what will it be wednesday

This week I'm doing 'what will it be wednesday?'. This 'thing' in the picture above is 100% pure noro wool and was knit on size 13 needles. I did 112 stitches in the round and made it a little over a foot long. I then single crocheted the bottom of the (bag?) for stability and I'm knitting a separate shoulder strap to felt at the same time and to be attached later. Will it be a tiny purse? Will it be a big market bag? What will it be?

soap

The Soap Keeper. This is the fastest, easiest thing I have crocheted yet. So fast in fact that I just kept making them for fun and to use up all my little balls of cotton yarn. I tailored the bag to the bar of soap so it's a perfect fit for gift giving. These bags are great for all those little bars of soap that are not quite big enough anymore. The bag acts as an exfoliator and when hanging stops soap from getting all goopy in the soap dish.

fun birthday party ideas

(Salad dressing on J's face at Brown's Independent)

The kids were lucky to be invited to several parties lately and all were at great businesses in our community. If you have little ones and are looking for something out of the house this year I recommend these fun spots.
E had a great time at Corona Gymnastics.
J & E had fun at Playtime4kids and also had a great cooking class at Brown's Independent. You might even remember we had E's birthday at Saunders Farm which is also a great spot for those summer babies. If you prefer having the gang at your house, one of my first posts was about the Princess we hired for E's 4th birthday. Another wonderful party the kids really enjoyed. Thanks to all the kids who invited E & J out- they had a blast!

snow day

This was our second snow day so far this year and we knew just what to do with it. We now have a lovely assortment of cupcakes in our freezer for the next time we need a little pick me up. (that is if we dare to eat them... fruit loops on icing get sort of gross)

After the sugar high they had a nice time running it off in the snow:)

hat obsession

yeah, I might have shown you this before.. but I enjoy it so..

my newest blue bonnet (yes I know its quite large on her tiny head- its for me)

newest hat for E, the flower is the colour of her snowsuit. Have I mentioned that I love my colour coordinating wardrobe for her?

Happy Thursday.

today

...today was my 6 year wedding anniversary
...today I missed a book club meeting to spend the evening with my family (since it was our ann)
...today I had poutine when we had dinner at Costco (I could pretend to hang my head in shame but it was good. Damn good!)
...today I remembered to send my daughter to school with a show and tell object that DOES start with S in french.
...today I was lucky to have 2 wonderful friends over and my boy got the play date he's been needing
...today I jammed my finger and still have something stuck between my nail and the quick.. ouch!
...today I cleaned up poonami 2011 but i love my almost completely potty trained brood.
...today my family all called to wish my a happy anniversary-YAY!
...today the house was mostly clean
...today was sunny :)
...today was a good day.

things I'm crushing on

so much inspiration so little time! Etsy, Supermarket, Pinterest, Ravelry and all my local Yarn and crafts stores. You do me in!

If you are ever in town looking for some inspiration there are many little stores besides Michaels that can inspire you to create.
Take a look at Yarn Forward, or Wabi Sabi

Here are my random favourites from todays ventures..

http://pinterest.com/b_persun/random/

http://pinterest.com/pin/5243500/

cowl obsessed

When I saw the pattern for the 'Gap-tastic Cowl' by the lovely and talented Hey Jen Renee. I was hooked! So I made it out of Roving to match my mittens and now have a lovely set that I wear every time I go out. GAP-tastic!