Crafting Monogamy

So it appears that in addition to having problems staying faithful to projects, I have problems staying faithful to one or two crafts. There were several days last week where I didn't touch a knitting needle or crochet hook. I blame Haley and Craftzine and maybe Sam a little bit.

We have painting. Pottery Place moved to a new location and I finally got to try it out. I am in love.

And there was spinning, which will lead to knitting.

And embroidery. I've never embroidered on canvas before.

Oh and I guess this was crochet, but it was with a tiny hook and embroidery thread so it was something I hadn't done before. And it was for Knit in Public day so I thought I would be a rebel and crochet.

But it is ok, because I've returned to knitting and crochet. Although I'm not doing good at focusing. I was able to make some cute new things for the Etsy store. And I am supposed to be knitting a shawl for LilBear for a bit of spending money, but I am distracted by a very cute new purse pattern. So I am working on that.

Happy Birthday Mom!

I hope you look awesome in this:

Now that you are 29. :)

Another episode of "Heidi the adorable"

I feel I am a bit overdue on a blog post about how cute my dog is. I'm sorry I have to do this, but if I was a mom this would be about my kid.

First up we have proof that Charles Shultz had beagles. Heidi does a very good impression of Snoopy. Don't you think? She was pouting at me sitting at the computer and not playing with her.
This is her pathetic face. As in "No one loves me or gives me food or pettin's or anything. Everyone is so mean to me." In actuality I had stopped petting her to take a picture.
But it was closely followed by crazy dog face. This is what happened when I tried to resume petting her. ZOMG! Couch Beagle Shark! Look out, Zach!

And I think my favorite picture of them all. Here is Heidi dancing and singing along to "Thriller". I giggled for about 10 minutes when I thought that up. :)

Sew-Sew-Sew

I have been doing a lot of sewing lately. I finally got around to sewing some new bags for the store. And even made one for myself. I don't think I would sell them made from this fabric. It unravels very easy. But it looks awesome.

And a little sneak peak at my sock in progress. Yes, that is colorwork. It actually isn't too bad and goes pretty fast when I actually work on it.

Why wouldn't I be working on my knitting, you might ask. Because of Haley. It is all her fault. See we have established I'm a bit of a craft hoar. And I'm not very monogamous to my projects. But she has gotten me infatuated with embroidery. I'm not super at it. I think I need to work on my patience and making my stitches more even.

But this will become a dishtowel for a swap partner. I want to make myself one of these. And another one with a burger and shake on it. Yay!

And this one was actually the first embroidery I did. It got turned into a bag. I already have another bag with a pattern transfered on. I am just trying to be better about finishing some things before I start on it. Oh and I have become a little obsessed with making skirts.

This skirt came from a tutorial on Freshly Picked for the Elastic Waistband Skirt. And even better, it has pockets! I love it. Since it is so full, it turned out a bit short. And it is very poofy on top. I need to wear it with something very fitted on top so I don't look ginormous.

This skirt is a rectangle with an elastic waistband. But I love the material. Even if I forgot how much of a pain jersey knits can be to work with. But it wasn't too bad. I love this skirt.

And this skirt turned out super fun. I had some fabric in my stash that wasn't very wide. Maybe 2 feet. And on one edge it has embroidery and eyelet lace. I want to say it might be for curtain valences. That is the only thing I could think of. Or maybe the edge of a dust ruffle. Anyway. I cut it in lengths about 6 inches longer than my hip measurement. I think I got 5 pieces out of it, but I only used 4. I then layered them and sewed them together. Sewed up the back with about 1/2 an each selvage (adjusting for uneven edges). And I put it on at that point to figure out where I wanted it to hit and sewed in an elastic waistband. I love it. It turned out just like I wanted it to. That doesn't happen too often when you are winging it.

Baby on the brain

Well, it is on my brain, but not my baby (sorry Tracey). But I have been doing a lot of crafting for babies. There is my niece, Julia, who I have not made nearly enough things for. Or seen nearly enough. I think that needs remedied. Soon. So she gets a pretty spring dress. And I am starting an embroidery project for her.

And there are some other expectant moms in my life. So I've been making things. Even though I have a while. I just think I needed some quick and easy projects to do. And this sweater was quick. But it is a good thing the baby is due in the fall, because it would die of heat stroke in anything other than cold weather.

But I have been raising and nurturing something. My Garden! Look! there is green. And flowers. I'm shocked and so excited.
But the best part, BABY TOMATOES!!! I might actually get to eat something from my garden. Craziness! And they are now even bigger than they were in th

Dames For Dogs

So through Justin Brock, I have gotten involved in a great organization: Dames for Dogs. It is an organization that raises funds to help shelters in Eastern Kentucky. I haven't moved, it is just close enough for me to help. You can donate on the website.

But their big fundraiser, which is where I got involved is their pinup calendar. Justin is shooting pin up photos of a bunch of Dames with their Dogs. Lots of people have been doing photos so I'm not sure if I'll make it into the calendar.

They have a facebook page and have some of the outtake photos (the ones that are good, but not the best) up there. Including mine. Yay!

My pinup name is Betty Baker, because I knew the only way to keep Heidi's attention was to have food so I baked dog biscuits.