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I also discuss Etsy, promote Etsy treasuries, sellers and items for sale.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-51402324331442979772009-12-06T08:55:00.000-08:002009-12-06T09:27:35.187-08:00Knitting for Charity and Other Tidbits<div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQD5CRfRUNw8VKCiQIvDSO0qe3DWbLHpcosTY1KdbkAMpHY1nXA6dUmF-aUO6MAzc_466hy6t1W_tRRQow492bSWpu_Fdo3tZA0Mj0Amne3xqk3sPKnVcQ2UuDCWCSYOvoWdwZbcM0cpG/s1600-h/10+oct+icy+tree.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412173244406130402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQD5CRfRUNw8VKCiQIvDSO0qe3DWbLHpcosTY1KdbkAMpHY1nXA6dUmF-aUO6MAzc_466hy6t1W_tRRQow492bSWpu_Fdo3tZA0Mj0Amne3xqk3sPKnVcQ2UuDCWCSYOvoWdwZbcM0cpG/s200/10+oct+icy+tree.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><div>December is here with snow included so I've been knitting up a storm as have others. Christmas is just around the corner and many projects clamour for attention.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>The Share Your Gifts project 2 has just finished with roaring success and they have announced Project 3 - Oklahoma is the state and brain cancer patients are the focus. Just click on the Share Your Gifts link to get all the details and join in this great effort.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XQD1-Y4YbCr3ZzIPDOtDjM-JyiSIMtNq7qwlE17WIQcJp3yDIVbwG8Ue_X1nZ2NYc0M6sD2IE3bffcU6OBzwSEfGjyUohsiz9qXe8weWGobDXR4gv3oJQN2M0PgLHKAM7kKIOSdYlvnz/s1600-h/Sharing_Our_Gifts_50_Projects_50_States__small_jpeg.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 100px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 60px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412174771612123298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XQD1-Y4YbCr3ZzIPDOtDjM-JyiSIMtNq7qwlE17WIQcJp3yDIVbwG8Ue_X1nZ2NYc0M6sD2IE3bffcU6OBzwSEfGjyUohsiz9qXe8weWGobDXR4gv3oJQN2M0PgLHKAM7kKIOSdYlvnz/s200/Sharing_Our_Gifts_50_Projects_50_States__small_jpeg.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>The helmet liners for the troops is surging ahead and has expanded to accept afghans to be donated to Ft. Carson's wounded warriors who arrive by medevac usually with no personal effects at all. The Salvation Army coordinator at Ft. Carson creates tubs of necessities and special gifts for these wounded soldiers. We are delighted to assist in this effort.<br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IxkBhO7zwePf6y4BqjB9wR9z9jvZoayaBums6A5hyphenhyphenKLdpDnEddUcRFTa2J-AFaU31NtlFB6L5P_c7L01VHo0XsqxhZV3oiPj_c0gB4dtAGSpe1u20pprnlHPIVC-igBhjffr6RDoSouf/s1600-h/27+nov+knitted+afghan+shop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412173255144637570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IxkBhO7zwePf6y4BqjB9wR9z9jvZoayaBums6A5hyphenhyphenKLdpDnEddUcRFTa2J-AFaU31NtlFB6L5P_c7L01VHo0XsqxhZV3oiPj_c0gB4dtAGSpe1u20pprnlHPIVC-igBhjffr6RDoSouf/s200/27+nov+knitted+afghan+shop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Now a personal goal is being celebrated - this week I have knit and donated 275 helmet liners since April, 2009. I hope to have 300 by the end of the year - I would like to have more but with the holiday's time becomes precious since I still have some personal knitting to finish.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskJ9UoiVXoul04EPpFkcdYVXOh3_AXWDlcBmqGxl0DZfOzQg9aceVoa3W6U-ytgzWtxj_2R5cjzfih_Tmwn0T2vQ-gW6qgPBbZAP3W5UaolbebuW21i5l_tAtaxpVaduG7EIvAAkjWfBe/s1600-h/4+dec+10+liners.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412173264585726882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskJ9UoiVXoul04EPpFkcdYVXOh3_AXWDlcBmqGxl0DZfOzQg9aceVoa3W6U-ytgzWtxj_2R5cjzfih_Tmwn0T2vQ-gW6qgPBbZAP3W5UaolbebuW21i5l_tAtaxpVaduG7EIvAAkjWfBe/s200/4+dec+10+liners.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Yarn sales and donations are always a wonderful event and I've received or found both recently. The patrons of the knit shop have been very generous with purchasing yarn and donating it to the helmet liner project - which keeps my needles busy. Then I went to Michael's the other day and the Paton's Classic Wool in selected colors were marked down to $1.99 a skein. I managed to find 17 skeins that were appropriate colors for the helmet liners. YEA!!! I'm all set until the end of the year.</div><br /><br /><div>I've also joined Ravely - an online group for knitters and crocheters - and they have a number of great groups you can join. One is Oddball Charity Knitters - which I joined - and they start a baby blanket, knit a border and 4 inches then mail the blanket still on the needles to the next knitter who adds another 4 inches and on it goes until it the appropriate length and has a border added. Once a number of blankets are completed, they are donated to a selected hospital or charity. This is a great way to use up odd lots of yarn, test new stitches and work with a great group of people. Loads of fun.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVwxL8ZBd-4tq0-RpBgLUHUa4DJynLlJFfHWMxVSK4VAcfnhtH0U8KSYfMhDckIIzNbhExMEWKJ5fVHT3K4xEOF7wUldMsmuGPRC_ttwOxc2kkSoqBXnWk1yA1nLfyfRlYnOvUKzqCwR7/s1600-h/Oddball_Knitters_Button.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 100px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 60px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412174773250786642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVwxL8ZBd-4tq0-RpBgLUHUa4DJynLlJFfHWMxVSK4VAcfnhtH0U8KSYfMhDckIIzNbhExMEWKJ5fVHT3K4xEOF7wUldMsmuGPRC_ttwOxc2kkSoqBXnWk1yA1nLfyfRlYnOvUKzqCwR7/s200/Oddball_Knitters_Button.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Today our oldest granddaughter, Meghan, is singing with the Colorado Springs Youth Choir. This is our first chance to see her perform and we are really looking forward to it. She is having a great time with her music.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdtbyugsiVYlTh0JT-HCaGfBYehJGH7a5r1oynrn5Z4bjcBkt5Fbzkxli9NTxKZShu8Dc0EAAKlM4hQ8PUt1unmQz5OC3pa2zbbCUqQcFSwbL4V_ms4DrNM0Jg5EMfwgB8yLn0RzqqTzB/s1600-h/stormwatching+night.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412172688839343298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdtbyugsiVYlTh0JT-HCaGfBYehJGH7a5r1oynrn5Z4bjcBkt5Fbzkxli9NTxKZShu8Dc0EAAKlM4hQ8PUt1unmQz5OC3pa2zbbCUqQcFSwbL4V_ms4DrNM0Jg5EMfwgB8yLn0RzqqTzB/s200/stormwatching+night.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Also, I couldn't resist showing this lovely fall picture. Same tree in first photo - oh, how the weather has changed!!!</div></div></div></div></div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com139tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-31561641339827852532009-11-04T13:00:00.001-08:002009-11-04T13:09:05.755-08:00Mailed My Contribution to Sharing Our Gifts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMyrLtI99sBWtI9AufPzKE_VtjRm9fc35OZ16-YlkN5aIiVmz0LWpjPolumkRfId4vlJcI0P7CE9ptH5MYgnXry8HVsJ02KFnD89Tr-O0_lzPz62YEnwLRh0Y3g8XGkFLpI_6MArNCYWW/s1600-h/mittens+n+hat+AK.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 162px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400356824414266274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMyrLtI99sBWtI9AufPzKE_VtjRm9fc35OZ16-YlkN5aIiVmz0LWpjPolumkRfId4vlJcI0P7CE9ptH5MYgnXry8HVsJ02KFnD89Tr-O0_lzPz62YEnwLRh0Y3g8XGkFLpI_6MArNCYWW/s200/mittens+n+hat+AK.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Well, I managed to knit some mittens for the Alaska project and then a hat to go with the mittens. In the process I learned that knitting mittens were actually easier than the slippers since I used a single strand of yarn for the mittens and double strands for the slippers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is a picture of my efforts.<br /><br />These were knit from Lion Homespun yarn. This yarn give a lovely soft feel to anything you knit but is challenging because it likes to split off slender threads so you are always struggling to not have splits.<br /><p> </p><p> </p>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-32185332246555682382009-10-30T06:18:00.000-07:002009-10-30T06:39:12.450-07:00New 50 States Project Announced<span style="font-family:verdana;">Our new <strong>Share Our Gifts 50 States</strong> project features the <strong>Lee Shore Center</strong> in <strong>Kenai, Alaska</strong>. We are to send a hat and mittens (hand crafted only) to arrive by <span style="color:#990000;"><span style="font-size:180%;">November 25th</span>.</span> Please use the link to read about the details on this great 'giving' opportunity.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://sharingourgifts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://sharingourgifts.blogspot.com/</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-39589983576538367162009-10-20T14:24:00.000-07:002009-10-20T14:59:21.011-07:00General Update on K-HeLP (Knitted Helmet Liners Project)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43bkBrXmyuG6VTQceQv2Adkyq4kfAfqF_OrdWfCTPq0yH-qb6iXQKinS8hfROiM4iEXK5EEPF2rsiIyhC56988XW8w-SfwAHJvD_E6yq0yJuyMCegUE68JwSXxYLrC07UqH20hi3uzhsA/s1600-h/25+sept+14+liners.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 184px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394802413543115410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43bkBrXmyuG6VTQceQv2Adkyq4kfAfqF_OrdWfCTPq0yH-qb6iXQKinS8hfROiM4iEXK5EEPF2rsiIyhC56988XW8w-SfwAHJvD_E6yq0yJuyMCegUE68JwSXxYLrC07UqH20hi3uzhsA/s200/25+sept+14+liners.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We have experienced a small flurry of interest and activity with K-HeLP and wanted to share it with you.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">=======================</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">An email from my nephew contained this comment when he received his first 'goodie box' after being deployed to Iraq: "The helmet liners went fast. Once the weather cools down I'm sure I'll have a few guys asking about them. Thanks." He is in a small, isolated group of soldiers and more liners are headed his way in the next box.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">======================</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">A volunteer found our project by 'Googling' - which delighted me when she wrote in support and with enthusiasm as she began her first liner.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">======================</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">A group in Saginaw, Michigan donated 45 liners to their local armory and emailed us the total to include in this project.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">======================</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">We received the following email and hope some of our readers can help with this request. Please email me with any Canadian project info so we can post it for all to find.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Hello Kae,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I have read about the helmet liner project in several magazines and have found your website as well. However, I am Canadian and would like to knit for the Canadian soldiers. Do you know of any projects up here in Canada? Thanks for the help and good luck with the 2010 challenge!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Thanks,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Melanie</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">========================</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Another great email we received is the following:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Hi,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I am the volunteer coordinator with the American Red Cross at Fort Dix, NJ.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I decided yesterday (when we gave out the last of our donated knitted helmet liners) that I would start a campaign to have helmet liners knit for the soldier deploying from Fort Dix. We canteen on a regular basis for mobilizing soldiers from all over the country. We recently received some knitted helmet liners and put them out for the soldiers. They quickly disappeared. We wished we had more. I have since sent out word ot all the American Red Cross chapters in New Jersey to help with this project.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Do you have any suggestions or pointers you can offer?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Thanks for any help you can offer.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Joan Brown</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Volunteer Coordinator</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">American Red Cross of Burlington County</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Fort Dix Service Center</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">In a follow-up email that we received from Joan after we sent suggestions she offered this additional information about Fort Dix and her situation.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">"Fort Dix has just recently merged (Oct 1st) with McGuire AFB and Lakehurst NAS and we have become the nation's 1st megabase. We will have the Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines all operating out of this joint base.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">"It is an exciting time of change for all. We have 1 Red Cross Service Center located on Fort Dix which will service all branches of the military."</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">==============================</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">WOW! What a mission and opportunity to serve our men and women in uniform.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">My purpose in including the emails in this update is to help these other people with their projects. The reason that Carla and I had teamed up together with K-HeLP is to provide helmet liners for every service man or woman who wants one. The more people who are knitting the faster we will reach this goal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I am happy to be the contact person for any questions or information you need. Just ask and I'll do my best to find out or help in any way I can.</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Happy knitting everyone.</span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXgFVQLbZDsppqNSoPbgF6ZPIzvN-VzrZEzWph8IpBeWBRexfJCcTEP2hz-g1hrYxecYwMSYY_jcXL1SccEla2jZxb8pB1DCdUAtZT9YalUHJZChyrSa2XJaVXXf9vvgYOjY0tcWLi8n4/s1600-h/double+pointed+needle+positions.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394804121560690098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXgFVQLbZDsppqNSoPbgF6ZPIzvN-VzrZEzWph8IpBeWBRexfJCcTEP2hz-g1hrYxecYwMSYY_jcXL1SccEla2jZxb8pB1DCdUAtZT9YalUHJZChyrSa2XJaVXXf9vvgYOjY0tcWLi8n4/s200/double+pointed+needle+positions.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div></div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-4328183682110145282009-10-03T08:29:00.000-07:002009-10-03T08:43:04.958-07:00Sharing Our Gifts Donation Sent<div><a href="http://sharingourgifts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" border="0"><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu58/sinclairs_bucket/SharingOurGifts50Projects50Statesjp.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I decided to participate in this project, found a slipper pattern that seemed simple enough I could follow it and started knitting. The slippers knitted up so fast I decided to do 2 pair with matching hats. They were mailed off last week and have arrived - please click the logo above for a direct link to the donation site and her write-up. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Here are the pictures. Since I find knitted slippers very slick on hard surfaces, I purchased a bottle of 3D fabric paint and decorated the bottoms so that they had gripping power. These are going to a veterans home so I didn't want any 'slip and fall' issues from the slippers.</div><div></div><div>Here is the link to the slipper pattern I found. It is easy and free. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://blog.innerchildcrochet.com/?p=358">http://blog.innerchildcrochet.com/?p=358</a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaEmNcctwT6nlAODMtUcLYChyV1zpFRFdSRLudzMi74YjXhFbopH-0UfRUB8dZfORnrzfsLVBPi359cTllzUD1oVfH9SSVz8KziDBCuop_cP9L92pwSTD5BTTxsV0hbv3vVNXkd1tpeBC/s1600-h/slippers+bottom+OR.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388397559072682018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaEmNcctwT6nlAODMtUcLYChyV1zpFRFdSRLudzMi74YjXhFbopH-0UfRUB8dZfORnrzfsLVBPi359cTllzUD1oVfH9SSVz8KziDBCuop_cP9L92pwSTD5BTTxsV0hbv3vVNXkd1tpeBC/s200/slippers+bottom+OR.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpJgURw44I11dZRM_tHhohk16mWCzqi9_5mN4IC5UfDm8OTlUxBL6ZF2o86wNO83gAL9LsTqfipBC9iNufWq8TmYzOPTyij6i2NnW1r81zvsN46qGZRIr_NjZLoDQHcfxJ80euhWmrcUF/s1600-h/hats+n+slippers+OR.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388397546599477090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpJgURw44I11dZRM_tHhohk16mWCzqi9_5mN4IC5UfDm8OTlUxBL6ZF2o86wNO83gAL9LsTqfipBC9iNufWq8TmYzOPTyij6i2NnW1r81zvsN46qGZRIr_NjZLoDQHcfxJ80euhWmrcUF/s200/hats+n+slippers+OR.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-58531566110187807762009-09-12T09:55:00.000-07:002009-09-12T10:04:22.136-07:00911 Helmet Liners Challenge Final Total<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOxdZeZ7LvD3OsrMaVy37t43ww8CPofGTc58WEgz67wa_d-RPA2zWppEmy_vwWZ6EuJgr-ITDAvEiksZX5aBqBEH1YWhPMMQJ9TqGDUi554GS7zL0VNO0gjotvyOUBr7NXnxTVqcDEBcD/s1600-h/11+sept+14+liners.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380626045698076898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOxdZeZ7LvD3OsrMaVy37t43ww8CPofGTc58WEgz67wa_d-RPA2zWppEmy_vwWZ6EuJgr-ITDAvEiksZX5aBqBEH1YWhPMMQJ9TqGDUi554GS7zL0VNO0gjotvyOUBr7NXnxTVqcDEBcD/s200/11+sept+14+liners.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>WOW!!! The knitters have outdone themselves on this challenge - final total is 1,142 liners knitted and donated. Here are just the 14 I knitted this last week. I decided to display them in the 911 format. These liners must be knitted of 100% wool.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>A HUGE THANK YOU to all who knitted and helped promote this challenge. Over one thousand of our troops will benefit from your talent, generosity and time.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Details of the new challenge will follow shortly.</div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-82566696085567281842009-09-08T08:40:00.000-07:002009-09-08T08:50:35.692-07:00Sharing Our GiftsWe are so fortunate to be living in these times where we can stay connected easily, have the knowledge to help others and people such as these to head up projects so we can do so easily.<br /><br /><a border="0" href="http://sharingourgifts.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu58/sinclairs_bucket/SharingOurGifts50Projects50Statesjp.jpg" /></a><br /><br />"So, Project # 1:<br /><br />Our 50 states tour begins in the beautiful state of Oregon. We will be making hats and slippers for Veterans at the <a href="http://www.visn20.med.va.gov/southern-oregon/index.asp">Southern Oregon - White City Rehabilitation Center</a>. It is a 600 bed facility, and I am told that they always appreciate hats and slippers. These can be knitted, crocheted, or sewn. The key is that they must be handmade. If you don't make items yourself, but you want to contribute, you could purchase handmade items at Etsy, Artfire, 1000 Markets,or some other handmade venue."<br /><br />The above statement is copied directly from the original post. I want to add that I've joined in this great adventure and hope that others will as well. Please sign up by clicking on the logo included in this post - it will take you directly to the Sharing Our Gifts blog.<br /><br />Happy crafting.<br /><br />Kaekae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-32938638048934492352009-07-17T11:54:00.000-07:002009-07-17T12:08:30.907-07:00July Happenings Update<div><div><div> </div><br /><div>July has been a busy month for us. Here is just a little of what we've been doing.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><div>Over the 4th we attended Clarence's 55 high school reunion in Paonia, Colorado, spent a day on Grand Mesa and then came home and created some Squidoo lenes about the trip.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXL_epACxuP4OSOvsxERPK2EKx_oUtHAQ8ccCqwWru7FVkeuTQYHMAlrOgZTJJde4S18CdxLPsE0mFXHvcrawuNdau6x-7thCyTb3cfVYbTQWHUED-WiAwbaC2-1vHE_XhazH6plvPQ7Y/s1600-h/17+july+hats+straight.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359507548977766306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 179px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXL_epACxuP4OSOvsxERPK2EKx_oUtHAQ8ccCqwWru7FVkeuTQYHMAlrOgZTJJde4S18CdxLPsE0mFXHvcrawuNdau6x-7thCyTb3cfVYbTQWHUED-WiAwbaC2-1vHE_XhazH6plvPQ7Y/s200/17+july+hats+straight.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>The 911 helmet liners by 9-11-2009 Knit Challenge is busy and I'm grateful to all who are participating. Currently we have 257 liners so please share the pattern and help us reach this goal. We have so many troops deployed where these liners are greatly appreciated. If you get them to us, we will see that the troops receive them. Here is the link to the lens with all the information including the pattern.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/knittedhelmetliners">http://www.squidoo.com/knittedhelmetliners</a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We also have an eco-friendly member of the apartment grounds crew that I managed to photograph from our balcony the other day. Thought you might like to see. She is very tenacious when it comes to eradicating morning glories or bind weed.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY513k3qbVFHemNFHrFQNMjtQ5bFnTlTCy02CtIoz13mTs3DkkGaOnKUIYIwRHO9XWT1nOzUvj18bNhpkuy4Am9_pdH9pWgU4VzA2UZ-3wltlnBo1rgcBfyCif1czzBfH4ltKL3PBRM86k/s1600-h/deer+browsing+apt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359506453159272642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY513k3qbVFHemNFHrFQNMjtQ5bFnTlTCy02CtIoz13mTs3DkkGaOnKUIYIwRHO9XWT1nOzUvj18bNhpkuy4Am9_pdH9pWgU4VzA2UZ-3wltlnBo1rgcBfyCif1czzBfH4ltKL3PBRM86k/s320/deer+browsing+apt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Another thing we have been really enjoying doing is storm watching from the balcony and we get some beautiful clouds at times. Here is one of my favorite pictures I've taken so far. I'm off to create a lens on Colorado Clouds before long.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqg70vbl3orB2pFR1k4hIStQe21GmPOWbF1e4l7BzjlBouLCFOrBd70AfT1uTAANrp3BpSLpqbZnIVWfCbtlcqrJQKQoUW7t1V1kq06mQbRD0YTbLmyOfTIMAg75vGt0s_o6OA0TTwvLG/s1600-h/thuderhead+sunset+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359507038343485954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqg70vbl3orB2pFR1k4hIStQe21GmPOWbF1e4l7BzjlBouLCFOrBd70AfT1uTAANrp3BpSLpqbZnIVWfCbtlcqrJQKQoUW7t1V1kq06mQbRD0YTbLmyOfTIMAg75vGt0s_o6OA0TTwvLG/s320/thuderhead+sunset+close.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-43847048188639799952009-07-10T09:09:00.000-07:002009-07-10T09:19:10.731-07:00Squidoo Lens Update and Vacation Doings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvw-YoChOCAQCIRqGxghs_khpBPYpbj8Zg8RWZM91neim2Z0cQWuF9zNq4gTTSTQ2exfMeIwYgvR33gDzop1JqIszpiNsKr57WGJMyqz-Zjv7OWHIq4wslRLQyZhhLJ65gkN1jDmEmNDr/s1600-h/10+july+pinwheel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356866566254523634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 361px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvw-YoChOCAQCIRqGxghs_khpBPYpbj8Zg8RWZM91neim2Z0cQWuF9zNq4gTTSTQ2exfMeIwYgvR33gDzop1JqIszpiNsKr57WGJMyqz-Zjv7OWHIq4wslRLQyZhhLJ65gkN1jDmEmNDr/s400/10+july+pinwheel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hi Everyone,</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We took a brief vacation and traveled to the western slope of Colorado to attend Clarence's 55th High School Reunion at Paonia, Colorado. We had a wonderful time - he was renewing memories and sharing them with me. I also had a chance to meet people that I've heard about for 50 years and now I have faces to go with the names. In addition to the reunion, we drove to the top of Grand Mesa and took lots of pictures. That will be my next lens on Squidoo so watch for the announcement.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I've just updated the K-HeLP lens and now have 47 helmet liners donated. I'm a long ways from the 911 I'd hoped to have by 9-11-2009 but you don't achieve anything without a goal so I'm off to knit some more. Before I leave however, I want to add that I've created a business card to advertise this project and have given away 5 to potential knitters so I'm hoping the numbers will increase before long.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>For any knitters out there - here is the link to the Squidoo Lens where you can print out the pattern and register the number of liners you have donated.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/knittedhelmetliners">http://www.squidoo.com/knittedhelmetliners</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Happy knitting.</div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-31013590075376073342009-06-03T14:34:00.000-07:002009-06-03T14:36:34.567-07:00Link to my Squidoo LensesHere is a handy search link so you can find and read all of my Squidoo lenses - and I hope you will want to. I appreciate all visits, comments and ratings.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/search/results/kae1crafts">http://www.squidoo.com/search/results/kae1crafts</a><br /><br />Kaekae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-8921760498381698902009-06-02T08:27:00.000-07:002009-06-03T14:38:56.612-07:00Update on my current Squidoo lens (web pages)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTs-2CchDmDEcNUHqcPQ7gulNKEU5xU1eX6MZqdqcLx0s1U7pH6XFREBaTDgnZyUw6XtzgAnyB9uytVvr4VtH23I6bd8TQQskQltOJPzisVHSBbbbqs3R8LFLPF8fE_Cltbg6tlalbylE/s1600-h/manikin+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342752687034072050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTs-2CchDmDEcNUHqcPQ7gulNKEU5xU1eX6MZqdqcLx0s1U7pH6XFREBaTDgnZyUw6XtzgAnyB9uytVvr4VtH23I6bd8TQQskQltOJPzisVHSBbbbqs3R8LFLPF8fE_Cltbg6tlalbylE/s400/manikin+close.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>KNITTING CHALLENGE AND PATTERN - 911 Helmet Liners by 9/11/2009This project is developed to challenge others to knit helmet liners for our troops. These liners are knitted from a specific pattern of 100% wool worsted weight yarn and then donated to our troops that are being deployed overseas. Word back from the deployed soldiers in Afghanistan is that the liners are wonderful in both hot and cold conditions since wool wicks moisture away from the skin.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/knittedhelmetliners">http://www.squidoo.com/knittedhelmetliners</a><br /><br />If you have difficulty reading a knitting pattern, this lens is for you. It takes the above pattern and give explanations and illustrations of the techniques needed to create a helmet liner.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/readingknittingpattern">http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/readingknittingpattern</a><br /><br />How about some humor to ‘kick start’ your day. This lens is designed to make you chuckle, giggle, or laugh out loud.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/AnimalAntics">http://www.squidoo.com/AnimalAntics</a><br /><br />A personal glimpse into a sturdy country woman of pioneer stock and how that determination helped shape my view of life.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/Country-Woman">http://www.squidoo.com/Country-Woman</a><br /><br />Some ways to save both money and our planet.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/GreenAndFrugalLiving">http://www.squidoo.com/GreenAndFrugalLiving</a><br /><br />Some of my favorite recipes and tips on how to save money while eating healthy food that is quick to fix.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/frugalcooking">http://www.squidoo.com/frugalcooking</a><br /><br />Squidoo is open to anyone so how about sharing what you know about with the rest of us. It is easy and free to sign up. If nothing else, please visit any of my lenses and comment, rate them and let me know what you think.<br /><br />I hope that if you decide you want to join Squidoo that you will click on my personal referral link below as I receive credit for all referrals.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/referral/TalesTrailsAndTips2">http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/referral/TalesTrailsAndTips2</a></div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-4706931995321037002009-02-26T15:48:00.001-08:002009-02-26T15:50:53.413-08:00Arrived in Colorado SpringsJust a short update. We arrived in Colorado Springs on Feb 25th and found an apartment today. We will move in tomorrow. It is a 2 bedroom with a balcony overlooking the branch library - prefect location as far as I'm concerned. LOL. It is on the 3rd floor - high enough for a nice view but not too high that you can't climb the stairs. Great eastern view of the plains.<br /><br />More later.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-6504039554068280422009-02-23T19:41:00.001-08:002009-02-23T19:47:07.814-08:00Truth or Consequences<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtWhjEErDhe27R8H01nkq01fPhvmWJL49UPwhAxSImEJdhUl-tTHMJbK-PI5gBHZpWsXiDL9NJ_gYfheycV7dUZnU1Dqo0I-dORuym9W0Wkfc1AuolcNE3xbl_lv46Xb08kP6-mFfgEky/s1600-h/saguaro+sunset+painting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306205154642674866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtWhjEErDhe27R8H01nkq01fPhvmWJL49UPwhAxSImEJdhUl-tTHMJbK-PI5gBHZpWsXiDL9NJ_gYfheycV7dUZnU1Dqo0I-dORuym9W0Wkfc1AuolcNE3xbl_lv46Xb08kP6-mFfgEky/s400/saguaro+sunset+painting.jpg" border="0" /></a> Saguaro Sunset acrylic painting by Kae Elliott of Kae1Crafts</div><br /><br />Feb 23 - Monday (Tucson, AZ to Truth or Consequences, NM) We were greeted with sunshine again today as we drove the route through Tucson that Kae used to take to work and past the rail repair yard where we parked our trailer for many winters. Some things had changed in the last 8 years but many things looked much the same. We headed east on I-10 towards New Mexico and enjoyed the openness, our final look at saguaros for this trip and watched for interesting yucca plants, rock formations and just enjoyed the wide open spaces. We lunched in Deming, NM at Rancher’s Grill where we enjoyed a delicious meal and a relaxing lunch.<br /><br />We took Highway 26 from Deming to Hatch – known for growing chili peppers and soft shelled pecans. At Hatch we turned north and took I-25 to Truth or Consequences. We have stayed in T or C a number of times and enjoyed it each time. The town has grown from a few restaurants, one grocery store and a couple of motels to a sizeable town with a Denny’s, McDonald’s, Walmart Superstore and small shopping center.<br /><br />Truth or Consequences used to be known as Hot Springs until the Ralph Edwards TV show in the 1950s wanted to name a town after the show. Hot Springs agreed and has profited from the experience. For many years Ralph Edwards returned every year for Ralph Edwards Day and parade.<br /><br />The hot springs here also have a rich history. They were a favorite healing place for many Indian tribes and the springs were neutral territory or safe zone. Members of different tribes who had been fighting to the death days before would soak side by side in the healing waters of the springs. It was a favorite place for Geronimo (Apache Chief) to come.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-58983802815643201762009-02-22T14:00:00.000-08:002009-02-22T20:14:32.181-08:00Moving Travel Journal<div>Feb 17th (Tuesday) – our trailer was picked up and taken to Gib’s RV about 1pm today and we headed down Highway 101 to Brookings, OR (right on the California border) and stayed the night in a motel on the beach. It felt good to actually get started even tho it was later in the day and a short drive. I had a lovely walk on the beach and collected a few more stones and shells to wire-wrap once we get settled. All my supplies are tightly packed in our van at the moment. We are much like a turtle waddling down the road with all of our stuff securely packed under our shell.<br /><br />Feb18th (Wednesday) – headed south down Hwy 101 – beautiful clear morning with sun and a few scattered clouds. I love this part of the coast drive with breathtaking ocean views and then forested roadsides with moss-covered logs and trees and lovely large redwoods. We took highway 20 east past Clearlake and arrived in Williams, CA.<br /><br />The van is loaded but still getting fairly good mileage and the new tires handle beautifully. We've only had one luggage upset when Kae stepped on the brakes too hard and a couple of suitcases shifted forward. We got stopped safely and the suitcases were restored to their proper location. Next time I'll just run that yellow light!!!<br /><br />Feb 19th (Thursday) We left Williams about 8am and headed down I-5 thru Sacramento and then across to Hwy 99. This is an interesting drive past many towns and lots of orchards and vineyards. The almonds and plum trees were in bloom from just before Williams all the way to Bakersfield where we turned east on Highway 58 and over Tehachapi Pass on to Mohave where we spent the night.<br /><br />Feb 20th (Friday) We headed east past Edwards Air Force Base and Boron and then turned south at Kramer’s Corners onto Hwy 395. We worked our way through the Lucerne Valley down to the Morango Valley and on to Palm Springs where we took I 10 and then the cutoff down past the Salton Sea to El Centro where we headed east on I-8 to Yuma. We enjoy I-8 as there is less traffic than I-10 and it is a fairly good road surface. It takes us past a large sand dune area just west of Yuma where the sand buggies and people are having a great time.<br /><br />Feb 21 (Saturday) We head east to Tucson and will spend a couple of nights visiting Bud & Jerri Finley (Clarence's sister & brother-in-law) who are wintering there. We have spent many winters in Tucson while RVing and so it feels much like coming home every time we pass through this area. We drove out to Agua Caliente Park and walked around for a while. The lack of extra water in the area has reduced the size of the ponds and lowered the water level but it is still a much loved park filled with people and a wide variety of ducks. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305840573856855602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GPbY0vlb3kp8pShyBGUrBkWUOLc0k6mtnQtFiN9KHLT87q7hyXs6hCy5ld7G6z4f5YgLknTX9X3xeJkfow70Kz61MFsCKNOPI2NqMa6HN48oKiXdGpv9A21we-5SGIktswy0tuUGwWjG/s400/ceevee+arts+desert+scene.jpg" border="0" /><br />This beautiful painting of a desert scene can be found in my VAST team mate CeeVeeArts store:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19473830">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19473830</a> It is so much like what we are seeing in Tucson that I asked her permission to use it to illustrate this section of my blog and she graciously said yes. Hope you will take a moment and check out her other wonderful art.<br /><br />Feb 22 (Sunday) We are staying in a Comfort Inn on Tanque Verde in Tucson and they have a beautiful interior courtyard with fountains, birds, pools and a wonderful hot breakfast. I’m ready to just move in and let them feed me and do the housework but guess I’ll save this pampering for special occasions. We played tourist today and took a drive over Gates Pass to Saguaro National Park West and then back to the hotel. We used to stay in an RV park in that area so it was fun to see all the changes and what remained the same. More good food and visiting planned for this evening and then we are off again tomorrow.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-57748880135942116572009-02-12T15:23:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:35:40.211-08:00February 17th is THE DAY!!!We have decided to put our trailer on consignment at Gib's RV in Coos Bay, Oregon - they will set the purchase price - and we will start our new adventure. We will be taking the scenic route from Southwestern Oregon thru the California Redwoods then over Tehatchpi Pass and on to Tucson. After a few days visiting in Tucson we will then head to New Mexico and up I-25 over Raton Pass and on to Colorado Springs. We are looking at this trip as part vacation plus the adventure of moving.<br /><br />Once we arrive in Colorado we will be searching for an apartment and changing our lifestyle from one on wheels to one a little more stationery. In setting up our new household, we will be using thrift stores, moving sales, freecycle and Craigslist in an effort to do this as economically and eco-friendly as possible. Watch this blog to see how we progress.<br /><br />Any posts in the next few weeks will be sporatic and dependant on time and computer connection availability. Pictures are dependant on my camera arriving from the repair shop before we leave - have my fingers crossed!!!<br /><br />I've also started writing on Squidoo and hope to have that linked here soon.<br /><br />See you on down the road.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-40329723621526377282009-01-20T09:04:00.000-08:002009-01-21T07:35:19.404-08:00Trailer For Sale Update with Interior Pictures<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mWnCCc9iNbotUy1u9joM34Ze8LNL-ISUUlQsdTtcATISVPAkLYa87dAZ1Jw5GfvR1vMgWZM7vugpDyr5RXsg4S2r6Bm3UnvNQPad0sQl1x5vLja0DGDK7gY3_g4qv3gl1T8OBToCMOGm/s1600-h/trailer+pic+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293436383395958802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mWnCCc9iNbotUy1u9joM34Ze8LNL-ISUUlQsdTtcATISVPAkLYa87dAZ1Jw5GfvR1vMgWZM7vugpDyr5RXsg4S2r6Bm3UnvNQPad0sQl1x5vLja0DGDK7gY3_g4qv3gl1T8OBToCMOGm/s400/trailer+pic+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">For Sale<br />2002 NASH 29V Travel Trailer<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">$10,900<br /></span></span></strong><br />Dual Slides<br />Air Conditioner<br />Microwave<br />“Fantastic” Power Vent<br />Vent Covers<br />Queen Bed W/Dual Air Mattress<br />Bath Skylight Dome<br />Awning<br />Stabilizing Jacks<br />Power Hitch Jack<br />Heat Reflective Windows<br />Diamond Plate Front Rock Guard<br />Dual Axle W/Shock Absorbers<br />Spare Tire<br />Less Than 500 Road Miles<br />Many Other Custom Features </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Non-smoking and pet free</span></strong><br /></span><br />Phone: 297-4341 Or see at River’s Edge RV Park Space 15<br /><br />Due to requests to see the interior of our trailer I am posting a tour here. </div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293423823763496194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp-TL21rgX65klM7nz2qDLxPjGHjjp76x3jwoQ2R0hId9Huzv9JHK48FwD0M8rqW9qwyDmEbMwCY2Xly0FlgSzpuwdVOVKXalzTqSKk9N5gU5DX10LIEb1O_d_3l_xe8U_Z39-wNEu16D/s400/1+Computer+table.jpg" border="0" />Starting at the computer area we installed and where I spend much of my time (to the left is the couch that opens into a bed) and then panning around to the kitchen where I love to cook and bake.<br /><br /><p>NOTE: I don't have a picture of the couch area and the wall at the far end of the couch - my camera quit before I could get a picture of it. There is a full-length mirror on that wall. The couch and computer area are in the front slide-out.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293423826767098290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXzwTgOLDjKGjKPZ4p7APCuz0QYLRukJChhAmCCb4WrqaRP8VXe5FDPUhh-cAJeEup4X9J-j98Lazqev-9rnWeSxKY4IEWGwGG9c6kegYEHZVM0QMKTUhLQeW2RHZ94OMbWqFPcEUrtwN/s400/2+pantry.jpg" border="0" />We have a free-standing table which I find very useful for baking and crafting as I can put it where-ever it is the most useful.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293423824799930626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJv2WhWBoYbzkO1IB8qyRsWMVkH7J5rokbMef5socoEW6asfBBPw6tVrIqOUJ-Fck-MNvswoTdqmFcsyP0QkaEQeZRMGOUug0Ga1wCvADIG0_ZCvpdgUGWTrEhNekN4qj0xBn4X0ovAH7d/s400/3+Kitchen+a.jpg" border="0" />The front blind is down for picture taking but allows much light and a view. The gas range runs on propane, the refrigerator is gas or electric and automatically switches if the power goes off, the microwave is electric only.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293424897591792834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0XOLNq_9DPraBMAk2ypeKamhulLLwh1qkxhIIhRHTMAxgL7foBvMb3r8G7cXZE3mda3bNIKoTllMQnLigEPxl1olLLymy-pkMd0vLW-zwdJyPJzy6_EMe3KeZVvXIX3_Un_ZoBLWPEs3/s400/tv+n+refer.jpg" border="0" />The refrigerator, front door and tv area, coat closet and hall towards bath and bedroom.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293424905070510066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibh_9tQlWRVkX8w5PVr0m58cl5kVExWScudP0-gKa3fnngembP34cUggFw5iJbeKUAVjJ1vmTN33_jPYWOsjnneo7QbEuyUx2V8_3UYXarJT3WO7c_WDrfMbpcVxdCUDjQP0O8Z-8ZyuHG/s400/tv+n+table.jpg" border="0" />Similiar view as above but showing the movable table in another location.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293424901759947394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXWL-b_ToFYjrpy7pdwkYjJF17lHBpWlIBT_C92fyNoj5us0KmBhtaBpbR4Ulh0RGktmFAv4EiELs9TT3JBKAlj0iz6PovFiABB2wj9uxv0edRNRR4mrQRuOUxCHrA6b5-C-aJ3BqeAW5/s400/bathroom+sink.jpg" border="0" />This view is from the bedroom looking towards the living room and the front door. The shower and toilet are across the hall from the sink.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293431108219385378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56w5Evi0oMuDWcDJDFCHKeaCVvRrAjXCDrJoWLza4-_Pm6INisrcAM8r2-2xdd0bVxUAuGX51tLGhpMDaXGCKTbZKj6ZoqcVpKLkhe-Ni2stT3xSwfCpK5fNE3I23kigUMpP27n365yDp/s400/bedroom+door+side.jpg" border="0" />The bathroom sink is to the left of this image. You are looking at the back door and left side of the island queen bed.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293769305466649298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFLLHdmrMEXmtdA1dC8JZ6ZmCeR1JUdEdPOQxg8AMbacxR5I4BoSVcnnE6nuN4nMeJCovfSpU_b8kx-SHViPnALnO9o5DjOQrK_C4jUbBz2SQuLjcgyN4W7i9QFhcNWdfxvUgyXNl24p/s400/trailer+bedroom+center.jpg" border="0" />Center view of the bedroom showing the back window.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293431108606218370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcqJ4LiWuh-MmfzSbnK2NZxfPHk4HZ7pBqYcD-MDhDWkPeJmvk4B555gs-52m2s3LeIlG9A4aB8mwfLuH5atWDcMMZKUfi0mAKuI7-zNR9bv-iM2kYlx1AkGPioZiQTtgIQauj6kj7VXH/s400/trailer+bedrm+slide.jpg" border="0" />This view shows the bedroom closet slide out with double closet doors for hang-up clothing, 4 under-drawers and to the right are 4 smaller drawers and a tv cupboard with pull-out tray. It is wired for cable and tv inside the cupboard with electrical plug-in as well.<br /><p></p>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-45710984378508410702009-01-11T11:01:00.000-08:002009-01-21T07:23:03.613-08:00Announcing Price Reduction on TrailerAfter research we realized that $14,900.00 was too high for the current market so so we have reduced the price to $10,900. Please contact me at <a href="mailto:kaelliott1@verizon.net">kaelliott1@verizon.net</a> or call 541-297-4341 for details. Trailer is located in Coquille Oregon 97423 at the Rivers Edge RV Park - space 15.<br /><br />See picture and description on post below.<br /><br />Kaekae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-55644481137596731142009-01-02T09:06:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:17:20.969-08:00Happy New Year Everyone2009 ALREADY!!! Where oh Where did 2008 go? Time flies when you are having fun or getting older!!! 2008 was a busy, sad, change-filled year.<br /><br />2009 Goals<br /><br />1. Sell the trailer so we can continue our move from Oregon to Colorado.<br />2. Continue thinning, donating and downsizing so our worldly possessions will fit into our van for the move.<br />3. Once moved, reopening Kae1Crafts and Kae1Supplies.<br />4. Making the physical and emotional transition from RV living to apartment living.<br />5. Getting acquainted with our 4 grandchildren.<br />6. Focusing on ways to reduce our impact on the earth as we start a different lifestyle.<br />7. Continue with blogging and writing.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-2628103810566340112008-12-24T21:47:00.001-08:002008-12-24T21:49:01.012-08:00Merry Christmas or Happy HolidaysJust wanted to take a moment and wish all of my friends a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays if that fits better. May you receive love, warmth, good food and time with family and friends.<br /><br />Kaekae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-60299226365706633382008-11-17T07:53:00.000-08:002009-01-11T11:10:15.711-08:00CHANGES - Moving<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9xIa5HfkJrVZMHGM4LOxbnZpFXN0bXxI-BHjupyqWhyLAnZH_K65R-lvz6wrqh4SRxo6jwWfc2eLk4VWb6addr6HOfycVzOqOdHjOY_E-uUPv7x0qd85wxUByRfo4QYcKaY_a5NMr4BI/s1600-h/trailer+outside.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269658476790380434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9xIa5HfkJrVZMHGM4LOxbnZpFXN0bXxI-BHjupyqWhyLAnZH_K65R-lvz6wrqh4SRxo6jwWfc2eLk4VWb6addr6HOfycVzOqOdHjOY_E-uUPv7x0qd85wxUByRfo4QYcKaY_a5NMr4BI/s400/trailer+outside.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>For Sale<br /></strong>2002 NASH 29V Travel Trailer<br /><br /><strong>WAS $14,900<span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#009900;">NOW $10,900</span></span><br /></strong><br />Dual Slides<br />Air Conditioner<br />Microwave<br />“Fantastic” Power Vent<br />Vent Covers<br />Island Queen Bed W/Dual Air Mattress<br />Bath Skylight Dome<br />Awning<br />Stabilizing Jacks<br />Power Hitch Jack<br />Heat Reflective Windows<br />Diamond Plate Front Rock Guard<br />Dual Axle W/Shock Absorbers<br />Spare Tire<br />Less Than 500 Road Miles<br />Many Other Custom Features </div><div align="center">Non-smoking and Pet Free<br /><br />Phone: 297-4341 Or see at River’s Edge RV Park Space 15</div><div align="center">Coquille, Oregon 97423<br /><br /></div><div align="left">As you can see, my life and thus the focus of my blog is changing for a while. We are in the process of moving to from Oregon to Colorado to be nearer to children and grandchildren. We lived in Boulder, Colorado for 27 years so we know what kind of climate we are changing to but our main change is from living as full-time RVers to apartment living. After 19 years of RV living we are very accustomed to having wheels under us and the freedom to go where the road leads us and having our home with us. </div><div align="center"><br />Because of this move, I've put both of my Etsy stores on indefinate vacation hold until we get to Colorado and after 2009 arrives so that I don't have to calculate state income taxes for a business in two different states this year. That is a real pain - I've done it before!!!<br /><br />There are a lot of steps or logistics to this kind of lifestyle change as we are currently living in our trailer but need to sell it - timing becomes an issue but we are up to the challenge and have contingency plans in place if the trailer sells soon.<br /><br />I am posting the picture and details on our trailer for easy access for anyone who is interested. I will keep a journal of the move as we progress. Today I am working on disposing of extra books and magazines which I will donate to the local friends of the library for their next sale. The library and thrift stores here will benefit from this move as we are taking only personal effects and leaving all small appliances and most kitchen ware and restocking when we arrive. That is more cost-effective and trying to move it.</div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-72377290018254619772008-10-05T09:40:00.000-07:002008-10-05T09:47:40.350-07:00THE THRIFTY SHOPPING GAMETHRIFTY SHOPPING or BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME<br /><br />We all shop for something and the object of this game is to save as much as possible. Since my grandmother and mom did a large portion of their shopping in grocery stores, let’s play the grocery store game. By following a few easy principles we can save a lot on our food bills and reduce the number of times a week we have to eat out because there isn’t anything ready to fix for dinner. As with the previous games, add the savings to a “piggy bank” so we can have a concrete measurement of how we are doing. This time, we are using a separate “bank” from the previous game so we can chart our progress in each area.<br /><br />Here are the guiding principles of this game:<br />1. Read and use the weekly grocery ads.<br />2. Always shop from a written list.<br />3. Never shop when hungry.<br />4. Shop alone.<br />5. Be flexible.<br />6. Use manufacturer’s coupons when practical.<br />7. Shop a maximum of 4 times a month.<br />8. Resist impulse buying.<br />9. Take a re-useable shopping bag.<br /><br />These principles look simple and they can be but it usually helps when we understand the pluses and pit-falls of each one so let’s analyze them.<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Read and use the weekly grocery ads.<br /></strong></span><br />This is the few minutes a week that can really pay off big time in the grocery shopping game.<br /><br />Loss-leaders: Now stores have items called loss-leaders that they use to get us to come to their store instead of the competing grocery store. We want to use this competition to our advantage. The loss-leaders are items that are selling way below the normal price and often below the wholesale cost. IF this is an item that you use often and it will keep (canned goods for instance) this is the time to stock up.<br /><br />For instance, say the sale item is canned tomatoes and you know that you frequently use two cans a week, and there isn’t a limit on how many you can buy, you might want to buy 3 months worth (8 cans a month times 3 months equals 24 cans). If the tomatoes usually sell for $1.00 a can and you can buy them for 2/1.00 then you have saved $12.00 and you won’t run out of tomatoes for 3 months.<br /><br />You save in a couple of ways using this method AS LONG AS you don’t let any of your purchases spoil. First, you have the tomatoes on hand whenever you need them so you don’t have to make a special trip to the store to get some. Second, you have paid half of the regular price for the tomatoes. Third, this form of saving is a short-term hedge against inflation. In three months, the price of tomatoes may have increased to $1.05 a can so over the three month period your savings have grown without you having to do anything.<br /><br />Now, compare the various grocery store ads and decide on which store has the best sales this week on the most expensive items you need to purchase. It is only time and cost effective to go to one or two grocery stores a week so it is important to decide where your will make the greatest savings.<br /><br />Make a list for each store and note the items with special prices. Be sure to watch when you are checking out and verify that the scanned price is the correct price. Frequently the scanners are incorrect on sale items and often on the regular priced items as well. Some stores will give you the item free if you catch a scanner error but even if they don’t, you receive the benefit of the correct price every time you catch an error.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Always shop from a written list.<br /></span></strong><br />But my memory is fine, you say. Well, so is mine – most of the time. However, it isn’t fool-proof and I’m usually the fool that has to go back to the store to get the key ingredient for the main dish that I forgot because I didn’t use a shopping list. The other problem I frequently have when shopping list-less is buying the same item repeatedly. We had to eat our way through 40 pounds of potatoes one month because every time I went to the store I thought I needed potatoes so I bought 10 pounds. It was quite a while before the family wanted potatoes again after that fiasco!!! LOL.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253711610110667282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-6Y1vKKaBlesCzzQNOianTcYlHCVrHO5loMAGXzbyxM_4zrH9taX1FOx775c60Xe3rybNDhwilfMab9mQD4gJ7t_18jywTGZzfPkKe3AUMG5Z6KJnO01VsuRKzdZn67nwk_TUVt-G9jv/s400/nature+made+notebook..jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />The picture of the pizza notebook is from a Trashion Team member’s shop NatureMadeScents Think Again Notebook<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_18&listing_id=5232344">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_18&listing_id=5232344</a><br /><br />The Trashion Street Team specializes on creative thinking and making useful items from “trash”. This is just one example.<br /><br /><br />Next time we will continue with this discussion.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-44655278933979132292008-10-04T17:02:00.000-07:002008-10-04T19:28:34.936-07:00Collage Materials Packets with Blog article offer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3s4Uj1UId5Pdi3h3trn46uWNReNm8h9KASJT_KEalfR8tadIeLji4aQNflpN_NtlO3FS3GXpBEQRxJdbL6QcZVFxmpuzhST_UQMjrqjTkX_gTjE0b6B4KmuVy8b9njDdsHFDzPIkkSPsi/s1600-h/collage+materials+sm+pics+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253455416803990914" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3s4Uj1UId5Pdi3h3trn46uWNReNm8h9KASJT_KEalfR8tadIeLji4aQNflpN_NtlO3FS3GXpBEQRxJdbL6QcZVFxmpuzhST_UQMjrqjTkX_gTjE0b6B4KmuVy8b9njDdsHFDzPIkkSPsi/s400/collage+materials+sm+pics+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Happy Saturday everyone.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I have just listed some Vintage Magazine pages as a collage packet which will include magazine pictures, fabric, a map, old greeting cards and many other goodies. I hope all the collage artists will take a look and then take me up on my offer to feature their creations constructed from the packet on my blog once they have listed the item (s) on Etsy.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Collage Materials Packets with Blog article offer listed in my Kae1Supplies store and the links below will take you to the items.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15857757" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15857757</a></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Oy1BBEB5s3CkTbXsySHUuqj3q48ChNewiddfLQ6l2hjhZ7meseZehCiiCVShTaB7f-U44eZG_zPrNbsLZ5AtabNf28E22Cx1akxTGTt_tUSSD3Xbdp-_LWksq1Qv_vNkCqz8l5HbVce-/s1600-h/collage+mats+lg+pages+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253455412958753170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Oy1BBEB5s3CkTbXsySHUuqj3q48ChNewiddfLQ6l2hjhZ7meseZehCiiCVShTaB7f-U44eZG_zPrNbsLZ5AtabNf28E22Cx1akxTGTt_tUSSD3Xbdp-_LWksq1Qv_vNkCqz8l5HbVce-/s400/collage+mats+lg+pages+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15857427" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15857427</a></div><div></div><div>Hope you all enjoy what you order and receive as I've had a lot of fun making up these awesome packets.</div><div></div><div>Happy creating.</div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com249tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-65190516003261519132008-10-01T16:41:00.001-07:002008-10-01T16:49:17.623-07:00What Can I Do With This? Game<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M_zmG3AztYtyALImFbQAstcbKYT3wnSYt-ArfLF1QPqZBElhLT3_RKst7O_j3vOWiL2bL7e_zbT0Z5K0NCH46DiuuIdxEg9OppWBttmuHUHJPN8Nm8q_GDlG3jiImn9-Ahp9OzMuoS3k/s1600-h/sizzling+summer+card+only.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252335367484900466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M_zmG3AztYtyALImFbQAstcbKYT3wnSYt-ArfLF1QPqZBElhLT3_RKst7O_j3vOWiL2bL7e_zbT0Z5K0NCH46DiuuIdxEg9OppWBttmuHUHJPN8Nm8q_GDlG3jiImn9-Ahp9OzMuoS3k/s400/sizzling+summer+card+only.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>What Can I Do With This?<br /><br /><br />“A stitch in time saves nine.”<br /><br />Notice that this pearl of wisdom doesn’t state nine what – stitches, cents, minutes or all of these?<br /><br />“But I don’t sew,” you say.<br /><br />No problem. It is very simple to sew on a button or to tack a seam by hand. All it requires is a needle, scissors and thread that matches the garment. In fact, if you secure the buttons before you wear the garment the first time you will probably never have to replace one as they will stay in place. The commercial sewing of buttons leaves a thread hanging and if you pull on that thread your button magically disappears. Once that happens you have to spend more than nine minutes finding another one, more than nine cents to purchase a new one and often more than nine minutes to sew it on if you count the time to get out your supplies, sew and put everything away.<br /><br />The same principle holds true with many things. If you oil a squeaky hinge when it first starts to squeak, it won’t annoy you as much and it won’t wear out as fast.<br /><br />Fix a leaky faucet and you save money on the water that drips down the drain and the faucet won’t wear out as fast.<br /><br />Tighten a loose screw or bolt and it won’t fall out and disappear so you have to purchase a new one or throw the item away because you can’t find one the correct size.<br /><br />But what if the item does break or wear out? What do you do with it? Throw it away? That is the American way after all – just toss it and go buy a new one. But remember, we are working on not spending extra money but learning how to change our wasteful habits. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgUKia1kbFIfmHE_W_Za4STm2zl2hLn35q1S6U1xBxwYhMDzTbwJWcE6c-8T_jC9lAqufc__H94aVqJyJTG-Wgae2xjur1wbk3JmTmtflq13bTWAG-GR3hiWWYX9L_AXsMbG3PBdNOTVo/s1600-h/charm+bracelet+found+treas+lg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252335374449713762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgUKia1kbFIfmHE_W_Za4STm2zl2hLn35q1S6U1xBxwYhMDzTbwJWcE6c-8T_jC9lAqufc__H94aVqJyJTG-Wgae2xjur1wbk3JmTmtflq13bTWAG-GR3hiWWYX9L_AXsMbG3PBdNOTVo/s400/charm+bracelet+found+treas+lg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The thrifty person looks at it first before tossing it to see if there is any part that can be used for another purpose.<br /><br />Does it have a handle that will work on that case where the handle broke?<br /><br />Do the small gears lend themselves to your latest art or craft project?<br /><br />A plate breaks and after I get through being annoyed I wonder if I can use the pieces as mosaics in the new stepping stones for the patio.<br /><br />My jeans have too many holes to repair – can I make a purse or an apron or a pot holder out of the useable pieces?<br /><br />When something at our house breaks I hold it in my hand for a moment and try to imagine a new life for it.<br /><br />Of course, not everything can be reused but you will find many items that can and save pennies or dollars with a small amount of thought and effort. Remember every penny you save this way you don’t have to pay the government taxes on again so it is really more than a penny saved.<br /><br />One example of this is, I have a lovely brown stretch top in my shop that had a small spot on the front. Now it looked like new except for this small spot and I couldn’t bear to just toss it. I found a small piece of lace with a flower and leaves in it and cut them out, used some fusible webbing and attached the lace to the top. Then I added some fabric paint and a few amber and topaz colored glass beads. Instead of a spot, now I had a lovely lace bouquet on the front. Since this top was slightly too small as you can see from the picture I listed it on Etsy in hopes it will make someone else’s wardrobe sparkle. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTYCDkCeyPXZSeZxUhqiHh7j67J9bUq3z5hhk3YRtz7R4FhyphenhyphenqGlm-rsnbskRPG2Vc4JpScmC-lYyJGomuVUk7zI4GuCjvzzrgwIwjEyEoqy0p-X5Ekr7DnBJhT1cdkbpaSTpqfLVbLno6/s1600-h/brown+stretch+top+wearing+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252335373463034626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTYCDkCeyPXZSeZxUhqiHh7j67J9bUq3z5hhk3YRtz7R4FhyphenhyphenqGlm-rsnbskRPG2Vc4JpScmC-lYyJGomuVUk7zI4GuCjvzzrgwIwjEyEoqy0p-X5Ekr7DnBJhT1cdkbpaSTpqfLVbLno6/s400/brown+stretch+top+wearing+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Every item you reuse instead of discarding means that there is one less thing in your trash that you have to pay to have hauled away and one less thing in the landfill.<br /><br />Reuse, Repurpose, Upcycle, Recycle – make these words a part of your daily life and your piggy bank game will grow rapidly. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I'm in two Etsy groups that focus on reusing and recycling items: EcoEtsy and Trashion. When you visit Etsy, search for trashion or teamecoetsy and you will find a wealth of ideas and products to help you save money and be creative with your own items.</div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-81847344152997405412008-09-28T15:10:00.000-07:002008-09-29T07:51:04.635-07:00COME PLAY GRANDMA’S ECONOMY GAME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sGvVnLc-ZuoPwemW1K_dnxgG7lkA2fKh01UcMdP1GCJ246uxTe1WSJf0nB-6KCCHWQHIdXWwQM5FCKuSu0I3ogkRw2NKVi-0YRB6ENXvVV-88hDSHp_4cDXd9XBEOrU3XbsDjrtKh_4-/s1600-h/mary+carman+1986+begonias.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251202404264124418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px" height="300" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sGvVnLc-ZuoPwemW1K_dnxgG7lkA2fKh01UcMdP1GCJ246uxTe1WSJf0nB-6KCCHWQHIdXWwQM5FCKuSu0I3ogkRw2NKVi-0YRB6ENXvVV-88hDSHp_4cDXd9XBEOrU3XbsDjrtKh_4-/s400/mary+carman+1986+begonias.jpg" width="128" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My grandmother and mother both lived through the ‘great depression’ and learned some very hard fiscal lessons. Money was scarce but taxes still had to be paid on land or the family homestead would be forfeited and sold to pay the taxes, jobs were non-existent or paid very little if you could find one, often workers were paid in local script and that ‘money’ didn’t pay the federal tax bills. Hopefully we won’t experience these dire circumstances again but we can all use some of the lessons to increase our financial well-being.<br /><br />They lived by some of the sayings that we now call clichés and ignore because we’ve heard them so often. In this series I’m going to examine some of these sayings and see if they are still beneficial today.<br /><br /><strong>“A penny saved is a penny earned.”</strong><br /><br />I know that we’ve all heard this saying so let’s start by analyzing it. In today’s world a penny isn’t even worth picking up – or is it? If we find a penny on the ground and pick it up we’ve gained a little much needed exercise but we’ve also gained a penny that the government isn’t going to tax us for earning. So that penny is automatically worth more than a penny because we haven’t paid income taxes on it or social security (FICA) taxes on it. That probably makes this penny worth at least 1.15 cents or more. Now if we save this penny and put it into our savings account it will start to earn compound interest and be working for us immediately. Just imagine, if we find a lot of pennies, we have increased our wealth by just bending over and picking them up and saving them.<br /><br />Now if we apply this saying to our spending habits by thinking before we spend our hard earned money, we can increase our wealth by putting the pennies we’ve saved into a savings account and again use the power of compound interest.<br /><br />About now I can see you jumping up and down and saying, “But I have too much month for my money right now. I can’t save anything because I need every penny for current expenses!”<br /><br />I won’t question that this is the case but we are on a mission to fix that problem. I hope that some of what I’m writing about will help you accomplish financial freedom from overwhelming bills and money worries.<br /><br />How do we determine if we are saving money or overspending our income? One of the easiest ways is to write down every purchase for at least a month and then look at where your money is going. Am I spending it on espresso coffee? Cigarettes? Movies? Eating out? Beer? Snack foods? Rent? Gas? Car payments? Or….?<br /><br />Once I have this information then I can see where my budget is leaking or hemorrhaging money. As a famous TV psychologist is fond of saying, “You can’t fix what you don’t acknowledge”. Information about my spending habits is the first step to fixing the problem. After analyzing my monthly expenses here is the next step.<br /><br />If you are married and/or have children, it is important to involve the whole family in the debt reduction process. Children need to learn about money matters and how to handle their finances and if you work as a family then everyone has a sense of accomplishment as the piggy bank fills.<br /><br />NOTE: If you have very small children set aside a small percentage of the savings for a reward the whole family can enjoy so that they see an immediate result of saving.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">THE PIGGY BANK GAME<br /></span></strong><br />Now you are ready to start playing the Piggy Bank Game. Start playing by picking at least one thing that you are going to reduce or stop buying for at least one month. See how many things you can find that you should or could reduce. If you have an espresso coffee every morning ask yourself if you could make it at home for less money and be just as satisfied. If you smoke, could you cut down one or two cigarettes a day? If you rent movies a lot, could you use the public library and check them out instead. That is free!!!<br /><br />Once you have determined what you are saving on this month, set up a piggy bank to put your savings into each day. Your piggy bank doesn’t need to be an actual piggy even though that would be fun – use a can with a lid, a jar or whatever you have on hand. You DON’T need to go buy a piggy bank – remember this is about saving money, not spending it! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHvqy_VLc1DV7Gq-wakNdeXxaPD3eB0DneQQd1Wyh0AJG2lpdFMYI26SEPpsVXacah-gC-LQXWXMPUsdraz_WL5C1j3X6yAHOg0xNtiJ8-H3KbLQEIg7w7NCbiRkhXyir_wKWfks4jcJR/s1600-h/tanisalexis+blue+bowl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251199386300686626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 335px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px" height="373" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHvqy_VLc1DV7Gq-wakNdeXxaPD3eB0DneQQd1Wyh0AJG2lpdFMYI26SEPpsVXacah-gC-LQXWXMPUsdraz_WL5C1j3X6yAHOg0xNtiJ8-H3KbLQEIg7w7NCbiRkhXyir_wKWfks4jcJR/s400/tanisalexis+blue+bowl.jpg" width="371" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br />Paying into the piggy bank is your visible reward for reaching your daily goal. If you drink one less espresso a week, put that amount of money into the piggy bank the day you skipped your espresso. If you smoked two less cigarettes, put the cost of those cigarettes into the piggy bank.<br /><br />There are three rules to this game:<br />1. Pay yourself every time you save on what you have determined is your item you are reducing or stopping for the month.<br />2. Put the money in the piggy bank daily.<br />3. DO NOT remove any money from the piggy bank until the end of the month.<br /><br />Once you have done this exercise for a month, count the money in the piggy bank and then take it directly to the bank and put it into your savings account. This is your first step towards economic freedom. Pat yourself on the back and get ready for next month and see if you can save even more.<br /><br />It is important to continue keeping a spending record of what you are spending each day so you can analyze how you are doing at the end of each month.<br /><br />Since I like to put a picture into every article and I didn't have a bowl or piggy bank in my shop, I used this beautiful blue felted bowl that is for sale in TanisAlexis shop on Etsy as an illustration of something you could use as a piggy bank. Here is the link to this bowl and other awesome items. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_13&listing_id=10715266">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_13&listing_id=10715266</a> She is a member of my awesome EcoEtsy Street Team.<br /><br />Watch for my next article and please leave a comment if you have found this helpful or not.</div>kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801851824523803570.post-59301082435386910662008-09-27T16:58:00.000-07:002008-09-27T17:17:39.509-07:00How I stopped coughing!I've been battling bronchitis for about 2 months and a couple of weeks ago a friend of mine asked if I had ever rubbed eucalyptus oil on the ball of my foot to stop coughing? I'm sure I looked at her as if she were loosing it but I was desperate enough to try anything so I said no and where do you get this oil. Long story short, she had some and gave it to me to try. I was coughing most of the night and not sleeping so I had very little to lose except maybe to have oil on my sheets and smell like a medicine bottle so I put a couple of drops on my finger and rubbed into the ball of each foot and then waited to see what would happen. Now up to this point I had been coughing constantly when up or down, so I went bed and tried to go to sleep - just certain that I would start to cough the minute my head hit my pillow. Boy was I wrong! Instead of coughing, I went to sleep and slept through the night without coughing. Next morning I started coughing again so I rubbed some eucalyptus oil on the ball of my foot and magically the cough went away.<br /><br /><br />So far, both my husband and I have used this treatment with great success and the oil absorbs into your skin very rapidly so it doesn't stain the sheets or leave a lingering odor after a couple of minutes. My friend said she got the oil at the local health food store.<br /><br /><br />Now I always like to put a picture into my posts and the only thing I could think of that was connected to eucalyptus was that Koala Bears eat eucalyptus leaves so I decided to link to this ecoetsy team member's shop and her pins that feature Koala Bears. Swirlyarts has these really cute button pins <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=15541764">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=15541764</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGSs9LccX0687RS8sbKEbnXGcReGmCTTw_TzmqMh8s9U-0VSBBSe_V4wSQvWJ4zLv4o-ngdrHS2e6g2THZ_nJHHqfumKU44afSOZw5fTVe3k778S-oAa3v6zBVUYBFETQsWY2sUu2DIWa/s1600-h/swirlyarts+koala+bear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250858390259799698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGSs9LccX0687RS8sbKEbnXGcReGmCTTw_TzmqMh8s9U-0VSBBSe_V4wSQvWJ4zLv4o-ngdrHS2e6g2THZ_nJHHqfumKU44afSOZw5fTVe3k778S-oAa3v6zBVUYBFETQsWY2sUu2DIWa/s400/swirlyarts+koala+bear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I hope you will visit her store and purchase a pin to remind you to use the handy eucalyptus oil the next time you are pestered by a cough - and may that be a long time before you need to test out this tip.kae1craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02679248478411352254noreply@blogger.com3