November 2010
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Summer Summary
I am the same as a lot of crafters out there. I value the short summer Saskatchewan gets so much that crafting takes a back seat. I still do a bit here and there on those rainy nights or sick days, but not nearly as much as I do in the winter. So, here I will do a quick summary of what I have done over the summer.
Biggest update - I took a knitting class! I really enjoyed it, not only...
April 2010
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Plans, Projects, and Pretending Pregnancy
Oh my goodness, I am absolutely horrendous at keeping this blog up to date. This is me apologizing.
Well, last weekend I went to visit my sister and brother and it was absolutely amazing. It is so nice to get out of the city (even though we went right into a bigger one) and visit family. It gives you a brighter outlook on life, it really does. I gave my sister her afghan and the toque I made with...
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TGIF!
Fridays are the Monday of the crafting weekend. :) And this Monday is goooood….
Well, I have been pretty busy lately with some projects that needed to be done asap. Hence, the lack of blogging. Well, that is the excuse I am going with, anyways! I had to make a little one skein extra to go with the afghan I finished in the Make-A-Long. I should show you a picture, or tell you what it is,...
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Make-A-Long Wrap Up
Well, I have to post this quickly. I have alot of things I need to get done today. And of course, they include crafting. ;) Crochetting to be exact.
Here are a few photos from yesterday. A friend came over to join me in my ventures. She is working on a granny square quilt and she started laying it out to see how many squares she still needed to make. I absolutely love this afghan, I should...
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Make-A-Long
Ok, first project done! I used the Classic Tote Tutorial from Sew Mama Sew and some inexpensive fabric for a test run.
I learned how to make gussets, what a French seam was and how to make one, and the triple stitch on my sewing machine! I also learned that if something seams a bit daunting at first, I can chug on through it as long as I go slow and read the directions carefully. :)
Here...
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Crafters, Start Your Engines!
Well, I haven’t been in the mood for blogging lately. As you may have noticed. Oddly, I haven’t been in the crafting mood either. I have started early morning gym visits and that means that I don’t get any lattes in the morning. Therefore, by the time I get home, I am ready to crash. Anyways, enough of the excuses. They end here.
Tomorrow is the big day. THIS big day! Yep,...
Prcraftination
That’s right, I am writing this at work… ssshhhh….
I haven’t been doing much crafting this past week. The fabric for the bags are still sitting on the back of my futon and my scraps are still cozy in my scrap container.
My yarn stash is still growing. But, before you get all “remember, you said you weren’t going to buy…”, I will cut you short. I...
March 2010
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Sunday Afternoons...
Hello again, all. It has been awhile for me to find some time to post about all my crafting ventures. Unfortunately, that also means I haven’t had much time for crafting!
Last weekend, I took a trip to Fabricland with my uber crafty aunt. I needed some help picking out “home decor cotton” for a bag I hope to make soon. I found enough for quite a few bags! It was 50% off...
My Apologies
Ok, I did forget to talk about one thing - my photos.
I don’t have a state of the art camera, but it isn’t terrible (Samsung L73). I just don’t know how to use its settings to my advantage. Bear with me, I am learning. Very very slowly. ;) I also switched the settings to take off the date and time (I needed that for work), but they still seem to show up in every photo…....
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Dabbling in Dyeing
Well, a few more projects have begun over the past few days. I have a lot of starting projects and less finishing them… I need to have a month where all I do is FINISH projects. Or at least decide if I will ever intend to finish it. And if not, then get rid of it. But I think that same mentality probably goes for a lot of crafters out there.
Anyways, on to what I have started.
So, I have...
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Well, I said in my last post that I would share some of my favorite past projects. And in no particular order, here we go!
A scarf for my dear friend so she can cozy up in her love for Mario:
The pattern was from here. She loves it and I love that it was such a hit.
Another is an afghan I made for my brother and his wife for Christmas. I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn and...
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She's Alive!
I know, I have been missing for almost a week now. But you can probably guess why…. Yep, that is right. I got my sewing machine!! Its beautiful. Here is a few pictures. Pictures like “the big belly”, “the new baby!”, “baby’s first steps!” Well, you get the idea. Here we go.
In the box, waiting to emerge into the world!
Out and in place, with all...
Finished!
I finished up my “masterpiece” and when I put it on, I realized how far from the truth that statement is. I took some pictures with it and I (and it) look like crap (probably from the long crap day) so I won’t be posting them anytime soon! The hood is massive. Probably a bit more massive that needed. Ok, a lot more massive. Its like a big monk’s hood. It is cute, but I just don’t know how I feel...
Warning: This Post Contains a RANT!
Do you ever get those evenings when the last thing you want to do is craft?
Ya, me neither.
Finished organizing my sewing minders. One has purse and garment tutorials and the other has informative articles and home sewing. So many projects, so few sewing machines. Nope, still haven’t gotten my sewing machine. I called the store I bought it from and this is what went down over the...
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The First is Always the Worst
The first post in a blog is usually the hardest to write. I would know, I have written about 10 of them, only to give up on nearly all of the blogs soon after. So I’m going to jump on in and pretend like you all know what is going on. If there is a “you all”. Anyways.
My sewing machine is still floating around in “being ordered” land. It was supposed to be here a...