So Guy is on another one of his world tours. He will be on 3 continents in 12 days! He just finish is North American leg out in LA and has now made his way over the pond to Switzerland. It’s tough being a sports guy!
I’m busy back at the ranch counting his frequent flyer miles and deciding where we should go on our vacay this fall….any suggestions?
I had the great honor of making the traditional “bridal bow hat” for my sister-in-law the other week at her shower. Joce was lucky enough to have had two wedding showers. At the first shower I was also in charge of the bow hat but to my dismay NO ONE put bows on their gifts. WTF! I wouldn’t even dare post photos of that mess. Lucky for me, the gifts at shower #2 were adorned with lots of pretty bows. Here are some photo highlights of the special occassion.
A close up
the happy couple
As I work on decorating the house…i’ve noticed that some of the home design companies have a category called “wall art” on their web sites. Here’s a peak at some of what is available….
I might acutally consider these for the craft room
Just for fun I should buy these and hang them up in the kitchen…I wonder if Guy would notice.
And then there are the animals…
You can find all of these at Ballard Designs
Last night I got the PB teen catalog in the mail. I have never received this catalog before but I have to admit that they had some cute items.
I’m really into wall letters
vintage iron jewlery holder…every girl needs one of these right?
Blossom Bracelet Tree…for all my pretty jewels!
Yesterday I attended my best friend’s wedding shower. The shower was held at the Grape Escape a winery in galmorous Dayton, NJ.
I am seriously the most neurotic driver ever. ”Guy” lent me his car (brave man) and Linds and I began our adventure around 9:15am. By 9:30 my palms were a sweaty mess. Here’s what I dislike about driving:
- merging on the highway
- reading directions from mapquest
- changing lanes on a major highways
- getting on the GW bridge
- going over the GW bridge
- getting off the GW bridge
After several freak-outs…we finally arrived 
The party was great. I got to see some old college friends which is always a nice treat. The bride looked fabulous and I was so glad to be there to share this special day with her. It’s not too often in your life where you get to have all your friends and family in one place AND you get to open tons of presents!
I had the honor of creating the traditional “ribbon hat.” I have to admit, I am one damn good ribbon hat maker. Anyone need a ribbon hat, give me a shout.
After taking a few days off from knitting, I’m back on the old horse. My class tonight gave me the strength to move on
My new project is the baby surprise sweater.
wish me luck!
As a new knitter, it takes me forever to knit anything remotely recognizable. I’ve been working on these baby booties for a week now. After several failed attempts, it looked like I might just finish one booty successfully last night. I got to the very end, tied a knot and cut the yarn. That’s where it all went downhill. The knot must not have been tight enough or something because the whole thing started to unravel. ARG! I was so annoyed at myself! No knitting for me today….I’m still brooding.
garbage night is always really exciting in our house. Lucky for me, my husband usually takes one for the team!
thanks guy!
This week I hosted a photo shoot for an upcoming CraftStylish issue. Here are some highlights….
our man with the plan
gotta love an editor with an iron
kat our model….meow!!!
photo equipment…lots of it!
pretty curtains…just a peak at the gorgeous projects in this upcoming issue
can’t wait to see more….buy craftstylish accessories today
A few weeks ago, I signed up for ravelry.com. I heard a lot about the site at work and figured I’d give it a whirl. The site requires you to sign up to receive an invitation (which they approve) before you can become a member, create a profile etc. When I signed up two weeks ago, there were 5,000 people ahead of me waiting to get in!! Of course that made me even more eager to check this site out. To my surprise, I had an invitation waiting in my email box yesterday letting me know that I was “officially” invited to the ravelry.com sewing party. I have to admit that the site was worth waiting for. There’s tons of good inspiration and links to great patterns. I’m even more inspired to knit. Now I just need to learn how to read a freakin’ pattern (why are they so confusing)!
ravelry.com
(it’s worth the wait!)
