And Duster Makes Three

I’ve added a new pattern to the Patterns page: the Biffer Duster Wig.  This rounds out my Cotton Cleaners collection.  I’ve been a little slow getting that one up, but I hope you enjoy it!  As with the other patterns I have listed there, please let me know if you find any boo-boos, I’ve tried to make everything as clear as possible but new eyes see new things…

Biffer Duster Wig

Speaking of new things, as we drove up into our courtyard after some running around in the really-really-too-hot-to-be-outside weather, the sugar daddy looked out his window and under the lime tree and exclaimed, “Oh!  It’s the cutest thing I’ve ever SEEN!!  Little poo-poos with their little pee-pees!!”.  I’m pretty sure he was pretending to be all THAT “squee” about it…but after seeing what all the fuss was about myself, I really went over the top with all the gooshy exclamations of my own.  Look for yourself:

Oh.  MY.  I don’t think I can convey to you the true extent of the sugary sweetness that POURED out of my mouth when I saw these little darlings.  There were eight of them and they were no more than an inch high.  They scurried just as fast as their little legs would take them, stumbling and tripping and falling over onto their sides.  Oh!  It was just more preciousness than my heart could possibly stand.  Really.  ReallyReally. 

How I talk to my kitty, Bella, had NOTHING on this…

ETA:  ooo, in all my gushy-mushy-smoopsy-woopsy blabberings I didn’t even mention what those little pookies are!  Thanks for the question, Stacey, they are quail.  :)

where i’ve been, and what i’ve been doing…

well, sorry y’all for my absence over these past couple of months. i’ve, like i said, got a TON of pictures for you. i was able to get them onto hubby’s computer. i still have yet to take my computer someplace to get it looked at. we think it’s a software as opposed to hardware problem.

anyway, here are some handicraft (no, not handicapped!) pics for you:

Here is a pic of a baby blanket i made for a friend’s baby shower. the slit you see is to thread the car seat harness through so baby won’t kick the blanket out of the car seat onto the ground. see inspirational pattern here. my version is worked to you do not need to break the yarn in order to create the hole; i also picked a cute stitch to use throughout, kind of a slanty shell stitch. the outer border is done in a cream, satiny yarn.

This is a sachet i made for my grandma; it’s stuffed with dried lavender flowers that are held in by a iridescent green tulle-type material. i hand sewed the tulle, for fear of the sewing machine. used this pattern, and simply sewed a tulle triangle to put inside and stuffed that with dried lavender.

This is a make-up bag i made for miss jamie for her birthday. the light green stripes are made from a cashmere-wool blend yarn that i recycled from a sweater, woot! inspirational pattern here, i only changed the colors and the flower adornment, and used the plastic fabric to line it instead of regular fabric.

and the coolest part is that i lined it with a plastic, waterproof fabric made by fusing layers of plastic shopping bags into a durable material. i am also very pround of my very first zipper installation.

And my latest love is my new mesh shopping bag. i took it out for a spin to my local Sprouts, and my normal, five-bag shopping trip was all brought home in my one, pretty, reusable tote. pattern is one i found online and then saved to my hard drive…i can’t figure out where i got it…

for the record, it held two, one-pound clamshells of strawberries, half a pound of lunchmeat, a package of crackers, a pound of fresh brussels sprouts, seven kiwi fruit, a head of romaine lettuce, a medium eggplant, a large red bell pepper, five onions, two avocados, and a wedge of brie cheese. and no, it didnt hurt my shoulder a bit!

ETA: I’ve decided that this pattern needs a tweak, so once i make the next one with the change i have in mind, i will post what i did.

well, this is about all i can handle for now as far as a post is concerned. i have plenty more pictures though, of a camping trip, a kitty haircut, and a lemony birthday, so stay tuned!

Leave A Tender Moment Alone

oops…

here she is attacking the crocheted bunny i gave her to cuddle with when we first got her. she prefers to gnaw on it and kick the crap out of it.

hellooooo, what’s this??

shot of boy so you don’t think i ignore him…you know, not completely anyway! ;-)

and the newest items to be crafted:
another dish “sponge” (i don’t know why the top picture came out so pink…the bottom one is more true to color). and yes, it IS time to cut the nails. i can barely type anything anymore!
AAAAAAAAAND…a reusable swiffer duster cover!
it wasn’t until i was finished that i realized the resemblance to Ronald McDonald. which actually is pretty horrifying…yet another reason not to dust. but anyway, the PATTERN is a success, even if the yarn choice is a little creepy.

and um….speaking of creepy.

THIS IS WHY I DO NOT EMPTY OUT THE SKIMMER BASKETS!!!
ETA: That is a QUARTER, people!

ohmygah-ohmygah-ohmygah-ohmygah-ohmygah-ohmygah-ohmygah.

EW!!!!!!

what the HELL is that thing?! seriously.

seriously.

seriously.

that is just sick and foul and wrong and those should not exist. are you SEEING how big that thing is?? it’s like four inches long!! BUGS SHOULD NOT BE FOUR INCHES LONG! especially ones that in any way resemble cockroaches. and are in my pool.

ack! bleah! geck! argh! spit! gag! wretch!

*shudder*

The Great Suburban Showdown

some pics from my suburban life.

brad’s bday cakes:

an angel food cake (on my new cakestand, yay!)and a yellow sponge cake to use up all the yolks from making the angel food cake
verdict: angel food cake = yum!; yellow sponge cake = ick! the sponge cake fell in the center…that is the first time that has ever happened to me. i kind of didn’t believe that actually happened, but there it was.

new storage boxes for the craft room:

and the steadily growing yarn collection (the sweaters you see in there are waiting to be deconstructed and their yarn recycled into other items):
of course, sometimes i actually use some of the yarn. like this kitty placemat made with cotton yarn:

and i also made a cotton dish “sponge”. the nice thing about this is that you can just toss it in the washing machine with the dishtowels and voila, a fresh sponge! look jamie, i made something that reduces landfill waste!

and here is a praying mantis that adopted us for a few weeks. i kept seeing him around different areas in the backyard.
sorry for the absence…i’ll try to do better in the future. :)

Happy Fourth of July everyone!

I’m shameless

when it comes to loving you…

(i bet a lot of you didn’t know that was his song, not his song)

more kitten pics:

here she is getting into brad’s briefcase
and another one of boy and kitten asleep on the couch…awwwwww.
and here’s one of Feefee tolerating her – can’t you see the love in her eyes?
and so you don’t think i take more pictures of my cats than my kid, here’s a couple shots of the boy:

i went to Atlanta this month and saw my mom, my aunt, my cousins, my grandma, and JAMIE! i was there over mother’s day, so i made bracelets for my cousin, mom, and aunt. I also made some cute, cute little pink cotton slippers for my grandma, but i forgot to take pictures of them, what?? i know. i even made them non-stick by putting puff paint dots on the soles of them! (here’s where Tom is thoroughly impressed with me, hee.)

my cousin’s:
my mom’s:my aunt’s (this one is different than others i’ve done; it is a twisted, triple-strand):
sorry i haven’t had much to say around here lately. i’ve been busy with bday celebrations and trips and more bday celebrations. we’ve got the annual Mark celebration coming up this weekend…so i’m sure there will be much posting about food in the near future. stay tuned.