I've been pretty busy lately.
My Etsy shop is steadily becoming fuller, better stocked.
Some things have gotten pretty popular. I'm not complaining ;-)
My children have been busy too. What I thought of simply as scraps they've seen much more creatively. I'm not complaining about that either :-)
Something spring-inspired for my Etsy shop....
What are you working on this week?
Feeling a bit like the White Rabbit lately, hectic, hurried, a little off kilter and late late late lol Such is life, I suppose.
So my WIP this week.... it's a bit all over the place. Please forgive the mess that is my workspace, it looks messy but there is a method to the madness... perhaps I'm more akin to the Hatter than the White Rabbit? Either way...
I've got several projects going on at once. That's the way I like it, I tend to be erratic in my crafting which keeps me from getting bored. Really, I'm just the type of person who gets sidetracked by shiny things and sparkly new ideas. I can't count the number of times I've been mid-sentence and interupted myself with "ohh shiny" or "ohhh pretty" or "hey a squirrel!"
Some of my projects are repeats, like the Math Gnomes for my Etsy shop. Some are new, like this butterfly project. Some I'll be lucky to post to my Etsy shop, because it will mean my kids didn't lay claim to them. I wonder how many other Etsians have the problem of making something totally awesome with the intent of selling on Etsy, only to have the kids fall completely in love with it. I've taken to making duplicates of the items I know they'll love.
What are you working on this week?
Daily striving for Beauty, Love and Joy, I am taking a moment each day for a year to focus on Gratitude. I welcome you to join me in sharing your own gratitude in the comments.
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Today I am grateful for capable hands.
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I'm late with this post, I know. That's how it goes when we're sick though, things get put on back burners, we get side-tracked and rhythm snags. I thought about this post throughout the day on Wednesday and just never found the time or ambition to actually post it. I knew I wanted to tie my gratitude post and my WIP together, so here's the WIP I finished on Wednesday!
This is so close to being done, I really hope I have enough yarn to finish it!
Two sets of Rainbow gnomes for some friends.
A pile of wood, destined to be something greater...
I love WIP Wednesdays :-) This week I have a couple to share.
Kairi's Gnome hood is coming along.
I'm working on an advent spiral for our seasonal table. I don't know if I'll get it done for us to use this year, but it will be a lovely addition to future holidays.
I must apologise for the horrible photo quality, my camera didn't want to play nice. This is an ornament I made for the Yule tree. Pretty simple, but I like it.
Finally finished the set of math gnomes for an Etsy customer. Now I have about a dozen rainbow gnomes in the works.
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In non-WIP related news, theWinter 2010 Edition of Rhythm of the Home is now live! They're having a fantastic giveaway on the Rhythm of the Home Blog, so you should definietly head over there for a chance to win something awesome.
I love Wednesdays, looking at all the blog posts of what others are creating, it's so inspiring! Here is mine for the week.
Last night I cast on the Gnomey Hood (Lyalya hoodie) I'm knitting for Kairi. Details are here on Ravelry.
A smaller, purple scrolled paper ornament similar to the rainbow ornament I recently blogged about.
Our seasonal table. I'm still not happy with where the table is in the house, though we pass it every day, it's very out of the way and I want it to be a central, focal point in our home. I'll be moving it soon. I has to post this though because I love the branch that hangs above it. It showed up in our yard a couple days ago (thank you faeries, it's wonderful) and I love the twistiness of it, it's just magical.
A bit late in the day, but better late than not at all ;-)
Knitting has been slow lately but it's also been the savior of my sanity. Some people meditate. I knit. OK, so I meditate too... but I don't get the chance to meditate often (it's a rare a precious time whenI can find 10-15 minutes of uninterupted silence and I don't need silence to knit). So here are my WIPs for the week:
Mike's socks- progress is being made!
Gavin's gnomey hood. My first time knitting with Malabrigo and I'm loving it!
A gnomes for my Etsy shop & ornaments for our Yule tree
The next few weeks will bring several WIPs to have things ready for cold weather and the holiday season.
This week's main WIP? my first ever knitted socks. They're for my wonderful husband, Mike, for his birthday. The love of my life turns 25 on April 8th. I knew I wanted to knit something nice for him and I knew I didnt have time to knit the sweater he wants.So we decided on socks and we picked out some gorgeous Simplicity Sock yarn from Eat.Sleep.Knit and I ordered some 9" Hiya Hiya circular needles from Alpaca Direct (their shipping is zippy!). I started out knitting the Thuja sock pattern but realized I had the wrong yarn weight for it. So I am now knitting the Size Matters socks. Will they be done by Mike's birthday? I honestly don't know, but I do have a back up present just in case, which I'm not posting just in case mike actually looks at this blog (haha yea right).
I'm also working on putting together the kids' Spring Baskets. I don't have pics of that yet but I think they're going to love them.
I've been working on a few things lately, so I thought "What better reason to wake my blog up?"
I recently bought a Greener Shades starter kit from Beth at Blue Mountain Handcrafts on Etsy, so I've been trying them out on some white mill ends from Sheep Shed Studio. So far I've played with blue, aqua and purple. Let me tell you, the purple has a mind of it's own!
Along with the roving, I've been dyeing playsilks too! I think when it gets a littler warmer out I'd like to set up a table outside and try my hand at hand painting the silks!
The kids and I started making some felted eggs to go into their Spring baskets. We're using Nicole of Frontier Dream's felted Egg tutorial that was featured in Rhythm of the Home. Kairi did the one on the right all by herself. They still need a couple more layers of wool, but they're off to a good start!
I'm working on a set of vegan Rainbow Gnomes for my Etsy shop. For this set I'm using Eco-Felt. It's not as soft as my wool felt, but the felt seems pretty durable and I like that it's made using recycled plastic bottles. The colors are beautiful too!
I have a few more things in mind that I'd like to put in the kids' Spring baskets. Some more playsilks (instead of that "Easter grass" that gets everywhere), a couple more felted eggs, and maybe a few things for their gnome house.
What are your projects this week?
