Happy New Year!!

Just a short post to say, “HAPPY NEW YEAR!!”

{ NEW YEAR printable via the Believing Boldly Blog}

Thank you to all of my friends, family and fans for making this past year FABULOUS!!
Here's to a NEW YEAR full of everything your heart desires!!♥

 

Hope you all have a GLORIOUS evening!! Stay safe!!

Christmas has Finally arrived . . .

I FINALLY got all of the Christmas decorations up!!

{Christmas Printable from Polka Dots on Parade}

I was having a REALLY hard time getting into the SPIRIT this year, not sure why, but it FINALLY did arrive and my family for one is THANKFUL!!

My CRAFTY mom-in-law made the AWESOME Santa Wreath and Nativity! My Grandma Mallory made the BEAUTIFUL Christmas Tree, she had a whole ceramic studio in her basement!!

I knitted Kate’s Snowman Stocking and John’s Tree Stocking, my Granny Goose knitted my Mushie Stocking when I was a kid!! Brittney and I painted the Snowy Tree and made the paper chains one year during a power outage!!

And of course there is the ELVIS ornament…I LOVE THE KING!! One year I WILL have an ALL ELVIS tree!!

So GLAD I FINALLY found the Christmas SPIRIT!! It is so much fun pulling EVERYTHING out and remembering the STORIES and SPECIAL PEOPLE behind all of my TREASURES!!

 

Hope you all are having a JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON!!

Just a few more things to finish up here and we’ll be ready!!

♥ Pinterest Love . . . featuring Finding Charm! ♥

Just thought I would SHARE my FAVORITE “pins” from the last week, in hopes of you too sharing in my ADDICTION to Pinterest…

**** FEATURING Finding Charm!! ****

Perfectly Peppermint…{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

The above vignette was inspired by the PRETTY PEPPERMINT earrings in picture #3. The Candy Cane Earrings are from the Finding Charm Etsy Shop!! Sarah has the MOST AMAZING shop, just brimming with LOVELY jewelry!! You can become a FAN of the Finding Charm Facebook Fan Page, follow the Finding Charm Blog and join Finding Charm on Pinterest!!

Sarah’s shop is PERFECT for all of those last minute Christmas gifts!! BEAUTIFULLY made jewelry that will NOT break the bank!! Even better… FREE SHIPPING within the USA!! Simply CLICK the above picture to go DIRECTLY to the Finding Charm Etsy Shop!

I LOVE using Pinterest as a “visual inspiration” board!!

 

I hope you ENJOY all of the AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL “pins” and Sarah’s BEAUTIFUL SHOP!!

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

“Just Another Manic Monday . . . “

Yep, it’s a Monday…Monday’s just seem to happen… no matter how much I try to avoid them!

It has been COLD and FOGGY here in Portland… no rain, just FOG! FREEZING FOG! So, the CHILLY weather has put me in a knitting kind of mood…

I started with the Lara's Cowl Knitting Pattern…

 

I did have to alter the pattern a bit because it was GINORMOUS, and I knit tight!! The above cowl is acrylic yarn, but I did order some AWESOME hand dyed merino wool from Hodgepodge Fiber Art to make gifts for Christmas…

And let me tell you, Kimberly’s yarn ROCKS!! Super soft and yummy, and the shipping was really quick!

Next I tried the  Play It Cool Neckwarmer… 

In the University of Oregon Duck colors and then one in a seed stitch…If you are in the Gresham area there is an AWESOME shop, Andersen Fiber Works!! I picked up the yarn below called Optim there…OH MY GOSH!! Optim is a superfine merino that has gone through a straightening process giving it a lower micron count similar to cashmere!! It is BEYOND SOFT and LUSH!! You can buy the Optim in a kit which comes with the Lush neckwarmer pattern or you can buy a skein in top form and strip it yourself!! I could go on and on about Andersen Fiber Works and the LOVELY owner Jen… LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this shop!!

Then I took the MAJOR dive into Moebius Knitting, Cashmere Moebius Cowl by Cat Bordhi…

I was frightened to say the least, Moebius Knitting is knitting in the round with a twist and Cat even came up with a Moebius Cast On!! You are knitting in the round, but you are knitting in the middle!! Sounds complicated, but I swear if I can do it ANYONE can!! Though for my first Moebius Cowl I didn’t use cashmere, and since it’s winter I used a thicker wool/acrylic yarn…I am pretty happy with my results!! I also made it smaller, because it is a gift for a toothpick sized girl!

So, then I wanted to expand my new SKILLS and make an Infinity Scarf!! With the Moebius Method you can get the twist and no grafting the ends together!! WAHOO!! Good for me, because I have never quite mastered the kitchener stitch!!

I found the BEAUTIFUL Posie Moebius from Kristi on Three Little Knitted Frogs blog…

Isn’t it GREAT?! I am ALMOST done just FOUR more rows to go, granted FOUR rows of 360 stitches….

I am making mine a bit more “wintery” a BEAUTIFUL hand dyed super wash sport weight yarn called Clutch, from Andersen Fiber Works, and a worsted black super wash wool! The next one is going to be out of a hand dyed Blueface Leicester wool from Dicentra Designs, below…I bought this SUPER SOFT YUMMINESS at Andersen Fiber Works too!!

 

YIKES!! I better go get BUSY!! Need to finish up my projects and today is FINALLY the day I am going to drag out all of the Christmas decorations!! I have been slacking on the decorating thing!!

Hope you all have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

♥ Pinterest Love . . . featuring Hodgepodge Fiber Art ♥

Just thought I would SHARE my FAVORITE “pins” from the last week, in hopes of you too sharing in my ADDICTION to Pinterest…

**** FEATURING Hodgepodge Fiber Art!! ****

Knutty for Knitting…{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

The vignette above was inspired by the GORGEOUS hand spun yarn in picture #2. The Hand Spun Thick and Thin Yarn Forest Floor is from Hodgepodge Fiber Art ! Kimberly has the MOST AMAZING shop, full of LOVELY and YUM-A-LICIOUS yarns and photo props! You can also FAN the Hodgepodge Fiber Art Facebook Page!! Kimberly also has the Cotton Blossoms Handmade Hats shop brimming with FUN and CUTE hats!! You can FAN the Cotton Blossoms Facebook Fan Page and follow Kimberly on Pinterest, her “boards” are BEAUTIFUL!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to ME…

I ordered some YUM-A-LICIOUS yarn!! WAHOO, can hardly wait for it to arrive!!

I LOVE using Pinterest as a “visual inspiration” board!!

 

I hope you ENJOY all of the AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL “pins” and Kimberly’s AMAZING SHOPS!!

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Fabulous Friday!

Three things that made my week FABULOUS…

OK, there are usually five, but this week I only conjured up enough energy to do three…

Kate the Nurse!

I was feeling a bit funky the last few days, but Kate came to my rescue!!Kate is just one of those people that just make you happy!! It’s impossible not to feel her spirit and her love when she’s around!! She would text me from school to make sure I was OK and when she got home took my temperature and made sure I had water and of course LOVE!!

Just a Note!

This TOTALLY made my day…I knitted a hat for Kate to give a girl at school for her birthday, nothing fancy. Yesterday when Kate got home she gave me a note from Emily, her simple act of taking the time to say thank you really touched me and made my day!!

Christmas Music!

Yep, it’s “THAT” time of year…{Free Christmas Printable from The Bonjour Family Blog}

Kate CANNOT seem to help herself, EVERY time we get in the car she turns the radio to the local station playing all Christmas music!! Kate bouncing and singing along at the top of her lungs is INFECTIOUS!! I can’t help joining in!!

 

So, there you are, the three things that made my week FABULOUS! What would your three be?