GIVEAWAY!!!

Hello friends!  I'm excited to let you know about my new

  Facebook page Caligrrl Creations! I am doing a giveaway and 

all you need to do to enter is to visit my page (link below) 

and give it a LIKE. I will then enter your name in the drawing 

to be held on Friday, February 28th at 6:00 pm Mountain time. 

The first prize to be given away is a handmade Polar Bear. 

The second prize is a set of dish or face cloths crocheted in 

100% cotton yarn. For each LIKE from a friend or family member 

that you send to my page, I will enter your name again! So the more 
people you share my page with, the better chance you have at 
winning a prize. I hope to see you there and I wish 
everyone good luck in the draw. 

https://www.facebook.com/CaligrrlCreations

Thank you for your support here and on my

Facebook sites... you are so very much

appreciated!  Have a great rest of the week

and stay safe and warm out there! 

A few projects...

Recently, I haven't been doing so much with my arts, 

I have been in too much pain to do much of anything...

hoping to see the doctor, chiropractor and dentist... 

very soon. I need some antibiotics for sure with an 

infected tooth. Waiting to get back on dental and 

chiropractic coverage and extra health care... finally 

I can do it next week. Three months of having a rib

out of place has been agony. It's being stubborn on me

and I have failed to get it back... ouchie. 

Anyway, I managed to do some phone art before I

lost all the tips off my stylus's... lol. Here are a

couple, and also an afghan that has a dreaded

mismatched dye lot on the blue yarn... oh well,

I am not finished yet and I will try to do some type

of embroidery between the blues to camouflage 

that awfulness... I used a basic Tunisian crochet

stitch on this one... it took a long time and it will

be nice and warm for this winter (YAY!!).

I have also made payment easier at my Etsy shop, 

now you can pay with a credit card, debit card,

or Etsy gift card... shop early for Christmas!!

http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/CaligrrlArts

Have a lovely weekend with much love, 

health and happiness, always!!! 

I just realized that I have posted this afghan 

already!! I apologize and hope to get some

new work done soon... :) 

My CaligrrlArts Etsy Shop is back!

CaligrrlArts Shop on Etsy

I have put my Etsy shop items back up for sale in time 

for the Christmas season. If you have a moment, please stop 

by and take a look at my hand crafted items. 

You may share the link with your family and friends, as well. 

Thank you so much!! Hope to see you there! 

Blessings! :) Debra 

Above are a few samples of things in my shop.

I have many hand crafted items to browse through,

including jewelry, knits, crochet and sewn items. 

Tunisian Crochet Afghan

Hello friends! 

 I can't believe Autumn will be here so soon... it's already

starting to get rainy again. Soon the leaves will change their colors

and fall to the ground... such a lovely sight... and a good time to

start working on a new afghan! I started this rather sturdy and

dense crochet work to use up some bits and pieces of left over 

yarn from previous projects. As I was happily crocheting, I noticed

that the blues didn't match! Oh well, I just figured this out after 

many rows of crocheting and didn't want to unwind it all...so I 

am just continuing on with the project, I'm not too sure how it

will turn out, but it will be warm and heavy! Next time I will definitely

use a softer yarn when I use this stitch. Hopefully it will soften up

once I wash it! It's not too terribly bad, I suppose... lol.

Have a wonderful Saturday!! 

Debra

Crochet Frenzy

I've been on a "crochet frenzy" for the past 2 weeks. 

I made a few bags (shopping and /or small handbags)

 and cotton dish rags, as you can see here. I will have to 

get my Etsy Shop up again sometime after I make some

more new items to list. I think some sewing projects

are in order soon... :) Any ideas? 

Wednesday greetings!

Hello friends!! Happy Wednesday... these days seem

to be flying by so quickly! We had a little snowfall last

night, here in Alberta, but the sunshine today is melting

all that fell in the evening. It looks so pretty, like

diamonds, brilliant and sparkly! :) 

Below are links to my books and crafts... you're welcome to

share these links with your friends and family. I appreciate

all of you for your support in my arts. 

Have a beautiful Wednesday with much love, Debra

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/DebraAnnBeach

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaligrrlArts

All set up

I've been very busy this past year...below is just a small portion

of the items I have made. Some I haven't listed on my Etsy shop

yet and others I haven't finished... 

I have a home showing tonight... I hope to sell something! 

Above are some unfinished things..dish cloths,

scarves and more... I love the dish cloths,

they are the green and the blue on the right of

the green...I crocheted these Tunisian style.

Actually the 2 scarves on each other side of

them is also Tunisian crochet! I am addicted! 

Update & Pics

Hello friends! I'm sorry I've been a bit

quiet lately, many things on my mind. 

Sending out love, prayers and deepest 

sympathy to Connecticut families and their

loved ones. I've been missing my family, 

my ex boyfriend and I've just been very sad and 

depressed, trying to get the spirit of Christmas 

going around here. So today, I put some 

more ornaments on the tree, I'm playing Christmas music 

and making some home made pizza for dinner.

I may just make some cookie dough today as well!

I was glued to the tv the past 3 days and just 

crying my heart out, so today the tv is off, unless

 it's a Christmas show! :)

Below are some things I've been working on... 

I've been learning some Tunisian Crochet and

having a bit of fun with that...

Sending love to all... have a wonderful new 

week ahead. Blessings

Above is a Tunisian Crochet stitch something

or other... perhaps a table runner? The yarn isn't

too soft, but I like the way the variegated yarn

looks in this...I'll have to go through my yarn stash

and find some softer variegated yarn... maybe a baby

sweater would be nice with this stitch! 

Above is a hand knit chunky scarf

I have started using stockinette stitch

and bulky brushed acrylic yarn.

Above right and below right

is another Tunisian Crochet stitch,

this one is made with a very soft

teal colored mohair and acrylic blend

yarn...so snuggly! I love it! 

I'm not finished with any of these

projects yet... just working on them

all a little at a time. 

Below is the poor Christmas tree,

barren with no gifts... I put more 

decorations on it today to liven it 

up... I tried to get my son enthused 

about decorating but he's put it

off for a week... so it's up to Mom. 

Below is a stocking I made many years ago

in California... I have a few with different fabrics.

These are all lined so they are nice inside and out!

Especially when filled with Chocolate!! lol

I had to put some of my polar bears under

the tree in a wagon... they look cozy! 

Frosty has to stay out, he may melt!  

Fibre optic trees are really pretty... I like

the fact that I don't have to mess with those

little strings of lights and the tree

looks pretty with or without ornaments!

I have so much more Christmas stuff downstairs,

but I think the tree looks festive enough...

Below are a nice snowman and tree made

out of wood from my youngest son when he was in

pre-school...he's a crafty guy too!  

That's all folks! Enjoy the new week ahead...

Love and blessings to all.

Blog Update

Today I have deleted my other two blogs since I am

never posting on them and mainly just post to this one.

 Thank you to all that have stayed with me here and for your 

friendship and support in my work. I appreciate you one and all!

Lately I haven't been posting too much. I guess I have run

out of energy and drive to do things... but I will get this back.

Today I am working on a beautiful mohair blend scarf.

The yarn is a delight to work with...it's so soft and I happen

to love the color which is teal... one of my favorites!

I'm doing the scarf in a Tunisian crochet which is 

something I've been learning the past few weeks. I 

really love the stitch it creates... it looks woven on

one side and all purl stitches on the opposite side.

Very cool! 

Have a beautiful weekend and be safe. 

A Commercial!! :)

Here is a little sampling of what I do... 

but there is much more to come!

I put this together over a month ago, but just 

decided to make it public. 

Okay, okay, a little plug for my shop! LOL   

I have much more in my store on Etsy for you 

to see now and I will continue to add 

new items throughout the year. 

Have a wonderful week ahead...stay warm and safe

out there... we had much snow today! brrrrr

Time for coffee!! :)

This commercial is commercial free... ;) 

lol :)

Black Crochet Cowl

This black cowl or neck warmer is crocheted

in a soft acrylic sportweight yarn. The rose

brooch is crocheted in an acrylic worsted weight

yarn, which can be worn separately with other

items in your wardrobe. I have just finished and 

listed this in my Etsy shop. Link is below.

www.etsy.com/listing/115954829/black-crochet-cowl-with-detachable-rose?

On Sale Now - Halter

I have just listed a halter top on Etsy that I finished yesterday.

The body and cording are knit and edges are crocheted with

a coordinating color. Done in earthy tones with acrylic and an

acrylic/wool blend yarn. It can be adjusted to fit body with the 

cording, or tied behind for a different look. Very versatile in \

style. Can be worn year round. I have put this on sale for 

weekend... it is now $5 off the original list price. 

Have a great weekend! 

Hand Knit Mohair Blend Cowl

I have just finished and listed this pretty

hand knit cowl on my Etsy shop site. 

This is a beautiful blue

acrylic/wool/mohair blend yarn and

super soft and lightweight. I love how it

drapes and just love this yarn.

I designed the flower as I crocheted... this is truly

a unique, one of a kind item. 

www.etsy.com/listing/115591375/beautiful-mohair-blend-knit-cowl-with

New Items on Etsy!

Today I have been busy all day listing

more items on Etsy as well as finishing

some projects up and starting other 

new projects. It's that busy time of year

again. Below are some of the items I 

listed today.