tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72805748973192352712024-03-13T22:24:36.587-05:00The Loomy BinThis is my blog about looming and my looming projects. If you have never tried looming give it a try. You will love it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-71049106278083805672008-05-23T10:16:00.002-05:002008-05-23T10:20:47.400-05:00Make Money While Having Fun at MyLotI discover MyLot today and it is a great site. You can earn money by contributing useful information to others and by commenting on their contributions. It is very addicting. I have been on the site almost 2 hours already. Please visit http://mylot.com/pholdermomof3 to sign up as my friend. I look forward to reading your posts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-15910703963722617452008-02-05T14:39:00.000-06:002008-02-05T14:57:12.036-06:00Just Call Me The Hat Lady!I have become a hat making machine! Since that is all I know how to do I am getting pretty good at it. I am working for West for the next two weeks taking floral orders for Valentine's Day. As I sit here waiting on calls I am knitting away. It is nice to knit and get paid for it! I am still working on hats for St. Jude and preemie hats for our local women's hospital. After Valentine's is over andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-7396056414487438302008-02-03T13:51:00.000-06:002008-02-03T13:54:41.522-06:00Join the Worldwide Ebay StrikeEbay is trying to rob sellers by raising fees. Join the World Wide Ebay Strike.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-43255728955954727832008-01-31T17:54:00.000-06:002008-02-01T17:18:54.634-06:00Nick Earned the Bronze Congressional AwardOn January 20, 2008, my son Nick received the Bronze Congressional Award. This is the highest award given to youth by Congress. In MS the Congressional program is done by the 4-H office. Nick has been in 4-H for two years. We are very proud of him. Picture: L-R, Dr. Robert H. (Doc) Foglesong(president of MS State University, Nick, the others are MS political people. Update: Nick got a letter Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-75918288557377697342008-01-28T20:18:00.000-06:002008-01-28T20:21:00.882-06:00My New Great Nephew Michael Kaiden GardnerBorn 1/15/085 lbs 15 oz17 3/4" longMom and Kaiden are doing great!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-32009484529411390372008-01-28T20:04:00.000-06:002008-01-28T20:13:02.491-06:00Beautiful Yarn from Ebay I ordered these 7 lbs of yarn from Brian on eBay. They are yarn mill ends so they don't have the labels on them. I am so pleased with them. I got a great deal.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-21719701696113513972008-01-22T12:12:00.000-06:002008-01-22T12:39:01.169-06:00I Need A 12 Step ProgramI have something to confess to you. I just discovered I am a YARNAHOLIC! Yep, you heard me right. I can't believe it myself. It all happened so fast. Right before Christmas I discovered loom knitting which was the start of all of this! Now I sleep, eat, and dream about yarn and what I might can do with it. You really know you are a YA when you are looking at your cats trying to figure out how to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-14618140506217559412008-01-19T20:55:00.000-06:002008-01-19T20:58:01.613-06:00O AmbassadorsJust wanted to share this. Sounds like a good program.O Ambassadors™ is an exciting new joint project of Oprah’s Angel Network and Free The Children that will inspire young people to become active, compassionate and knowledgeable global citizens.The program connects young people in North America with people around the world to create lasting change by working toward the UN Millennium Development Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-48727607027363127532008-01-18T12:41:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:56:57.219-06:00Hats, Hats, & More HatsI started loom knitting on 12/23/07 and I have knitted every day except yesterday and today. I have knitted 39 hats so far. Only 38 are show in the picture. I left one out. Hopefully when things settle down today I will get to do a couple. We are having Disciple Now at our church this weekend and the 11th grade boys(my sons age) will be staying at my house this weekend when they are not at churchUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-3845829203319471422008-01-17T03:29:00.000-06:002008-01-19T20:43:52.314-06:00Knitting for CharityHave you ever thought about donating items you knit to charity? This is a great way to help those in need and it makes you feel so good. You can start your own charity knitting club. Start calling the charities in your local area like homeless shelters, boys or girls homes, hospitals, etc. You can also find many places online that will take your donations.Afghans for Afghans - afghans for AfghansUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-51103094150327967512008-01-15T19:45:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:58:14.567-06:00Loom Knitting on SquidooWould you like to learn more about loom knitting? Check out Loom Knitting on Squidoo. I just published it. I hope everyone will find something useful. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-33562967892506782822008-01-07T20:31:00.000-06:002008-01-07T20:53:46.051-06:00Lots of Things Going OnWell I am so happy to tell you that Robin and her family came over to eat supper Saturday night. We had a great visit. I could learn a lot from her!We are still working on getting our charity group started. I am still making 1-3 hats a day to donate to St. Jude. We are supposed to visit the women's center one day this week to see exactly what size hats they need for the preemies.I finally got my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-64638240843786322352008-01-03T20:38:00.000-06:002008-01-03T20:43:18.795-06:00What I've been up toPhil's purple hat that looks blue. LOLMy two hats for todayI have been trying to make at least two hats a day. So far today I have finished two and I am working on the third one. Phil has finished one and is working on his second one. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-7424723971586976672008-01-02T17:28:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:58:43.610-06:00Gotta Love FreecycleI got all these wonderful yarn from Gloria on our local freecycle group. It will be put to great use in make hats and blankets for charity. If you are not a member of a freecycle group you don't know what you are missing. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-12012956871609743032007-12-31T18:20:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:59:07.402-06:00Hubby Loom KnittingThis is my hubby Phil looming a toddler hat for me. He is such a sweetie! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-51639945516303264992007-12-31T18:03:00.000-06:002008-01-18T17:01:38.539-06:00Another HatI loomed this blue hat yesterday. I turned out really good. It seems that most of the hats I am doing are for girls. I am going to have to get more boy hats done.I am working on finishing a HOT PINK hat and Phil(hubby) is working on a pretty black multi-colored hat. I am trying to do at least one hat a day so we can take a bunch to St. Jude soon.Ashley is my model again. Excuse the red eyes. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-32798891328984490412007-12-31T17:52:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:59:36.811-06:00Charity Group for NE MSI have only been looming for two weeks but I am really excited about the possibilities. I was thinking of forming a charity group in our area. A couple days ago I met Robin who lives about 15 minutes away. She had also been wanting to start a charity group. I am so excited to meet her and know there is someone else who wants to loom for charity. Of course we need more people than just me and her.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-21114227256055488882007-12-30T12:32:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:59:59.123-06:00Help me find a name for my charity groupI live in Northeast Mississippi and I want to start a charity group. The group will make items for the newborn to the elderly. I have been trying to come up with a clever name but I can't. I would love ideas from all of you. Thanks in advance! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-65916647679266950582007-12-30T12:26:00.000-06:002008-01-18T17:00:35.572-06:00Play Games and Earn CashI found this great program today called Moola. You play games and earn cash. I love the hi-lo game. Give it a try. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-50721215028802521152007-12-28T17:38:00.000-06:002008-01-18T17:02:04.891-06:00Child & Baby HatI made this child's and baby(or baby doll) hat yesterday. They turned out great. I used Red Heart Kids 2973 jump. It took one skein to make both of them. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-25071318653778943562007-12-26T15:40:00.000-06:002008-01-18T17:02:32.679-06:00Yarn SpreeI got a $15 Hobby Lobby GC, $25 Wal-Mart GC, and $30 in cash as part of my Christmas so I went to town today! I got 41 skeins of YARN and didn't even spend all my Christmas money and GC's! This plus what I already have should keep me busy for a while. I am going to start on an afghan today that I saw in the small KK booklet. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-62778641215499821672007-12-22T07:19:00.000-06:002007-12-22T07:23:58.054-06:00Yummy PretzelsThese pretzels are so easy to make and they taste great.Ingredients:1 bag small pretzels2 bags Rolo'sOn a cookie sheet put the pretzels with a Rolo on top of each one. Cook on 300 degrees for a few minutes until Rolo is soft. Take out of oven and press the Rolo down on the pretzel. Then sprinkle pecans on top.Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-90416756275158194902007-12-21T16:47:00.000-06:002007-12-21T16:59:29.648-06:00Learn How To LoomLooming is so much fun and it is so easy. I just started a couple days ago and I am working on my 4th hat. Here are some video's to get you started.Part 1Part 2Part 3Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-70985022978615443982007-12-20T16:02:00.001-06:002007-12-20T21:16:31.552-06:00Cute Hat for AshleyWell after I got the premie hat under my belt I made a toddler size hat. Today I decided to make Ashley a hat. She likes it and I think it turned out pretty good. I am going to make her a matching scarf but I am having a time learning how to use the long looms. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280574897319235271.post-37756606606797503702007-12-19T21:48:00.000-06:002007-12-19T21:50:41.597-06:00A Young Man Wise Beyond His YearsA remarkable phone call from a 12-yr old boy to Houston radio station KSBJ FM 89.3 . So profound, the station has it posted on their website. Click below to listen to it. It's short.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1