tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post1148668653123717767..comments2023-11-02T02:46:54.900-06:00Comments on Life is Good: M ~ Make it Yourself! #atozchallengeJeremy [Retro]http://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-44592663052636881192014-04-16T12:37:18.018-06:002014-04-16T12:37:18.018-06:00I actually wrote an article once about how my pare...I actually wrote an article once about how my parents would make all of our Christmas presents, and I remember those gifts so well. They were wonderful. I now make scrap books and other gifts for my children. I wish I had my mother's sewing skills--she also made our clothes! Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-14912029971076793042014-04-15T19:52:50.868-06:002014-04-15T19:52:50.868-06:00"procrastination will have to wait..." l..."procrastination will have to wait..." lol, can I steal that? :)<br /><br />I've never learned any crafts, or any baking recipes for that matter. Hopefully my wife knows some of that stuff so my little girls can learn. <br /><br />Pippi Longstocking was the only Swedish thing I knew of until I was about 15 (aside from the Swedish fish candy, of course) Thanks for sharing all these pics from your childhood! <br /><br /><a href="http://pedestrianwriter.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Pedestrian Writer</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-32482343335930136592014-04-15T17:48:22.231-06:002014-04-15T17:48:22.231-06:00Thank you for sharing wonderful pictures. I especi...Thank you for sharing wonderful pictures. I especially like the teddy bear you knit.<br /><br />I love making teddy bears. I sew and crochet them. In fact, one of the threads running through my A to Z Challenge this year is my teddy bears.<br /><br /><br />http://romisdg.blogspot.jp/<br />Romihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798019837658682377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-63172548919148722472014-04-15T16:52:18.044-06:002014-04-15T16:52:18.044-06:00It looks like you all had a lot of fun in those pi...It looks like you all had a lot of fun in those pictures!<br />#AtoZChallenge http://virtuallyallsorts.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-73024681986189228012014-04-15T12:24:43.302-06:002014-04-15T12:24:43.302-06:00I am definitely not crafty at all- I wish I was th...I am definitely not crafty at all- I wish I was though! Can't believe those overalls are homemade!Kate @ Another Clean Slatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646464393586461119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-47596886824630615992014-04-15T11:59:34.504-06:002014-04-15T11:59:34.504-06:00The only thing I ever learned with any proficiency...The only thing I ever learned with any proficiency was cooking. I once made a gingham skirt and a raglan sleeved sweater. That was the extent of my abilities. I did have a time when I painted, did embroidery, wrote poetry, and so on, but none of them lasted and I wasn't much good at any of them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-46705750519210374072014-04-15T11:37:29.171-06:002014-04-15T11:37:29.171-06:00You were very cute in your teens. Making things yo...You were very cute in your teens. Making things yourself is a great value lost a lot in today's generation. But I think it is making a come back.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-37706290738890676352014-04-15T10:46:22.601-06:002014-04-15T10:46:22.601-06:00Hi Tina,
Reflecting back on your younger days in ...Hi Tina,<br /><br />Reflecting back on your younger days in all those photos. Good stuff and it's always neat to see how we were. Okay, maybe not in my case :)<br /><br />No crafts for me. Although I did knit a scarf when I was eight years old.<br /><br />Gary :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-34674939974246494582014-04-15T09:59:43.323-06:002014-04-15T09:59:43.323-06:00Great family photo share, I was looking in an old ...Great family photo share, I was looking in an old photo book from my great grandparents the other day... I forgot where I was going.<br /><br />I was out for a virtual walk today, so I thought let's visit the great A to Z team!<br /><br />Jeremy [Retro]<br />AtoZ Challenge Co-Host [2014]<br /><br />Old is the New Cool...<br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">[Being-Retro]</a>Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-33825116339915679642014-04-15T09:16:47.653-06:002014-04-15T09:16:47.653-06:00I made lots of crafts! My mom sewed and embroidere...I made lots of crafts! My mom sewed and embroidered, but didn't craft till much later. She hated quilted, knitting and crochet, as to her they were unnecessary chores that cut into time that could be spent reading about politics and collecting petitions. She actually hated sewing, too, but liked designing clothes, and liked high quality clothes, so she considered sewing a necessary evil. She didn't quite know what to do with me and my passion for "making". Funny thing, in her retirement years, she became passionate about beadwork, so we would make jewelry when we got together.Amanda Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-66652467484614926582014-04-15T09:12:54.220-06:002014-04-15T09:12:54.220-06:00Loved, loved Pippi. Thanks for such an array of fu...Loved, loved Pippi. Thanks for such an array of fun pictures. I had an a-ha moment while I was viewing about generational differences. All my childhood pics are black & white; yours are color; and I bet today's kids' are either digital only or perhaps some printed in scrapbooks. But they aren't prints from those little yellow Kodak film canisters like ours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-69843912842147414072014-04-15T08:44:25.608-06:002014-04-15T08:44:25.608-06:00Hi, Tina, I'm enjoying your A to Z. I make al...Hi, Tina, I'm enjoying your A to Z. I make all sorts of things. I was taught at home and at school and I have developed more skills later. I have even pretended to be a young person and learned from YouTube!<br />Tomorrow I'll be featuring a Swedish musical instrument for N.<br />http://suestrifles.wordpress.com<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-68758619769519127382014-04-15T08:32:21.631-06:002014-04-15T08:32:21.631-06:00Wow Tina ...beautiful picture :)Wow Tina ...beautiful picture :)Julekha Khatunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285651941180272590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-80391036234419335492014-04-15T08:31:19.181-06:002014-04-15T08:31:19.181-06:00I did ceramics because my mom did, and I learned c...I did ceramics because my mom did, and I learned cross-stitch and needlepoint in school. I still like to cross-stitch, but I haven't done it in a while.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-11145086155810846332014-04-15T08:13:20.558-06:002014-04-15T08:13:20.558-06:00I don't remember makig too many "crafty&q...I don't remember makig too many "crafty" things...but for years now I have made baby quilts- over 50...and yep each one was made for a specific baby. All different and a heck of a lot of fun!<br />Here's a link to an earlier post this year that shows some quilts made this year:<br />http://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2014/02/six-words-and-shadow-shot-sundays.html<br />Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-56419521247225242642014-04-15T07:58:03.554-06:002014-04-15T07:58:03.554-06:00HI, Tina,
You were such a pretty little girl. Suc...HI, Tina,<br /><br />You were such a pretty little girl. Such a sweet face...and the heart to go with it!<br /><br />I LOVED crafts, still do! But I was mostly self taught. My dad didn't appreciate my creative side so it was tabu for a long time.<br /><br />But eventually I won out, but had to do it all on my own. My mom was a business woman and wasn't interested either.<br /><br />I received these gifts from my grandparents who had died by the time I was nine.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-20933406403350914012014-04-15T07:28:15.695-06:002014-04-15T07:28:15.695-06:00Hello. :) I baked and crocheted with my grandmoth...Hello. :) I baked and crocheted with my grandmother and today I crochet and quilt. She was Swedish. Her father's family was from near Filipstad and her mother's family from Stockholm. I just found your posts today but I'll be reading all of your A-to-Z to date and following forward. :)<br /><br />www.robynlarue.com Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-5396065455687775892014-04-15T06:19:06.153-06:002014-04-15T06:19:06.153-06:00Do I still craft? Hmmm...let me think. LOL I wa...Do I still craft? Hmmm...let me think. LOL I was mostly given craft kits for my birthday and Christmas, which I very much enjoyed. In summer I got activity books, new crayons and paints, and paint by number kits too. There wasn't much 'from scratch' either in cooking or crafting w/ my family. I tried to make doll clothes once but I didn't realize that they had to be sewn inside out, so all my doll clothes had big seams and excess fabric stickout out!!! I loved Pippi Longstocking movies and books. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-58911669866830866482014-04-15T06:01:24.942-06:002014-04-15T06:01:24.942-06:00its cool that you had such a relationship with far...its cool that you had such a relationship with farmor...and that she taught you so much....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-60445260679284373402014-04-15T05:09:44.816-06:002014-04-15T05:09:44.816-06:00Hi Tina - I can add my mother in there .. she made...Hi Tina - I can add my mother in there .. she made a lot of our clothes and taught me to sew, and to cook .. which I still do - sewing = no more. Wool and I and many other fabrics don't mix .. so nothing in that directions ... <br /><br />Lots of Victoria sponges ... lots - mostly uncooked versions in my tummy! <br /><br />Doll to play with ... don't remember a soft toy ... delighted you've still got your teddy though .. I've got Mum's Hardwick - except she inherited him .. he's still here .. <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-26936838005995372692014-04-15T04:35:49.070-06:002014-04-15T04:35:49.070-06:00Did you knit Pippi as well?
Impressive you could m...Did you knit Pippi as well?<br />Impressive you could make so many things. Even with a little help.<br />I could put together model airplanes and cars - does that count?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-90100053788932127642014-04-15T04:15:36.668-06:002014-04-15T04:15:36.668-06:00You were such a cute kid, Tina, as were your sibli...You were such a cute kid, Tina, as were your siblings :). Miss talking to you!<br /><br /><br />Damyanti, Co-host <a href="http://damyantiwrites.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/atozchallenge-flashfiction-m-for-my-mind-wanders-every-now-and-then/" rel="nofollow">A to Z Challenge April 2014, My Latest post</a><br /><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallenge<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-47701583931435190572014-04-15T04:07:48.456-06:002014-04-15T04:07:48.456-06:00Pippi was my hero, because she didn't obey the...Pippi was my hero, because she didn't obey the rules and norms. <br /><br />Regarding make it yourself, we also had the things going on in the fall: Making jam from blueberries, lingonberries and cloudberries that we picked in the forest. My father still do this, but I must admit I'm not keeping up >:)<br /><br /> <a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a><br />CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.com