I know a lot of people were annoyed by her Hot Tamale train, but honestly, it’s just not the same without her. Mary and Nigel had a wonderful little chemistry with each other, and I find the judges are now missing that… pizazz? I’m not sure what word I’m looking for, but it’s not the same, and I want Mary back. Mia is a talented choreographer, but as a judge she drives me bonkers. She should be working with the dancers, not judging them. As for Adam, for the most part he’s alright, although his comment about being knifed last week was pretty outrageous.   One super important thing about Adam that I have to say, and I hope that my blog somehow makes it to there feedback radar, but DO NOT LET HIM SPEAK FIRST.  Nigel should be first!  I don’t care if he feels like it’s unfair.  Adam just goes on and on and on and when he’s last, at least he’s time constrained.  I miss Mary. 

Also, have I shown you my poop?  ¹

Or as my mother prefers to think of him, an Ice Cream top without the cone! Tee hee!  With all the obsession with cute poop out there, I knew I had to get in on that action !

I’ve got a few crochet projects on the go, and I’ve been working like a busy bee over the last few months in preparation for the fall.  I just finished a really cute hat! Would you like to see a sneak peak? Of course you would!

It’s a new stitch that I’ve never tried before, kind of a combo between a V-Stitch and a clam shell stitch. I think it turned out really lovely and there’s a twist to it too! But I’ll save that for when I post it up in Twin Love!

Anywho, I’m off to work! I’ve got a busy busy day ahead of me as my week off starts this Friday!

Six days off in a row! It’s the most time off I’ve had since Christmas and I’m so looking forward to it!

Hope life is treating you all wonderfully! *hugs*

1. That it’s following my opinion about how the new SYTYCD format stinks is a coincidence I swear!! *wink wink*

Well, no where really, but that’s ok.

Life in the new house is treating me fantastic.  I’ve gone from living in a little bachelors pad eating take out frequently to cooking proper meals for my hunny and I 5 nights a week.  My two exceptions being Tuesday Lost nights (which are almost over omggggggg) with my mummy, and Crochet Club with Joules on Thursday.  We got a new dining room table (<3 UsedVictoria), and sold our old little one, so now our place is perfect.  (Well almost, Andy would say it won’t be perfect till he gets his new telle he’s been eyeing for the last few years)   We paid our property taxes last week and oh my goodness, being a home owner sure ain’t cheap! 

I’ve been trying to get back into crocheting since my long hiatus after Christmas and packing etc.  Everyone and their mum’s are telling me to get working on Twin Love.  And I want to! But there’s another component of that I’m waiting for, *cough The other TWIN cough* to really get going.  I don’t want to do it all on my own.

Made a couple cute guys, and some slippers.  I’ve been working on some baby things too as everyone is having babies!  But I forgot to take pics of some of the cute little items I’ve already gifted.

This is Cactalina! Isn’t she cute?  I want to sit around all day and make cactus gardens.

And this is my wee little Jelly overlord! Wah!

And these are my feeties.

The picture was taken at night with some lamp light so it doesn’t do the pretty green wool justice. They’re quite cozy!

Other than living the domestic life, (baking banana muffins included!), and crafting, I’m just chilling, reading the news obsessively and enjoying every minute of life i can.  I know I’ve neglected this blog a bit, I’ve been posting more frequently in my political blog, but I’ll keep at it.  I always do!

Oh, and that reminds me.  I went to a book reading a few weeks back and ran into an old friend from way back.  She introduced me to her brother who said something like, “Oh! The author of Crumpled Paper!” .  His daughter and him used to be fans  I’ve been wanting to get back into drawing and now that I’m not living out of my purse I have no excuse!  Now I just have to remember how to draw 

Hope life is treating you all well too! 

I knew he wanted a new television.   He’s been talking about wanting a new TV for soooo long.

So this is what I gave him 

Tee hee!

I’ve got lots to blog about and no time in which to blog. Life is marvelously busy and exciting and eclectic!

I’m settling into my new place just fine and dandy too! It’s the nicest home I’ve ever lived in! ./beams

Also in the spirit of this new beginning, I decided it was past time to re-pot some of my lovely plants.    Andy found a crazy good sale on glazed clay pots, (5.99 down from 39.99!!!!), so i purchased a few and re-planted my plants with some fresh soil.   In just a few days they’re already shown new growth.  I think they’re happy with their new home too! 

Any who, that’s all the time I have for now! Hope you’re all having a most lovely week!

Peace <3

ps.  The table in the above picture is something I made in Gr. 10 wood work class! I should have  been a carpenter 

Oh, and by the by, last Tues was my good friend T’s Birthday.  There are two things in the world that T loves most.

Bacon and cupcakes.  So i decided to combine them for Wednesday’s D&D game.  I think they were a hit.  

Have any of you guys come across the unhealthy obsession the western world has with bacon? Take a look here, here ¹, and here.

Here’s an interesting article I found that addresses the obsession that the Internet had with bacon.

So tell me,

What do you think of bacon?

1. I was sad to see that I wasn’t the first to think of bacon cakes although I should have known

Umm.. yah, any who!

Another silly resolution of mine is to stop backspacing on posts.  A lot of the time, when i go to write a post, I get overly critical of what I write and most of the time I don’t end up writing anything!  Bad Christine.  So now, I’m going to send forth my ramblings. In full force.  Meow.

Back to the point though, I like to make stuff.    ¹

I made a ton of stuff this past Christmas, but I spare you the long detailed list and just talk about some of my favorites.

This is a super cute tea cozy that I’m very much in love with.  I found the pattern for it on Ravelry and drooled over it for months before I had the perfect opportunity to make it.  (Andy got his sister a tea pot for Christmas so of course I was all over that!).  Hilariously enough, after reviewing other people who had made the same cozy, I discovered I made it wrong!  Because according to the pattern, the wrong side of the work is supposed to be the front side.  ²  But after looking at how it’s “supposed” to be, and what i ended up doing, I can honestly say that I think I like the look of the right side facing better.   Looking back on the pattern, which I had been so proud to master, I can’t even understand how to make it with the WS facing! So when I make this again, I guess I’ll just keep on making it this way.

This was a gift commissioned by my friend Mike to give to his niece.  He had seen the mini blue dragon I’d made for Louise sometime last year and asked for something like that.   Since that dragon was totally free handed out of the cluttered store room that is my brain, I panicked a little wondering if I could even do it again.  I know I’ve mentioned before how I have a hard time mass producing things, I need to be inspired.  I just can’t copy and paste items via my crochet hook.  I have to be taken by a vision, and create something different each time.  It might be silly to describe it as such, but it’s like each item has a soul.  So i can’t make the same item twice, as the second one would be empty… so to speak

Zen rambli-ness aside, I think she turned out very well indeed.  I love the big eyes.   It makes her look so young and innocent, while the quirky mouth shows a hint of humor.  The soft wool used for the tummy and feeties is super cute too.    ³  I sewed a little heart button on her chest, that is a little too small to see what it is in the above picture, and a little ribbon bow held in place with a button on her head.  I was particularly excited by the little blue wings and stitching.  I wanted to do wings more in a style of  Van for this one, and I was quite pleased with how they turned out! In fact, should you want to see a close up, you can go here   It had been sometime since I made a cute critter, I forgot how much fun they are! What I didn’t forget, is how much work they are.  Sometimes I don’t think people quite understand how much work goes into making each little piece and sewing them all together, bringing it to life. Any who, i don’t want to get sidetracked with hand made vs. machine made and I can see that’s where my train of thought is heading.  So, Moving on! Choo choo!

Another item I was tickled pink over was a forest green corduroy bag I made for Joules.  It’s been forever since I used my sewing machine, and a first for making a bag.  The only purse she had was this little old leather bag that she’s had forever.  It’s nice and all, quaint, well loved with use and time, but doesn’t really hold more than her wallet, keys, cell etc.  So now that I’ve got her addicted to yarn and working on projects, seeing Joules toting around large quantities of wool in ratty cloth grocery bags  is a common sight. My goal was to create her a nice sturdy well made side bag that was uniquely her. With the look on her face when she opened it, i daresay I think I achieved it. I’ve been holding onto the green fabric for months and months and months just waiting for the right project.

I wish I had a better picture of the button, it’s totally awesome.  I got it at this cute little button boutique in town that specializes in hand made buttons.  It matched the lining so well it caught my eye right away and I knew it was perfect.  And speaking of the lining, I had left some scraps out on a chair and hadn’t noticed as it was tucked into the table.  So of course Joules comes over for some tea and goes to sit down and sees it! She says, Ooo, am I supposed to see this?.  [insert mini panic attack].  As cool as can be,  i say that I was using the scraps to dust my laptop and chuck it in a craft bin.  I don’t think she was the wiser at the time, but she did tell me how much she loved it! Tee hee, I knew she would.  The bird flying free from a cage was also inspired from Joules.  She is a woman that will never be confined.  She is a free bird.  A gypsy of life if you will..   Any ways, looking over this I feel like I’ve been rambling a bit too much.

Making stuff is fun, whatever the medium! Creating is an act more rewarding than anything  else I can think of.

Happy Tuesday! 

1. This is where you all think in your heads as you roll your eyes.. we already know that duh get to the pics!
2. which is odd to me but ok
3. I’m thinking future monster puff wool??