Welcome friends! Hello! Come on in, have a look, sit down for some coffee... I'm Jamie, I am a knitter, crocheter, and lover of all crafty things. Here you will find my endeavors, whether they are successful or not, ramblings about my every day life, and well, anything I decide to chat about. Hope you come again once you've gone... More coffee???
So, after a very very trying day of scolding, spanking, and arguing with the kiddos, I decided Lily "anaconda" Lee & I would make cupcakes. She's been asking and asking, and you know what? I figured it would be good for just the 2 of us to do something fun together.
I actually let her do it all!
From breaking the eggs...
To adding the oil & water...
Then the mix...
And finally beating them...
She had such a good time and so did I :) What a perfect end to an otherwise shit day!
I think it is coming along quite nicely. I am on the heel now & pretty soon Ill start combining it all, so excited. One of my favorite blogs, CrochetwithRaymond, shows so many awesome socks. Actually this blog has inspired me to even work on socks. I love all of her stuff... I mean, who doesn't love a lesbian hooker, with a cat for a son? Anywhoo this chick is awesome!
So I am starting this ripple blanket for my son. I have a TON of Lily Sugar N Cream & Peaches N Creme... so my goal is to use what I have, under no circumstances go buy more yarn for his, or for my DD ripple. Can I do it??? Well friends your going to have to visit again to see.
from Knit Picks to make yet another blankie. I am becoming quite obsessed with blankets :)
I frogged Wyatt's sock monkey blanket, it was just horrible, and I couldn't get a good feeling from working on it, hence the ripple lol.
I think the possibilities are endless, and I am excited to customize the kids blankets :) oh and socks, I wanna make them socks, and hats, oh and sweaters....
Yes, yes you can call me crazy, with "oh my Gawd your kids, dog, what the heck..." But hey, I do believe I can do it. I also think that for the size batches (small) I am going to make I seriously don't need to worry about the lye so much. Ok, that's a lie, because lye is dangerous, I mean seriously, would I lie...LMAO, sorry had to do that.
OK seriously though, I am a NOVICE, and NO ONE should attempt to make soap ( I haven't yet) SERIOUSLY, guys, without watching some videos, googling it, whatever. Just do not do anything I do and say you did it because of me, because seriously if an eye is put it, that ain't my fault... we clear?
I will def keep everyone updated, and my endeavors will obviously be posted here. Everyone knows I am seriously an internet whore, so yeah, it'll all be here :)
Gotta buy some supplies... I def do NOT want to use the same utensils, crock pot, or pans that I use for soap for eating... yucky! I bet lye gettin inside would not be pleasant...
Yep, I will def be taking every precaution :)
I think I will start with some glycerin soaps, just because I know the kids will want to play too :)
OK, so, I am working on socks, you know I have never ever made them before. I am a relatively new knitter, only been doing so since December... BUT I will NOT give up. I am working on these socks HERE is the pattern. I am following it to the T, except I messed up & on the row where you switch from the cuff (kk,pp) I accidentally did a pp, kk. That's OK, it looks awesome! Usually a cuff pattern is k,p,k,p (knit, purl) all the way around, or kk, pp. So no biggie that I messed up. Good thing for me is this blog so that whenever I get to the other sock I will be able to look @ my blog & say "Ah, yes, that IS what I did :) Plus these are MY socks & an imperfection just means that they are home made.
Progress...
Mind you it is taking me sooooo long because I have had to rip this SOB out like 8 times, literally. BUT, I get it now, and I am on the leg part. That is just plain ole kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, knitting :) for 7 inches, that is A LOT lol! I am doing these on size 2 DPN's, they are my lovely harmony wood set from knitpicks.com. These needles are my absolute favories. I am thinking awfully seriously of ordering their straights & circulars. BUT they are expensive. Maybe a birthday pressie? Or a anniversary pressie?
HAHA ok, that's be all on this topic now lol. I am going to work on this demon sock now, tend to sick babies, and contemplate deleting my FB..... or only using it to post blog links, what do you think?
We were there with Chris, Ben's boss, our closest friend. He's an amazing guy & honestly it's a privelage being in his company. He loves our kids & treats them as his own. Looking forward to many many more good times.
View from the top, we all sounded like we'd ran a marathon! I was surprised at how well little feet did! So proud of my babies.
Pretty Girl
He didn't want thispic taken at all, he was actually running by while I snapped it lol!
Look mommy, we got one!
Oh so tired babies...
And this is how this Santa Cruz family spends every spare moment, getting out, living life, enjoying each other, trying to avoid stress. This place is beautiful with it;s desert, saguaros, and washes. Beautiful campsites & plenty of wood. I can assure you I'll post pics of us camping here soon!
MMMM I can't wait to go camp & fish @ Parker Canyon!
So we're in the process of slowly redoing the kids room. These obviously are the before pictures. I've got such hopes, aspirations, and ideas for their little abode. I really want to make it so comfy, cozy, and happy... their little get-a-way. I am going to go look at rugs for their room, also going to buy some vynil tile. Mom had dogs & kitties & so the carpet had to go.
I will post more pics as we go through & fix up.
I know it's not my house (this house is a perk of managing here) but I still want to treat it as my own, so that it;s nice & a little better than before me. This is an old farm house, actually Double R Ranch is an old farm, but now it's a mobile home park. I absolutely love it here, and love my job... even though it's trying sometimes.
I have so much to talk about, it's my blog, so I may post several things today/tomoro just to catch anyone up, does anyone even read this blog? Eh, I do it for myself any way :)
OK so I have been slacking... my creative juices have been flowing so much, and I have been organizing, creating, etc. I have tons os pics, I have to post here... So a few things first...
All of this here is unfinished & I a making it a goal of mine to finish up all this stuff... Lily's little camo hat was finished, but it got a snag so now it needs a good fixin...
I did end up finishing the pot holder I was working on, I am going to make a few more of these I think, just because I like them so much :)
Have my friends ever wondered what my "stash" looks like? This is some of it :) I have misc fiber yarns in the top, Lily Sugr n Cream multis in the next bin, Lily Sugar n Cream solids in the next, and the trunk? Well that would have acrylic blends...
What's that you say? That's a shit ton of yarn? Yes it is lovies, but it goes soooooo fast! LSC is my FAVVVVVV yarn (for now)...
This is my "area", where the magic happens. These few things are my working on stuff. No, that trunkabsolutely isn't filled with yarn ( I have such hopes for that!) It actually holds my pictures.
I am starting to collect beads, sequins, buttons, and brads... yes I do feel another obsession coming on, why do you ask?
