little happy apple

springy ruffled scarf

here it is, the ruffled edge scarf with two strands of eros.  size 11 needles.  CO 36, knit four rows, decrease row:  knit 2TOG all the way across:  18 stitches.  knit until 50".  increase row:  make one every stitch all the way across:  36 stitches.  knit four rows.  BO loosely.  weave in ends.

easy and very nice.  i think you could get away with one strand and i also think you could use 13's for a lacier look.  i might try that next go round.  

n.b.:  this was completed before the craft marathon so it doesn't count...since there were NO crafts on day 4 or 5, that still leaves the total the same at a whopping 2.  things don't ever seem to go as we plan, do they?  fear not...i suspect i will catch up at the week's end.

psalliota praetensis

on my thrifting expedition i also came across these treasures:  a set of six french porcelain luncheon plates with different mushrooms with latin botanical names on them for a buck apiece !!!  in mint condition...no chips or cracks.  the colors are so pretty.  score. 

AND this little hand carved fungus family.  can i just take a nap under one of those?  please?

happy easter!

le circ

here is a little circular knitting needle case that i made out of one of those tea towels i scored friday.  there are three areas to store needles and a little metal tag to write the size on too. 
then it all folds up nicely~ style and function.

i made this saturday, so that is one craft on day 3 ~for a total of 2.

pillow talk

the next best thing to being home all day is actually being able to hit all the thrift stores!  today i scored a whole pile of really pretty vintage pillowcases that i am going to turn into little tote bags.  fun colors and prints and super soft.  also  a couple of pretty hand towels to turn into jewelry bags...and two linen tablecloths.  sweet.

and, for the record....no crafts on day two either.  still at ZERO.  but i sure did think about a lot of them.  seems like that should count for something.

paloma

day 2
11:52 pm ...

recycled felted sweater lovebird mobile- filled with lavender..   felted heart and bead, glass beads.  silk ribbon.

finis!  that's one...uno.

green girl winner!

congrats to gail, who wisely knew (from my clever hint no doubt) that the flattering portrait of w.b. yeats was painted by jack yeats.  keep your eyes peeled for some recycled handmade treasures...  a metal heart and recycled sweater sachet. 

enjoy!

want one like it?  visit it here in my etsy shoppe.

marathon kickoff

strike one.

well, yesterday was the first day of my crafty marathon challenge.  and we are off to some start.  not even a single craft yesterday.  i did bake some amazing carrot cake with cream cheese frosting cupcakes for my son's class for their school easter egg hunt at the park though...  it was such a pretty day we stayed for hours.  i did almost finish a baby hat, but almost doesn't count.

there is still time to place your bets...to win some pretty handmade treasures.  look here for details.

sigh.
today is not looking so good either.  but there are ten days left.  i will make at least one thing today...   "if it's the last thing i do"!!!

HARK! a yarn shoppe!

fiber addicts rejoice.

a new knitting shop has opened IN MY TOWN.  now this is cause for a holiday.  ironically it is home to a house that we looked at before we bought ours!  cute little place on 221A just past Key Largo on the left going toward Forrest Hunt:  the knitter's cottage run by a sweet gal from massachusetts who is really gathering a fine collection of delcious yarns together for us.  she is also claiming that she is "going green" and will soon be carrying a grand variety of green yarns like bamboo, hemp, linen, etc., for knitting in the warmer months.

i managed to come home with some of these skeins of baby alpaca in such delicious colors to knit spring hats for all the babies in my life...  look at these colors!  mmmmmm.  yummy.

she also has supplies for felting and needlefelting and like crafts AND they have an open sit and knit every tuesday night at 7.  how fun.  weekly sit and knit. 

get.
your.
brain.
back.
knit.
with.
others.
touch.
nice.
yarn.
make.
pretty.
things.

just down the road from me.
down the road.
did you hear me...it is down the road.
EEEEEEEEK  i can barely stand it.

i told her today...fear not.  they will come.  they will come. 

sleepin' at the wheel

i am having to extend my cutoff  for wagers in the crafty marathon challenge because everyone is slackin'.  send in your guesses! you know how i love to sow little seeds of beauty and send out handmade things.

c'mon now!

email me by sunday night, the 24th with your guesses.  and thanks!