It has been a year since my last post. I’m returning to my blog to record my crafting experiences.
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Feb17
Sep8
Gathering Photos
Here are a few I gathered this morning:
Sep7
Treasure Hunting!
That’s what I’m going to start calling searching my stash! I found a box labeled, “Stickers!”
Inside was a folder of my old teacher stickers. I’m taking these to my science teacher neighbor across the street here in Charlotte:
Sep5
Photo Tricks!
I combined these two photos:
to make one for our profile photo on Facebook, Knk Hartzog (Kent and karla.)
Here’s the result:
I cropped it to this:
Come visit to see what it looks like: www.facebook.com/knk.hartzog
Sep4
My Birthday Month is Up!
I can’t believe it’s been a month since my birthday. I took Peter James to buy fishing gear for him for my birthday. We also ate barbeque at Midwood Smokehouse, his favorite, and one of mine. We’ve often celebrated my birthday with barbeque, but we didn’t get ribs this time. When Peter was little, he called ribs, “meaty bones, and we called him PJ.
We went to Bass Pro Shop, and I had never been. What a surprise! It was like a trip to a natural history museum! There were stuffed animals everywhere!
Not just these! I took loads of pictures, and unfortunately, the animals stood very still.
There was a tank with some live fish, and
a young fisherman, named Peter, got a new rod.
They also had candy, lots of it, and I got lemon drops. Peter had never had them, but found them to be “addictive!”
After dropping him off at home and slipping his sister some money for an upcoming trip, I took myself to Barnes and Noble.I got a couple of things for myself, and a book for Kent.
Guess which one?
Strangely, I like buying other people things for my birthday. These amazing chrysoprase beads are for Adrianne.
Adrianne and the grandkids gave me generous gift cards to Michael’s and Olive Garden. I’ve bought clearance paint and storage with the former! I’m saving the latter for mezzaluna and shrimp!
I took myself home and ate the piece of coconut cake the grandkid’s dad brought me.
It was a good day, so I decided, since it was the big 70, to expand it to a month. It’s been such a good one, I’ve decided to make it a Birthday Year, the year I turned 70. More about that, later.
Sep2
New Dotz!
Some companies spell diamond dots with a z. I have no idea about this company, but this is my latest project.
This one is by LAKEQUILL and is from Amazon. Here’s the package:
Aug31
A Wonderful Crafty Weekend!
Here are a few pix. I’ll get back with more words when I can!
Asheville, NC, 8-29 — 8-30, 2026
Aug28
Dollyworthy
I wish the camera could catch all the sparkle of this diamond dot feather bookmark I just finished.
I wish Dolly Parton had told us how sick she was so we could’ve paid proper tribute before she passed. I would’ve loved to have sent her this bookmark.
Aug26
Ready for Action!
My mosquito trap is ready for action! I fixed the broken blade with Art Glitter Glue and painter’s tape. It felt wobbly, still, so I reinforced it with duct tape. We had red. I like red.
I cut and added screening with zip ties and a little more tape.
The screening is on the back, intake side of the fan. The idea is to suck the mosquitos to the back of the fan and trap them there.
I replaced the front grid of the fan and turned it on. It’s ready for testing tomorrow.
Aug25
A Nice Little Surprise!
I finished my diamond dot suncatcher.
Good old Art Glitter Glue was just the ticket for fixing the small portion of the design that became detached.
When I added the hanging chain to the finished suncatcher, I put one latch on backwards from the other. When I tried to remove it, a little piece of film came off the back. It looked like there was a protective film on the back. There was!
What a difference it made to remove it!
I wondered if my tree of life had one, too. It was fairly dull on the back. I got it out of the window.
Sure enough! Again, what a difference removing it made!
I’ll have to check the one I did at the beach!
Aug23
Almost Done
This diamond dot project is almost done. There’s one little section that stuck to the release paper. I cut it out and stuck it back in place, but now I need some glue to stick the dots to the little scrap of release paper.
Then I realized this is a metaphor for my life. At 70, I’m almost done. I’m gonna need a lot more glue before I finish.