I was out there yesterday, and Trent just laughed at me, as I had brought out the laptop. Hey, gotta get my computer fix in and enjoy the weather too! Along with the laptop, I had my book and phone.

Materials

* Single glove
* Needle and thread
* Dry rice
* Hot glue
* Large pom-pom
* Buttons
* Wire
* Ribbon
* Felt

Instructions

1. First, tuck the thumb inside the glove and use a needle and thread (an embroidery needle works fine) to sew it shut. Fill the glove with dry rice, then tuck the cuff inside.

2. Stitch all along the cuff’s edge, then pull the thread tightly to close the top. Knot the thread.

3. Step 3 Sew or hot-glue a large pom-pom to the top of the glove. At the base of the quadropus — where the glove’s fingers attach to the palm — pinch the sides together and sew a few stitches to hold them, as shown. This will help make the body rounder.

4. Step 4 To make the tentacles, attach buttons to the undersides of the four fingers with hot glue. Sew or hot-glue on button eyes and a felt mouth. Make earrings by threading stacks of buttons onto pieces of wire; tie ribbon around the pom-pom for a head scarf, or add a felt brim to the pom-pom for a hat.

Knitting is still a thorn in my side, but alas, the arm is still telling me no. Darn arm! So sewing, baking and maybe some scrapbooking is the only crafting I am able to do right now.

I want to try my hand at converting a pair of jeans to a skirt. I know I will have questions, so I will be calling my cousin for sure. I found an easy looking tutorial, that might be my friend in the coming weeks.

Or maybe hit the thrift stores and find some ties and try making this skirt

Now if I had a girl, I think it would be fun to try and make a dress. I am itching to sew some sort of clothing item. I am going to go check out some patterns for a sundress tomorrow, and hoping to find some cute fabric that won’t cost to much.

He has a guitar in the works, that he is making for his nephew. Our kitchen ceiling is only half done. He wants to put the house up for sale, and now wants to work on an amp. Hmmm… wonder when he will get all of these tasks done!?! I am anxious to see how the guitar comes out. The last few ones he made turned out awesome! I just wish he would have kept the bass one he made, as it was beautiful, and he put alot of time into that one. But he blessed a friend with it, so that is all that matters I guess!

Now for me, I want to check out the sales on fabric, as sewing has become one of my new addictions. I am hoping to master some patterns, but they scare me! So in the mean time I am happy making blankets. I already know what I am going to be making for Christmas presents this year! I may even have them all done before Summer even gets here. This will be my mission!

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I could just become a couch potato and have my hubby get some KVM switches, and other gadgets and hook me up to all sorts of fun things that I could do hands free. I would like one of those things that you talk into that will then type out what you say. This would come in so very handy right now!

Or I could just dive into all the books that are starting to come in at the library, and just read, read, read. I did do some baking today, made some banana bread and plan on making some banana pudding in a little bit. Have to use up the rotten nanners. Don’t want to throw them out, to wasteful!

 I have a few projects I want to get started on, but just can't work a needle right now.  I am wondering if breaking out the sewing machine might be a good thing right now.  I did just find a Snoopy baby blanket that I could try and make.  I think a phone call to my cousin might be in order again, to have her help me with this, or at least have her help me with it.