tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post116963898654332573..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: Special Guest WednesdayDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170087910721995152007-01-29T08:25:00.000-08:002007-01-29T08:25:00.000-08:00I suck at crafts.My grandmother tried to teach me ...I suck at crafts.<BR/>My grandmother tried to teach me to crochet. I ended up making numerous chains.<BR/>I have utterly no sense of color schemes or anything else essential to interior decorating. My grandmother carried this shame to her grave.<BR/>People like Diane are necessary to balance the Universe against clods like me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169736624073278392007-01-25T06:50:00.000-08:002007-01-25T06:50:00.000-08:00Sar - Thak you, I had SO much fun being guest host...Sar - Thak you, I had SO much fun being guest host! (Is that allowed, Doug?)<BR/><BR/>Squaregirl - Why, thank you! Yes, crafting has become expensive. I must have over $1500 invested in my rubber stamping supplies. The price of a stamp is outrageous. People keep coming up with new techniques that you need THEIR product for. It's never ending! <BR/><BR/>Doug - A bit of a gardner, eh, Doug? Good for you. That in itself is a dying craft. Most kids think that everything starts at the grocery store. Farming is getting harder to do nowadays.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the chance to guest host. I enjoyed it greatly! DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169725983109084612007-01-25T03:53:00.000-08:002007-01-25T03:53:00.000-08:00I know what you mean, Square. Most years I grown ...I know what you mean, Square. Most years I grown jalapeños, onions, cilantro and tomatoes to make my own salsa which ends up costing about $115 per quart jar.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169702760956149852007-01-24T21:26:00.000-08:002007-01-24T21:26:00.000-08:00It takes a lot of craftiness to comment these days...It takes a lot of craftiness to comment these days. I was here and gone earlier, leaving a comment for the crafty Diane, only to discover that blogger has decided to mess with me again, so let me try to reconstruct my earlier comment...<BR/><BR/>Such a crafty guest you are Diane! Squares like crafts too and my and the Squaresis's have all done knitting, beading, sewing, scrapbooking, needlepoint, sewing, quilting and more. The irony is that it has become waaay more expensive to make crafts than actually buy the manufactured stuff.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316244154670854155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169695331506738932007-01-24T19:22:00.000-08:002007-01-24T19:22:00.000-08:00Minka, it must have been slow and you might want t...Minka, it must have been slow and you might want to check everyone's pillbox.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Jenna. That Blogger is wily.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, I did upload a picture of a doily using my 2gHz computer through the 256kbps modem, which is the male equivalent.<BR/><BR/>Diane, top flight co-moderation. Keep it up.<BR/><BR/>Sar, I feel your pain. And yes she is.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169689279513344552007-01-24T17:41:00.000-08:002007-01-24T17:41:00.000-08:00Crafts... Sorry Doug, I'm afraid this creatively-...Crafts... <BR/><BR/>Sorry Doug, I'm afraid this creatively-challenged gal's got nuthin for this one. <BR/><BR/>But great guest turn, Diane! :)<BR/><BR/>yodnv: Yoda Neva is!Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169686876100226372007-01-24T17:01:00.000-08:002007-01-24T17:01:00.000-08:00Actonbell - thank you so much! I try to add a lit...Actonbell - thank you so much! I try to add a little "Happy" to each card I make. Yea, 70 cardmakers! They are going to keep me busy! LOL<BR/><BR/>Doug - Hi! Keeping up? Good. I want to thank you for having me on as a guest. I have had a blast today.<BR/><BR/>Minka - Oh! Minka's peeking in! On company time, too! Good for you! :)<BR/><BR/>Jenna - Blogger was down for about an hour & 1/2 this afternoon. sigh....oh, yea, it's improved alright. Hmph!<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn - Thank you, you are too kind. They are really very simplistic in nature. I really don't have the patience for long winded projects. Some ladies took HOURS just to make ONE Holiday card! It took them weeks to finish! Not me, thanks. I'm pretty good with a glue gun, too. D :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169685706599656242007-01-24T16:41:00.000-08:002007-01-24T16:41:00.000-08:00Diane: I took a look at your handmade cards. You...Diane: I took a look at your handmade cards. You really do a great job on them. I'm sure anyone who receives them feels special. I agree with you that we've lost the skills women used to pass on to their girls. I remember learning how to crochet when I was young, but I didn't stick with it for long. My mother is an excellent seamstress (although she hadsn't sewn in years), but I think I was just too much of a tomboy to have the patience to sit indoors and learn to sew. I'm proud to say that I DO know how to sew on a button! :)<BR/><BR/>crafts: Activites that require a hot glue gun, a steady hand, and lots of patience and creativity. <BR/><BR/>Hello, Doug. Did you do any embroidery today? :)<BR/>Me either.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169683904470859372007-01-24T16:11:00.000-08:002007-01-24T16:11:00.000-08:00Blogger has been very crafty in not letting me get...Blogger has been very crafty in not letting me get to non-don't-call-me-beta blogs. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169681255163754372007-01-24T15:27:00.000-08:002007-01-24T15:27:00.000-08:00*giggles*(It´s a slow day at work, what do ye expe...*giggles*<BR/><BR/>(It´s a slow day at work, what do ye expect?)Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169679188762459332007-01-24T14:53:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:53:00.000-08:00Welcome, Redneck Girl. Any friend of Diane's is a...Welcome, Redneck Girl. Any friend of Diane's is a friend or friends of ours.<BR/><BR/>Works for me, too, TLP. I bet Dddragon can tat a doily, knit a scarf, paint a cow and cook fudge all at once.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, G. Next year, when Tali takes Calculus it might help with her knitting.<BR/><BR/>Well, hello, Minka!<BR/><BR/>Actonbell, maybe if we just reread the Handmaid's Tale. The new avatar made me laugh.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169677714771276432007-01-24T14:28:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:28:00.000-08:00Oooooooo, love the kitty pics, and I'm very much i...Oooooooo, love the kitty pics, and I'm very much impressed with your cards. They illustrate that it crafty is pretty clever! You chair a group of 70 crafters? That's impressive, too:)<BR/><BR/>I didn't get the crafting OR art genes, but I plan on learning how to knit in a basic way in the nearish future. I'll try, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169677078284710412007-01-24T14:17:00.000-08:002007-01-24T14:17:00.000-08:00G - Glad you stopped in! Being "crafty" is a whol...G - Glad you stopped in! Being "crafty" is a whole different topic, one I thought for sure would come up today.<BR/><BR/>Minka - Hi back attcha!! D :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169665460647031592007-01-24T11:04:00.000-08:002007-01-24T11:04:00.000-08:00Crafting seems like such a relaxing pursuit. Exce...Crafting seems like such a relaxing pursuit. Except my daughter is learning to knit from her grandma and she seems to be attacking with those needles. She'll get it. Then again, this may be time for me to take it up. I bought the yarn and the needles.<BR/><BR/>I'm not particularly crafty except in my head. Nice post Diane and well Doug, you're always a great documenter of your guests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169658480699229502007-01-24T09:08:00.000-08:002007-01-24T09:08:00.000-08:00TLP - thank you! I find crafting a good relaxtion...TLP - thank you! I find crafting a good relaxtion device, whatever style you choose. What's your "thing"?<BR/><BR/>Ah, Brian is a complicated and a tad confusing for a man, I agree. I am still becoming accustomed to all the different people he is. They are all real, though. I am really an individual person in the flesh. I am his wife, for clarification. I am not one of Bri's others.<BR/><BR/>I just love Maxine, such a cranky old bitch!~ LOL She tells it like it is!<BR/><BR/>thanks again for your kind words. D :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169656174122243632007-01-24T08:29:00.000-08:002007-01-24T08:29:00.000-08:00I love crafts. My Mama was so very talented in se...I love crafts. My Mama was so very talented in sewing and all crafts. My sister Mary was one of the best crafters of all time. Daughter 3D is too. I'm just in the middle. I can do better than some people, but I'm not a star at any craft. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to admit that I'm confused by the family of Brian, Diane, and Dewy, et al. But I'm perhaps easily confused. Also easily amused, so it's okay. <BR/><BR/>Maxine is fun and funny and mean-as-hell. Works for me.<BR/><BR/>Nice job all around, Doug and Diane.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169656131006316692007-01-24T08:28:00.000-08:002007-01-24T08:28:00.000-08:00RNG - Thank you, thank you! I really appreciate y...RNG - Thank you, thank you! I really appreciate your kind words and your visit here today! D :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169654781310503022007-01-24T08:06:00.000-08:002007-01-24T08:06:00.000-08:00Great Job Diane....you know how much I love your c...Great Job Diane....you know how much I love your cards!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169649768530829532007-01-24T06:42:00.000-08:002007-01-24T06:42:00.000-08:00Yes, yes Brian. And we're proud to know you both....Yes, yes Brian. And we're proud to know you both. Now get a chatroom, already.<BR/><BR/>Dewy, what is the art of using all four?<BR/><BR/>Diane, you're a very kinetic co-moderator. Well done. Should that be: You <I>is </I>two very special people?<BR/><BR/>OC, I have to admit, I forget to check in on the status of knitting when I was there. No Southern Cross-Stitch?<BR/><BR/>Quilly, Walela's that way. Do your crafts involve mouse skeletons too?<BR/><BR/>Welcome, Ann. I was needing a good new acronym.<BR/><BR/>Minka, I've seen photos of your knitting. Beautiful and break one foot and they fit like a glove. You should go into business.<BR/><BR/>Hahaha, Puppy.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up, FF!Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169648472843288042007-01-24T06:21:00.000-08:002007-01-24T06:21:00.000-08:00Ann! - Thank you for dropping by, my friend! Welc...Ann! - Thank you for dropping by, my friend! Welcome! LMAO!! I have a button that says that, dear! I shoulda thought of that! HA!!!<BR/><BR/>Minka - Oh, now don't give me the artless line. I got a beautiful card from you over the holidays! Knitting is a tough craft to learn, especially if you're all thumbs at it, like me. I congratulate you! D :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169648266070778092007-01-24T06:17:00.000-08:002007-01-24T06:17:00.000-08:00Crafts: the creative conjurings of a clever mind, ...<B>Crafts</B>: the creative conjurings of a clever mind, artistic soul and/or eye of newt. <BR/><BR/>such a LOVELY treat to finally see Diane doing a guest turn on WA! well done, you Frisky Feline, you... and well done to Doug for such a clever/charming intro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169646838457777642007-01-24T05:53:00.000-08:002007-01-24T05:53:00.000-08:00I love crafts. Don´t get me wrong, I am one of tho...I love crafts. Don´t get me wrong, I am one of those commoners that claim to be utterly artless and craftless, which is true for my natural gifts.<BR/>But many an hour spend on grandma´s lap and watching her do all sorts of wonderful things with a needle and a bit of thread has left certain patterns in the deep corners of my brain.<BR/>So, as a teenager, I tried to bend my fingers painfully to hold all those needles and roll the thread just right around your finger to get one loop into the next and here I stand, proudly, at the age of 29 and say...if needs should ever arize, I do can make socks and a scarf and maybe some gloves! I do live in Icleand...it comes in handy, believe you me! <BR/><BR/>Feline Frisky...what a crafty piece of writing! Well done!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169646776901407852007-01-24T05:52:00.000-08:002007-01-24T05:52:00.000-08:00I am honoured that Diane calls me a friend... and ...I am honoured that Diane calls me a friend... and I think her craftsmanship is awesome and this post is brilliant.<BR/><BR/>I remember my mother used to make my clothes when I was a wee lass and she was a prolific knitter. I used to love to knit and crochet and someone has prompted me to take up my needles once more to make baby clothes for those in need.<BR/><BR/>My most likely association and definition of the word *craft* today is its acronym.... Can't Remember A F***ing Thing... senior moments and all that. (excuse my language... naughty moi as cheeks blush)annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520900940014508061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169646617047155732007-01-24T05:50:00.000-08:002007-01-24T05:50:00.000-08:00Quilldancer - You & me, both! LOL Isn't it amazi...Quilldancer - You & me, both! LOL Isn't it amazing how, at the time, it always seems "do-able" and would make the perfect gift? Until you get it home. sigh.....Thanks for coming by today! D :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169646517402508692007-01-24T05:48:00.000-08:002007-01-24T05:48:00.000-08:00ack! I wanted to say: Great card crafting, Diane...ack! I wanted to say: Great card crafting, Diane. My sister, Caryl, belongs to a card club and I get some gorgeous cards from her. Folks who create their own cards make going to the mailbox a joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com