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…
25
Jan 2012
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…
24
Jan 2012
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 [ ... ]
24
Jan 2012
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 [ ... ]
Category: food, recipes, thomas
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22
Jan 2012
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 [ ... ]
Category: ailsa cairenn, crafts, tutu
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19
Jan 2012
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 [ ... ]