Purple Sequins!

My niece loves all things purple and sparkly. What 6 year old girl doesn't? I found this yarn at JoAnn Fabrics while picking up yarn for my library Knit/Crochet Clubs and passed this purple sequined yarn called Sensations: Beaujingles, manufactured for JoAnns. I thought, "AWESOME. My niece will LOVE this." So of course I bought 2 skeins of it, thinking I can always come back for more, right?

WRONG! 

I haven't been able to find it ANYWHERE. Not online and not in the store. It is almost as if it doesn't exist. I did manage to find the same yarn in green, but no other colors. I'm going to keep checking back because, of course after seeing the finished products from the purple sequin yarn, EVERYONE wanted something made out of it!

I used 1 skein and a few inches of another to complete the scarf. I was going to make it longer, but realized I might not be able to find more yarn, so I decided to end it. I think its pretty long for her now and I'm glad I made it a skinny scarf.

I finished the rest of the 2nd skein to make the hat to match. She requested a big red flower on the hat so even though I don't think red & purple go together, I gave her what she wanted. I didn't have enough yarn to complete a final round on the actual hat, but I did have enough for a small flower, so I decided to add it to the front of the big red flower. Toned down the red a bit. 

 She did complain that the flower wasn't "big enough" which I thought was ridiculous. How big did she want it! And who cares?! There's sequins in YOUR HAT!! :)

That's one set of completed Christmas presents now.  So many projects, only 2 weeks to go! crap.

Cards before Christmas

I've been on a card making frenzy this past month, which is good preparation for Christmas card making. Here are my favorites:

birthday card for bf's brother

Making cards for boys causes me the most trouble. The paper I have is so pretty! And honestly, you know boys are just going to throw the card away, which makes it more difficult to spend a lot of time on a card. 
For the panda card, I combined pretty paper (see the glitter!) with a cute panda from the Cute Critter Cri-Cut cartridge. This was relatively easy to make and it turned out super cute.

My friend asked me to make a wedding card for her friends that recently got married on Martha's Vineyard. I had been eyeing the stamp of the silhouette of the couple almost kissing forever and finally had a reason to buy it. The card worked out because they actually got married under something similar to the sticker. I love when that happens. It was like the card was meant to be for them.  

I even like how the texture of the paper made the stamp come out weird in places. Usually this annoys me, but I really like how it matches the texture. 

1st birthday card!

I'm really into bows on the card right now. Probably because it is so easy to do. All you need is a few glue dots and ribbon. I like to put glue dots on the bow to keep it down because it makes it easier to put in an envelope.




I made 2 more just like this for my grown up friends. I just used fancy paper and added a ribbon & bow to tie it together. That's really all you need sometimes.

baptism card

Religious events are the most difficult for me, so I'm glad they don't happen too often. I made this one for my nephew's baptism. The inside says "Have fun in the 'splash zone'!" My boyfriend came up with that and I thought it was cute. My favorite part is the afterthought of the cross on a string on the whale's flipper. In my opinion, add a cross to something and it makes it religious!

Enough with the cards! Here's my nephew wearing a customized hat that I made for him. His head is bigger than the average 9 month old, so I made him one to match his jacket since the one that came with the jacket was too small.

Looks like I'll have to make this kid lots of things. Between him and his sister, I'll never make any money doing this. :)

I really enjoy making anything and I can't wait to really get into my projects that I have lined up to do in time for Christmas.


I have a sequined slouchy hat, blues brothers cross stitch, purple sequined scarf, pink & blue elephant, Pokeball hat & a black winter hat.  I should be able to get all that done in a month, right? Right?

hats, hats, hats, hats, hats, hats

I have crocheted 3.5 hats in a little over a month and will be sad when this last one is done. Probably because it is the only one that's for me. I'm trying to make it last forever.

Two of the hats were ladybug hats that I crocheted from a pattern I bought from Busy Mom Designs Etsy shop. I modified it for a bumblebee and was really happy with the results!

I've sold 2 of the hats by accident, which is awesome. But honestly, I was sad to see them go. Mainly because they went to a library patron for his nieces. Random. In the meantime, I'm trying to catch up on reading before its Christmas-card-making-time! My favorite time of year because the possibilities are endless and I get to make a bunch. Not like a birthday card here and there. I love using my Cricut and have my boyfriend help me. (hey, its lonely making cards sometimes. I appreciate his company... and help!)

I'm horrible at taking pictures and really need to take them because the etsy shop can't happen without pictures! Maybe I can get my boyfriend to help with that...

And the journey continues...

What is this all about?

I make many things. For my job and for fun. This blog is to document those things. Some things will be library related, personal and gifts. Here we go!