I have found a new love for crafts....knitting and crochet! I know, only 34 and yet I am loving it! It is another outlet that God has allowed me to try my hands at! I love crafts and I love art and this combines both with working with my hands!

Here are some links to try: IF you dare!

1}Show 210: Stitching With Kids

Get the younger generation stitching with our easy kid projects. First up today we’re learning to make a sweet but simple crochet tube top that any little girl would love. Then special guest Kendall and her mom Maggie are going to demonstrate how to make a cute pillow that would be adorable in any kid’s room. Susan Levin and Gloria Tracy, a designer-author duo, visit with us to share a new book aimed at kids who want to learn to stitch.
"http://www.knitandcrochettoday.com/episodes.aspx"

2} Ana Paula's work and blog site
"http://www.amigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/"

End with a quote from her site:

DON'T SAVE YOURSELF
Don't Save yourself
Don´t be immobile
On the edge of the road
Don't freeze the joy
Don't love with reluctance
Don't save yourself now or ever
Don't save yourself
Don't fill yourself with calmness
Don't reserve of the world
Just a calm place
Don't let your lids fall
Heavy as trials
Don´t speak without lips
Don't fall asleep without sleepiness
Don't think of you without blood
Don't judge yourself without time.
But if in spite of everything
You cannot avoid it
And you freeze the joy
And you love with reluctance
And you save yourself
And you fill with calm
And you reserve of the world
Just a calm place
And you let your lids fall
Heavy as trials
And you speak without lips
And you fall asleep without sleepiness
And you think yourself without blood
And you judge yourself without time
And you are immobile
On the edge of the road
And you save yourself
Then
Don't stay with me.

Mario Benedetti
Posted by anapaulaoli at 9:16 AM 3 comments

Friday, May 15, 2009
New pattern!
A little teddy that doubles as a pajama bag for a little baby, or a bag to store random stuff for an older kid :)
Posted by anapaulaoli at 11:04 AM 13 comments

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