Sunday, August 31, 2003

I love it on Trading Spaces when the people cry when they see their rooms, that just kills me.

Saturday, August 30, 2003


Here's a picture of Simon after the big day. And yes, that is my dish sponge he's using for a pillow.

Click here for a shot of the elusive Sabine, my kitty who is not always ready for her close-up.
I'll be updating the site a little this weekend. I already started adding a list of links to neat free patterns I've run into around the web. These are patterns I either like and want to try, or already tried and will probably want to make again. Let me know if anyone thinks this is against the rules, if there's an etiquette rule I'm breaking here I'll take them right off.

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

almost forgot. My place will be in the Sac Bee, Interiors section tomorrow.

almost forgot. My place will be in the Sac Bee, Interiors section tomorrow.

What kind of lame blogger doesn't post for a week? Well there's very little point explaining or whin

What kind of lame blogger doesn't post for a week? Well there's very little point explaining or whining about it. Let's just say I suck and move on.

Everyone say a fond goodbye to little Simon's little balls. He will be neutered on Friday poor thing, no idea what's going to hit him.

I'll be home all weekend with him convalescing. I am planning on finishing the SNS and dying up a storm. I've decided I really need to do a test grouping of different dye methods since I read about so many and although I'm thrilled with the results I've gotten so far, I'd like to know what technique will give me the most vibrant colors. I'm also stoked to dye some stuff indigo and see what a little bleach pen looks like on it.

I must say I'm quite giddy at the prospect of three days home alone crafting with no interuptions. Seriously, I don't have any money so there's nothing I can do but stay home and work on stuff.

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Leslie brought me back a blessing necklace from Mexico. It's a necklace with a little pendant on ea

Leslie brought me back a blessing necklace from Mexico. It's a necklace with a little pendant on each end, one to go down in front and one to wear behind your neck. Now shrinky dink fever is back and I want to make these with shrinky dink pendants. That will be an excellent rainy day this fall project!

No real knitting news, frogged on the SNS and stripey scarf.

Sunday, August 17, 2003


Here's a quickie of the stripey scarf I started using a pattern from a "Designs by Judith" pamphlet. I like the whole diagonal stripe deal, but the sample I saw had diagonal ends too. I think I like the diagonal ends better and I'll have to rip.
Click here for a picture of the long suffering SNS on. Pretty cool, huh? I can't believe I didn't think about trying it on before. Now that I put it on and realize it's going to fit perfectly and turn out perfect I feel way more confident about finishing it.

Thursday, August 14, 2003

I'm so boring this week. I did the square for my $5 quilt (not due until next week thank you very m

I'm so boring this week. I did the square for my $5 quilt (not due until next week thank you very much), I worked a couple of inches on one of Julie's socks. That's pretty much it. I've been so embroiled in this whole house-buying-without-money thing that I've had nothing to give to anything creative. I have been rereading "To Kill a Mockingbird." Boy, do I love that little Dill!

Tuesday, August 12, 2003

"That's how we do it in the O.C., Bitch!"

"That's how we do it in the O.C., Bitch!"

What a quality show!

Sunday, August 10, 2003



Here's a sneak peak of what the photographer got. Should be pretty cool so check out the interiors section of the Bee one of these days.

I'm now officially avoiding the little SNS, can't take the pressure! So I ordered some new pretty sock yarn. And I started this little diagonal scarf using Noro Silk Garden, but now I think it might be too scratchy for a scarf. Anyone have any experience using Silk Garden for something that goes next to your skin?

Wednesday, August 06, 2003

Check out Marie's badass bag over at knitti me. Gorgeous!!
Baby steps to finish the SNS: I did 6 rows waiting for the car wash. More room cleaning, I guess my apartment is going to be published somewhere and the photographers will be here Saturday morning so I'm freaking. I live in a one room studio that is far from show room quality (and by "far," I mean "the opposite of"), I'm starting to get really nervous!

And more dying, I did the rest of the bed sheets in Amethyst and Rust Orange. They look great in the tub. I want to do a new duvet cover before the photographers show up. What could be more fitting for a fiber artist than a hand dyed duvet cover, right? And Kim did promise she'd call me a "fiber artist" in the article. I love being called a "fiber artist!"

Last night I worked on my most difficult creative project to date: cleaning my room!

Last night I worked on my most difficult creative project to date: cleaning my room!

Sunday, August 03, 2003

Well the bed sheets got dyed again. Once again, they're in the tub. I've actually been pretty productive this weekend. Got a bunch of blocks knocked out with my friend Kim for our friend's wedding quilt. I got the new yarn and stuff I've been waiting for so I guess I don't have any more excuses I'd better get to gettin on the SNS.

Pictures someday :)

Friday, August 01, 2003

today is bring your kitties to work day. Oh what a wonderful day!

today is bring your kitties to work day. Oh what a wonderful day!