Author Archives: Ali

Crochet

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I don’t crochet a lot anymore… I kind of miss it sometimes. This evening while we were waiting to get hungry enough to eat dinner we were watching a tv show and all I had next to me on the couch was a crochet hook and a ball of pink yarn. I didn’t really have anything in mind, but just sort of let myself work out a pattern as I went. Nothing fancy, but I do kind of look how it ended up. I am thinking that I should make a set of these as coasters, maybe for house warming gifts, or maybe making a bigger one to make placemats or something.

Sorry for the crappy photo quality. It’s already kind of dark here and so the lighting is terrible, but I just wanted to show you. What do you think?  Too girly? Maybe if it wasn’t pink it’d be less flowery. Maybe for the next giveaway!

Bum thumb

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So on Monday, right as I was getting to work I slammed my finger in my car door. Hard. So hard, in fact, that the door latched and I had to pry it back open with my other hand. Anyhow, this is just an informatory post letting you know that the crafting might be a little light until it gets better. I’ll still try to post often, but it might not be as fun as knitting posts.

But hey, on the bright side, hitchhiking will be so much easier now!

Pantry

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I’ve been collecting glass storage containers. I got a few at garage sales, some at Ross and then some more when I went to Ikea last week. Now that I have a pantry I’ve got a place to put them!

Can you tell we like pasta? Ha.

So nice and organized!

Giveaway! (For real this time!)

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So, this one didn’t quite turn out how I wanted him to, but hopefully you will still love him! So here is the giveaway!

He is a long-lanky Lamby! I made the legs and arms a bit too long!

(And behind him you can see the only two plants that survived our vacation! I forgot to get someone to water them, so only the succulents and our cactus survived!)

So you now the rules- you can enter by:
1. Leaving a comment
2. Put it on your blog

But remember, if you put it on your blog, please leave a second comment letting me know you’ve done so, so you can get your second entry. If you don’t leave a second comment you WON’T get your second entry, so make sure to do that!

The comments will be open until Friday at 6:00pm, so make sure to get your entries in by then!

The Wedding

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We had such a blast at Autumn and Seth’s wedding. The Bachelorette Party, the cupcake frosting party, the wedding… the whole week was sort of a whirlwind, but I had such a good time hanging out with my besties.

Bachelorette Party:

Rehearsal:

Wedding Day:

Congrats to the lovely couple, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Parkinson!

Ruffled Headbands

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I made ruffled headbands for all of the bridesmaids.

Here we are at the Bachelorette party, all wearing our headbands in our corresponding bridesmaid colors.

Our Week Off

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So, during this lovely vacation week we’ve been having I realized that I forgot my camera cord, and I had planned on blogging some stuff while we were here, that is clearly not possible, because I do not blog without pictures. That being said, here is an attempt at a pictureless blog entry. Not many of those around here, and I probably won’t get in the habit of it, because, obviously I am not a very good blogger and you all just come here to look at pictures of what I’ve made. Moving on.

We had an awesome stay with the Gibb’s in Port Orchard, and we all felt very decadent and luxurious drinking mojito’s on the estate lawn while playing Bocce Ball. Let me tell you, Gibbs vs Tongs, it was the best bocce ball game I’ve ever taken part in. The Gibbs squeaked out a victory after a very close match, and ended the game at an extremely close score of 21-20. That game, coupled with a few very good thrift store trips made the 2 1/2 days we spent with them very enjoyable, and of course, there will be pictures to follow.

Oooh, and we got to go to Ikea this week. Oh my. I do miss Ikea. We got a new down comforter and two duvet covers. I am so excited about these, and Autumn got a few essentials for her new little home in Lakewood. (She also got a new duvet and comforter!) I am all kinds of jealous about her cute little cabin near American Lake! But the craziest thing happened in Ikea, we ran into James and Alberta and their three little ones! How funny is it to run into a friend from Idaho in the Seattle Ikea?

Also, there’s been much wedding to-do. Rehearsal dinners, bachelorette parties, finishing up my bridesmaid dress (My mother is doing that, not me, so you can all breath a collective sigh of relief knowing that I am not in charge of sewing something), today is a picnic at Pt Defiance park, and I get to baby sit my nephew, Ezra, pick up Paul’s suit for the wedding, frost 600 cupcakes (I am not in charge of that, thank goodness.), making mix CD’s for dancing at the reception, and lots of reading Anne of Green Gables to the bride, and making sure everyone stays calm and happy.

So, that was my attempt at blogging without pictures, sorry about the lack of them, but someday when I am a smart girl I will remember to do things like pack the camera cord.

P.S. The giveaway is like 3/4ths done. I also forgot an essential thing to finish the give-away so SADLY it will not be published this week, but possibly early next week. Sorry, errybuddy!