Dabbling in Dirt

Febreze Home Collection Review & $20 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway!

2009-09-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

I love home fragrances ... Glade, Airwick, Method, I have tried them all. Febreze is my reliable favorite for fabrics and carpets- I use it when I make the bed for lasting scent freshened sheets when I go to bed. Plus, this collection looks amazing to have around the home.

I have tried the reed diffuser and it has lasted longer than other reed style/type fresheners - so I highly recommend them. I hope I win so I can try all the whole Febeze line!

For more details go here .... http://www.iheartsavingmoney.com/?p=2580

Flower Fan-tastic Hand Held Fan

2009-09-04T17:40:00.000-07:00

CRAFTSTER CRAFT CHALLENGE

Craft Challenge #42 - Dollar Store Challenge Round 3

Flower Fan-tastic Hand Held Fan

Materials: 1- Hair pick
1 - Calendar
1 - few pages of craft, card stock or scrap book paper
double sided tape
embroidery floss or yarn

Cut out fan shapes from calendar pictures and craft paper and stick together with tape. Punch holes around the edges and crochet with floss. **Optional: tassels and crocheted cord for decoration.

Weave fan into the tines of pick and wrap cord around handle - done!

Make several blade styles for any occasion and for friends.
Stay fashionably cool on those hot days.

Visit the
The Language of the Fan
for other cool ways to use your fan!

No Time to Be Frugal? Alice.com Can Help! ($100 Giveaway at Alice.com) | "Deal"icious Mom

2009-08-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

No Time to Be Frugal? Alice.com Can Help! ($100 Giveaway at Alice.com) | "Deal"icious Mom

I just signed up for this service - I had no idea it was available. I cannot wait to try it out and see if it is indeed a time saver. Plus there is $100 giveaway!! You can't beat that!

For Knitters and Crocheters who play Second Life

2009-08-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

So I visit my Ravelry account and ironically there is a group named Second Lifers - For Knitters and Crocheters who play Second Life- Who knew?

Crochet Cooter - Fiber Art Sculpted Vulva

2009-08-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

So I got this crazy idea yesterday to make my own version of a vulva puppet.

See more here

I got the idea from a couple of places...

My design was totally free-form and spontaneous so there is no pattern. I might make one up - I dunno, lol.

~Rebecca

Oral B Triumph with SmartGuide Giveaway!

2009-08-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

Free fancy toothbrush!!!
"Props & Pans is giving one lucky reader an Oral B Triumph with SmartGuide toothbrush."
Get it here....http://www.propsandpans.com/2009/08/16/oral-b-triumph-giveaway/

Crochet Blanket/Throw

2009-04-03T13:32:00.000-07:00

This is a quick and easy project ~ a no brain-er really. I like these brainless one stitch patterns like this because I can do it without thinking, my hands just move - because some days thinking is hard to do.

I am using up some yarn I bought a long time ago when like hunter green and cranberry where the "in" colors, lol. So I used the two colors and combined it with black to have a nice thick yarn to use with this equally big crochet hook used for rag rugs.

Another Loom Project

2009-04-02T14:24:00.000-07:00

This project is from the book, LoomCrafts with Knifty Knitter by Shannon Erling - Afgan Shawl. My version is using Bernat Softee Baby Yarn and I chose to change colors - why? Because I never changed colors before and thought the soft stripes would add interest to this project. Will I wear it as a shawl out and about? - well no, my better fashion sense tells me this will be used around the house on chilly nights here in front of the computer; it matches my pj's perfectly.

On the needles...

2009-04-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

...is a simple tube project brought to you by the AntiCraft! While this little knit condom might not be the best method of protection it is handy for covering your toys!!

See the original here...

I am pretty happy with the way this is turning out - because I am fairly new to knitting and knitting on three needles seemed so intimidating to me however, I always wanted to make a pair of socks and this is a necessary technique to master. So far so good, no dropped stitches, and the gauge is working out ok. **smiles

Knit On!!

April Showers...

2009-04-02T13:35:00.000-07:00

...wash away my flowers.
This picture above was taken before today's storm but after another storm we had - you can barely see in the other bed that peas have sprouted. I fear the lettuce seed I sown probably floated and washed away. All we can do is wait and see.

It's been raining off and on for days!! The little garden that could is under water. I just have to share my gardening woes, that this happened to me before. Some time in April last year we had like 21 inches of rain come down in three days - it was horrible and I got stuck in the mud in my own driveway (boy was my pride hurt, lol when I called the tow truck to save me).

Oh why do I try?

Knitting Loom Project - Satchel

2009-04-02T13:29:00.000-07:00

Purling Sprite - Free Satchel Pattern for Knitting Looms.

Ok I am really loving the knitting loom here lately - especially after I made my first pair of slipper socks! Yes - I now it's hard to believe I made socks. Incredibly it was super easy too. This is a satchel I am making for my daughter - I am using the green loom (obviously) and a mohair-like yarn I found in a discount bin of Big Lots. Yes I know it's not the most beautiful or luxuripus yarn in the world but it was what I could get my hands on locally and suitable for these beginner projects, because I am still learning.

2009-02-01T11:14:00.001-08:00

I have been shut up and shut out my blogs for so long - formal apology goes here, to you who stop by. But I am happy to report that my veggie beds are ready for some spring plantings, the Chia Herb Garden DH got me is doing ok (micro herbs they are, with teenie tiny leaves) but not as good as I expected. But with winter it is nice to have something to tend to and grow and is green *smiles.

Lots of the winter birds have been at the feeders and its cool to see like 50 birds on your front porch several times through out the day- cardinals, finches and others I don't know. But chirpy little birds are cool and I am greatful they come visit.

Its the simple things that make me happy.

Hope you all are too!

Boobs, Frozen Peas and Knitting

2008-08-29T08:54:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have boobs on the mind today...

-two really cool knitting projects that I want to do.
Tit Bits

A Condom Amulet

I just picked up some new needles and a project book - I have revisited knitting again and can't wait to start these projects and see how they turn out. I bought some silky red yarn that I will do the amulet and bra/breast pouch. I have two daughters (who are discovering boys)and they just got cell phones too. These will be perfect gifts for them I think and just in time for Christmas.

The Tit Bits I want to make and donate. I think it is important and I want to make a contribution.

So there are my knitting projects.

Knitting in Second Life
- I bought some knitting needles and knitting script for my Avitar - she now knits in SL how cool is that?? Well I wanted to join the knitting club in SL and unfortunately its members don't meet any more. If anyone wants to make a new group - a crochet and knitting circle more or less - please contact me. Any Second Life Plurkettes out there?

A Plurk bud Connie
that I met in SL at the BlogHer 2008 conference in SL started the Frozen Pea Fund. It's an amazing story (read it here)- well she just started recently keeping office hours in SL and I have plans to pop over to her office and chat with her about how I can help her cause. She is an awesome lady - I enjoy what she contributes as a media guru on the Plurkshops and her cause with the Frozen Pea Fund.

***Thank you Connie, I am coming to see you in-world real soon***

Ok so I want to also share that I have a more "adult" blog but it's a good none the less - not too erotic or real pornographic material - just "adult matter and content". Hop on over and check it out - you'll find more boobie postings (a video about another kind of Breast Cancer) how to talk to your kids about sex, toy reviews and more over there.

Ok so I am off to knit and plan - and catch up the laundry. Have a great weekend and Labor Day!

The Bachelor Guy » 10 Things You Can Clean in Your Dishwasher Besides Dishes

2008-07-23T09:44:00.000-07:00

I found the following little tidbit today while reading a blog about Lesbian Bed Death (you can Google that one in your spare time) - but anywhoo - so I will confess I never thought of putting my rims in there but I have washed nick-knacks, baby toys, kitchen sponges and scrubbies and other things to sanitize and clean them.

But there is something that just kinda oozes grossness about putting ones crocs or flip flops or other things mentioned in the list that doesn't sit well with me - I dunno, am I the only one?

The Bachelor Guy » 10 Things You Can Clean in Your Dishwasher Besides Dishes: "10 Things You Can Clean in Your Dishwasher Besides Dishes"

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Ask Ducky: We've Come A Long Way Baby!

2008-07-04T12:05:00.000-07:00

Ask Ducky: We've Come A Long Way Baby!: "http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/2507104/30843462"

Bloggeries Blog Directory, Forum, Reviews & Tools

2008-07-03T04:55:00.000-07:00

Bloggeries Blog Directory, Forum, Reviews & Tools

2008-07-02T05:24:00.000-07:00

Fortunately, the little critters didn't cause too much dammage - just two tiny tomatos and a few leaves were lost. You can see there are lots of fruit to be had in a few more days - yum!!

2008-07-02T05:21:00.000-07:00

I found these last night on my tomato plants.

The Who, the What and Where

2008-07-01T05:02:00.000-07:00

Hello My name is Rebecca. I own and operate my own cleaning service in the Southwest Georgia area - aka Rooster-Poot, GA (Rooster-Poot is not an actual town but Coolidge is). I make my own cleaning concoctions, laundry soaps and crochet handy things to make my job easier. I craft in multiple mediums - a lot of recyclables and finds and have many projects I like to experiment with. I also am a sex educator and have a network of girl friends who do the same. We provide tools and techniques to enhance and inspire the inner sex-goddess we all have in us. I am a mother of three and married.

My nest is located on 10 acres of the finest swamp and pine woods you can find 15 miles from the nearest grocery store. It is here where turkeys, quail and hawks are found and visit often. The rabbits and deer dine freely amongst the garden delights I planted earlier this year. The bug critters come to swarm and procreate amongst the flora and fauna and their sound serenade us on our homestead long through the night.

If I had more time and more resources I'd keep birds (chickens, pheasants and quail) and some other farm friends (a goat or two and an ass). At the moment, keeping kids and the hubby is a full time job. I do enjoy sewing, cooking, crochet, pickling veggies and gardening (more on my methods later).

Happy Homesteading ~Rebecca