In less than a week, both daughters have lost people they care about to heart failure. First was Gypsy's little eight year old patient that she loved so much, and yesterday it was Amanda's friend from school was was twenty-two. This can stop now.

I tossed the Erosion Bundles out in the back garden today.  I'm going to leave them for a looooong time, I think. I'll probably be adding more so I can keep a tiny supply of grungy, stained, weathered materials on hand.

Father waterboards four year old daughter.

Neatest idea EVER... The Erosion Bundle Project!

I'd already been planning on tossing some fabric scraps and trim outside in the back garden and leaving them for a few weeks. I'm so going to do this, too! 

Make huge honking mesh crochet bags (like market bags) using varying weights, types of scrap yarns. Would be great for organizing craft supplies like quilt batting, toy stuffing, etc.

Make various sizes of drawstring knit bags using scraps.  Great to use for "wrapping" gifts, thus doubling the giftiness. :D

Since neither of these things would not need to be washed, the possibilites of yarn combinations are endless.

Embroidery site.

I'd love to be artistic enough to design my own, but it ain't gonna happen. These are pretty neat!

Viking stuff!!!

I really, really, really want the melamine plate and the stamp set!

I've spent the entire afternoon on the couch playing with my spindle spun and my crochet hooks. I've got a neat new hat to keep my head warm and lots of little rectangles and circles crocheted with my Pumpkinhaus Dinky Haus batts. I'll eventually use them in little arty projects.

Everything Jek does is wonderful, but I especially love her set of bed pictures!

Today little Madison, the nine year old girl my daughter Gypsy has been taking care of for several months, will have life support turned off.  I don't know how my daughter does what she does. I could never be a nurse. I could never ever let my emotions take such a battering. Gypsy was reading Anne of Green Gables to her before the worst came about and today she'll finish reading it to her before her short life ends. My heart hurts today. :-(

Oh, please.

Revlon #90 True Red

Revlon #95 Crimson

 Bird Flu is not a good song to embroider to. Ouch.

A cardboard book idea.

Far too cutesy for my taste, but it's the basic idea I want to make note of. I knew I was saving cardboard for some reason.

ETA: fixed link!