The girls, a friend, and I decorated a cake with some Satin Ice fondant this weekend. We had so much fun and have some basic fondant tips to share with you.
I discovered so many new-to-me products and Creativations in Phoenix this January. Included in those nifty products were these no-muffin-pans-needed cupcake cups. They are paper, so they are biodegradable, but they are super sturdy. I was given a set to try out, so that meant the girls and I needed to make some cupcakes!
Oh, my!!!! Craftsy sale: ALL Craftsy classes are on sale this weekend ONLY!!! I LOVE Craftsy classes!!! I have taken several in a few different subjects, and I have learned from each one of them. The fact that you can go back and watch them any time makes them so user friendly. They are a great way to grow your skill level in your craft(s) of choice, or even to learn a new one!! (OK, I may get a bit … Read more
I know I have been lax in sharing snaps and stories of the family lately. I haven’t even been sharing WiPs lately. I will get back to all that.
I have been working on find some organization in my life. I finally have found a way that works for me to keep on top of this crazy little blog. Slowly but surely I have been working towards that end. Somehow, the personal posts seemed to have gotten lost in the shuffle. Just as I was realizing how long it had been, this happened.
If I am recieving an award for best personal life posts on a crochet blog, maybe I should be sure to keep posting them, right? Not to mention my family may be a bit upset with me if I don’t share some stories of the twins, like, now.
So let me just tell you that a schedule is happening, and updates to the blog are happening as well. I would love for it all to be complete by the end of February. For now, the schedule is:
Monday: Crochet or Knit ALong (CAL, KAL)
Tuesday: alternating between a free knit pattern and a Stitchopedia post
Wednesday: evening round up
Thursday: free crochet pattern
Friday or Saturday (or Sunday…): one or two posts about the family and/or WiPs and such
Sunday: evening link blast
I reserve the right to lose my mind and change it all.
For now, here are nearly 40 photos of the last 6 or so weeks of 2014, and a little bit of text to tell you what they are all about.
Sometime Kyla needs to dress up.
I know I told you a little about our Thanksgiving trip in my last family post, but here are a few pictures I missed sharing. I taught the girls to crochet while we were there. They just learned the chain st, but they had fun with it.
Hello, did you think I had stopped writing anything but Stitchopedia entries? I know, I have been on a Stitchopedia kick, but there is so much yarn~ie goodness I want to share with you!! I will post the Wednesday Round Up later this evening, I just wanted to pop in and share some snaps with you. I am actually pre~writing this during my lunch break at the Elementary School where I am helping out with the book fair. I love … Read more
My, I have been busy. I took a few days off of Kyla’s room reno to work on some secret designs (designs I have sold and can’t share with you until they are published.)
There is still quite a bit to do in Kyla’s room, and I hope to be done soon. I really need to buckle down and finish it, because we are having over night guests on Wednesday night, and we will need all the sleeping space we can get!
Speaking of guests, we had several friends over today. One couple brought this awesome pan of brownies:
So this is a bit late for Easter 2013, but bookmark it or pin it and come back as you need! You can find the master list of all my recipes here, and you can find them all pinned here. This isn’t so much a recipe as a technique, and I certainly didn’t come up with it myself, I just want to share the joy with all of you! I used to hard boil eggs (put them in boiling water), … Read more
Another week has gone by, and I haven’t touched the Kat coat. I want to, but I need to get ready for the craft fairs. The first is 2 weeks from Friday. Hopefully I will be able to slow down a bit soon. Here we have lots ‘o labeled and priced soap bags… and face cloths… and bath mitts. I will most likely combine a few into gift baskets as well. I think my children count as works in progress. … Read more
Wednesday always seem so busy around here. Doug doesn’t get home until 11pm or later, so I line up plenty to get done. Sometime what I get done is relaxing and painting my nails, but more often then not, it is paperwork, computer work, or yarn work. Today it was a lot of the last three.
With all the blog moving and pattern posting, I have a bit of a backlog of cute little girl photos for you!
So without further ado, here is a bit of  the past couple weeks in our home.
Kyla wanted a “Mommy necklace” so I tossed one together from a chain I had that wasn’t long enough for an adult version. It made her very happy.
Sometimes Kyla has issues with smaller buttons. So Vada helps out.
