birth announcements…

so today i finished four version of birth announcements for my sister.  i haven’t heard much of a response so i’m not sure if she likes them but that took away from any major crafting today.  i did manage to get another 4 rows done on maisie’s afghan.   yesterday was a 100% wasted day.  i’m trying to make wooden signs for my mom but i was unhappy with each variation so that is still in the works.   all in all, a couple of not very productive crafting days…

quick projects 1…

i’m addicted to stumbleupon.  i admit it…totally addicted.  so lately i’ve been stumbling the crochet thread and have found tons of cool projects.   in the midst of doing big projects such as afghans or cocoons, i like to take a bit of a break and do something small and quick.  it helps to me to feel like i’m accomplishing something and that my crochet isn’t endless.  today’s small project was a dice bag.  i came across a blog called shala-beads.  she mentioned that she loves to crochet but has a hard time finding projects that would appeal to [ ... ]

5 am banana muffins…

my son has been trying several afterschool clubs here in lexington and this week he joined the outdoors club.  in order to raise funds, they’re having a bake sale.  thomas asked me to make banana muffins…and i will.  :) i was too tired last night after a really horrible week previous so i decided to get up extra early and do it this morning.  i found a recipe for AWESOME BANANA MUFFINS on the catcancook  blog. the recipe is super simple and with the exception of buying bananas, everything else i always have on hand.  (well, almost always)  the following is the [ ... ]

bears fans from birth to death…

as i’ve broadcast far and wide, my first grandchild is due around march 7th.   it’s a girl and she’ll be named Ailsa Cairenn.  i’m so excited that i can barely contain myself!    haha     the baby girl is probably going to be one of the most well documented and fashionably dressed little munchkins to be born this year!  i have been a crocheting fool and now i’ve made her a newborn tutu. i was going to wait until she was born but the tulle kept calling to me and now that i’ve finally figured out my sewing machine (my 2011 christmas [ ... ]

mairead’s pretty in pink…

yesterday, i started mairead’s afghan finally.  when my sister asked her what colors she wanted she said pink, pink and pink.   unfortunately the third color of pink just didn’t look right so i switched it to ivory.  i like the look so far!  i hope mairead likes it as much as i do. little did i know that this wouldn’t be nearly enough.  :( i searched and searched for a pattern that i liked that was a bit different and still girly.  i found this pretty pattern at CAP’s crochet.  it uses a stitch called snapdragon.  it seems like a [ ... ]