Check out These Booties!

so i have three wonderful ladies in my life who are going to have babies!!! yay yay yay! one of them is my sister, so i am going to be an auntie for the first time. it's so fantastic! sooooo, i've started the baby crafting with a some booties.


froggies are for my sis- she looooves them. lets hope the baby does too.i crocheted these by looking at some different booties online and then just whipping them up. the blue slippers above are knit with an elastic yarn so they can stretch as the feet grow. perfect for new twinkle toes.

The Best Summer Skirt EVER!

look out for this weeks capital city weekly and a fun tutorial for a great summer skirt/dress.
and a big THANK YOU to Shyla Germain who helped with all the strechy sewing tips!!

this is a special sneak peek of the pattern -with link posted above. check out below all the ways you can wear this reversible, zipperless stretch-knit wonder-

excuse the house mess!



even a shirt or babydoll dress!
this weekend was super sunny and i wore it as a dress all weekend long!

Craftrama Thursdays?

You're invited!!! What do you think of a Crafty Thurs night fun- every other week. A million topics - a thousand crafts, and mostly a lot of laughs. Leave a little note below if you're interested!

4th FUN!

so this week in the paper we're all about 4th of July (who could have guessed?)- aaaand, a sweet story about portable dome homes! very interesting - so check out the article here and check out the paper online here.
also, last night I gave a presentation to the Rotaract (the 25-35 year old version of Rotary) on CRAFTS!! and we made duct-tape wallets as a quick dive into the crafting scene. what fun!

it made me have a new burst of enthusiasm for a bi-weekly craft night- so i think i'm going to make it happen. anyone out there want to join? any ideas about what you'd like to craft or learn? i can't wait!!! the cRAFT aDDICTS are bACK!!!

not that they ever went anywhere- i just think they could grow a bit bigger, you know, the more addicts the better!

that's it for now- i have tons of fun projects i've been working on that i will try to post on soon!

wedding crafts in SE Alaska- a wetter story

for the latest article (2 part this time!) i've covered some crafty wedding tips- of course with a leaning towards the southeast alaskan climate (think rain, and if you've read the Twilight series, we live in exactly the place they would love to live, actually she writes about our town and university- UAS). oh lovely rain.
this wet bride is sporting classic x-tra tuff boots and has a bouquet of bulb seaweed for a classic touch. i know you're quite jealous!and here is my dream cake- don't you think it would be fun to make this in plush form and keep forever and ever? okay, maybe not, but it would be fun to see!

mwah - talk soon!

i (heart) google

i am pretty sure i am waaaaay behind the eight ball on this one, but i just discovered google analytics! totally brilliant!

i can see how many people visit here, where you're from, what type of browser you're using, everything! (ok not everything . . . just the important stuff)

my favorite part is looking at where people are coming from- brazil, europe, here- and laughing when i know who it is by where they're from (i keep getting hits from athens, GA- hi lucy!)

you can do it too- just get a google account (for free) and it walks you through the steps to put a tiny piece of code on your site. bam, you're in!

then you'll be getting lots of alaska hits i'm sure!
-tp

mother's day is a few days away

if you haven't got a thing for mom yet, never fear, crafters are here!

check out my article this week at the capital city weekly site. there's a pattern to please any mom for a lovely white carnation.

here's the pattern illustration- seems to have gone missing from their site-

have a great thursday!

Lovely Planting

work gets a bit cold and sterile with all the computers and mice. so in an attempt to bring home to work (without covering the office with lime-pop), i've PLANTED the place. haha!

wheatgrass

clipping from a neighbor

sweet basil from mom

plus, a small jade start from one at home and TOMATOES!
oh yes, soon i will be eating tomato and basil salad with wheatgrass topping.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

did you know you can plant your tomatoes upside-down?
the things you learn!

Mini shop update

Just put a few new knitted goodies up in the ole etsy- check em out if you'd like here!