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Cotton Candees

"The new way to look at crochet"
Charlotte, NC, NC United States

User Since: November 12, 2007



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Likes

  • Honesty
  • Babies
  • Walking in the rain
  • smell of cut grass
  • beaches
  • Walks under the trees in the fall and hear the leaves crackle under my footsteps.
  • Walking in snow...and playing in it too.
  • picnics with wine and bread with butter...

Hobbies

  • Crocheting toys
  • baby items
  • and whatever I feel like doing at the moment
  • Gardening
  • Fishing
  • Reading
  • Playing with my Neices and Nephews
  • PS2 RPGs
  • My new PS3

Music

  • Beatles
  • Journey
  • Eminem
  • Led Zeplin
  • AC DC
  • Van Halen
  • U2
  • Goo Goo Dolls
  • Patsy Cline
  • Johnny Cash
  • Louie Armstrong
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Super Tramp

Film

  • A Knight's Tale
  • 10 things I hate about you
  • Dirty Dancing
  • An American President
  • The 5th Element
  • Star Wars all of them
  • Star Trek
  • Flight of the Navigator
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Doris Day movies
  • Harry Potter Flicks
  • Pirates of the Carribean
  • Lord of the Rings

Books

  • The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
  • The Valdemar Series by Mercedes Lackey
  • The Crystal Singers series by Anne McCaffrey
  • The Brain Ship series by Anne McCaffrey
  • Mercedes Lackey Books http://www.mercedeslackey.com/biblio_series.html
  • Anne McCaffrey Books http://www.annemccaffrey.net/index.php?page_id=30

About

My name is Susan Michele and have been crocheting since 1972 when I was first taught in Junior High School. Growing up across the bay from San Francisco in Hayward during the 60’s, I was a wide~eyed impressionable child exposed to a popular fashion statement worn by the “Hippies” of yesteryear.

This fashion was earth friendly, comfortable, and yet very colorful. A lot of the clothes were made through crochet and most of the furniture and plants were hung by macramé. It was a time of expressing one’s self through the arts of painting and creating your own clothes and wanting to live as one with Mother Earth…

Then the 1970’s brought The Disco era for a new line of fashion, White Polyester. The art of crochet lost it’s appeal and hooks and yarns were put up and forgotten.

Since all fashion trends eventually come full circle again, we are seeing more crocheted items in today’s world. After all the “High Tech” living full of high cost and stress we put our children through, a simple, soft, cuddly toy is more appreciated and loved than the newest, loudest, flashest, hard encased toy of today. Not only are our treats washable but will be handed down from generation to generation…

All items are made with care and love so that they are able to stand up to the rigors of a tempermental, climbable, throwable kidlet. This ensures that your child will not be without their friend from a lack of playability.

oops… back to me…

I have visited 39 out of our 50 US states and was born in Mound, Minnesota way back in 1959. My Father’s family are from Crookston and Bemidji Minnesota where my Grandparents ran a fishing resort on Big Lake called Maple Beach Resort.

Mother was from Iowa where she was adopted at age 8. We found out later that she had 2 sisters but they never got close.

My parents and I then moved when I was only 9 months old to California near Anaheim where I became a “big sister” to my brother! We then moved to Northern California where I lived in Hayward, Fremont, Castro Valley, and San Lorenzo.

In 1983, I moved Price, UT and attended the College of Eastern Utah and earned my Associate of Science and then moved to Ogden where I majored in Geology with a Chemistry minor for Secondary Education at Weber State University.

I have a Daughter and a Son from a previous marriage and my Daughter has since blessed me with a Granddaughter, Taylor, and a Grandson, Josh. They all still live in Ogden, UT.

… once again… me! Yeah, I go off on tangents

Moving to Illinois one very cold and dreary winter, I left East Moline, IL as soon as I could after only 5 months. brrrrrr

Moving to Charlotte, North Carolina I met my beloved Husband and we have been married since 2000. I also have a Mom~in~law (whom has blessed me with her love,) my chirping love bird, Tweety, and a total of 3 neices, and 7 nephews.

My past includes owning my own ‘76 Police Special Harley Davidson full dresser, being a Sunday School Teacher, a Girl Scout Leader, raising Shih Tzu puppies, Curley Earred Kittens, and growing up with a virtual zoo of a wide variety of pets, from Guinea Pigs, bunnies, frogs, snakes, hamsters, turtles, cockatiels, parakeets, parrots, to an ant farm. I even had a Mama Cat that put her kittens after they were born into an old eagle nest in our back yard! Tell me that wasn’t wierd walking under a tree and hearing kittens above you…

Growing up a rough and tumble tomboy into a head-strong teenager who blessed her Mother with endless sleepless nights… which did come back full round with my own daughter… ~sigh~ I am mechanically inclined where I can fix about anything… hate to be proven wrong, and am as stubborn as a mule!

On tippy~toe I am 5’ and weigh way too much for my height… I have an evil sense of humor and live to play “Devil’s Advocate.” I draw blood holding my tongue not being sarcastic… out loud that is! Love kids, pets, and the beach… I dye my hair blonde to give people a fair warning I am ditzy and an airhead (which I have been trying to beat since I was in High School.) I actually do have a brain, and love math! My eyes are hazel but will turn a bright green and a bright blue with certain moods.

Due to a recent very nasty health problem, I had to quit smoking for good and to keep my hands and fingers busy, have taken up crocheting again. So, yes, all items are from a smoke free home!

Specializing in small items such as baby clothes, booties, blankets, bonnets, baby sets, toys, (either stuffees or Amigurumi style,) doll clothes, and angels (tree toppers and Porcelain), keeps it from getting dull and I am able to use my creativity, as you can see in past sold items.

Custom orders are created and then the finished items are posted so that they are viewable. I create then post ready to sell items between custom orders once they are done and ready to be sold.

Thank you for looking at my site and I hope I didn’t scare you!

Susan Michele


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For all the Math geeks out there...

The Beauty of Math!

You can do this...
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
and you can do this...
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
Now this is different...
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
But this is truely amazing...
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

Now, take a look at this... 101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.
How about ACHIEVING 101%? What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:

If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is substituted by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

and if: H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K comes out to be 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And: K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E comes out to be 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But: A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E comes out to be 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E O-F-G-O-D 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

And you thought math wasn't fun...


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Chelsea K.

Chelsea K.

March 11th, 2008 03:05

what song do you like by supertramp?

Chelsea K.

Chelsea K.

March 11th, 2008 03:00

I was born in crookston! creepy. I tried to get my mom to teach me because she used to do it but she cant teach me because i get it wrong all the time. As for my teacher, shes not very good at teaching

Chelsea K.

Chelsea K.

March 9th, 2008 20:02

I can't crochet! I've figured out knitting but I cant get crochet! I can make the chain but then when it comes to making a new row I do it wrong and it turns out just awful..

Casanova

Casanova

February 28th, 2008 23:41

I've asked my mom to teach me actually. I'd love to be able to make a lot of lovely things, so i'm hoping to figure it out so i can have my very own pinkie:)

Darling Niki

Darling Niki

February 17th, 2008 19:33

Thanks I'm hanging in :-) I hope to be back on my feet in the next day or so.

Chelsea K.

Chelsea K.

February 17th, 2008 14:51

I have but its kind of an on going process, I learn in between projects at school so It'll probably take me forever to learn. I've made the funny little thing that looks like a braid.. I think its called the chain stitch? And I've been shown how to make a new row but either Im forgetting how to do it or just not understanding. I'll get it eventually...

Chelsea K.

Chelsea K.

February 14th, 2008 22:38

Happy Valentines Day to my favorite crocheter!:)

Michele Q.

Michele Q.

February 12th, 2008 04:37

Thanks for the "bad links" heads-up! I fixed them!

Your creatures are really adorable!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

February 12th, 2008 01:21

Thanks for the add :D

Chelsea K.

Chelsea K.

February 12th, 2008 01:18

I'm learning from my sewing teacher but I don't think I could do it online..not that bright when it comes to following pictures:(