Cooler Weather Means

Cooler weather for me means doing things inside that keeps me busy. Years ago we started collecting movies in VHF and now we collect them in CD. Over these many years we have collected a wide collection of movies from every genre. When I am tired and not wanting to do much of anything else, I will pop in a movie to watch.

Now, when I am wanting to get busy doing other things I’ll do crafts like making journals or maybe some mixed media art stuff. And when I just want to lie down and watch youtube videos of crafting videos, I will sit there and either crochet, do some hand sewing or cut out some paper items for my junk journals. And now because it is getting cooler outside, it’s also the best time to get out that crockpot and cook up a hearty stew or homemade soup. Growing up in Texas I always liked to have a big bowl of chili during the winter months and when the weather turns cold, it’s a good way to warm up those old tired bones too, lol.

Anyway enough about food, lol. I recently made a crochet throw with white yarn and also left over pieces of yarn from other projects I was working on. I used both yarns together (a white color with the left over colored scraps of yarn) and the result was a colorful creation that turned out better than I expected. I will have to try and take a photo with my new cell phone and add it here so you can see it. And because I’m a newbie to these cell phones, I haven’t figured out how to add my pictures to my website from my phone just yet, lol. I will however figure that out one day and when I do, I’ll be able to show you lots of stuff that I have created over the years.

So, now that I completed that one crocheted throw I am now working on another one because I have so much of that left over yarn. But instead of using the white yarn to also use with the colors of scraps I am using a black colored yarn. Now, I have to tell you. I really liked how that other crocheted throw turned out but this one? I have to say, I like it much better! I didn’t think I would because the colors look so much darker sitting next to the black yarn but the colors just blend in to it so well that I am pleasantly surprised on how it is turning out.

What are you doing during the colder months? Anything in particular? Let me know by leaving a comment below. Thanks for stopping by and hugs,

New Tag, New Tubes

There are a lot of PTU artists that have stopped selling tubes to use in tag making. It’s all because of AI and how a lot of people can pretty much create whatever images they want these days and the quality of the images are actually pretty good too.

Now, I do like AI and enjoy making graphics from it,  but I also enjoy using artist tubes in my tag making. Recently I purchased a few tubes from one of those artists who is still selling her tubes. Now, I have purchased a lot of tubes from this artist over the years and it makes my heart very happy to see that this artist is still selling online. And at the moment there is a sale going on at the artist site that you might want to know about. Some tubes are only $1.00 each. So, I bought a few because I think we should encourage artists and support there work. And even though I know I could whip up some nice images using an AI generator, those images are nothing compared to what an artist can do.

So, here is a tag (below) I made using one of the tubes I purchased. And you can visit the artist HERE if you’d like to support the artist’s work.

Romance tag by Mod Girl