We Are Free To Be Random...

Unfortunately hubby had to work 

this 4th of July.

He was doing maintenance on the diesel trucks.

This was good news to Eloise,

 because the trucks are parked at the marina.

She and hubby found a stick,

 an old rusty hook,

 a coke can tab

 and a discarded piece of fishing line.

With the makeshift pole

and three shrimp

(donated by 2 young men who felt sorry for her)

Eloise caught 4 crabs after 2 got away!

One of them didn't come out without a fight.

That little guy tried to pinch her foot

 when she got him on the deck,

so she stepped on his pincer.

He then swung around and got her with other claw.

She beat him with her stick till his arms fell off.

Was that image too violent?

Sorry.

btw: the pic is dark, because

 hubby's phone doesn't take good pics.

I love old photos.

This one is of Hubby's

Grandmother & her three sons.

(far left is my father-in-law)

I'm sorry I couldn't enlarge it 

without distorting it.

Hey...

I think they're on to something.

Maybe we can attach a card reader

 to the offering bags!

LOL.

I warned you in the title that this would be random.

;-D

Hope you had a happy Independence Day.

Oh What Fun...

 I have had a blast making

 "squash books"

with Eloise.

In case you are not familiar,

squash books are what happens when

scrapbooking meets origami.

(Shh...This one is for Sis. M.W.)

There is so much more 

that I could have done,

 but I was nervous.

It actually wasn't nearly

 as hard as I had imagined.

Below I will post a link to the tutorial.

It is very basic.

I used 8"x8" paper,

so I ended up with a 4"x4"

The tutorial calls for 6x6,

which yields a 3x3 book.

I do not recommend this.

As it is, I had to print my photos

 in wallet size.

The Tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWh-n4JdAqI&feature=fvwrel

After you have the basics down pat 

and you want to learn how to do

 a more intricate squash book look at the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PPau-F_G3k

Hope some of y'all try it

and share your creations with us.

We had so much fun.

Some crafts are nerve wracking,

but this was fairly easy.

You can purchase "Zip Dry"

 and chip board 

at your local craft store.

I scored the chip board

 with my rotary cutter,

 then bent,

 and finished cutting.

HAPPY CRAFTING!

I couldn't resist....