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Some odds and ends
I just want to take a moment to re-direct you over to Kissa’s blog, where she is chronicling our wonderful trip to Europe last spring. Complete with our itinerary and amazing pictures! You’re definitly going to want to check that out.
Also, just discovered the line Nkuku. I pretty much want it all!
Makes me want to take a nice picnic in the park. It’s been so lovely around here.
Also, check out this kitchenware. So completely adorable!
And these bowls! They kill me.
We’ve had sunshine and warm weather since we Sunday and it’s just been lovely, we took a walk this evening, and now it’s nearing 7:00 pm and it’s still so sunny outside! I can’t wait for spring to begin, and the Farmer’s Market to start back up, we need some more good cheap produce!
And don’t forget: only one more day to enter the Give-Away. I may be inclined to add some extra little treats into this package, so be sure to enter! Also, if you use any of my D-I-Y’s, please send me a picture, I’d LOVE to see what you’ve come up with.
Happy Tuesday.
A DIY and a Giveaway
So, a combined post- a DIY and a Giveaway. First, I will show my DIY. Ruffly Headband!
You will need:
Scissors
Aprox 1/8th yard of lightweight fabric
A Ribbon
Needle and thread
Cut 10 of the fabric into squares roughly 3 inches across and 10 into roughly 4 inches across. Sizes don’t really matter, really, the rough edges add to it’s charm.
Then fold those squares into quarters:
Trim them round, don’t be afraid to cut off quite a bit of fabric, you don’t want the ruffles too big.
Once you’ve cut them all into rounded quarters they should look something like this:
Then take one of the squares, pinch it up like so:
Then take one of your other squares, and pinch it around the outside of that one:
Then starting somewhere around the center of the ribbon sew it laying flat:
There are about 10 ‘flowers’ on my headband, sew them sort of pointing alternative directions, to give it lot of fullness.
Sew them all on, and tada, a ruffly headband!
So, as the Giveaway, I am giving away the Ruffly Headband shown here.
Two ways to enter:
1. Leave a comment telling me how much you want this cute headband
2. Link it onto your blog you gain yourself another entry BUT make sure to leave A SEPARATE comment telling me you’ve done so, to make sure that you get an extra entry!
The winner will be drawn Wednesday, March 17th, 6:00 pm.
Good luck!
Coming up!
A DIY and a giveaway coming THIS EVENING! We’re off to a wedding and will be back in a bit!
One Year Ago
One year ago, today, I was jumping on a flight to Europe. It was one of the best 2 weeks of my life. I’ll never forget it.
Seriously, you girls rock my world.
Could a girl have any better friends? (Or crepes by Monte mart?)
See more (and more to come) on Kissa’s blog.
My bounty.
I came back from Tacoma with a much fatter suitcase. I could barely get it zipped. That’s because I got some awesome-tastic yarn. My mother and youngest sister Heidi decided to go to Value Village to check around. Sometimes you find some gems. I found this:
Well, 3 skeins of it, to be exact. For 99 cents. 100% wool for 99 cents! And to have them all be the matching dye lot was just above and beyond. I’m not sure what I want to make with them yet, but it’s a lovely grey color. Yum.
Then I went to Lambs Ear to just pick up a skein of the red Cascade Yarns Eco Wool to finish my sweater vest.
But then, right next to it, there was this completely gorgeous yarn…
I’m not sure what it’ll be for yet, but probably another sweater.
Isn’t it so pretty?
And I also got this lovely brown for my Buttony Sweater that is soon-to-be started.
Terrible picture, I know!
So today I am at home, sick, again. Not too sure what’s going on with my immune system at the moment, but we’re trying to get things all healthy! So, I’m going to sleep on the couch!
The real update
Spent the very bumpy plane ride reading a great, well worn book.
So, I got to spend lots of time with my family and quite a bit of time with friends, and definitly got to hang out with my favorite little bud, Ezra. He’s so interactive now, and alot of fun to play with. He also got to sport his new hoodie from Auntie Ali.
And the old man sweater I made him quite a while ago, however, still too big!
Isn’t he the cutest? And it actually snowed for a few minutes while we were there, so Ez got to see some of that white stuff. I don’t think he liked it very much, It was kind of cold.
I am actually going to post a whole new post on the yarn I got this weekend, so stayed tuned. Also doing another giveaway this weekend!
Updated…
Pictures, projects, new yarn (9 skeins over one weekend. Yikes!) lots of stuff to share, but now it is bedtime. Tomorrow I will update! Several new projects to show you!
Signing off for the weekend.
I’m packing, packing, packing. Feverishly trying to remember if I can bring my knitting needles on the plane, or should I bring my embroidery, but if I do that can I bring my scissors? Are they allowed on the plane? Should I take some crocheting? The hook is a pretty harmless looking instrument… Oh decisions decisions. Take the camera? Risk breaking it in the luggage?
Oh! Remembering to pack pajamas and a toothbrush. The two things I always forget.
Wish me luck, I hate flying.
Embroidery
I bought some embroidery thread today.
I started working on it this evening after band practice, while watching the new episode The Office.
So don’t laugh, it’s my first try…
Maybe I should have watched some kind of tutorial or something. Or read some directions. But I guess I’m just a learn-as-you-go kind of girl. So we’ll see how it turns out.
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