a crafting day...

 Today I had off and declared it a crafting day. I started off with applying mod podge to some little wood plaques and small canvases that I picked up the other night at Walmart after work. I had limited funds for this project and went shopping late last night after work. So I coated each canvas and wood plaque with a good coat of mod podge and carefully applied the pictures face down onto both canvas and wood. I smoothed out each to make sure there were no bubble and the entire surface was adhered to the surface. These have to dry for a few hours so it was on to a different project. 
Next on the list was to finish up the memory wire bracelets that I had started the other day. I was making them before work and didn't like the purple one so restrung that one adding some different bead and stones to the ones I had before. These take quite a while to finish for some reason.  I must be a slow beader.

 Back to the photos. Later in the day some time after 5pm I started removing the paper from the photos.. Ok this also takes quite awhile. At first I was using my fingers as I had seen in some of the videos but then decided to try a wet wash cloth very gently and it seemed to work better. They still need a little paint and some varnish or sealer and I was thinking of using a heavy velvet ribbon to hang them. I will see not sure how I will finish them.

 It's always nice to see the fake arm modeling the bracelets .. hehe.

 I took this picture right after work in the parking lot. The daily rain was about to start. I did make it home before it started.. (^_^)

starting something new

 The color of this yarn caught my eye plus it has a silky texture. I have been seeing a lot of these on ravelry. They look fun so I wanted to give it a try. This one will be a gift. The yarn btw is Starbella by Premier yarns.

 More beads and I have already made some bracelets. These are so fun. More pictures later.

 I guess it is going to rain again. This is an everyday event now. The sky gets so dark and scary.

Today I was looking through all my picture files and organizing and I came across this picture of my son. It's my favorite picture of him I think. The whole family was at Ikea and he was taking pictures of everyone all day and then this one of himself.  This picture is a couple of years old but he still looks the same.

feeling like crafting!!

 Feeling better  today and actually feeling like crafting again. Too bad I'm going back to to work today.. but later, so I did have time to whip up two memory wire bracelets. These are super easy and fast so I will just have to make some more.  Here is the link for the instructions that I used for these.
Above.. I felt like  spinning and I have had a couple of pretty rovings in my little stash for quite awhile that are calling my name.I purchased this at the Florida Fiber in 2010. The label said it is Gale's Art Alpaca Silk roving. Anyway I split it 5 ways and spun one little ball last night before bed. So pretty and very relaxing.

the sock saga...

 So as you can see in between resting I have been knitting. I hope to finish off the second part of the boomerang heal today and will probably watch some Kdrama while I am doing that. Then I will be on the home stretch. I really like these socks and love the color changes but I think I'm ready to start knitting something else. I have been going through all the patterns I have on my queue looking for the perfect thing to knit next. I don't even need to buy yarn because I have yarn and patterns in zip lock bags ready to go. Some even have the needles included. 


 The good news today is that my pain and prickly feelings are fading and blisters are finally drying and I feel a lot better.  Yesterday and today I got ambitious and made some juice. This is what is in my juice today.

 This morning it rained really hard and there was so much thunder and lightning and now it has been cloudy all day. That set the mood for a quiet and slow kind of day. The little ones playing and resting... just chillin..

A very busy week..

The past couple of weeks have been pretty busy. It seemed like an uphill battle all the way. Little did I know I was sick. In my last post I mentioned that I was painting the family room and kitchen and I was so tired but just kept going. In the mean time there was a visit from my family and a trip to Disney. My cousin's son Derek tried out at Hollywood studios American Idol and won the finale on his second try. He is now the proud owner of the golden ticket that gets you to the front of the line at any American Idol audition.. So proud!!

Yes we have started our rainy season here in Florida and with that comes some really pretty sunsets. As you can see in the picture below... progress has been slow on my socks, but I am now up to the heal on sock #2 and right now I'm am home sick this week and hope to finish them. My hand has been hurting and I  thought what I had was poison ivy on my wrist. The other day at work my hand was still hurting so bad I went to the ER after work to see if I had somehow fractured it. It turns out that I have shingles.. which would be the reason my hand hurt so bad and there is a rash on my wrist. I was wondering why I was also experiencing the sensation like I was wearing itchy wool all the time. That is a pretty accurate description of the prickly itchy feeling. I didn't realize how hard I was pushing myself and ignoring my fatigue and pain. Now I am paying for it. Two days of rest has helped a little. I think the pain in my hand will go away eventually as will the prickling sensations. As for the rest of this week... I will be resting and knitting slowly and taking lots of hand resting breaks.

Another little silly drawing from DrawSomething. (^_^)

ohhh my....

 So.... yes I have been mia... but I have been knitting and busy. I finally finished the first sock and started the second sock. I have been knitting really slowly.. well I knit at a good pace but I haven't spent as much time knitting as I usually do. I blame it on the heat this year. I do like how the colors are changing in the sock and I'm waiting for this pretty aqua to show up in the stripes sometime soon.

 This delicious desert was made by my son-law from scratch for my birthday. May I say that it was so yummy and light and chocolaty!!

One of the reasons I haven't spent time knitting is home renovation. I started painting my kitchen and family room this week. I got half of it done and have to finish the second half some time this week on a day off. I also have family visiting and hope to spend some time with them... A busy week.

Hello friends...

 Yes it has been a while. I think I was really exhausted from my NY trip and then lots of changes in my work schedule... I just couldn't catch up on my sleep. Anyway I feel a bit better today after a day off and a trip to wholefoods. I ran right to the juice bar and had the juice of the day. The beautiful tomatoes were the first thing I saw as I walked in the door.. so pretty and picture worthy. 
Yes this is what is in my juice... kale, celery, cilantro, carrots apples and some super green powder. Yummy.

 As you can see I have been working on my Burning stripes sock. Can I say that I love this yarn. LOVE!!! I think I only want to knit socks with this yarn from now on. After I fixed the tangling problem.. I love it.. Oh I said that already..As for the sock.. this is the first time I knit a boomerang heal and although it is really easy, it took me a day to work it out... sigh... but once figured out it is pretty easy and fun. I think my tired state had something to do with that.

 I picked up the new Vogue and I'm hoping to pick up the new Vogue crochet that should be on the shelf by now and I have always wanted the first Mason-Dixon Knitting book. I never seemed to have the money on hand for it but at that discounted price I purchased it also. I still love the book and want to make a few items in it already.

 Another view of my sock.. I think the short row stitches are twisted even though I reset them on the needles.. who knows.. I have another sock to work it out on. Running off to work now.. Happy knitting.

If you look in the background.. Yoko Ono is crocheting.. (^_^)