how I spent my birthday

I took the day off from work yesterday and spent the morning lounging around working on a quilt design. The mister brought me lunch and took me out to pick up cupcakes from a new-ish shop not too far away. The beauty of cupcakes is that I’m able to pick out 6 amazing looking flavor combinations and taste test them over the next few days. I spent the rest of the afternoon reading some Octavia Butler and ended the day with some yummy sushi.

I’ve really been loving all the ticker tape quilts that have been showing up on Flickr lately, so I’m leaning towards that for my Doll Quilt Swap 8 contribution. Yesterday I played around a bit with a possible layout. This is how it was looking yesterday morning, but I changed it around quite a bit before I was satisfied.

Wanna participate in a Doll Quilt Swap – check out the Flickr group.

i kinda like valentine’s day…

… if only because it reminds me to be thankful. and to spend some quiet time with the mister.

I think its time for the fused plastic banner to be hung in the entry.

sweet potato hat

I won a pattern giveaway from cosymakes a few months ago. Although I finished the hat last month, I didn’t take a photo of it until just before it was boxed up & whisked away as a gift to my godson. This is the 3rd winter hat I’ve knit him and the 2nd from one of Cosy’s patterns. I love the simplicity & whimsy of her hat patterns. I’m still pretty much in love with my Train Tam that I knit last year to take on our honeymoon.

Details on Ravelry.

christmas wrap up

Didn’t take as many photos this year since the Mister and I spent a quiet holiday at home with our menagerie of furry monsters, but I did manage to get a few shots of the peppermint bark before I packed it up and sent it away.  Actually, we have a few more parcels of it in the fridge that I need to find homes for.  I wish candy shipped better.  Anyway, it was a really simple recipe and I got to smash things with a hammer, which is always fun.

Much happier with the Christmas wreath than the Autumn/Thanksgiving wreath.  I think my best results are achieved when I use less ingredients. All I need was a wreath form, some yarn, grosgrain ribbon & a few fake poinsettias.

Despite the kitten in the Christmas tree incidents, I did manage to get some ornaments on the tree for a few days. I made sure they were all kitten-safe, so that we didn’t have any injuries, to the cats or the ornaments. Took ‘em back down as soon as possible, because not only do we have our own little rambunctious kitten to contend with, but his sister is here for a visit.  If it’s even possible, she’s more of a terror than he is.

I’m pretty sure we’re not going to be able to put ornaments on the tree this year.