Video about my disease

Aggressive action required!

My C.F. Clinic called me Tuesday and told me my sputum specimen finally came back resulting in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Which with my compromised lungs can be fatal if I don't get aggressive. So, I am now on 9 treatment + a day instead of 4, 3 vest treatments too! So, I am having to step off of my diligent crafting till I knock this crap outta me. I knew I was getting sick, was running fevers and I always get terrible eye and sinus infections. I knew I was just feeling worse than normal. I am glad they let me know though before I end up in the hospital. I had to spend a birthday in the hospital a few years ago and it really, really stinks! I just have to get my wonder woman belt and cape out of the closet and kick some pseudomonas butt! Wish me luck cause I don't want to have to break my record. I have not had to be hospitalized for my C.F. in well over a year & a half! I had a hospitalization in May cause of my back. I am scheduled for a back procedure (discogram) Thursday, but am going to call to make sure I can still have it with this infection. I know I am not going to be able to have the big spinal fusion surgery with this infection growing so I may have to go in to get this out of my system quicker with antibiotic therapy. Well, I'm off to bed. I am hoping to feel well enough to get the rest of my outside Holiday Decor up outside before it gets colder than I can stand!

My 1st Paper Phenomenon Ustream

I had such an enjoyable time minus the ustream technical probs. with the P.I.T.A's! I am not even sure what the acronym means but I love this group already. My kinda peeps! She made this awesome Vintage Typewriter, it is so amazing! I love to make vintage projects too, so I think this will be a good fit. It was just such a nice time. Can't wait for more.

Craftin' away 2 night! 'Tis (gonna B) the Season!

I saw an altered ice skate on pinterest and have loved the idea ever since. I finally found a pair at a thrift store for $3.50!!! Here's my version. The 1st one

The 2nd one!

They also had a cute mini wooden sled it's about 12" long.

I also crafted a few pieces of jewelry last night which I have sold already. I just have to finish a matching bracelet to the "purplescent" ankelet I made. The team ones I made for my daughter's cousin. The black and white daisy chain was made for another gal.

Outside "sandwich baggie" wreath

This wreath was made for my great nephew's grave site, he passed away.R.I.P. Adam

Craftin' away

I am making Tu-Tu's!!! Lots of them and wreaths

and whatever else strikes my fancy, I bought some of that new Mesh Ribbon too, gonna try some wreaths from that! Happy Crafting to all of my fellow crafters...

Tu-Tu's

I have been busy making Tu Tu's! (pic down below...sorry for the quality!) I went out shopping for a child's birthday present and I saw a bunch of dress up kits for girls. There was Snow White, Cinderella and all of the Disney Princess outfits. The cutest one I saw was a fairy out fit, must have been a Tinkerbell one, they wanted $30.00 for it and it had strings hanging and it was just poor workmanship. I thought OMG they want $30 bucks for this piece of junk! Well, I at least got an idea. I made one myself & made a hair piece, wand and not pictured are the wings and the fairy flower halo... I hope to have a pic of that as soon as her mom sends one! Since and have several young girls on my Christmas list, I went and bought more tulle & stuff to make more! As this year I have told myself I am only buying for kids. To me Christmas is for kids. I know we as adults love Christmas but as far as toys and the idea of Santa, it is more for the children. Now I just have to come up with an idea for the boys! Any ideas, throw them my way :-) Happy Crafting!

I feel like blogging, I have had some problems lately with my back and the CF is acting up again! I am so lucky that my momma taught me to craft. Without it I think I would have died from boredom by now! I often wonder when I get this sick with the CF who would show up at my funeral? Is that morbid or what? I can't help how my mind works. I post like a journal on my fb and get some responses, the typical "likes" why do ppl like that you are sick? I get occasional comments, the standard, "get well soon" What really puzzles me that I rarely get a call, this is family I'm mainly speaking of or my closest friends. I have one gal I have never even met and she calls, sends me cards and actually acts genuinely concerned. It hurts my heart really. I just do not understand it. I know wah, wah. Ok I'm done venting, I'm onto something better, my latest crafting project!!! I did stumble over an old ning website that I had forgotten about and from there I bought some instructions and took a class from ustream! I am loving how it is turning out! All I have left to do is add patterned paper, photo mats and some embellishments! Here are a few pics. I did screw up on one of the albums though. I have to re-do it. I put the binding on the outside cover and it should have went on the inside. Please note, the albums look big in the box but it's because I don't have the embellisments, patterned paper and the photo mats yet. I was kinda freaking out a bit seeing how much room I had left and thought maybe I should make a fourth, but then I thought not, cause I have so much more to add! Hope you like it, it's kinda plain right now but I will have to post pics when it is complete. I finished it and she still has a few more segments to go!

Now remember it is not 100% complete! It is however as done as it is getting today, I am working on another wreath, "Fall" I have this sold already to my old babysitter! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I know my week has to get better, cause there ain't nowhere from down but up! ;-)

I saw a wreath on Pinterest and decided to make a fall one.

I made a new wreath out of natural coffee filters to make it a fall look :-)

Some of the things I've been working on.`

I have found some of my crafting mojo, it's been awhile and it feels good to get it back! Here are a few projects I've done. I've collected owls for quite some time now and I found this chain & findings at my local bead store; mystic beads in Niles, Mi, the charm is from Hobby Lobby, it's a new one I've never seen before! I love it, it's so dainty.

This I made for my friend's Birthday, they are her birthstones and a faux Pandora bracelet.

This is a card I made for her too, CTMH set

This is a vintage altered mini composition notebook I made for her as well. Front cover, inside cover w/tag

Last one; My "Panda"ora bracelet. I always called my daughter Amanda Panda, these lamp work beads have little panda's in them! Plus some anchor earrings my daughter wanted me to make her, with just a little bling.

Well, I hope now that summer is over someone other than me can get their "craft on" :-) Happy Crafting!