And another dress

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Ali

Hot off the press.. er..needles.

(not my finest camera work, I apologize, but it’s 11:00pm and I am ready for bed and don’t feel like editing it)

Good thing it’s done, it is supposed to meet its new owner, Lily, tomorrow.

Nigel wearing his sweater and Bess’s dress

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Ali

A little flippy, but that’s ok.

A lot blurry, but that’s ok too, I just got a picture of him wearing it, which is what I wanted.

And the dress for Bess’s baby girl

which I FINALLY got a picture of. I am kind of ridiculous, I forget to take pictures of things before I give them away!

New Couch

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Ali

We were somewhat short on seating in the living room, but also short on space, but I found this awesome little couch at the Salvation Army, that fits just perfectly into the space right by the stairs.

(Don’t mind the unpacked boxes right next to it… we’re working on it)

And my crafting station is almost complete! I will be sure to post a picture of it as soon as I hang the pictures up on the wall.

Market Flowers

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Ali

Every week I look at the beautiful flower arrangements at the farmers market, but never buy them. I guess I’m stingy or something, but when I saw this peony arrangement and had to bring it home with me.

These are some large peonies.

And they’ve got lots of unopened buds, so hopefully they’ll continue to open throughout the week.

and I haven’t figured out a place to put all my plants, so they’re all just chilling in the windowsill in the kitchen.

A DIY: Soap Sack

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Ali

So for todays DIY we’ve got something that might seem a little strange, but I made one and I like it, so I thought I would just throw it out there in case anyone else is interested in it.

Get out your wool (it should be a natural fiber, only)
First you just knit yourself a long rectangle, about 1/2 wider than your bar of soap. I put a little cable in mine, just for fun.

Then measure it up to your soap, make sure it can wrap all the way around it.

Then simply sew it into a pocket, drop the soap in, and sew up that open end.

and here you are:

And since it’s made out of the wool, it will slightly felt in the shower, and it makes good suds!

And we’re back!

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Ali

Sorry for the longer-than-anticipated absence. We’re still working on getting my computer hooked up to the internet (you know, the computer with all my pictures and projects stored on it) so it’s been kind of a deterrent for blogging. So I finally gave up and decided to just to it on Pauls computer. We’re still working on getting the boxes unpacked, and as soon as we do that I will show you pictures of our lovely house. But until then you’ll just have to see what I’ve been making.

So, we had another round of baby showers this weekend, and again, I forgot to take a picture of Bess’s before it was wrapped and shipped off. So, you can see what 1/2 of it looked like, and that’s this:

So once it was finished it looked more like this (the original pattern):

And then some more baby-old-man sweaters:
The purple for Afton’s baby girl, and the brown for Emily’s baby boy, so the cute cousins can be matching.

And then I’ve been making another green dress, not for any one in particular, but this is a toddler size, so I am not sure who it will fit, but I am sure I can find a taker.