Social Security now has a wage reporting app for those of us in the SSI program.  I thought it would be wonderful, however you have to know your initial access code they sent you with your sign up packet. Who would have known to keep that. I can't find it, and every month I forget the number to call. I can never find it on my call log, nor where I wrote it down.  So for  I am putting it on my blog to have it when I need it 866-772-0953.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.ssa.mkwr&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImdvdi5zc2EubWt3ciJd

I just got my craft room set up to be able to work in it inefficiency, then the rains came. I have a converted garage craft room. For years I have had this problem ever since the rains have slowly been washing away the top of my soil. It has exposed the weep holes of my foundation. I had a brick layer come by yesterday and tell me this, no one ever told me this before. So he thinks he can fill in the weep holes with expandable cement to keep the water from entering under the foundation and coming into my den an getting the carpet wet.

However I will also need to reseal the concrete with sealer which I already have, Flex seal again I ran out in that corner and it needs a thick later so the pressure underneath the foundation will not allow the water to burst through the top of my floor like it has been doing and allowing water to come through. After we flex seal it then we will paint it and then lay the carpet back down. I am thinking a thick paint with urethane in it for the floor, regular floor paint wasn't thick enough and is peeling in the next part of the conversion which is my office separated by a wall an door.

So until that is fixed I am disorganized and it is hard to get in the crafting mood. But I am going to try soon. I need more time in the day to do my hobbies. If I didn't have to work I could enjoy the life God has graciously given me.

I don't have many followers, I can't compete with the blogs I am a member of they are like experts and mine is for simple creations that are less time consuming, and also because I don't have any paper cutting machine like my sisters or fancy equipment and lots of inventory. But I do the best I can with what I have.

I have one brother whom has a birthday coming up soon. My sisters and I, one being over at pinkyfingercrafts blogspot, spent the weekend making cards for different people, I made one for my brother. 
Too a very long time this time because I had no idea what I wanted to do. But it finally came together nicely I think. I would appreciate some comments from viewers also.White card stock with patterned patter by Paper Pizza ephemera paper. The picture is printed on vellum, then black paper from the same pak and then white card stock cut around with decorative scissors  and glued to the final background. 

 The inside has three separate tags holding together by a matching brad and connected to the pattern paper before gluing it to the card. The side pieces and of the same pak only one the left is one piece and the right has two coordinating pieces. Before I glue this down , the paper has stitch marks as part of its print, so I used my sewing matching and stitched along in white thread and let some of the threads hang loose. I then used bakers twine and went from left to right and on the right I wrapped it on the part of the paper that did not have stitching. Then I glued the paper down so the twine would stay put. The flap at the bottom opens up to reveal my message and the year. The back says handmade using a stamp. 

In the spirit of Valentine's day I spent last weekend making Valentines for my family. But here is a peak at what I created with the help of my younger sister. I also have a 17 year old grandson and his is still in the making and I think the best one to come. It is made from Steampunk paper and it is really cool. Look up steampunk on Google to get an idea. These are not a nice as some of the ones I have seen on the internet but I think they are ok.

For mom

                                          The envelope was made on the cricket machine and then
                                          embossed.

                                            For my 2 month old grand baby Ary.

                                                   My grand daughter Tessa

                                             
                                            For oldest Grand daughter in College

                               

Second to last Grand Daughter Aaliyah

I have been working on valentine cards to give away and here a just of few of the ones where the pictures turned out. I made these myself with card stock and scrap paper, special scissors, and my cuddle bug embossing machine and a few other items.  The all go in this bag I made also. It makes a great gift and I thank my sister at pinky finger crafts blogspot for the idea.

A home made valentine card

  

Inside of the one with the heart above

I really like this one

The first one and one of my fav's

                                                   

For a Best Friend

   

I made these adorable little hand mittens for my 7 mo old grand neice Alice, I just hope they fit. Pattern by
http://www.crochetgeek.com/2008/12/crochet-thumbless-baby-mittens-2-ply.html

Baby got a bath

December third I gave the baby a bath and she didn't even cry

A Kodak moment

My 3 and a half week old grandchild  Ary

I am making everyone in my family something for Christmas from me. Some get scrapbook pages, scrapbook, crocheted items and what ever else I can do in the time I have left. So Next up is this beanie hat/brim hat and scarf set I made for my adopted son in law. Below this post are the pages I made for my mothers scrapbook. I don't have the picture for the scarf yet but it matches the hat in color. You can wear it several ways.

I started off to work today, drove 30 mins on almost empty to get there and was told I was not needed, the client was suppose to notify my office but she failed to call the off hours phone number that she was provided when she sighed up. Sooooo I went to my favorite store Hobby Lobby and got more yarn, then got gas and ate and went home early to get started on the project below. It took me until midnight only because my craft room has no extra tables or storage so I had to spread it all out to sort through it. I almost gave up but I said no I am running out of time and no work Saturday. I am going to finish this page for my mother's scrapbook. It is her Christmas gift, I have two more pages I want to complete. Here is the first one.

And today Nov 24th I finish three more pages. The last one is not embellished as much as the others, it is more whimsical because of where they were taken and what my family was doing. 

This is only part of the last page, my scanner is only so wide, the camera I used for the above isn't doing them justice so I used the scanner to get most of the page for an example. It is of my newest grand daughter Ary Born 11.7.12. I love the layout, I got the inspiration from Daniel Thompson in the 2006 issue of Memory Makers Magazine 

Gelatin, what I used to love and no longer want now that I educated myself as to its origins. " it is a translucent, colorless, brittle (when dry), flavorless solid substance, derived from collagen obtained from various animal by-products. Gelatin is a mixture of peptides and proteins produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen extracted from the skin, boiled crushed horn, hoof and bones, connective tissues, organs and some intestines of animals such as domesticated cattle, chicken, horses, and pigs."

Just thought I would right it down so I don't forget lol.

I wanted to make something special for my grand daughter for this years Christmas gift, well one of them. 

We love purses, so I decided to make her what I think is pretty fantastic. The instructions called for grommets for the handles, but that did not look so good or turn out very well. So I altered the pattern some and added an upper band  and loops to hold the handles instead of grommets. The loops are in the contrast color for added pizzazz  The small purse and sash are made from the same material used for the lining. The pink fabric is glimmerish, but you cannot really see it the photo doesn't do it justice really. 

Last June I needed a gift for my sister, I wanted something unique that you cannot find in a store. I have plenty of rocks here in Arkansas and I know how to paint and I have books on how to paint rocks, so put all that together and this is my first rock art.

Meladra's creations flower headband

I am trying to make this headband for someone and in reading the blog I could not see a place to leave a comment and my registration email never came. I also did not see a place that said please resend the email if you don't get the first one. I wanted to comment to her that her instructions need clarification on round 4. The written instructions say to attach your yarn in the 2nd sc from where you double crocheted the previous round, how ever the first three rows were sc. I don't see where I double crocheted the previous round. You can see what I mean here http://meladorascreations-com.webs.com/flowerheadband.htm 

I started watching the video and her fourth round is actually double crocheted, here she double crocheted the fourth round but the instruction say " sc in the next 2 stitches as well, then do a trc into the space below on the previous row.  So my hat is almost finished and I started watching the video to late to make this change. Therefor I wanted to write it down here so I will know for the next band I make. After watching the entire video the whole hat is in double crochet not trc as per the written instructions. I like to print instruction so I can take them with me when needed. I appreciate people putting these up but I wish the video corresponded with the written verbatim.

Now I have completed my hat but it is too big so I have to add a piece of elastic to one end so it will fit snug. And make more but this time according to the video. :) Or change the instructions from trc to dc.

Thank you Meladora.

Frustration comment procedure on blog spot  I tried to leave a comment on my sister's blog pinkyfingercrafts.blogspot.com and every time I entered the code it rejected it, I tried like 20 times. It is no wonder we don't get any comments, no one is going to try that many times unless they are related or maybe not even then. But we like feedback. Why must blogger be so difficult when trying to leave comments? It is just a comment and the owner can delete the ones they don't like. I wish they would remove the security code or make it legible or at least accept the code I type in. My grand daughter and I both tried and it would not work. Very Frustrating.