Christmas Show At Piecemaker’s In Costa Mesa November 20, 2011
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Here is a beautiful craft show in Costa Mesa that I will be in on Friday night 2 Dec, 5PM – 9PM and all day Saturday, 3 Dec. YES, I said PM for Friday. We set up during the day and we put out all kinds of Holiday Lights and lanterns. It is so nice to bring your family to and there is usually a VIP from the North Pole on the premises that will hear your Christmas wishes. Here’s the flyer link:
I will have all kinds of hats, scarves, coats, shawls and everything inbetween for your holiday selections. See you there!!
42nd Torrance Craftsmen’s Guild Holiday Faire – THIS WEEKEND!! November 8, 2011
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Here’s your reminder!! I am knitting away at some hot items for your gift giving consideration. If you need to get something special for your sister, mother or daughter, I will have sweaters, lace jackets, shawls, glittering evening wear and all kinds of hats and scarves for you to choose. The Faire is in the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, cross-streets are Torrance Blvd and Madrona. We’ll have fun projects for kids, an opportunity drawing and several rooms at the Center filled with hand-crafted goods. It’s the best!!
42nd Holiday Arts & Crafts Faire
Halloween Night 2011 November 3, 2011
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I don’t about where you live, but Halloween around here is CRAZY!! Every year we get more and more kids, most arriving in vans, buses, and large capacity cars from other neighborhoods. We live in a “safe” neighborhood where all the sidewalks are level and its easy to walk and bring strollers, skate boards, etc. The streets are on a grid too. A good many of us decorate to the hilt. I have a 10-ft spider, the one which blows up constantly and wiggles its legs, plus scarecrows, webs, ghosts and witches and little hanging skeletons that light up and strobe that I put around my front door. Inside, I have a bright strobe that looks like electricity sparking and of course I go all out and dress as Bride Of Frankenstein, yes, wig and all.
We do have some Bah-Humbug types who don’t hand out the treats, but I am completely opposite that mentality. Halloween is great fun for little kids and teens. OK, I do spend a couple of hundred dollars on candy, but the look on those kids faces when I open my door and hear their gasps, and shyly say, “Trick or Treat?” is worth every cent! Many of the parents want videos and photos with their kids and me, so I always oblige. I never speak. If a kid freezes up when they see me, eyes a-goggle, I just give them a wide-eyed look and make a gesture that I can’t hear them – then they squeek out, “Trick or Treat”. OK, some of the young ones are too scared to approach me, that’s when Mom or Dad take over, giggling as they do, cellphones clicking pictures left and right.
Remember in the Christmas Carol movie there was a family called the Fezziwigs? They gave a party each year just to spread cheer and happiness of the season, even though they weren’t exactly rich. I kind of relate to them. Halloween is for kids and I do my best every year to make it special for them. Some remark that they come every year to visit the “Bride”. One year, I didn’t have my act together and ran out of time to be the “Bride” and some people were actually disappointed!! Well, anyway, here are some pics of Halloween Night 2011 where I handed one piece of candy to 1,200 visitors. Can you believe it???
Baby In Dad's Arms
Baby's First Halloween - From Stoller
Scary Bride Of Frankenstein
Wall-To-Wall Kids Lined Up For Treats
Getting Phone In Picture Taking Mode
19 Nov 2011 – Craft Fair in Redondo Beach November 2, 2011
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Hello Readers. I am adding the flyer for an upcoming show in Redondo Beach, CA. My knitting club hosts a table at this fair, and I will be there with some of my things too. Shop local and handmade for your Holiday gifts this year!! Your patronage will keep us crafty types busy making new items for you. The show is at the Redondo Beach Performing Art Center, cross-streets of Aviation and Manhattan Beach Blvds. See you there?
New Ways To Do Hollywood Swag Cap November 1, 2011
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If you have this pattern, here are a couple more ways to knit it. If you want to eliminate the brim, that is no problem. It then becomes a cloche style hat. Also, if you want a slouchy hat, knit one more row after Row 3 (i.e., before the decrease). That adds just enough “slouch” when you wear it. Here are some recent pics of the cap and scarf done in variegated yarn, the orange/red/purple is a 4-Ply Red Heart and the multi-colored (burgundy, teal, red, gold, purple) is from Impeccable called “Folklore” using my pattern, except the brim on the multi-colored Folklore set is eliminated, making it a cloche. The last pic is the “Slouchy” cap in another Impeccable variegated yarn that I just knit today. Here are some pics that my husband took today:
Hollywood Swag Cap and Scaf
Cloche Cap and Scarf
The Slouchy Cap
