Happy Valentine's Day! Or meh, it's your call.

This is what K wore to school today.



It's a Steampunk Friendship Necklace.  A couple of weeks ago, I just happened to see an Instructable on how to make a Lego heart friendship necklace.  Those little 2x2 couplers are hard to find in anything but grey, but I managed to score some used ones in a few different colors.  K wanted the black heart, she's very into black these days.  And she's big into keys, so we added the key and the lock.  You unlock the lock



And then you undo the jump ring that holds the two necklaces together





You give the side with the key to your "friend"





And you keep the side with the lock.





Much less embarrassing than wearing some stupid gold heart thing.  If you would like one, let me know and I'll put up a listing on etsy.


K didn't give her key to anyone today, she has a terrible cold and is a bit meh about the whole Valentine's thing.  She's giving out these Valentine's by Beth at shimmering and white tonight at an Anti Valentine's Day Party.


  

Happy Valentine's Day!  Or as K would say, meh.

It's a Pen Valentine! Seriously it's a Pen!

It's that time again!  So we thought we would repost our all time favorite Valentine for you to make for all your friends!

A few years, K and her class were suffering from a severe case of Percy Jackson Mania! K's Valentine's were greeted with near hysteria.

If you are similarly afflicted, you can make your own! You will need:

White pens, cause your labels are white.  I found some this year at Target.
Mailing labels, avery 5160
Card stock
Template for backing card
Template for labels
Clear tape

Here is the template for the labels:

Put a label on one side of each pen as shown, kinda high up, so the clear tape won't be over the label.

Here's the template for the card:

Write your name, cut out the four cards, and tape your pen in place. Tada!  You and your friends will have brains full of kelp in no time!

Happy Valentines day!

May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor.

K made this at the library the other night.




The fabulous librarian at the Children's library is helping her teen group get ready for the Hunger Games premiere.  K's already got the bow and arrows, all she need now is the mocking jay pin.  Gold Fimo for the win!!!!

In response to the absolutely shocking lack of holly shaped dishcloths on the interwebs.

During K's Youth Orchestra rehearsal I sit with Mr. Man and a friend of mine, on the floor, in the back, behind the timpani.  Sometimes we are offical chaperones, but most of the time we just sit and listen.

Mr. Man works on his computer, and my friend and I play with sticks and string.  She's completing a cross stitch that she has been working on for a few years, and I spent December crocheting dishcloths for friends.  One day she saw me crocheting one of the wreath dishcloths and she said "Have you ever tried to make a holy leaf dishcloth.  I just love holly."  No, but hey, what a good idea.  I searched the web, couldn't find what I had in mind, quite frankly there is a shocking lack of holly shaped dishcloths.  Loads with holly motifs on a square cloth, but you know, I like cute little things, that look like... well cute little things.  So I decided to design my own.  Took a few tries, but tadaaaaa......  Holly Dishcloth, with a scrubbie berry!



This is actually the second complete one I made, the first was a little longer and thinner.  I'm really rather happy with how it turned out.  I haven't heard if my friend liked it yet, I was wrapped when I gave it too her and we had to run.

I'm very much in a dishcloth mood at the moment.  Toying with the idea of organizing dishcloth swap.  Anyone interested?

Santa brought K six new arrows.

She loved how he delivered them.

Thank you!!!!

I received my two Custom-made Felt Matryoshka Doll Ornaments, made by the ever so talented clumsy_chord, the day before Christmas.  AND THEY ARE BRILLIANT!!!!  #11 and River!  I asked for her to make them traditional, but if you look close, you can see the fandom, and they couldn't be more perfect.  She even added a fez!!!!






The squeeeing was deafening when I opened them Christmas Morning and they are hanging on the tree, to the right of the Plushie Tardis, just above the fez and bow tie, to the left of the Helter Skelter (Not really, what is a Helter Skelter anyway??)





Thank you clumsy_chord!  We love them!!!

Spreading the love!!!

In keeping with our continuing mission to spread the love of all things Harry, we made two young friends Gryffindor scarves for Christmas.






Each scarf took about 2 hours to machine knit on my Bond Fashion Knitter.  I used Red Heart Super saver yarn in Burgundy and gold.  It isn't the softest yarn, but it works very well in the machine.  50 stitches wide, 304 rows long, with 6 inch tassels.  They feel wonderfully thick and are about 60" long, just right for little people who still have to wait a few years to board the Hogwarts Express.

K and I wrapped them in brown paper and strings and covered the packages with Owl post and Madam Malkins stickers.  "Harry" started to bounce as soon as he saw the package.  He wouldn't take his scarf off, even during church that night.  "Hermione" danced around the house and told me about how when they play Hogwarts, sometimes she's Hermione, and sometimes she's Ginny, but sometimes she's herself and that is so much fun!!!!   But they aren't allowed to cast unforgivable curses, cause then they have to go to Azkaban, and that's the basement and that's scary.  She didn't wear hers to church, because it clashed with her dress.

Happy Christmas!

Tardis Pillows have been gifted!!

A tardis pillow fight broke out the moment after I took this picture.  The fez, bow tie and suspenders came out this morning.

Mission Accomplished!!!!

Tardis Pillows!!!!!  

The original Tardis plushie is on the right.  K made the very first for a friend and then made one for herself, I can't remember how long ago.  She's slept with it ever since.  Today, I helped her make 2 more for her New Whovian friends.  Machine stitched, not hand sewn, but we only had a few hours.

The girls are in the living room as I type, emitting high pitched noises.  I guess they're a hit.

Guess WHat We're making!!!

Wanted: Good home for sweet little Angel.

I put this sweet little angel up on ebay last week.

I bought her for K a few years ago, but K was never really into dolls.  I found her the other day, carefully packed in a box, and decided she needed a new home.  She really is soft and cuddly and cute as a bug, I'm sure some little girl or boy would just love her.

If you're interested, you can visit the ebay listing here.

Spiral Christmas Tree Earrings for Grammie

Every year, K and I try to make something special for K's Grannie.   We've made her all kinds of things:  hats, cookies, scarves, pillows, ornaments,... but we think her favorite is always the jewelry we've made her over the years.  She wears it all, and enjoys calling and telling us what she wore where.

This year, we decided to make her some earrings based on a pair we saw at a craft fair here in town.  I bought the supplies, K worked on the prototype, and I helped her make the finished pair.



We used glass beads, and green jewelry wire, which we shaped into a cone by twisting it tightly around a pen.  It was just the right size, and had a rubber grip, very handy.

I'm mailing them today!

Gifts for Grannie.

Just finishing up some gifts for my MIL.

I made her some Christmas dishcloths.

I really wasn't impressed with the wreath when I saw a picture in the pattern, but it turned out really well.  I had to try a couple of patterns before I found the The starpattern I liked, though I just sc around the outside edge, I wanted it kind of simple. The rest I just looked at the pictures and made it up as I went.

And a tawahsi scrubbie.

K and I made her a pair of earrings.

Mr. Man got us some Trappist jam from Monastery Gifts last year and we have had such a wonderful time tasting it over the year.  The quince is wonderful and the burgundy wine is amazingly bizarre. So this year we sent her some Trappist jam and preserves and a fruitcake made by monks that is fabulous.   I also made her some oatmeal raison cookies, chocolate chip cookies and rum drops. No picks yet, I'm washing tins.

And I'm making some CDs of K.  I think that covers it.

One down, 2,606,300 people to go!

When holidays collide.

Yesterday we took down our Thanksgiving decorations, started baking Christmas goodies, and carved our pumpkins.

Tardis Pumpkin!

More goodies!

If you would like to see the etzy listing, just click on a picture.

Etsy fun!

My friend Tracy and I are starting to put a few things on ETSY.  Tracy is a talented potter and she's starting make a few pins and pots for sale.  I'll be putting up a few little oddments from time to time.

Just a few of our bits and bobs.

These are available on our ETSY.

These are coming soon!