Here's a cute idea from Pinterest, these little dragonflies were made from twigs, maple tree seeds and paint. Imagine them in a myriad of different colors... Not only would these be a great craft to do with the grandkids, but I think I could have plenty of fun making these myself!
Peel your bananas the way the monkeys do it—from the bottom up—so you don’t get those little strings. Also, take the bunches apart when you get them home—they’ll last longer.
Sweet peppers with three bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with four bumps are firmer and better for cooking.
If measuring something sticky, like peanut butter, first rinse your measuring cup with hot water—the peanut butter will slide right out!
To easily chop dried fruits, place them in the fridge for ½ hour first, then cut them with a knife dipped in hot water.
It’s a question every crocheter asks… how much yarn do I need? And what if I change the thickness of yarn?
Today, I’ll show you how to calculate how much yarn your project will need… no more guessing!
Discover your yarn + hook combo
The only way to know for sure is to calculate how much yarn each stitch (using your yarn and hook) takes. Using some yarn and hooks I had on hand, I did few examples:
As you see, the thicker the yarn (and the bigger the hook), the more yarn you’ll need.
Your calculations may be different depending on your exact yarn and gauge… but this should give you an idea!
How to calculate the total for the pattern
To find out the total amount of yarn you’ll use for your project, multiply the number of stitches in your pattern by the number of inches each stitch uses.
Let’s take Jay the Bird as an example. The pattern contains the stitch count at the end of each line.
Adding those up gives me a total of 1656 stitches.
How much yarn do I need if I want to crochet him in a fingering weight yarn?
46 yards! That’s less than the 85 called for in the pattern because fingering weight yarn is smaller, and the project needs less!
Calculate away!
Using this method, you can calculate how much yarn a project will require with any weight yarn and hook! No more guessing!
This is for April 30 - May 6, 2014 all the way from a low of 38 Wednesday night to a high of 96…ugh!!
Today we're about 15 degrees below normal...by the end of the week we'll be 15 degrees above normal!
Irish Blessings May the Good Lord take a liking to you… but not too soon!
May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, Until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
May you have love that never ends, lots of money, and lots of friends. Health be yours, whatever you do, and may God send many blessings to you!
So tired of
drama…do people really think life is all about them? The world would be so much
better if everyone would just do their job and not worry about what everyone
else is doing or what they think they are doing. Whatever happens will happen there’s
not a whole lot that can be done about it. People are so about only them and
what is in it for them. You give them a job with a title and all the sudden their
head is twice as big as before!! Everyone is the same, no one is better than the
next person, so get over it. Life is too short to bicker and fight over trivial
things. Next year it won’t matter, no one will even remember…
Took off work Friday and Monday for a long overdue break!! Went to Chicktown and the Big town of Mt. View. Had a good time visiting and just relaxing with family. Helped sis do some house cleaning and did a little shopping. I so dread going back to work….ugh.
Woke up Tuesday to snow…didn’t hear that on the weather report. Going to be in the low 30’s this weekend, a big change from the past weekend of high 60’s. Cold weather and snow is in the forecast for the next week and beyond…going to be some really cold weather near zero the way they are talking. Maybe we will get enough snow we can stay home :) that would be awesome :)
I know You came to rescue me
This baby boy would grow to be
A man and one day die for me and you
My sins would drive the nails in You
That rugged cross was my cross, too
Still every breath You drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love, I'm just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love, I'm just another cook.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love, it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.
Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails.
Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of love will endure
They were looking for a lion,
He came as a Lamb, and they missed Him.
They were looking for a warrior,
He came as a Peacemaker, and they missed Him.
They were looking for a king,
He came as a Servant, and they missed Him.
They were looking for liberation from Rome,
He submitted to the Roman stake, and they missed Him.
They were looking for a fit to their mold,
He was the mold maker, and they missed Him.
What are you looking for? Lion? Warrior? King? Liberator?
They were looking for their temporal needs to be met,
He came to meet their eternal need, and they missed Him.
He came as a Lamb to be sacrificed for your sin
Will you miss Him?
He came to make peace between God and man.
Will you miss Him?
He came to model servant hood for all mankind.
Will you miss Him?
He came that we might have true liberty.
Will you miss Him?
He came to give you eternal life.
Will you miss Him?
When we submit to the Lamb, we will meet the Lion.
Join with the Peacemaker, and we will meet the Warrior.
Work with the Servant, and we will meet the King.
Walk with the Submitted, and we will meet the Liberator.
Concern ourselves with the eternal, and we will have the temporal.
If Jesus is not fitting into the mold you have, then come to the mold maker and
get a new one.
Submit to His plan for your life and you will see the eternal need met first;
then all the other things you have need of will be taken care of as well.
When the moon is full and bright
On a starry starry night
And the wind is deadly still
Down your spine you feel a chill
Something spooky's in the air
You look around and no one's there
Not a living soul in sight
Are there spirits out tonight?
