Magenta Sequins

Setting up for a photo shoot: today's stand in

Talk about working overtime.  This sweater is getting tons of action.

Setting up for a photo shoot: the stand in

Merry Christmas

 

Dug thinks I can wear this with leggings.  Oh, and Clio, this is what happens when you introduce your man to Etsy.  Really.

I just finished knitting DUG's hat

Do you think he'll like it? Maybe he'll stop wearing Little Miss A's hat around Bridgeport. It's getting a bit embarassing.

Homegirl finally got some new clothes

My 4 work appropriate outfits are all at home screaming in over-worked relief.  Happy Monday.

My work day suddenly just got a tad more interesting...

And do you know how small Chewie looks next to a Barbie?  It's like Attack of the 50 Foot Women.

Finishing

Believe it or not, I am doing finishing work on some of the gazillion holiday gift projects I have started and left, you guessed it, unfinished. Still I am not finished.

But if I were finished, that would be disappointing. Which would be bad.

If I were finished, that would leave room for something new and exciting to start. Which would be good.

Hmmmm. Age old issues. You'd think we'd have this resolved by now. But - we are finishing -ish AND it's a whole 25 days til Christmas... So that means if I'm making you a gift, you're totally going to get it - finished.

For those of you at a desk today, I leave you with a day in the life of (mini)Chewbaca

Yeah.  No joke.  So Chewie has been penned up in the car for a little over 2 hours at this point.  And he was grumbly.  If you have ever heard him grumble, you get it.  Old man curmudgeon, grumbly.  

So he's grumbling in his car seat most of the way home from dance class and cranks up the volume as we are turning into the parking lot.  I finally pull into my spot and he is practically exploding with energy as I attempt to extricate him from his seat.

He's out of the car on his leash and waiting for me, impatiently pulling, and then he full on starts growling.  Now, he's 3.5 pounds.  So he's growling.  More like purring.  But I'm all, DUDE... GIVE ME 5 SECONDS TO GET MY SHIT TOGETHER!  And then I turn around, and 3 feet away from Chewie, in front of a bush, there he is... Mr Skunk... his white stripe glowing in the night.  And there's Chewie, lunging all 3.5 pounds of his body weight against the leash I am holding with the tip of my left pinkie.

My eyes just about bug out of my head and a million thoughts rush through my head in that moment.  There is a skunk - in the landscaping of my urban development in the middle of Bridgeport!  It's really cute!  And little - he's just a little guy like Chewie awwwww. A skunk?  Oh god they stink! And Chewie is growling ohgodwhatifitsprays?! my car?! me?! Chewie?! ohshitohshitohshit RUN!!!

So I drop everything I am futsing with in my back seat, slam the car doors and run the eff away with Chewie sprinting alongside.  (my light jogging training seems to be paying off)

But now I spend the rest of the night imagining someone running over the thing and I want to go out and protect him... and then I imagine what my car will smell like when one of my neighbors runs him over.  Ew.  And then I look at Chewie and ask him what he thought of the experience, but he's too busy rubbing his teeny tiny tushy on the softest piece of material in the room to remember anything about Mr Skunk.

Further Tales of Anticipation: Weekend Crafting Part II

Anyone notice I tend to take on more than humanly possible in any given weekend?  Let me tell you, that's a recipe for certain disappointment.  Just call me to see how I'm feeling any given Monday morning.

Anywhoo, here are some things I'm liking in the arena of statement neckpieces.  I do not have a single supply necessary to create one of these besides glue and tools.  Not one rhinestone, nor a piece of felt, not a ribbon, not a flower.  And it's Thursday.  Tina's coming tomorrow.

Anticipation

In anticipation of our holiday gift crafting/birthday/old friend get together girls weekend (and by old friends I mean actually old as well as friends for a long time because, well, Tina's old now) I have been looking around for a new project to start.  I have several projects in action, but aside from the fact that some are intended for parties present this weekend, it seems more fun to have a shiny new project, right? 

One stumbling block is that I have to be in possession of all the components of any given project to take it on this weekend.  So now I'm also researching a few different projects - some jewelry, some photo, and some home knitting projects. 

All of a sudden I realized I am a good enough knitter to take on any of several items I have been coveting for my home but can't/won't drop hundreds, and in one case even thousands, of dollars to own.  To that end I am coming up with patterns, researching the appropriate fibers and tools for the job and just plain looking for yarn that will create the splashes of colors and textures I'm seeking all for the right price.  I love love love yarn shopping, and it can get expensive if you aren't careful.

I am having so much fun, soooo, I thought I'd post my mood/inspiration board for the home knitting projects.