November, 2008 | Crafty Dad

Busy Weekend

Posted on November 24, 2008 Written by Mike 1 Comment

Oh, it’s definitely the Holiday season. In addition to the obvious (Christmas songs playing on the radio and all the decorations in the mall) it’s the rush-rush-rush of our schedule that tells me the big day is not too far away.

Friday night was the middle-school play. Son No. 1 had the lead role in Who Poisoned His Meatball? It was a hoot! The audience was laughing the entire time (oh, and it WAS a comedy by the way). The kids did a fantastic job. Crafty Mom and I were especially proud of the young man who had the role of Luigi.

Middle School Play – “Who Poisoned His Meatball?”

Take a bow! You did a fantastic job kiddo!

Saturday Son No. 1 spent the entire day at a rehearsal for Honor’s Band. He was selected as a top musician from his school to join 17 other area schools for a concert on Sunday afternoon. It was phenomenal. Those kids played their hearts out and played music that was at a skill level that …. I don’t know. My wife and I were in high school band back in the late 70′s and we never played music like that. They did a great job and received a standing ovation.

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T.G.I.S.

Posted on November 15, 2008 Written by Mike 3 Comments

Yes. Thank goodness it’s Saturday!

Crafty Mom and I are getting ready to head out to Kohl’s and Michael’s then later we’ll be taking a van-load of ‘stuff’ to Goodwill. It’s such a good feeling to de-clutter a space. Last night we spent a good amount of time in the cedar closet and sorted through old clothes and other miscellaneous items. Geez, it’s amazing how much ‘stuff’ we’ve accumulated.

Hope you have a great day.

Do something crafty. With the Holidays just around the corner, there’s no better time to get the creative juices flowing and to c-r-e-a-t-e.

Something fall-ish from the Crafty Dad photo gallery:

Take care,

Filed Under: rambling

Posted on November 12, 2008 Written by Mike 3 Comments

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Chicken Soup for the Sewing People

Posted on November 12, 2008 Written by Mike 2 Comments

I love it when a plan comes together.

It seems almost zen-like when you are so “into” a project. Like the one above. There are so many steps to the process. And when you’re done (and … assuming you got the results you expected) there’s a sense of elation, accomplishment, a ‘whew that went well’ moment.

This pair of slacks turned out nice too:

Do you experience that with your projects?

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Happy Veteran’s Day

Posted on November 11, 2008 Written by Mike 1 Comment

I am THANKFUL for my freedom.

From all of us at the Crafty Dad household: A big ‘thank you’ to all the members of the armed forces (past and present) for keeping this the land of free and the home of the brave.

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Hungry? Dinner is Served

Posted on November 11, 2008 Written by Mike 1 Comment

It’s a pasta casserole that Crafty Mom put together. Yumilicious! That’s the best word to describe it.

Thanks honey!

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Posted on November 10, 2008 Written by Mike 2 Comments

My good friend:

This little baby was VERY busy a couple of weekends ago. And it’s going to become busy again. I have some Christmas gift ideas for some special people on my list.

Oh…and did I tell you? I’ve added another machine to my inventory of “tools”? Yes indeed. I bought myself an early Christmas present. You can see it here.

And, although it’s not a super-duper-commercial-grade machine, it works a lot like this one:

Am I a crazy, crafty maniac? I think I am!

But hey, there are lots more pants that need shortened, so this blindstitcher (some people call them blindhemmers) will be a big help.

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Wow! An Actual CRAFT Project

Posted on November 10, 2008 Written by Mike 3 Comments

Yesterday was Hannah’s 11th birthday party.

My latest craft project.
The Cricut and I had fun with this one!

Some scrapbook paper, cardstock, a few white buttons

and a little bit of pink thread turned into a fun project

And…(I didn’t tell you, but last month, on the 22nd, was MY birthday) I used my new toy (cough, cough, I mean TOOL) to help me create a birthday card. Yep, I bought a Cricut and I LOVE it. What a fantastic little machine.

Hannah is a big, big fan on Hannah Montana and she was ECSTATIC when she tore the gift wrap off the Hanna Montana Back Stage Pass book from Disney. Wow…that girl was jumping up and down on the sofa like a kangaroo. She devoured every page.

Inside the book was a door hanger. I told my oldest son that I should have one like that for my cubicle at work. He rolled his eyes (he’s 13, so that happens frequently these days) but he did assist me in the photo op. What do you think?