YoYo Swap!! I started a swap come and join. This swap is at swap bot . You will swap 20 YoYos with a partner i should say with 2 partners. I'm making a Quilt so different material would be fun. Start Sept 1st ends Sept 31st. So come and join in. Here are some fun YoYo links. Debbie Mum, Adorable Angels, How to make a YoYo.


I like to show you a pic of a book i want bad but my funds say no more books lol. The Joy of Beading . I have tons of seed beads and would like to make some for some of my teens in my family as well as for Katelynn. On the cover you can see bead band rings i have searched hi and lo for tutorial or instructions on how to make these rings if anyone know email me. Isnt this a darling book looks like it would be easy to make. Well i have to go for now yard work is calling our name as well as cleaning my room. Kids go back to school tomorrow so i want to play all day lol.

Hi look at my Swap yes Swap my hands have been itching to do a swap so i joined swap bot and started a swap. Me being a ex librarian like bookmarkers so i started a swap. The Swap will start Sept 5th you have till Aug 31st to sign up. You will have one partner to swap with. You will make one bookmark out of any craft has to be handmade and send it in a puffy. What is a puffy?? A puffy is a brown envelope that you stuff your goodies and mail them to your partner in swap. Please come and sign up and have fun you can sign up at http://www.swap-bot.com/ you must register and then look for my Craftypiggies Bookmark Swap and join. Please email me that you signed up and saw this at my blogg.. Your bookmarker has to be mailed before end of Sept. Wow 2 people signed up already. Once again it was hot today in Sc but it rained so it cooled it off a bit. Im going to leave you with this saying below heheh

Isn't this pic toooo cute LOL. Well its a little cooler here in Sc but not much instead of 100 feeling like 115 . Its 91 feeling like 101. Has been raining I will takes some pics of the beautiful trees that surrounds me here in Gaston I love it so green. A few things IM going to write today about my Granddaughter first day at school and feature a pattern booklet I have on sell at my eBay store and other things on my mind. So thanks for coming and please sign my guestbook. This Blogging stuff is not as easy as I thought so bare with me I will get better with time LOL.

Today I like to talk about the pattern IM going to talk about today first off here is pictures. Sun Moon and Stars is a Cross Stitch book I sale at eBay and other auctions.Its by Linda Gillum it has 17 pages and sells for 6.00 but I sell it at eBay for 2.49 plus 2.00 shipping and it is brand new. Very cute projects it has for babies and children as well as for adults. I like the cow jump over the moon. If you have any questions email me at craftypiggie@aol.com .






Here is a booklet that IM wishing for its a Japanese Amigurumi Volume 4 . I haven't made any of these yet but I would like to start at making the monkey in this book. These books are going crazy here in the States. Ebay sellers are taking advantage by selling this books outrageous prices.

On August 8th my granddaughter Katelynn went to her first day of kindergarten it was soo fun day for her when she got home she could not stop talking about all the things she was doing and her back pack was full of stuff to do at home. She told me i had to make some of those peanut butter cookies i make because they need snacks, she is use to staying home getting snacks. Even tho they have her favorite pizza at school. Well im working on a purse for my dear friend diane in Texas i will post some pics when im done. Its Hump day so i hope you all have a good week and i will leave with this to say lol

Good Day Everyone,
Its a Sunday very quiet Grandkids went to Dads for the weekend so real quiet. Kids start school Tuesday IM looking forward to katelynn going to kindergarten. Going to take lots of pics.
In the meanwhile I am having a bit of a problem LOL

This week I have been searching for a online job I need a job waaaaaaaaaaaa its hard to find anything legit and most places want $$$ isn't there just a place that will give me a job free. Why do I need to pay someone to pay me for a job LOL help there got to be a job for a ex librarian who can type at least 50 words a minute .

I seen something funny today what a hooot! I need one or should say want one LOL

I made a new handbag its cute the pic doesn't do it justice I crocheted round and around. I used black redheart yarn and aqua color for stripe. What do you think?

Here is another view with the inside pockets

I spent all day loading up new craft booklets I got for ebay real cute cross stitch patterns there is some care bears , piggies, some religous and garden charts real nice ones.

IM going to close for the day by saying

Today was a hot day wow 102 ..
Garfield below is my companion he is not to happy about the heat. Especially when air conditioner is on the blink.










Had to stop crocheting due to being so hot. Thank God for swimming pool.
Katelynn is my Angel she swims with me all day.
We have a pretty good tan going.
Taps is my Favorite show on Sci Fi (Ghost Hunters)
Very interesting show about Ghost.
Well im off to Wonderland lol.

Craftypiggies Goodies

Welcome to my first blog.

Hi there IM a retired Librarian and I sell books for a living..Not much living LOL. But its fun. I sell at ebay, Yahoo, Bidville, Loudfrog, Hibidder, Bid Usa...And my Ebook Site yep lots of fun. Below the link section I show a few of the books I sell in the kaleidoscope.

I stay at home due to illness and take care of three grandchildren (post pics). So each day I try to stay busy and not go crazy LOL. We are talking about 3 small children. I hope you come back and check in sometimes I will have new stuff.

Does it resemble hello kitty I hope so?

I made this for my Granddaughter Katelynn she is 5 years old. She starts school this year and IM so happy for her because we live in the country and she has few friends and wants to learn so much about life. I have introduce her to the library and she loves to read so IM hoping she will love school. IM working a black stripe handbag I will post when I finish.