Creativity of my sister's family

My creative little nieces, not to mention mom and dad! My niece had a family project that she was working on in school. They had to create their own breed of dinosaur. This is their creation, the Leafosaurus. It was created with crumpled up newspaper and lots of masking tape if you can believe it. They had to pic an era it came from, so they chose Jurassic. I like my sister's original suggestion though, the Organic Period. LOL!! This model is ready for the Museum of Natural History!!

OMG I get to post!

Yay here I am. I am way behind on my posting. The past few months really have been nuts. Things are settling down now. My resolution for the new year was to really commit myself to the things I enjoy and projects I start. For those who have an illness, you know that "funk" you get into when you don't feel well and you just lose interest in everything around you. You also have to "I feel sorry for myself" moments. We all do at one point or another. So I decided that I will no longer let this illness stop me; it may limit me, but it will not stop me.

Now for my craft work, later today I will post pictures of some of my current work. I realize my name is The Mad Crocheter, but, umm, I have been doing the K word *gasp*. Yes folks knitting. I had two projects I was hoping to get done by the holidays but I am still working on them. A hoody sweater for my son, and a shrug for my daughter. It has been years since I knitted anything at all, and I really didn't want to lose the ability, so here I am.

As for crochet, this year I am determined to design. I have done many things before, just never bothered to try and publish anything, or even write the formal directions for that matter. I worked for a designer on and off for 10 years making the items you see pictured in crochet publications. During that time my hubby kept telling me I was wasting my time and talent because I could be doing the same thing. I already have some sketches done and am going to jump into it with both feet first. If anyone is interested in testing patterns for me let me know. Or you can check my blog and see if I have a design to be tested. You of course get the design. I will be doing both knit and crochet so keep yours eyes peeled.

Okay folks , until later.....