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Crafty Lady Sandi: Very sick with allergies

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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.


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

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Sandi's Hats and Slippers for Kids

Beyond the stuff she has added to her iOffer site, my wife Sandi has these for sale. Quantities are very limited and are first come first served.

The hats come with either one eyeball or two. They fit children age 3 to 10. The cost is $7.50 plus postage.

She also has pairs of slippers. Slipper is five and a half inches long. The cost is $7.50 plus postage.

Sandi will do special orders on request. But, one has to understand there may be delays due to her health issues with chemo and her cancer. Her next round of chemo starts Wednesday. 

Below are two pictures featuring just some of the staff at Texas Oncology at Medical City Dallas Hospital who have been our support these past many months. They are sporting the hats Sandi made them for their Halloween dress up day as they worked to not only save lives, but make folks a little happier while at treatment.

SALAMANDERS

You would not know it to look at me now, but I used to be quite the outdoorsy type. Daylight hours as a kid were spent outside. As an adult I spent as much time as possible outdoors where I hiked, fished, and did lots of other things. If I wasn’t trapped inside working or sleeping, I was pretty much outside year around. One of the real hard aspects of being sick with whatever the heck it is I have is the fact that my mobility is totally gone. It takes a lot of pain and effort simply to go drag myself out on our porch. How much longer we can hang in here is anyone’s guess, but I am really going to miss the creek and its creatures.

 
One of my recent writing projects for the Tapir and FriendsAnimal Store was on Salamanders. I mention in the piece how scientists are researching how they can regrow their tails and more after sustaining an injury. I have also seen other things in recent days that indicate they may have some ability to help control pain. Either one would be very cool for many folks including people like me.

Considering they date back at least 164 million years ago and there are approximately 655 living species of them, I just scratched the surface with what I wrote here. Hope you check it out. Share it with your kids as I kept my off the wall humor out of this piece. Therefore, it is totally 100 percent family friendly and is safe to use in classrooms.

The keychain is also very cool.

Still Holiday Shopping?

In case you are, I ask that you think about a couple of things.....

If you are buying at Amazon please consider going through the blog here to do your shopping at Amazon. I am an Amazon Associate and that means I receive a few pennies on each sale. Those small amounts don't affect your price or bill at all. They do add up for me and when I cash out I can buy the occasional book for me along with medical supplies for Sandi.

And, speaking of my better half, in addition to what she has available online at Tapir and Friends Animal Store Sandi still has her iOffer store should you be looking for a homemade teddy bear, walker caddy, chemo hat or something else with a personal touch. This is most likely the last holiday season her iOffer store will be available. As always, sales go to pay something towards her mounting cancer bills as there is much her insurance refuses to cover despite our appeals.

Thank you!

Holiday Shopping

If you are buying at Amazon please consider going through the blog here to do your shopping at Amazon. I am an Amazon Associate and that means I receive a few pennies on each sale. Those small amounts don't affect your price or bill at all. they do add up for me and when I cash out I can buy the occasional book for me along with medical supplies for Sandi.

And, speaking of my better half, in addition to what she has available online at Tapir and Friends Animal Store Sandi still has her iOffer store should you be looking for a homemade teddy bear, walker caddy, chemo hat or something else with a personal touch. This is most likely the last holiday season her store will be available. As always, sales go to pay for her her mounting cancer bills as there is much her insurance refuses to cover.

Thank you!

Via Bif Bam Pop!-- Biff Bam Pop’s Holiday Gift Guide – 3 BIG Hardcover Comic Book Collections

Biff Bam Pop’s Holiday Gift Guide – 3 BIG Hardcover Comic Book Collections

Hey, You! Three Horned Face!!

Like westerns, I have always had a thing for dinosaurs. I think they are very cool. Awesome, in fact, and would love to have the ability to do the time travel thing. Of course, while folks can land things on comets now (so very cool), time travel is still not possible. Instead, I have to settle for really good books such as CarnosaurWeekend (Kyler Knightly and Damon Cole Book 1) by Garnett Elliot (somebody you should be reading in all his flavors) and live vicariously.


Fortunately, at this point in my life, I have big time skills in living vicariously.

I recently wrote about those three horned face dinosaurs known as Triceratops for Tapir And Friends Animal Store. No one knows what they went through on the dino playgrounds, but it could not have been easy.  While I did not address that issue at the link above, I did address a few other things including the fact they apparently did not have jet packs and were not used by space aliens in galactic rodeos. 

Bring on the Ladybugs!

For several months now I have been doing some freelance writing for Tapir and Friends Animal Store. Not only do I like it becuase I get paid --- a very rare occurance writing wise --- it gives me a chance to educate folks and have a little fun in the process. Unlike the book reviews which need to focus on the book and that is it, the stuff I do for Tapir and Friends allows me to let a little bit of me show through whether it is my sense of humor or something else.

One of my recent pieces involved their Ladybug Keychain where I shared a little bit about growing up in Northeast Dallas, gardening, and a couple of other things.  Hope you go take a look at that as well as lots of other neat stuff on the site.

Via Tapir and Friends Animal Store: Get Your Paraceratherium Replica Here!

 One of my recent freelance writing efforts. I really wanted to add something about how primitive humans rode these things bareback as they dueled with clubs and that is how medieval jousting eventually came to be, but somebody would take the deal serious and things would not end well. 


Tapir and Friends Animal Store (Realistic Stuffed Animals and Plastic Animals): Get Your Paraceratherium Replica Here!

Going to the Birds

Been doing a number of pieces on birds lately for Tapir and Friends Animal Store. Such as the Ring-Necked Doves, Crested Pigeons, Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers, Pileated Woodpeckers, Hornbills, and Kingfishers.

Have not had to write on Ravens yet and  really not looking forward to them after what they are doing to my Cowboys tonight.

Into Sharks?

As part of my freelance writing gig for Tapir and Friends Animal Store I have written about a lot of things. That includes sharks. To this point I have written about the colossal Megalodon, the big Great Whites, and the seriously cool Blue Sharks.

Check out them out!

Remember, laser beams for world domination are sold separately.