Poppy's Pockets

Poppy ( Grandfather Jerry Mack) is know for having treats in his pockets for his grandchildren. These are fun to make and hopefully fun for the children.

October in Illinois

The leaves are falling and frosty nights are just a breath away. We have just returned from a lovely visit to our children and grandchildren in Cleveland, Ohio. It was so hard to leave. We came home through heavy fog. The road was mostly clear or what I could see from my knitting was. But the fields on either side of the road were blanketed in fog. I can only imagine how isolated that northern route must be in the darkest part of winter.
I have some inchies to show and hope you will enjoy them. I am also working on something I am calling Poppy's Pockets. My husband goes through a lot jeans knees. It seemed like there was lot of material there going to waste so I started collecting the jeans in a bucket. I thought the pockets were especially interesting. First I put two pockets back to back and made a little purse but it was too bulky. Now I am using just one pocket and decorating the outside and adding a little handle. I think the grandchildren will enjoy them with some treats filling the inside. I will post of picture of that later today.
Here is my inchie for this week. The word was Encouragement and it is dedicated to Sister Beata Knoedler who was inspirational in keep old JC (Junior College) open and flourishing.

wise old owl inchie

This week the word for the inchie was Wisdom and I thought Owl. So here is a little owl perched on his one inch block representing wisdom.

Sparkle inchie September 17,2011

Molly Katholi inspired this inchie. Her original idea was to use a Barbie shoe that was glittered. I did find a shoe and it did fit the format but it appeared too big on the square so I used a sticker that I then glittered and added some bling to make it sparkle. Thank you Molly for another great idea!

Falling behind again

Here are two inchies for you to view. Last week and this week. I had a very pleasant time doing the Kiss inchie because the bag of Hershey's chocolate kisses spilled. OH MY! So I had to pick them up. Some of them gotten damaged in the fall and had to be eaten. What a delicious way to start the day.

This inchie for August is called Imagine. I wanted to use the cover from John Lennon's album titled Imagine but could not see the artists name and did not want to use it without giving credit. These fabulous beads are made by my husband Jerry. He does beautiful lampwork and makes wonderful jewelry for me to wear.