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So from the time the torch was lit in Vancouver till this past Sunday night, I competed in the Ravelympics for three different teams, one of which was Team Harry Potter Crafters and this is what I accomplished for that team :D




Link to project page Molly Sweater #29
Team (if applicable) Team Harry Potter Crafters
Project Specs: Pattern, Yarn, Needles, etc… Red Heart Super Saver, J hook
Finish Date & Time 18 February 2010 6:00 a.m.
Picture of FO (if at all possible)


WIPS Dancing Post #846

Link to project page Molly Sweater #49
Team (if applicable) Team Harry Potter Crafters
Project Specs: Pattern, Yarn, Needles, etc… Red Heart Super Saver Solids Lavender for the body and assorted for the sleeves. Size J hook
Finish Date & Time 24 February 2010 @ 11:11 a.m.
Picture of FO (if at all possible)




WIPS DANCING POST #1647

Link to project page Molly Sweater #18
Team (if applicable) Team Harry Potter Crafters
Project Specs: Pattern, Yarn, Needles, etc… Red Heart Super Saver Solids Country Rose for the body and assorted for the sleeves. Size J hook
Finish Date & Time 28 February 2010 @ 5:37 P.M. Central
Picture of FO (if at all possible)

Ok as ofenjen and jennbrad52  have already posted, the Leaky Cauldron Crafty Witches got together to do a thank you package for JKR when the last book came out.  My craft of choice  (ok I know you've guessed but humor me!) was A Molly Sweater for her. 

...Summer Vacation Winter Non-Motivation bout with depression time.  While I've been alternating between battling being sick and battling various firsts (Thanksgiving in November, Dad's birthday December 10, Christmas and New Years)  I really haven't posted much of myself.  Well, finally uploaded two months worth of photos from my cameras and can share a bit of what I have managed to accomplish and been doing with myself a bit.

Did manage to finish three more Mollys (numbers 11, 12 and 13 for those keeping count)  One was for a crafty witches project which I forgot to take a photo of before mailing to josee_madalia  and the other two were for a swap on HPCrafters. 



Along with that, Joe and I decided to do Christmas ornaments for our congregation for each Sunday in Advent (four) with something attached to each one explaining the meaning.  One was simple gold stars that sparkled that we found at Walmart in packs of 16 (A star shone in the East).  Others were the Christmas Nail with poem -- simple concrete nails with a red ribbon tied for a hanger.  Also found beaded ornament kits - candy cane and crosses.



Along with this, for Christmas Eve, we found snowglobes with the nativity in them for each family.  Small church which made it rather doable.

Christmas was nice here as the congregation decorates for the season and it was really nice and 'homey' feeling when we went.



Especially with all of my decorations still in storage.  Maybe this year I'll be able to move and decorate again :)

I'll do a squee mail catch up post later and also one about our weekend adventures last week later!

This is Molly #11 and is heading out to hpmommy 



*toddles off to continue making more*

Since I last posted what I've been up to.  That's because for the past couple of weeks things have been busy and active and hectic and along with trying to complete mollys for friends, I've also had to complete an afghan for a wedding present by this past Saturday.  Joe had a wedding to officiate at our church and I made this for the couple.

( And the gift is done on time )
As well as did their programs and a ceremony booklet for Joe to use during the service and then be a keepsake for them after.

( wedding graphics )
Also, have been working on some mollys and mailed out three so far so kadidid, overcast,  and lezlishae  watch your mailboxes!!

     ( Even Umbridge needs a Molly )

( ::Bites:: )
   ( Delana! )
Currently just assembled and am putting the trim onkimberly_elf's and have hpmommy's waiting to be assembled and trimmed.  The body for hp5freak's is almost done and will be starting another batch of sleeves as I work on more bodies as well.

Taking a break -- well is it a break if you're working on Mollys as you listen? -- Joe and i went back to Sweet Bay Coffee House in Ft. Smith for the celtic music they have on the second Sunday of the month.  It had been a few months since we'd been there so it was a nice way to relax.

( Fiddles and bodhrans and flutes, oh my! )

Now, back to work on Mollys!

ETA: By they way if you are keeping count, that's 9 mollys completed! ETAA: because I can't tell an Lj name from a forum name some days *lol*

.........that I actually have made progress on this list.....

and further edited on late Saturday night with more progress made!!!!

Well, hit the ground running once I got back home last Thursday and in that time,

At work I have
Completed, printed, collated, folded and mailed newsletter (with hubby help last Saturday, thank you Joe :))
Updated info in bulletins through end of May
Printed and folded last Sunday's bulletins
Printed this Sunday's bulletins
Folded this Sunday's bulletins

On the PR front, I have
swap done
ATC done
Secret Project done
Only about 4 rows left on two sets of molly sleeves. Then assemble and trim.  See below :D
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Julia's business cards designed just need to print out :D
Advertising cards for the RP site I'm on 1/4 printed out will finish
Make mask for Lizzie
Still have to plot out my Anne Rice sites on the blown up map of the quarter I made. Can do that while printing out stuff at work
Print out handouts for RP roundtable discussion
And still have to make signs.
Everything that's ready is packed and stacked to be loaded in car.
Oh and that triangle shawl I started though that and sweater trim can be on the road projects.
Still need to do my piece of the Pontalbon project.

Plus stuff around here that has to be done yet.
Vacuum
Strip beds
Get oil change on car
Still doing laundry but last load now in dryer (Argh! and will still have to do some before last packing wednesday ^_-)
Trunk of car sorted out from this trip.
Redid obituary for New Jersey paper and waiting for Mom to check it over.  Fax or Email to paper
Still need to clean out cars and clean windows
Wash cars
Finish packing for 3 trips in one - graduation, nola, New Jersey for interment service.

Ok, you know all those photos I would have posted over the past two weeks while I was in Virginia if I had brought the right camera cord with me?  Well here they are!

The coffee shop in Covington.  A really nice place with wifi and good coffee and food.

   

   

My son joined his sister and I there.
Of course no trip would be complete without Lady Macbeth and Vladimir the Puffskein :D

   

Also went to the community college some days and as you can see Jonathan and his friends have fun in their spare time :D



And in the evenings, I crocheted as you can tell from the 50 ashies, 2 molly sweater backs, and 4 molly front panels :D

   


      

And what has to be the most wonderful desk set up I've ever found in a motel.  It was at the News Inn, in Bowling Green where I stopped the first time I headed home last weekend.

... for my wireless connection today.  DSLCC.  It's where I attended and got my AAS in Business Mgmt in 1991 before going on for my BA elsewhere.  And where my son is graduating in May.

Met some of his friends who are really cool and into things I am too.  HP, Anne Rice, music wise.  And they now think he has a really cool mom :D

Dad's about the same.....  though he did sleep through most of the night which was good for mom as it mean't she got to as well.  Still planning on heading back home Saturday afternoon if nothing happens by then.

Have taken pics of coffee shop, Jonathan playing vid games here, Lady M at the coffee shop and here.  The crocheting I've gotten done........... and when I went to upload them this afternoon found out I had the cord to my old camera not this nice new one.  The cord for this is hanging out of the computer at home ^_-  So much for that but will post photos upon return home. 

However, have finished the last of 200 Ashies...did 40 since arriving here.  Finished the back to one Molly and half of a second back.  Will be working on that when I get back to mom's. 

Miss you all

Got some thrift shopping done with some great finds.  Jeans hubby needed, two nightgowns for NOLA in house unity colors no less!

and an interesting celtic looking wood plaque and a St Francis for my garden when I get one!


Friday I attempted to get my sewing machine fixed but was told the price would be way more than worth it.  So guess I'll consider looking for another one instead.  However I did manage to get some craft supplies I needed to finish projects and some yarn in a "lighter shade of pink than I used for Jenn's Molly"  to make yet another Molly for  quietish!


So will be starting on that in the upcoming weeks.

Spent the weekend crafting and as a result there is another version of "300" below!



Even Joe got crafty and so I present to you -- from the Sorceror's Stone....the flying keys!


In the meantime, started a shawl in fun yarn I found at Dollar Tree for the conference. and here's progress so far:


That's the first ball of yarn so far and the one to the side above is a full ball to give you some idea how far I seem to be getting out of one ball of it. 

Quite a good weekend!

Crochet is fun and relaxing.  However when one is reducing a pattern to fit a size 12-14 down to fit a size 3-5, it requires some serious serious figuring and counting.  Since Joe wanted to enjoy brunch again at Kelt's in Altus, I decided a nice quiet pub was the perfect place to begin the project with relaxing harp music in the background.  So here's the counting






Managed to get the back done and then started on one of the front sides!