Ok, I did not know where to post this one so here I am in the misc. craft disgussion section. . .

Anyone have any ideas on an easy way to make a Prayer Shawl or Tallit?  Our Church Youth Group needs one for a lesson being taught on their retreat in 7 days    So far I've looked up pictures in google and may try to sew one unless I find any better ideas. . .

[Swap name: 100 Journal Swap]

Due to a few complications we are having with one of the swap partners this swap has a few new rules. 

1. Please keep in contact with your swap partners (both, the one you send to and the one who send to you), do no send your journal on if you do not get a PM back from them saying they are ready. 

2. Post in the thread once a week, even if it’s just to say your busy with test this week and will post more the next. . .


Remember per the Swap Info Guide that we
need to us DC for this swap. . .that means First Class or Priority (Flat Rate envy is the best price for journals 14oz and over) are your mailing options.

***Gallery http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=74522.0***

Swap name: 100 Journal Swap
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: princessblueberry
Sign-up date range:12/23 till we have 11 participants
Date to send item by: 1/31/06 and the last day of each month till all the journals arrive home

Limited to a certain number of people?: 11
Non-U.S. participants allowed? Yes

All ages allowed? Yes

Organizer is aware of current list of "suspended traders"
list and will not allow those members to participate: YES

Organizer meets the 4 conditions for swapping and will make sure that every participant meets these conditions: YES

Details of swap:
100 journals with 99 participants aranged in groups of 11. 99 journals in groups of 11 and 1 random journal for the grand finale. . .

1 sends to 2
2 to 3
3 to 4
4 to 5
and so on
11 sends to 1

Each person gives a general theme (i.e. orential, crafts, dreams, hopes, religon and what not)  and can choose the size of journal as long as it is 50 to 100 pages and ships easily.  Depending on the size and weather the you want any pages left over they note weather the other participants have 2-9 pages available to work on in your journal.  When partners are assigned your print the mailing list (it just as who send to who and date to send by.  I'm starting with this first swap group of 11 participants and will see how smoothly that runs before starting the other 8 groups. . .

. . .once the first 9 rounds are finished I'll start the 100th journal that anyone can signup to work on. . .this journal is for those who want to participate but don’t want to start their own journal.

If you want to participate, information to send to organizer:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER
Name of swap: 100 Journal Project
Craftster username:
Email address:
Your real name:
Mailing address:
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside of the US?

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.


Also remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find out how to ship your item and other details about participating in a swap.

AFTER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND BEEN APPROVED, LIST THE PARTICIPANTS HERE:

1. princesblueberry
2. JoyousBohemian
3. Beanblossom
4. shylitlegoddess
5. juniperthimble
6. lalo
7. talkaboutlush
8. goddessterri
9. Aly_421
10. mjadams
11. Goatgoddess

AND WHO IS SENDING TO WHOM:

Journal #   Craftster Username   Theme                               Sending To
1              princesblueberry        Orential                              JoyousBohemian
2              JoyousBohemian      being free/freedom              Beanblossom
3              Beanblossom                Things that make you smile     shylitlegoddess
4              shylitlegoddess           naughty but nice                Aly_421
5              Aly_421                   water/ocean                     mjadams
6              lalo                          secrets                               mjadams
7              mjadams              nouns you love                   juniperthimble
8              juniperthimble          Mexico                               talkaboutlush
9              talkaboutlush          music                                goddessterri
10             goddessterri                  Goddesses Revisited         Goatgoddess
11             Goatgoddess                Imagination                   princesblueberry


Janurary
princesblueberry (sent/recieved)
JoyousBohemian (sent/recieved)
Beanblossom (sent/recieved)
shylitlegoddess (sent/recieved)
juniperthimble (sent/recieved)
lalo (sent) Flaked. . .her journal was never recieved!
talkaboutlush(sent/recieved)
goddessterri (sent/recieved)
Aly_421 (sent/recieved)
mjadams(sent)
Goatgoddess (sent/recieved)

February
princesblueberry (sent/recieved)
JoyousBohemian (recieved)
Beanblossom (sent/recieved)
shylitlegoddess (sent/recieved)
Aly_421 (sent/recieved)
mjadams (sent/recieved)
juniperthimble (sent/recieved)
talkaboutlush (sent/recieved)
goddessterri (sent/recieved)
Goatgoddess (sent/recieved)

March
princesblueberry (sent/recieved)
JoyousBohemian (sent/recieved)
Beanblossom (sent/recieved)
shylitlegoddess (sent/recieved)
Aly_421 (sent/recieved)
mjadams (sent/recieved)
juniperthimble (sent/recieved)
talkaboutlush (sent/recieved)
goddessterri (sent/recieved)
Goatgoddess (sent/recieved)

April
princesblueberry
JoyousBohemian
Beanblossom
shylitlegoddess
Aly_421 (sent)
mjadams (recieved/sent)
juniperthimble
talkaboutlush
goddessterri
Goatgoddess

Have got a shoe box full of these aurora cards. . .so I'm always playing around with them. . .saw a book like this two years ago at a rubber stamp store which is where the idea cam from. . .

The backs have the same aurora on the back as I cut the front off another card for the backs. The stick used in binding is a chopstick painted with nail polish.  Pictures on the fronts are from art books and the book with a nude has a togle clasp to keep it shut when not in use.  All in all they are quite easy to make. . .

Any other Betty Crocker types out ther hosting a Cookie Exchange Party?  Lets chat about out pary plans. . .

This would probibly be for us canners out there but did you know you can cook a 20 lbs turkey in an hour using the preasure cooker?

After reading another thread
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=3706.new#new
I was thinking we could do a 100 journals project kinda like
http://www.1000journals.com/index.php?view=Home

Journals would be sent along randomly (you don't tell the recipent) as you particiapte in Craftster Swaps.  Sighnup would actualy be for who creates/starts the journals. . .whom ever starts it recieves it back in the end.

We could do this severyal ways depending on intrest. . .

1) Say only 10 people sighned up to start/creat the journals each would start 10 (slowly, say over the next year)

2) Each one started each by a different person

3) 25 participats each starts 4 journals. . .

Either way 'sighnups' stay open till all are claimed/started.  Journaly are passed to swappers with positive feedback only (to avoid getting lost). . .and journals would travel as suprises along with a curent swap you send out.

Being more of a project than a swap I'm not sure how of if ther would be feedback. . .I guess the first time out they could go as a swap. . .to the other journal starters.  Ideas? Yea? Nay? 

Was getting dressed one morning and decided the shawl I'd made was telling me it wanted severly to be a poncho. . .


Every time I wore it out I wa in complament city   
LOL, had tried to make a poncho before but it looked better as a shawl. . .

. . .so someone donated a huge box of yarn to the Wrapped In Prayer Knit/Chrochet group.  It just smacked of mom's childhood (I've got the afagan one of my aunts made her for her 16th B-Day, not to mention the matching napkins w/ rings) so here is my work in progress. . .
3/4ths of the yarn. . .

the other 1/4th. . .

LOL, I just noticed my sandles look like they match the yarn. . .realy the sandles are neion. . .

I'm making this http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=12421.0
Will post a pic when I'm done. . .

anyone else use this vintage pattern?

pulled it out and started this yesterday

and here I am

makes my hair look oarnge when it is redish brown

I've decided it needs to be biger though. . .we'll see how I do next time with strawberry fabric

Found this recipe on the net the other day. . .yum!!!. . .  (me licking my lips) http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=126084 but don't forget to check out the other recipes, the 'Super-Easy Chocolate Triangles' are to die for, not to mention supper easy  , under Sweetened Condensed Milk. . .

Thai Iced Tea
Ingredients:

    * 4 cups water
    * 1/2 cup granulated sugar
    * 1/2 cup CARNATION Sweetened Condensed Milk
    * 6 tablespoons NESTEA Unsweetened Instant 100% Tea
    * 1/2 cup half-and-half, divided

Directions:
PLACE water, sugar, sweetened condensed milk and Nestea in large pitcher; stir until dissolved. Fill 4 tall glasses with ice. Divide tea mixture among glasses; top each glass with 2 tablespoons half-and-half.