I grew up re-using items as a way of life ... very little was ever thrown away . One of the simplest and enjoyable things to make for your hose is potholders I enjoy making my own potholders out of scrap fabrics or even old clothes that I have laying around from other projects. The inside padding i used is an old flannel baby blanket a friend had given me to reuse....There are many ways to make potholders. I simply cut the squares or rectangles out and put them together with a YARN TYE ........ Most folks quilt them though ...that takes a bit more time ..
I am absolute horrible at writing directions so i thought i would share other folks ways to make potholders :) Quilted potholders
Thatcher came to keep me company a couple of nights..... I so enjoy when he visits .. He sleeps tucked under the cover next to me and his body heat warms my muscles I had tucked him into his PJs and snapped this pic of him before we had a bedtime cookie and a story . I tell him a story and he is so cute. He lays his head across my tummy and listens to my every word....He works as my service dog while he is here . He brings me items i drop and need and walks quietly against my left side to support me ..He is a very special dog and belongs to a very special friend. :) I have been looking for a German Shepard to train as a service dog for me...........So far the ones i have seen at the humane society have been too old and needing help of their own and very neurotic and unsafe around other animals or kids .. I am thinking i am going to have to start looking for a younger one ...maybe 4 or 5 months old... It will be more of a challenge for me if i do physically ... but that will be ok too Wanting a purebred Shepard on a limited budget is a bit of a problem. But i have faith in the Goddess and know I will find one when the time is right ....
I think i am finally learning to listen to what the universe is trying to teach me ............I have spent over year and half now dealing with the pain and inability to do much at all with this degenerative joint disease I have ... Hmm... Degenerative joint disease..I dont want to define myself by this ugly name for what my body is dealing with . I have let it totally rule my life as I have tried to simply deal with the inability of doing much of anything .. I am tired of living like this ..If i cant walk but few steps at a time........... So be it . I dont have to let it rule my whole life and depress me to the point of tears every day . I am taking back my soul of creativity that the physical body has buried under layers of tears and pain and "I cant Do's" that my my hearts believes ... I can still create.... i can lay on the couch with my legs iced and propped up and create............ I can pick up a pencil and a piece of paper and create .... I can bring forth that which has laid buried and barren ....that which cries to me in my dreams to "let it out to play " I can wear my braces and sit by the window and bead for short times .... crochet a few stitches off and on... make a spirit doll in small steps ...Time to discover where I have hidden my soul and art away at .................
