Sunday, January 15, 2012

New Knit's

Just putting up some hats that I finished this weekend.  I am really happy with both.  This is the link to the pattern.


The pattern is awesome!  I made the green one while watching Contagion and the stripy one while watching the football game with DH.  I loved both of the yarns.  I've had the Kyoto for three years, waiting for the right pattern and I definitely found it.  It's feels amazing on my skin and has a sheen and sparkle that I can't pick up in the pictures.

Here are the details:
Green - Artfibers , Kyoto, 1 skein, size 10's and 13's
Stripe - Crystal Palace Yarns, Mochi Plus, 1 skein, size 9's and 13's

Friday, November 25, 2011

http://www.waveatthebus.blogspot.com/

This blog is awesome.  He dresses up everyday to wave at his son's bus as it passes by!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

The Church Pew

Here is my new piece of furniture.  I love it! DD loves it as well, she just cruises back and forth on it all day.  


Thanks to my parents for keeping it in their Morton Building for most of the two years.  Dad got sick of it taking up room and dropped it off about a month ago.  Because it was sitting in my garage taking up space, I was motivated to get it done. Here it is half striped.  I did this at parents, and then it sat there for about a year.   I was pregnant and was told I couldn't use the 'stripper' because of the fumes.  

DS helped me pick out the color, which it reminiscent of 'country blue' but is called Teal Feathers. Here it is fully striped.  You can tell that I got a little lacks the second time around.  Partly because I realised that it was made with two different woods.  One for the back and a stronger one for the seat so I wouldn't be able to stain it. I would have to paint it all one color.

And some more finished photos...


Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pandora

I have been listening to Pandora for a while now.  At least 2006, I love love love it. I love the idea of the music genome, I love how music is connected, thus we are connected.  I think it's an amazing idea to introduce new music and think creating your own station is really fun.  The website is very user friendly and has come a long way since it's original design.

I hated it when they imposed the 40 hour a month limit.  I stopped listening all together for a while as a protest, but then started again, because I missed it so much.  I would allot myself a few hours a day, making sure to pause or close my window when I wasn't going to be in the room so I didn't waste my precious hours!

I love it because I get so many ideas for new music, can match my moods, work needs, and what my office mate wants.  This is probably my favorite website of all time...and today...they got rid of the 40 HOUR LIMIT!  I was so happy when I read the e-mail I jumped up and ran to tell a fellow Pandora listener in the office.  Thank you, Pandora, thank you so much!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The Play Room Wall



I hated the look of the walls in the play room that was next to the living room and dining room.  I didn't want to hang something that was too childish, but also wanted something that I could change.  I don't remember where I got the idea, but after enlisting the help of my Rummage-Saler mother, I was able to create this.  She found me several embroidery hoops in different sizes.  I bought a Fat Quarter pre-cut quilt square pack on sale at Jo-Anne's.  That way I didn't fret about the fabric, I just had to use what I was given and knew they would all look good together.  I then cut to fit.  When hanging them I started with the biggest one first and worked around it.  I change them every once and a while, mainly because a stray nerf sword or other flying objects knocks one off the wall!  I had every intention of changing the fabric with the seasons, but 3 years later, that has yet to happen.  Cheap and beautiful way to cover a wall!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Command Center

Here is a the Command Center I created out of frustration of a cluttery dining room table and a $500+ price point on organization centers from Pottery Barn. I created this for less than $50 with painted peg board (next time I will get a little more creative with the color), some wall pockets, a dry erase calendar, a bunch of hooks, binder clips, and some peg board accessories from the hard wear store. I love it, it works, and is great for the nannies, the family, and for all the school stuff, mail, and other papers that accumulate!