2010 Dishcloth

This was great fun to knit.

2010, I'm Ready for You by Kris Knits

Antique Projector - So cool!

So...the reason I've been absent so much and for so long is because I'm now teaching 1st grade. It's been totally fun!

I have missed my blogging therapy. So, I'm trying to catch up on some of that.

Digging through the shelves and cupboards has left me in complete awe.

I found this projector...which I find to be entirely neat.

New ArtFire Items

I spent my evening with some quality time on my ArtFire account. Here are some pics of the newest additions.

Blank Floral Cards - Set of 3

Blank Floral Postcards - Set of 4

I handmade the paper from paper pulp I made using my junk mail. Then, I took a Styrofoam plate and made a unique flower print. Next, I added purple ink. They're probably not archival (no telling what junk mail is archival and what isn't)...but, they'll certainly be cool to mail to a friend or family member!

(I added some polar bear postcard stamps on the postcard set...for good measure!)

Should I make a tutorial on the process? Would you like to know how to make your own paper, and a print from a Styrofoam plate?


And I added more magnets. This stuff (including the cards) has been made for quite some time. I just have only finally gotten around to getting it posted.

I Want, I Want, I Want!!!

Paige Baker is hosting a neat giveaway on her blog. I want to win one of these three items of the ten items being given away.

Wish me luck, and I'll wish you luck (but not as much luck as I'll wish myself).

Knitted Hats - Fun Colors!

I got myself a couple of orders and have followed through with them. Now, to get them to their rightful owners...and safely and surely. Sometimes this part is tough...even when the post office is involved (that's actually when it gets scary.)

Dwindling Stash = A Bag

I don't really have a lot in my stash (what's pictured isn't all of it, but maybe close to a third of it...so...not much...but enough to provide great entertainment).

I gave this morsbag pattern a try...

...and with some minor adaptations, I really love it. I didn't add the tag, because I had no way of doing that and was sort of in a crunch for time. (It definitely took me longer than 30 minutes...but that's the fun about dawdling, right?!)

I really liked the approach the pattern had to the handles.

And strengthening them was fun, too. I discovered a way to make it look "perfect," without having to pick up and raise the needle. Math pays off.

I sewed a triangle on the corners, because I thought it would be more functional that way (this is one of the changes I made to the pattern).

And it turned out pretty nice, if I say so myself. I just might make more!

100th Post: Giveaway Winner

Remember I was hosting a giveaway?

So...I definitely forgot what day it was. Really? Is it July 30 already? But that's okay I got a little side tracked, there is still a lucky winner! The lucky winner for the giveaway is Trisha B over at Squishy Crafts.

Congratulations, Trisha! I'm totally excited for you. I think the bracelets are going to look great with your new pink hair. :)

And for anybody who is interested in ordering one, I still have a couple of both the April Rain and May Flowers bracelets for sale on my ArtFire.