I have been holed up in my house, wracked with indecision for the past few days. And of course, while I’m trying to figure out this relatively minor detail for the major project I’ve been working on, I haven’t really made progress on anything else, uh, except maybe napping. About two weeks ago, I decided [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Decisions, Decisions
Posted in in progress, tagged blackboard paint, craft room, paint choice, rustoleum magnetic paint on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Is That More Spinning Fiber?
Posted in crafting, in progress, recycling, tagged dryer lint, egg cartons, firestarters, old candle wax, recycle, reuse on July 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
No, in fact it’s four months worth of dryer lint. Pretty, no?
Mom has a new house, with a new fireplace… and every fire needs some method of ignition. Back when we lived in California, most of our friends lit their fires with fancy red buttons beside their fire screens, or a few by remote. But [...]
What a Day!
Posted in in progress, recycling, sewing, tagged maternity modifications, recycle, reuse, ripped up, thrift, wedding dress on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Geez Louise! I managed to get a lot done today! It definitely helped that I had someone here to help me with the kids while I cleaned up… I never heard of a Mother’s Helper before I moved to this neighborhood, but I have to say, it is an amazing concept!!
Last night I ripped into [...]
Huh!
Posted in in progress, sewing, tagged beads, memphis george, polyester, reuse, ripping, silk, washing, wedding dress on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today, after finally locating my seam ripper, I began cutting into the wedding dress which has been languishing in the corner waiting for some attention. I started by removing the beads.
When I bought the dress, I thought it had a minimal amount of beading. When I sat down to remove all of them, I noticed [...]
Hold on to Your Hats
Posted in garter stitch, in progress, tagged lorna's laces, koigu, saartje bootee on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have actually accomplished some knitting this week!
A wee pair of Saartje’s bootees–free pattern!–to match the Koigu BSJ! They are teeny teeny teeny… I’m actually wondering if I might have to make a slightly larger pair just in case these are too small. I’m also thinking that it might be nice to have the Koigu [...]
Late Evening Summer Repast
Posted in food fun, tagged bread, flatbread, saffron, sherry vinegar, tomato on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I like most about my blog title is that I’ve kept it open to all endeavors in which I occasionally dabble in obsessively, not only knitting. Of course, the subject of the majority of the entries will remain firmly in the realm of knits and purls; after all I do have [...]
One Hot Mess
Posted in purchases, tagged maternity clothes, mystery fiber, ravelry, school products, silk blend yarn on July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For my third post in as many days, I bring you not a lovely project in progress, but on sloppy bit of brilliant string waiting for something some clever idea to happen upon it.
This little pile is six skeins of a summery blend of unknown fiber. I actually have another skein lying around here somewhere, [...]
Sun Tea
Posted in food fun, tagged herbal sun tea, recipe on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been sunny for the past two days, quite a nice break from the seemingly never-ending rain we’ve had so far. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer thunderstorms, and now that I have the back porch properly set-up for the kiddies with a gate to keep them nicely corralled and porch swing for [...]
Battery Life
Posted in for baby, in progress, tagged BSJ, lorna's laces, maizy, preemie on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hopefully I’ll be able to bang this post out before my battery dies. Actually, these days, my personal battery is running rather low and is becoming more difficult; not such good news as I’m only half way through the second trimester and this is when I’m supposed to be feeling my best. Yug.
I’ve gotten the [...]
