Archive for January, 2011

January 31, 2011 7

Haha! Yay!

By in a good day, babies, love, making stuff is good

So less than 13 hours after she last commented on my blog, my dear friend Ali had her damn baby! Daniel Clayton Mooney, born January 31 at 6:34 am, 6lbs 14oz, 20″ long. Ali, you are going to be a GREAT MOM!!! You are going to ace this, I know it! I wish I could […]

January 30, 2011 29

Further unsolicited advice that will probably be removed shortly.

By in love

I was in the shower (with my new radio!) thinking about that last post, thinking about the friendship that ended and thinking about why it ended and when it ended. It’s 2 years and it’s time for me to come clean: It ended at the same time I was going through a miscarriage. Even typing […]

January 30, 2011 5

I grow weary of this world

By in crochet, daily grind, Griping

What a productive week I’ve had. I got my arm finished-that only took 1 year of procrastination-dealt with internet thievery and finished my new quilt top. Ooh, and I got a shower radio for $5. Here’s the top, in situ: It’s not finished, not even close. I need to make the back (which will be […]

January 24, 2011 7

Peanuts, ducks and rock and roll

By in Art!, haha

So after months of bugging Shannon, I have finally gained control of thispeanutlookslikeaduck. I feel somewhat bad, it hadn’t been updated since October of 2009, haha, so there is considerable catching up to do. Not to mention the foolish assertion that we’d mail out stickers, gosh, forget about it. It triples the work and considering […]

January 17, 2011 2

Watch out where the huskies go!

By in crochet, making stuff is good, seriously?

And don’t you eat that yellow icicle. Seriously, don’t eat it. I wouldn’t even walk too close to it, there’s a good chance it will fall onto you and kill you to death. And no one would ever know how you died because the ice would melt and the evidence would disappear. Holy big, right? […]

January 15, 2011 2

A sore back can only mean one thing…

By in crochet, making stuff is good, we have fun

I’m done cutting my blocks! Woo! It took 2 days and 2 rotary cutter blades and lots of swear words but I did it. I’m doing a basic 9 patch because, frankly, I like it’s simplicity. It’s classic and it looks great, especially with nice fabrics that deserve showcasing. Each block will have 2 6.5″ […]

January 9, 2011 9

I made something today

By in crochet, Griping, making stuff is good

It will be the centre block of my future quilt. The pattern is by Anna Maria Horner (that’s a pdf file, fyi). It was hard, I mean, each square was so twonky, such a stupid shape, I had to trim trim trim to make them even vaguely square, then I zigged the heart on top, […]

January 8, 2011 5

Dollhouse #2

By in dollhouse

I started renovations today without really thinking about it but I like how it’s going. A trip to Home Depot inspired me, well, Martha Stewart paint chips inspired me. And the book was surprisingly exactly the right size. And I love how the sky light in the play room on the right side matches in […]

January 8, 2011 6

I’ve got die antwoord right here

By in Uncategorized

My boss got a new hoodie for xmas from her middle (sister) -it’s just about the coolest thing she owns so I snapped a couple pictures last night: She’ll be ready to join Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er on their next tour. So fress! In other news, I made Ari a new place mat for school. […]

January 2, 2011 9

Practice makes perfect

By in Art!, crochet, making stuff is good

I don’t have basting pins (or I don’t until tomorrow when I head to DFO) so I’ve finished sewing the backs of both parental quilts, but haven’t started the quilting process yet. It will happen, I’m feeling motivated. Until then, I’ve been drooling over amazing quilts on flickr to try to figure out how to […]

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