Hiatus

It's been a while, not sure if anyone actually reads this, but I like having a place to share my endeavors anyway.  It's been a busy spring with baseball, birthdays, school, lots of fun stuff.  Baby Girl's birthday was at the end of May, so per my normal craziness, I made her cake and some other special birthday decorations.
Here is Audrey's cake:

It's made from the Big Top Cupcake pan, you know the one, it's As Seen on TV!  It's a great cake mold, I had a great experience with it.  I got the idea from Cupcake Addiction to make a candy shell for the base.  It could not have gone better.  I bought candy melts from Michaels and melted them and then followed her instructions.  The cake was just a Funfetti cake, nothing special, but I made some yummy buttercream frosting I found online (cannot find the link right now) and then using this as a guide I went to Michaels, bought a tip and did this.  I was so excited I woke my husband up to come and look at it!  It was really fun. 

I also made her this birthday banner, although it's a bit hard to see with the sun behind it:

I wish I could say where I saw this to pass on credit, but really I just got the idea from looking at lots of images on Pinterest.  You probably can't tell, but it says Happy Birthday.  I made one of these for my son when he turned 1 and we use it every year.  Kind of cool. 

Here is the birthday girl with her cake:

As you can see there, she was pretty dainty with her cake.  The last shot was hilarious to me.  Apparently it was a bit sweet, oooooh!  All and all a pretty special first birthday.

I'm going to try hard to be a bit more regular posting my projects.  We'll see!



Merry Christmas a bit late!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I figured better late than never. We've been super busy with kids and projects and session starting, but I did manage to finish a few things this Christmas, although not too many of them are knitting.

I did finish Audrey's Christmas sock in time! Such an accomplishment for me, as it was a tough one. I hope she likes it.
I finished Sam's some time ago, which he likes, however, he was very concerned that Audrey's was bigger than his!

In just a side note, check out my cute kids! They look nothing alike!

Life is busy!

Life with two kids is pretty busy. I've done some crafting, but I haven't been very good about taking pictures. I did make these:


Not the kids, although they are mine, but the little pumpkin hats. Originally I planned to make one for Audrey, but then Sam asked for one, so I had to oblige. I think they turned out pretty cute.
I'll work on posting some more.

Baby Love

Just wanted to post this:

Baby Crafts

I am now in full baby craft mode. I made a slipcover for my Baby Bjorn. I have an older model that was passed down, and it works great so I didn't want to spend the money on an upgrade, but I wanted a cooler look. I saw these on etsy


but I didn't want to spend that much, plus I don't think it would fit my older model, so I made my own. It's really hard to take a picture of yourself with a baby strapped to the front of you, so as soon as I can persuade my husband, I'll post a pic. It turned out really cute and cost about $6 to make.

My new obsession are these two things:


Pacifier tethers from Libby
Audrey really likes her pacifier, and I like to have a bit of variety, so these are a must.
I just recently bought this pattern, and am in the process of creating some of these:

Abigail Booties by Make It and Love It
I have made one pair, but my daughter has really long, thin feet, so I have to mess with it and make another pair. I am so excited. I have many pairs of shoes in my future I think:)

Rant of the day

So, here's my newest pet peeve. Why is it that everyone thinks they are so new and modern because they are canning? Do they have any idea how many years people have been canning? I myself learned to can as a young girl with my Mom and Grandma. I have inherited jars so old, I am guessing some of them are 75 years old, used by maybe 4 or 5 generations of my family. The thing is, that's nothing if you are a farmer. Farmers and their families have been canning forever, So why then do these new urban people think they are so cool and hip because they are canning? Get over yourself. A few years ago knitting was the rage, all the young girls wanted to do it. Now I find myself being a great minority with my handcrafts. If it weren't for the internet, the only other creative outlet I would have is my Mom and the Knitting Guild I joined, just to have someone to talk to about knitting.
So, point here is, you didn't invent canning, you just came to a party that's been going on for like 200 years. You are a little late.

Crafts are fun!

So, I've made a few things. Not that many. One of my favorites is this little sweater I made for my baby girl. It's a pattern called "Baby Kina". I bought it from Ravelry. Really cute sweater, fun to knit. I think I'll make another, but with long sleeves.