HOW AND WHY DID I BECOME A "HOOKER" ?

DID I GET YOUR ATTENTION?  Actually, this questions was posed to our CreateCrochet Team as a way of learning more about each of us and how we got "hooked" on crocheting. Each week we will be asked a question and I'm running out of time to answer this one because I've been so busy getting ready for our upcoming Relay for Life 2010 Kingman to help raise money to fight the evil known as cancer!  I am proud to say that my team has pitched in to help by sending so many beautiful crochet items from all over the world for me to sell at the RFL and donate all proceeds to RFL. They are the most wonderful team in the world. Oh, sorry, had to get that Public announcement in there :0)


As for me, I actually learned to crochet from Sister Richard in the 4th grade at Holy Trinity School. She asked if I wanted to learn how to crochet the lace on the altar cloths and I really wanted to do so;  she taught me and I was so excited. I never told anyone, it just made me feel special that I was doing something for God, my little secret between him and me.


Later I tried crocheting with bigger hooks and thicker yarn and felt quite clumsy. Believe it or not, my first real success came with tunisian/afghan stitch crocheting that a friend's mom taught me. I just felt it was so much easier and started making afghans like crazy.  During my teen years I put my hook down and focused on a special someone named "John" whom I married when I was 19 and he was 22. I am proud to say we will celebrate our 35th anniversary this August!!


Back to crocheting, I continued to pick up my crochet hooks  which grew in number over the years  and taught myself many stitches with the help of books and some friends.  I found it enjoyable and soothing.  It wasn't until about 6 or so years ago when health issues really set me back and it as very difficult to cope that I found crocheting VERY therapeutic and my fingers were ablaze with amazing creativity. I was always doing some sort of crafting, but nothing gave me the enjoyment and freedom like crocheting. 


EVERYONE got something crocheted as gifts, scarves, hats, purses, fingerless gloves. etc, etc, etc.  I accumulated so many items my family teased me about needing a whole room just for all my crocheting things. Soooooooo, since both of our sons are grown, one married with children, the other away at college and now graduated and engaged; I turned one of their rooms into my craft room and am in my glory!!!!!


I can never follow a pattern; I may start, but I feel guided by a higher power of creativity and am always surprised at the outcome. I finally realized that I need to write down how I do things so I can create more of the same should anyone want one. 

My guide/symbol which reminds me to play, breathe, create and enjoy life is the Dolphin.  My husband and children have surrounded me with all kinds, statues, bookmarks and even a giant vinyl one on my craft room wall made by my oldest son who does wall vinyl art for a living.

When I crochet ALL is right with the world. This gift of crocheting is a blessing for which I thank God every Day :0)

So, hopefully now you know a little bit more about me. Anyway, "that's my story and I'm stickin to it"

Have a wonderful life............IT'S MANDATORY :0)

MY REASON FOR EVERYTHING !

THIS IS MY FAMILY..... the ones for whom I would do anything. They are my reason for so many things including the Relay for Life. With our combined family history of cancer and my oldest son's experience with melanoma, I want to do all I can to help FIGHT this horrible disease and make sure everyone celebrates more and more birthdays joyfully!

The RELAY FOR LIFE KINGMAN 2010 is just around the corner, June 5th!  It's not too late to make a donation or make plans to be there and cheer on our team, THE RELAY WRANGLERS or any other team as long as you come.  There will be opportunities to buy goodies of all sorts, (check out our merchantile for the crochet items from around the world), meet and talk with survivors or friends you might just bump into there.  It will be an experience to remember, I can guarantee that!

So PLEASE, take the time for a potential life changing experience, Saturday, June 5th starting @ 6 pm (come a little earlier before the events begin).  You wouldn't want to miss the OPENING CEREMONIES AND THE SURVIVORS LAP AROUND THE TRACK :0)

And by the way, this is my wonderful Aunt Rosie, who is ever so special to me and I love her so much.  She is also a survivor of Breast Cancer. She will be there to walk in the Survivor's Lap.  If you live in Kingman, chances are she helped deliver you, your child and/or your grandchild.  So please come and cheer for her.

GETTING CLOSER TO THE RELAY FOR LIFE

I am so excited that in less than one month I will be in full paricipation @ the RELAY FOR LIFE KINGMAN 2010 !!!  Even better, my CREATECROCHET TEAM will be right there with me due to their generous outpouring of love.  They have sent so many crochet items to be sold so that the proceed can be donated in our team's name, THE RELAY WRANGLERS.  CreateCrochet Team is a group of interanational crocheters.  We have items from Canada, Germany, India, USA, and more are being delivered every day. I feel like it's Christmas everyday :0) 

It's not too late to donate to our team to help find a cure to fight cancer so that everyone can celebrate more birthdays, just click on  

 http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10GW?team_id=606855&pg=team&fr_id=21872

if you would like to add your donation in my name just click on my name or just donate to the team.  We are all in this together !!

Here are some Pics I took when I put most of the

 crochet items on my dining room table to log them

 in so I could keep track of who sent what:

These Pics are just a few close-ups, but believe me there is a lot more.

I am having so much fun checking everything and amazed at how talented everyone is on our team.  We even received items from non-team members who heard about this from some team members. This proves that there is a lot of love in this world!!!!!

We need to focus on the goodness and positive and pass it forward :0)

TO SEE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL AND CREATIVE ITEMS SENT BY THESE SPECIAL AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE, PLEASE COME TO THE KINGMAN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS JUNE 5TH THROUGH THE 6TH STARTING AT 6:00 PM

NOT ONLY CAN YOU PURCHASE SOME OF THESE ITEMS, YOU CAN CHEER ON THE TEAMS IN THE RELAY.

SEE YOU THERE :0)