A long, long time ago (way back in October) the husband and I decided that we would reward ourselves for our recent frugality once we met some financial goals.  He would get money toward a new bike and I would get a new sewing machine!  Well, the time is almost here, so I need to … Continue reading →

Six books down, 46 to go!  I'm keeping up with this relatively well, though I may be a smidge behind right now.  I know I'll catch up with a couple of the softer books I have waiting for me!  I'm not going to go through a review of each book, you can friend me on … Continue reading →

Clearly, this is more of a challenge for me then for other knitters, since it's month two and I'm on sweater one.  At any rate, I made great progress this weekend. I finished the sleeves!  I knit them both at once which made them seem to take forever, so I wasn't exactly motivated to work … Continue reading →

Here's a re-cap of the valentine's crafting that has been going on around here.We made valentine's for the kiddo's teachers from the outline of his hand (left) and the grandparents from his "artwork" (right). I made fabric flowers from Wisecraft's tutorial for the girls from work from my recent scrap stash acquisitions.  I'm particularly proud … Continue reading →

Gleek does these, and I like seeing what she's been up to, plus I'd love to be able to look back at little snapshots of my life a week at a time.  No promise that I'll do this consistently, but here goes! Monday, I was tired all day!  Could have been that I had a … Continue reading →

I really have been knitting toward my first NaKniSweMoDo sweater, but I'm stuck on the sleeves which is BORING!  So, I am showing what I've been doing in the sewing room.  A few weeks ago, I ordered some scraps from WiseCraft off of etsy.  It was a fun challenge to get some "surprise" scraps and … Continue reading →

Those are probably two words that should never be said together, but in this case, the combination turned out pretty well!  I made a diaper cake for the baby shower for my boss.  It was my first attempt and I used the information found on another first attempt to help guide me.  The outside layers … Continue reading →

Who knew that learning about photography could be so much fun!  I learned so much today and will probably be processing it for weeks, but it was really fun!  I’m just trying to figure out how I can line up some models that will stand still as chasing the kiddo around doesn’t always give me … Continue reading →

This is a picture I took at our friends' wedding last weekend.  It was a beautiful wedding and I had a lot of fun trying to capture some of the candid moments for them.  I know I love the candid photos from my wedding, and I hope they will enjoy these, too. This weekend, I'm … Continue reading →

I spent a lot of this weekend thinking about ways that I can be involved in more crafty endeavors.  I dreamt of it being my life, my job.  I schemed about businesses to start and classes to teach.  In the end, I realized that you don't manufacture that sort of thing, you just do what … Continue reading →