I was just thinking...

About gemstones and tangled threads.

Do you know what these two items have in common? Well just in case you may not I'll tell you just before I go to bed ok,,,

No matter how valuable a gemstone is, before it is found it is dirty, dull and needs to be cleaned, cut and polished before anyone will want it, a gemstone that is found to have a "star" is of the highest value provided it is cut and set right. 

But before being cut, polished and set, to the untrained eye the stone is just another rock. It takes a skilled and dedicated person to bring out the beauty in an uncut in the rough dirty old rock.

It is the same with a pile of old tangled yarn it takes someone who is dedicated and determined to untangle the yarn, and then make a beautiful blanket or other item to give to someone, or to keep to decorate your own home.

In other words anything that will have lasting value needs someone to be determined and dedicated to see a project through to completion.

Many people like pretty things but are not willing to put forth the effort to make something beautiful or to make something for others to treasure.

So anyway, just some random thoughts, I'd like to share with you all tonight...

And to encourage creativity in your lives I'll post a couple different links this time, about gemstones, and about quilts, (patterns of course) and at least one crochet link,,, so tonight it will be a variety...

First is a link to associates and groups who can tell you all about gemstones, mining and more, its pretty interesting.,,
http://www.amfed.org/sfms/club-nc-sc.html

http://www.infodyn.com/rockhounds/rockhounds.html

And now some scrap quilts pattern links, I hope you all will like...


http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/QuiltCategories/FreeScrapSaversQuiltPatterns.htm

http://www.scrapquilts.com/

And now because it is late and I am tired I'll post one or two links it will be a crochet pattern...

A crochet pin cushion pattern for your favorite quilter....

http://www.frugalhaus.com/homepage/downloads/FC79.pdf

This one is pretty...

http://www.maggiescrochet.com/free-maggies-crochet-beehive-pincushion-pattern-p-1058.html

And below is a link to a bunch of pretty crochet patterns...


http://allcrafts.net/crochet/crochetflowers.htm


Well goodnight hope you all enjoy these links...