Recently Jen over at ScissorsPaperGlue saw fit to share the wealth of some old photos. Note the one on the bottom left. What she sent me was based on my comments and I find them lovely. I wonder though, how did she know we did a “photo shoot” of Eleanor a couple weeks ago sitting in her great grandmother’s rocking chair:
Normally when I think heirloom baby clothing I would think of things like bonnets, christening gowns and hand knit sweaters. However, times are a changin’. While we do have adorable bonnets that were handed down, I’m so happy my mother saved this little dragon t-shirt from my childhood. Does it tell you anything about how I was raised?
That’s right, a green batik dragon. Probably circa 1971 purchased at the Ewing Art Festival in Illinois. It’s actually got me rethinking my big push over the last several months to get rid of all the baby clothes the kids have already grown out of. I hope it’s not too late and I still have a few good pieces I can keep.
Are you keeping anything? Was anything kept for you or if you’ve got them, your children? What was special to you?
I used the good old random number generator to come up with a winner for my 100th post giveaway. Drumroll please……………….
Shelly has a cute little blog she recently started up. Check it out if you get a chance. I can’t wait to see how it develops. She’s already inspired me to start watering my past-their-prime root vegetables as I love the look of her sweet potato vine.
Thank you to everyone who commented. I appreciated each and every one. It was nice to hear from you and for those of you that also have blogs I really enjoyed taking the time to check out your sites. What a creative group.
I have to admit it was a little nerve racking putting one of my own pieces out there. It’s one thing to put crafty kids stuff out there but it’s another to put one of my own creations up for viewing. Especially one that involves painting. Knitting, no problem - paintings involve teeth chattering. Silly, I know but there it is. So thanks again!
Artist Trading Card by Carina (Isn’t it lovely?)
The fabulous Carina of Carina’s Craftblog has seen fit to interview little ol’ me. I feel so honored and utterly amazed that anyone would want to know more about me and why I do what I do in my spare time. If YOU’VE got some spare time click here to pop on over and read the interview. While you’re there take some time to peruse her blog. Here are a few of my Carina favorites:
PS My next post is my 100th!!! I’m thinking of doing a give-away. Hmmm…. what should I make over the weekend?
For my day job I work for a bank. I try not to let my day job and my blog life intermix but I have to admit that the banker in me is very skeptical of The Game. For those of you that have or are thinking about participating in The Game on Flickr I’d like to send you a word of caution. For those of you that don’t know, The Game is a series of questions from which you use answers to create a nifty mosaic. It’s really quite fun and I started making one myself when it dawned on me that many of these questions are security questions that you can set up on your credit cards or online bank accounts. The answers are also often what people choose to use as passwords. It doesn’t go so far as to ask for your mother’s maiden name but still, it creates of lovely searchable database for someone interested in identity theft. You may still be able to find the answers to many of these questions by digging through my blog but to tie them up in a nice little package may not be a good idea. You be the judge. Think about your answers to those questions. Are any of them your passwords or questions you’ve set up on your credit card or bank accounts? If not, go for it. If so…
I just have to show off this package I just got in the mail from Ayama-chan! I had won these cute little earrings in a giveaway of hers. Incidentally, they are incredibly difficult to photograph. The best part? She included a hand made minky ball for Eleanor’s first birthday. She’s so thoughtful, picking up not only on Eleanor’s birthday but on my mention that I lack yellow in anything other that plastic in my house. Eleanor has played with it quite a bit already. It’s squishy enough for her to grab and there’s a bell inside for when she tosses it.
Speaking of Eleanor’s birthday. I have a feeling these videos (which I’ve mentioned before) have caused a few musical birthday presents to appear from the Aunts. Thank you Aunts, she loves them.
Still no camera here. We’ve been shopping but it’s a hard choice. The poor little camera has to wear so many hats. I want it to document our life, satiate my amateur photographer dabbling and provide the husband with a decent camera to photograph the timber frame homes he designs. I think we’re down to a couple models and will have our minds made up by the end of the week. Here’s a little run down on what else I’ve been up to:
What has surprised me the most about blogging is the community. I’m sure this doesn’t surprise most of you, but I’m still a newbie. My original goal had more to do with motivating myself to complete more projects than anything to do with friends. It was rather selfish. Prior to starting my blog in January I had been a reader (aka lurker) seldom commenting but always being inspired. I want to start seeing more completed projects of my own as well as with my children. I thought committing to post about them would help. And it has. What I didn’t count on were the friends. Who would have thought this little venture would strengthen a current friendship, rekindle an old one and create a new one in so short a time span. Actually, many new friends. Too many to mention here. But the fact that I’ve now met one of those new friends blows me away. Kristin and I spent a lovely morning on Friday at an art museum. It was a strange mix of I’ve known you forever but am just meeting you, and I was very pleased with the outing. I did feel a little out of my league as she dresses better than me, has a better behaved 3 yr old and is more thoughtful. (Why didn’t I think to bring a gift?) Just as pleasant as getting to know her was watching our boys get to know each other. I’m not sure whether it was cuter, watching them hold hands while they walked through the museum or when they were sharing an umbrella on the walk to the car. You should know that the mamas were getting drenched while these two were cozily inching their way up the street. This picture was taken at the beginning of the walk. Before my hair was dripping and every other sentence out my mouth was “hurry up guys”.
I hope to meet many more of you that I have come to consider my friends. As I know I will never be able to travel the globe and meet all of you, please know that I still treasure our friendships. I look forward to many more exchanges, be it through postings, comments or craftiness. Thank you for being my friend.
There are three major things keeping me centered while I attempt to come to grips with my sister’s passing:
So, much of my weekend was spent knitting. I started on a potential swap item using yummy Malabrigo yarn and my first pair of Addi Turbo circular needles. I may never be able to go back to regular knitting again. The needles work so smoothly and the yarn is so soft and luscious. I think I’ve been spoiled forever.
A lot of the rest of the weekend was spent laughing at Eleanor. See why here and here. I have no idea where she gets her musical preferences or dance moves. But I must say, it’s highly entertaining.
Some wine, a creative project and a good friend. What could be better?
