The time has come for the big haircut. This isn’t just a trim to get me by. Last Thursday, which was day 14 after my first chemo treatment, my hair began to fall out. My hair has been shoulder length for years. On Thursday, those long strands began to just fall out. Of course I […]
Filed under: My Pink Journey on May 25th, 2008 | 36 Comments »
This hobo handbag was crocheted using recycled plastic bags. It is a pattern that I adapted from Dao over at ShortyLamCrochet Blogspot. Dao calls this her Nordstrom Knockoff Hobo bag. I emailed Dao several times to work out some details because to create her bag using plastic bag yarn or plarn, the pattern required some […]
Filed under: Crocheted Bags, Plastic Bag Crafts on May 16th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
What a difference 5 days makes. Today is day 5 after my first chemo treatment on May 8. I actually feel pretty normal today. The first few days were pretty shaky and I felt very weak. I did take all my pre-meds for nausea and post-meds too. I thank God that I didn’t get sick […]
Filed under: My Pink Journey on May 12th, 2008 | 21 Comments »
I recently received this cool tote bag from Robert over at Real Deal Brazil . The Real Deal Brazil have been making hats in Brazil that are crafted from recycled tarps of Brazilian cargo trucks in an attempt to cut down on the wasting of resources.
They shipped this sample recycled tote bag for my review. […]
Filed under: Great Sites & Causes on May 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I start the next leg of my pink journey tomorrow. For anyone not familiar with my pink journey, you can read all the posts here. Early in the morning, I am having a port put into my upper right arm. From there I go to my first chemo treatment. My treatment plan is chemo 4 […]
Filed under: My Pink Journey on May 7th, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Check out my latest recycled plastic bag “plarn” handbag.
This was crocheted from some recycled Walmart plastic bags. The white with black lettering isn’t the most attractive material but I added just a bit of ribbon and it really made the bag look cute. This bag measures 9″ by 9″ and was created for a promotional […]
Filed under: Crocheted Bags, Great Sites & Causes, Plastic Bag Crafts on May 3rd, 2008 | 11 Comments »
