like it a lot when it is all done...I wonder how much it did actually cost?!!!!!!

Blog Tag?

Well here I am, playing a game of "blog tag" which means I must reveal 6 secrets about myself then tag others to do the same. Thanks madboo....you can check her out at http://madboodesigns.etsy.com/ or read her secrets at http://madboodesigns.blogspot.com/
Here goes:
6. I am very unhealthy and overweight, that said I have a brown belt in martial arts from back in the day:)
5. I am a control freak...everything has a place, that said I am so organized that I am unorganized
4. I never loose a fight ...ask my husband, he always says "YES DEAR"
3. I don't know how to sew , ya I took a mandatory class in high school back in the day:) I used to watch my Mom lay patterns out all over the dinning room table and pray it wasn't for me!!!!!!!!
2. 95% of gift giving is homemade....my boss called me thrifty, my employees called me cheap!
1. Jack of all trades, master of none...I guess that isn't much of a secret

OK, then now, I have to find others to play along....
http://lazytcrochet.blogspot.com/
http://ainescannell.blogspot.com/
http://tulipstalking.blogspot.com/
http://hippiedippydesigns.blogspot.com/