Just another rainy Monday

Getting myself psyched for the WalkMS event this Saturday!  Last year it was cold and rainy and I swore I wouldn't "walk" this year if it was raining.  The reason I put walk in parenthesis is because I only walk part of the 3 miles and scooter the rest.  I can't imagine not being out there with our team, the ShiaWalkers, tho whether it is rain or shine.  I am just really hoping for no rain and not too hot.

This is our team the first walk we did.  I had a computer crash a few months ago and just haven't taken the time  to put some of my pics on this computer and too lazy to find it on the disk right now.  This one is on my FB page so I just copied it from there.  :-)  Our numbers are dwindling each year but what we have lost in numbers we have gained in enthusiasm!  


I made a bracelet today.  I am quite happy with it and plan to make a necklace soon.  Today started out to be a necklace but I did the infamous mistake they always warn you about-I didn't put enough beads on my thread and I have never tried other ways of putting beads on except before you start crocheting.  Ah, well, it's a cute bracelet and I like the stitch.  I put it up on my Etsy, hoping to make a sale there one of these days.  I made it with one of my favorite color combinations.

  Seafoam green and light pink!  I guess this may be more of a mint green but still a great color combo.

Check it out on my Etsy here !












I need to get a couple more butterflies made for my Mom's Mother's Day gift.  I'll post pics of it when I am done.  My mom is like most mom's, doesn't matter what you get for her or make her she is happy that you remembered her.  We are having a family cook-out so that makes the day even more special.

NOW I REMEMBER WHY I CALLED THIS BLOG BRENDA'S BRIC-A-BRAC.

Not only for the the 3 B's but I could talk about anything!

I used to cross stitch and embroider both but seem to just be crocheting lately and saw this idea on Pinterest today.  I'm thinking it is a neat idea for some of the motifs I crochet.  Make an easy frame, sew motifs on fabric of my choice, frame the fabric and should be a cute picture for any room in the house or camper.  The tutorial for the original idea is here.  And I added  StoneWoodGrass to my favs.




And I reblocked my necklace and earrings from my previous post and I am happier with it but still not completely happy with the pics.  I put it on Etsy for what I feel is a  good price.  You can find it here.

 Another website I added to my read list is By Hook, By Hand after thinking about selling the doll above that I made several years ago.  I was going to sell it because I have 3 granddaughters and I could not pick which one to give it to.  But as I took her apart to take pics to put her on Etsy I remembered how much time I spent and know that I couldn't get anywhere near what I think she is worth.  So while looking around for other dolls to make I found this website.  I am sure I can find something for the other 2 granddaughters.
 Lots of dolls to crochet and clothes to fit them at By Hook, By Hand.

Just one of many dolls!

And another site I found was WikiHow.  Lots and lots of stuff there!  You'd probably be hard pressed to find any craft or DIY this site doesn't touch on and they send you to the original sites with the patterns.  

You need to check it out!