Silver Pennies. Some handmade items.

I love to crochet.

Been crocheting since I was 18.

This is for our grand daughter graduating from high school this year.

We have 10 grands and each have gotten one at high school graduation.

Made 2 of these 2 years ago for grands going to the same college.

School colors.

There is only one left to graduate.

Did you ever crochet with plarn (plastic yarn)

Made from plastic shopping bags cut into strips.

Some examples.

University of Kentucky

 University of Louisville.

These were all made for a local church picnic booth. Did flip flops to match these but don't find any photos.

Did some beach bags with beach toys in them and totes for baby things.

They sold like hotcakes.

I have been making my Christmas gifts for years.

One year they all got the plarn bags above, the girls that is.

One year all the girls got ponchos, caps and fingerless gloves.

I had something for the boys but find no photos.

Have made Christening gowns and caps for 2 ggsons.

Linking up with Silver Pennies

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Adventure Express and Doing my thing day

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"A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints."

We don't travel to new places much anymore so my adventures will be in the category of the other examples.

The newest and latest book I just enjoyed was
John Grisham's
"The Confession"

I have read all of Grisham's books.

This one is about the incarceration of the wrong man and the role DNA now plays  in the practice of law.


Adventure Express with GrandmaK starts today and I am a little late but of course, better late than never.

It is also Doing my own thing day so I am joining these two.


Of course anyone who follows my blog knows that my newest thing is creating wearable items out of plarn, plastic yard, and I am doing a number of items for the summer picnic at the Nazareth Campus to raise money for all their missions.

This is one hat and purse finished and I decided to try to come up with some summer shoes to go with these.
Oh heavens did my daughter ever laugh at these.
She is a down to earth girl who does not like what she calls foo foo things.
It is all in fun, you know.

 I was very careful that the addition of the plarn did not irritate the foot and these don't feel a bit different with the plarn than they did without it.
Just a little fun thing to add to the project.

My newest creation.
I added a row of burgandy with gold lettering from Heavenly Hams stores.
Since I only had two bags that was just enough to trim something.


This was made from a pattern that could also be for a man's hat.
I may remove a couple of rows from the brim and make it into a man's hat.
I could turn the front brim down and put a little crease in the top.

Would definitely need a couple of rows removed from the brim.

Trying very hard to get a good macro shot and I got this one last week.


Now I can try painting this little beauty.

Clematis around my fish pond.

This was one of the art class projects that I missed doing so decided to try it on my own.
I am okay with the work but my word 'clematis' did not come out good.
Gonna have to try to amend that or do it again.

Done with acrylics.
The shiny look is from the glossy finish I applied instead of the matte I prefer. Picked up the wrong can of spray.

I was lucky enough to find this beautiful frame at a thrift store and have been planning a painting to go in it.

I liked the colors of blues and purples in the original print so that is why I chose the 
"Clematis"
to go in it.

Now, when I get the painting to look like I want it to, we will have it finished.


Working on the painting will be my goal for today.


Go here for more Adventure Express fun 
and share your adventure with us.
Maybe a new book you read that we have not heard about or one that you recommend.