This is lip gloss…a free sample I received in the mail! You untwist the top to reveal the roller that contains the lip balm!
Rooster's English project...based on the book To Kill a Mockingbird
I love receiving free samples in the mail!
Getting ready to shop!
Chicky's fancy shoes that nearly gave me heart failure this week!
Three dozen brownies for the Tailgate Party before the Homecoming Game
A coupon for free yogurt! Now, I'll just wait until it's on sale B1G1, and I'll get two for free!
Honoring our country before the game
The football team entering the field before the start of the game...very exciting with the colored smoke!
One booga bag almost complete. All I need to do is make the i-cord.
More Noro! I'm going to make another booga bag for a friend to give as a gift.
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AuburnChick's Adventures 
The Booga Bag is looking great!! One question… do you follow the pattern exactly? Thanks!!
Hi Kelly! Yes, I do follow the pattern exactly as it is written. I just try to match the striping when I change skeins, and I’ve recently discovered that adding grommets to the bag before inserting the handles adds longevity to the bags (I’ll be blogging about a repair I did).
Thanks so much!! I just got finished reading about the grommets… any tips on matching the stripes and does it take all 3 skeins of yarn?
Matching the striping isn’t an exact science. What I did for my most recent bags was to wind up all three skeins into one large one. As one skein was ending, I noted the last color and pulled from the new skein, cut it to the point where I wanted to match them up, knotted them, and continued winding. I did the same thing for the third skein. The project doesn’t take a full three skeins, but you definitely dip into it. I think I might have had about 1/4 of the skein left after making the i-cord.