New Nostalgic Soap Labels

I have been placing old photos in my computer.  As I do a few, I share them with you.  The latest ones are below:

My Grandmother Johnson and Myself a Few Years Ago. 

My Dog Annie Modeling a Scarf I Made.  I darkened her lips a little.  She had her tongue out and I just had to do it.  She was a great model!

After scanning a few photos, I decided to add a few to a new soap label and see how it turned out.  Well, I got carried away.  I also added a few items I crocheted, along with a picture of an old chair with a yarn winder attached to it. I tend to need variety in my life and I get bored often.  This will explain why I seldom make the same kind of soap twice.  So, I made the name area different on all 4 labels I was able to print on a sheet.  Two of the labels also have different edges.  What do you think of the new nostalgic soap labels?  I feel that the photos are a good fit for the soap since everyone in my life has influenced me in some way or another.  They would also influence any products or artistic endeavors.   What do you think?  Tell me the truth please.  Have a great weekend!  Thank you for viewing!  Dawnie

More Vintage Photos

I scanned more vintage family photos.  I enjoy revisiting the photos and the history behind them especially around the holidays.  I hope you enjoy them.  Nostalgic moments............

My grandmother Elizabeth Shull.

I was one year old in this picture.

My great-grandmother Sadora Davis-Easterly

All I know is this man is a neighbor.

My sister and I.  I am on the right and I was 3 years old.

Me at age 3 mo.

Thank you for viewing my nostalgic moments.  I hope you have a Merry Christmas!  Dawnie

POT HOLDERS

 

edging flour sack towels

pot holder in progress

I have been in the nostalgia mood and making old fashioned pot holders.  I am using a thin cotton yarn, but it is a tiny bit larger than the cotton thread used to make many of the old pot holders.  I do sell what I make and give some as gifts, but I am not sure if you can have too many pot holders.  Don’t you agree?

Tools of the Trade

What kind of crochet tools do you use?  I have tried many over the years and I keep coming back to the same ones.  I used wooden crochet hooks, but they break too easy.  I crochet fabric and it can be stronger than the wood.  It could be my technique, but I hate to admit that.   I like the Boye hooks because of the shape and the slickness of the metal.  Some hooks tend to allow drag if the finish is not as smooth.  I also like the Comfort Cushion from Susan Bates.  It comes in blue colors (ONLY BLUE) and the size small is hard to find.  If you get the wrong size it will slip off.  It is also a bugger to get on your hook.  I usually dip my hook in liquid soap and water.  It goes into the Comfort Cushion real well about half way.  Then it is a test to see if  I can get the hook in the rest of the way without cussing.  It is so nice to have a hook with cushion that you can grip.  About 10 years ago I won a speed crocheting contest.  I crocheted more double crochet stitches in a certain period of time using acrylic yarn and a Boye hook with a Comfort Cushion on it, than the other entries.   LOL

Knitting needles are a different story.  I German knit or pick my yarn instead of wrapping it the English way.  For this type of knitting, I like good points on my needles.  I also like the warmth and quiet of wood, bamboo, or the fake plastic whalebone with give.  The old metal kind have been retired at my house.   Have you ever tried to use 3 or 4 metal double point needles?  They slide out and it turns into a real mess.  I guess with knitting a little drag is OK.  I collect knitting needles.  I like to make small projects and use a different pair of needles with each project.  I even match the project with the needles.  If the needles have a heavy top or head, they are not balanced and are hard to work with.  I have purchased beautiful needles with large beads on the top and they have also been retired  at my house because of the top heavy problem.  Glass knitting needles are a nightmare for me.  I tend to drop needles a lot.  Circular needles help with this issue, but they are not as pretty as straight knitting needles.  A couple of years ago I suggested that manufactures make colored needles.  A company is doing that now, but knitters want color and design.  Why do I have to purchase a  size 9 to get a green needle?  What if I want a 6 in green?  I also like the old wooden designs from Brittany.  They still use that design on the crochet hooks they make, but the knitting needles have a simpler design now.   People pay dearly for an old pair of needles.  It is the nostalgic look with the dark needles designed with a Victorian top.  If function, beauty, color, nostalgia, and design are in a needle, I probably own it.

What kind of tools do you use?  Does it bother you when people call your knitting crocheting or vice versa?  Blessings to you!  Dawn