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Ta-da! I whipped these up last night for my etsy shop and made a pair for myself as well.

Here's what mine look like:Aren't they cute?

Hopefully I can make some more pairs in different colors and post them this weekend.

best baby in the world!

This commercial I saw yesterday had me cracking up!

Projects!

I've had alot more free time lately (since quitting my job! lol!) so to show that I have been somewhat productive with my time, here is a post of some of the projects I've been working on...of course besides keeping the apt. clean, making dinner every night, being able to hit the gym more than 3 times a week, etc. etc. etc. ( I watched The King and I last week). So basically this is a "look what I can do" post. Sorry if it bores you, but I'm proud of myself...plus, you probably wouldn't be reading this if you weren't bored already anyways!

Ok, well my first project to show you started with these:Old, scrap fabric that I cut into about 1 1/2" strips. Then I crocheted into this:An adorable rug that would look so cute in a little girl's room...I'm still deciding weather I want to sell it in my etsy shop or not.

Next is SOCKS! Yes! I can knit socks...well, I haven't made the twin for this one yet: It's actually not as hard as I thought it would be...although, I did have to watch a few YouTube videos when I got stuck on some stitches that I had never done before. Here's what it looks like in progress, yarn and needles everywhere! : )And lastly, the blanket that I am crocheting for Grandma Mary. Her favorite color is blue, and I swear everything in her house has some shade of blue on it...so why not add some more! : )I'm hoping to finish before it gets too warm outside...if not, she'll have it for next season.

Guess that's all for now! : )

Update: Idea for rag rug here, knit sock pattern is from a book I got at the library called "Easy Knitted Socks" by Jeanette Trotman, and the blue crocheted blanket pattern here

Happy Valentine's Day!

Free Giveaway Friday

click here for an awesome giveaway hosted by the pink potpourri!

my good friend april is featuring one of her hand crocheted purses from her etsy shop...so go check it out!

we're baaaaack!

Finally and officially we got our power back Friday morning!! Things are slowly getting back to normal for us. Whew! It's been a crazy week and a half!

Ice Storm 2009

We've been without power since last Wednesday (1/28), due to the ice storm here in Louisville, KY. We've been blessed with great friends (the Feelers), who took us in for a couple of days since they were one of the lucky ones to have power.

Right now we're in St. Louis with family camping out until we hear word that the power comes back on. Below are a couple pictures I took before we left town. As you can see, there's lot of ice which was the cause of many trees that fell onto power lines. Schools and many businesses have been closed all week...hopefully it warms up to melt the ice to make it easier for the guys to work on them.

Welcome to 2009!

We spent Christmas in St. Louis, New Year's in Louisville, and we even managed to make a trip to Cincinatti as well...with all that travel time in the car I've been working on a new project, crocheting a blanket. My friends April and Leah taught me and now i'm finally hooked (no pun intended, seriously! lol!)...my first attempt left me frustrated, but these two gals patiently helped me get started on my second go around, and i love it!


By the way, check out their Etsy shops: here for April's crochet work and here for Leah's jewelry.

Here's a pic of the blanket i'm currenty working on:
For the pattern, click here

Merry Christmas (Eve)!

Hope everyone has a safe, relaxing holiday!

God Bless!

new stuff

check it out here at my etsy shop.

happy thanksgiving!

hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving!

i was so excited to have a few days off work and we were able to go home to st. louis to spend time with family and friends. it was a much needed break and i can't wait to do it all over again for christmas!

we were able to do alot in the few days that we were at home: saw tommy's band (the marquette weekend) play once again, ate 3 thanksgiving meals, got up at 4 in the morning to christmas shop on black friday, did a boot camp with my mom and sister (to work off all of the thanksgiving food! lol!), had a get together with a bunch of old highschool friends, whew...i'm exhausted just thinking about it again. lol! it was worth it though i'll be making up for it the next few days!

here are a few pics from our trip below.

dad and b:mom and me:

skyler and kendra:miranda and zach:

kendra, bradley (cousin), and mirandadad, uncle ken, and bjess (cousin), aunt debbie, grandpa c., and grandma c.

wow.

thanksgiving is next thursday! the month has flown by!

i've been busy knitting lately. check out some of my projects for sale over at my etsy shop.

VOTE TODAY!

Mini Christmas Stockings

look what i made!!!...cute little christmas stockings. i found the pattern here.
they are just so adorable, don't you think?

Costumes!

Braden and I went to a get together on Halloween night over at Scott and April's apartment. We had chili and a bunch of other great foods and played some fun games. Here are a couple pictures of our costumes:

Braden and ISpikeBraden and Josh

April and I We had another party to go to afterwards and Braden switched it up and dressed up as Burt with another friend who dressed up as ErnieHere's the whole gang What did you dress up as?