I have learned a lesson that I honestly should have already known.
As a bag junkie, I am forever on a quest for the perfect bag. What makes a perfect bag? Well first you need to define the usage of the bag. Everyday? Shopping? Knitting? Etc..
So I found that the said bag in my previous post...
Yearly Archives: 2009
it’s not easy giving handmade gifts
Projects
I’m on a roll..we woke to snow and that means there’s no need for me to go anywhere today except sit at my sewing machine! So as I mentioned in my last post, I modified the Multi-Tasker Tote to be shorter by about 1 inch or so, including the straps and I have hit success....
Homemade Holiday Gifts
(Pardon all the iphone pix - it is only 8am on a Sunday morning!)
I’m busy making gifts for the holidays. I have to share a gripe though. All those beautiful special magazines that come out in late November/December with patterns of homemade gifts are published too late! It just makes us panic and feel inadequate...
Choosing paint is hard
So house update: I’ve removed wallpaper from the powder room (used to be black floral.) Thought I’d be bold, chose a blue paint. Painted it. Hated it. Hired a painter to repaint it for me in a more neutral color. Not neutral enough (BJ Hazelnut Cream) because the floor is black and white and well,...
justifying new yarn purchases
First I have to say, wow are we lame - Nicole - it’s been since July 22nd since I last posted and you ..well…you have to come up with your own post/excuse as to why you haven’t posted..I know it’s a good excuse but filter it for the GP
So, my favorite festival of...
We’ve Moved!
We moved out of our old house on a Thursday. Stayed 4 nights with our gracious best friends. Cookie the cat had a vacation with another set of special friends. And on Monday we closed and moved in! So it’s 1 week and I’ve managed to unpack more than 75% of the house..although I still...
a july gardening update…
Well friends - the garden is a virtual jungle right now… I’m in there almost everyday coaxing the little squiggly squash tendrils upward away from it’s tomato and cucumber neighbors. The cucumber’s tendrils are leaning towards the tomato and I have to separate them as well. So far everything is growing like gangbusters and I’m...
February Finishes
A special gift for a special friend. Why all my crafty friends have to live so far away, I don’t know! Ravelry links for hat and sweater. I did not love the pattern and the yarn was kind of splity. I should have known that 100% would not have any elasticity to it, which I...
A Big Finish
I finished this blanket with plenty time to spare. It was to be a birthday gift for dd but I couldn’t wait until then. She loves it. All snuggled up in bed. Makes my heart sing.