Latest crafts - havin' a ball!

Great Grand Daughter - Andrea Mae

This is a picture of my dear Filipina great grand daughter, Andrea Mae. She is two and a half years old. Her parents, Adrian and Maya, are both very attractive -

Wall Hanging

This is the wall hanging we have been working on in our craft class here in the club house. Every one of them looks totally different, although we all working from the same pattern. Some are soft and delicate, others bold and colorful, and mine, dark and made from heavy materials.

I wish I had chosen something other than the satin stitch to applique the pieces - it has been difficult to work with, but I sure learned a lot. My background material is tan cordoroy and I stuffed the binding fabric to give it some texture.

My hydrangea in vase

Flowers in my Garden - Memorial Weekend 2008

meringue cookie recipe

Chocolate meringue cookies (20)

preheat oven to 350° -

Beat 2 egg whites, add 1/8 tsp. cream of tarter, 3/4 cup of sugar and beat until stiff. Fold in one 6 oz. bag of chocolate chips. Drop on parchment covered cookie sheet.

TURN OFF OVEN, put in cookies and leave in oven over night. Do not open door until morning.

You can add a few drops of food coloring if you like, also, I add about 1/2 tsp. of vanilla.

pattern for matching tote and sun hat

The pattern for the tote and sun hat is Butterick #4532. The hat I made has the smaller brim and I didn't add the cruves extra panels on the top - the instructions are rather spare - on the tote, i will be making another for a friend and will not put the band around the top - almost impossible to do without breaking a few needles and it never seems to fit quite right. About six gals made it and none of them had good luck with the band.