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Lap Quilts and More Via Sandi

I am often told that we should consider applying for food stamps and Medicaid. We do and have though it is a complete waste of time. Because of Texas rules on food stamps and Medicaid, they only look at your income. Social Security Disability is counted as income and our combined SSD of just over $1500 means that we exceed the limit by $15.00. Texas does NOT take into consideration that our rent is $1500, over what we spend in medicines each month for her (let alone the rest of us), power bill, etc. What Sandi gets from sales of her crafts, and what we receive in donations from wonderful people, is how we are surviving here. That's it.

In recent days Sandi has been strong enough to finish a couple of things and now has them ready for sale. Funds raised from selling these things goes to putting food on the table, medicines, etc. so please know that buying something helps us lot.

Please ignore the date/time stamp on the first few pictures as something went haywire with her old camera.

As you see to the right and below, first up is her latest lap quilt which measures 44x43 inches. The interior consists of four squares of various colors with an outer border of yellow. Asking price is $50 which includes the usual $9.00 non priority shipping by way of the post office. (If you prefer UPS shipping that can be easily done though we do not know what that would cost.)

Also she has finished this walker caddy. A walker caddy attaches to the walker by way of the top loops making it possible for the user to bring along with him or her, a book, television remote, eyeglasses, etc., while leaving the hands free to hold on to the walker.

These go for $10 and that includes the usual $4.00 non priority shipping.

While those are her latest efforts she still has a number of items available that were mentioned here at the end of January. The price listed includes the same non priority shipping by way of the post office. They include....             

$45  35x42 with Maroon border

$45  32x46 Double Blue

$50   44x44 Green with Maroon border

                                  And this walker caddy in her "winter colors" and sells for $10

     

Of course, she has plenty of  other items over at her iOffer store, but there are far too many to list here.

Hopefully you see something you like in these. If you have any questions, please ask in the comment section here or drop me a note at kevinrtipple AT Verizon.net  And, if you don’t want to make a purchase, but would like to make a donation please use the PayPal widget to your left. Anything and everything helps and is very much appreciated.

Please share this post with your friends and family who might be looking for personal handmade gifts. Thank you!

                                   

Sandi’s Latest Projects

While her store is still up at iOffer Sandi is far too sick right now to put her recent items up for sale there. All of these were completed before she took her latest turn for the worst the day after her birthday on the 19^th. Since she is so sick right now she asked me to mention them on here and see if there was any interest. Quantities are limited and are being sold on a first come first sold basis.

First up on the showcase (waves one arm to gesture at the below item) we have a maroon lap quilt. This small one measures 35x42 features six internal squares surrounded by a maroon border. It is being sold for $45 (includes $8.00 non-priority shipping by way of the post office).

Next up we have a slightly smaller lap quilt in light blue. This one measures 29x42. It features the same six square pattern Sandi uses in these along with a light blue border.  It is being sold for $45 (includes $8.00 non-priority shipping by way of the post office).

If you like the light blue border, but want more blue in the lap quilt this one might work for you.  Sandi refers to this one as her “double blue” lap quilt. It measures 32 x 46 making it slightly larger than the preceding ones. It features six squares internally in the lap quilt surrounded by the light blue border. It is being sold for $45 (includes $8.00 non-priority shipping by way of the post office).

Maybe you want to go bigger than that? Sandi has a couple that just might work for you. First up is this one that measures 43 x56. It features the usual six squares and border. In this case the dominant color is brown and used in the center of the squares as well as the border along with an off white.  Due to the larger size it is being sold for $50 (includes $9.00 non-priority shipping by way of the post office).

SOLD!

She also has available this one that features green with a double maroon border. It measures 44 x 44 and contains the normal six squares. It is $50 (includes $9 non-priority shipping by way of the post office).

Sandi also has some walker caddies available. Like her chemo hats, these are a huge hit in the doctor’s office when she donates them as one can put a book, reading glasses, cell phone, etc. in the small pockets of the caddy. The loops at the top of the caddy go over a bar in the walker and are held closed by a button.  They sell for $10 and that includes the same basic shipping at $4.00 by way of  the post office.  She has them currently available in purple and “winter colors.” 

SOLD!!!

Hopefully you see something you like in these. If you have any questions, please ask in the comment section below or drop me a note at kevinrtipple AT Verizon.net  And, if you don’t want to make a purchase, but would like to make a donation please use the PayPal widget to your left. Anything and everything helps and is very much appreciated.


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Review: "Crochet: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide" by DK Editors

Billed as a resource book for crocheters at all levels, Crochet: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide features the basics and over 80 patterns at all skill levels. Visually stunning thanks to the well done photographs, the book showcases quite a number of possibilities for gifts, home use, and more.

After a section on the basics of tools, various types of yarn, stitches, and more the book goes on to projects. Some are simple such as “Beaded Necklace” (pages 28-29) or “Cell Phone Covers” (pages 36-37) to the far more complex “Baby Blanket” (pages 148-149) and “Flower Pin Cushion” (pages 184-185) and others. Each of the more than eighty projects has detailed instructions, a recommended skill level, pictures of the finished project, and often a tip to make the item more useful or easier to make.

A two page glossary, an eight page index, and a one page acknowledgment/ author bio bring this over 300 page book to a close.

While a comprehensive and interesting book Crochet: The Complete Step-By-Step Guidet suffers from organization issues. Many of the projects seem to have little rhyme or reason as to why they are placed here or there and the table of contents is a bit scattered. The result is a good book that is made more difficult to use than it should be.

Crochet: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide

DK Editors

DK Publishing

http://dk.com/crafts

February 2014

ISBN# 978-1-4654-1591-2

Hardback

320 Pages

$40.00

Material supplied by the good folks of the Plano Texas Public Library System. The annual book sale is scheduled this year for August 8-10. More details are at the Friends of the Plano Public Library website.

Kevin R. Tipple ©2014

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From earlier today...

She wasn't happy I was taking her picture again. The steroids continue to help her breathe and grow her hair back. They don't make her a happy camper.....

I'd tripped this morning over the hose from the machine and hit the floor hard (no doubt the neighbors loved that)  so she decided she would use one of her cylinder tanks for travel out on the back porch today.

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Sandi and her Crafts

Sandi's Store is at http://www.ioffer.com/users/sanditipple  Lots of good handmade stuff there and she has added some brand new things. She lowered prices yet again in a desperate move to try to sell some things so she is not charging for her time.

Her blog on crafts, gardening, and a few other things is at   http://lady-sandra.blogspot.com/

Sandi's Blog--Walker Caddys

If you go here http://lady-sandra.blogspot.com/2013/06/manly-walker-caddy-to-crochet.html  you will see the walker caddy Sandi made for my walker. She has a lot of pictures on her blog that take you through the whole process of making one.

She is now selling them at her store on iOffer for $12.00 each. Special orders are accepted. So, go buy one and keep her occupied...okay? :)))

Sandi's Latest Project

came about because of me and my need for a walker. She thought I could use something that would carry my reading glasses and book when I had to go out. She saw a couple of patterns and while she has been at The Atria she used up some of her yarn to make this in her first attempt.

The front side is to the left and the backside of the caddy is below.

I'm told that she will donate this to a new friend there at The Atria and she will make me a more "manly" one when she is back home. How she is going to make one with rocket launchers, machine guns, and footballs all over it I do not know.....

Sandi Tonight

Nothing new to report as everything is pretty much the same with her. She does not see the doctors until Tuesday so she has signed up to go on the hospital shuttle to a local Target store tomorrow to get out a bit.

Her room is nice and all, but I think it is getting to her.

 

Despite the blood clot in her neck, they cleared her to go last Friday and she is looking forward to getting out somewhere normal for the first time in weeks. I think she wants to pick up a few things to make her stay a little bit easier as, for one thing,  she is out of yarn.



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