"With Love Cow" & Heart Printable Stickers
My little cow friend wants to shower everyone with love in this cute new design in my etsy store. On some of the 1-inch printable circles, the little cow is throwing hearts into the air. Other circles feature large hearts with the phrase “with love” in 5 different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and German).
This is a new design in a new line of products I’ve been working on lately: printable 1-inch circles perfect for printing as stickers, creating bottlecap arts, or as little embellishments for scrapbooking.
More designs and sizes coming very soon!
Tags: Designs, etsy store
Sometimes things aren’t exactly how they appear…
The Cookie Thief
by Valerie Cox
A woman was waiting at an airport one night
With several long hours before her flight
She hunted for a book in the airport shop
Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop
She was engrossed in her book but happened to see
That the man beside her as bold as could be
Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag between
Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene
She munched cookies and watched the clock
As this gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock
She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by
Thinking “If I wasn’t so nice I’d blacken his eye”
With each cookie she took he took one, too
And when only one was left she wondered what he’d do
With a smile on his face and a nervous laugh
He took the last cookie and broke it in half
He offered her half as he ate the other
She snatched it from him and thought “Oh brother
This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude
Why he didn’t even show any gratitude”
She had never known when she had been so galled
And sighed with relief when her flight was called
She gathered her belongings and headed for the gate
Refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate
She boarded the plane and sank in her seat
Then sought her book which was almost complete
As she reached in her baggage she gasped with surprise
There was her bag of cookies in front of her eyes
“If mine are here” she moaned with despair
“Then the others were his and he tried to share”
Too late to apologize she realized with grief
That she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief
Tags: quotes
Iceberg #5 (Juneau, AK)
Iceberg #5 is one of many iceberg photos I took in Juneau, Alaska about ten years ago. It was late September and the tourist season was growing to a close (in fact, I saw the first snowfall of the season).
This photo is a close up of the top of a large iceberg taken while on a day boat cruise around Glacier Bay/Tracy Arm Fjord.
The red sky is a trick of the lighting as the setting sun interplayed with the cloudy sky.
Tags: photography
Knit Christmas Scarf
This is one of my first knitting projects. Created five or so years ago at the request of my teen-aged niece who wanted a Christmasy scarf.
The scarf is made from a variegated three-color yarn with a bit of gold sparkle thrown in (I forget the manufacturer). It is quite long and thinner in the center (around the neck) then almost triples in width at the ends.
Simple garter stitch with lots of decreasing and increasing (excellent practice for me).
This is still one of my niece’s favorite scarves…particularly during the cold and windy days of this past Christmas season in Seattle!
Adorable Embroidered Hat by Tamie Snow at Pimp Stitch
I’ve been embroidering a lot lately and experimenting with new stitches and fabrics. I’ve done a few items that are embroidery on knitted fabrics but no photos yet.
The challenge I always seem to face with embroidery is transferring the design to the fabric. This is particularly troublesome with dark, heavy fabrics like something I’ve knitted.
The other day while doing research, I ran across this great tutorial from Tamie Snow at Pimp Stitch for using standard copy paper to transfer your design.
I’ve used this method before and it is tedious to get rid all the little bits of paper once you’ve finished stitching but sometimes it’s the only method you can use. And the results are fantastic so it’s really worth the time and effort.
Tags: embroidery
Knit sampler - border
The second in my series of knit samplers I made in spring 2009.
This sampler is also 9 inches square and is stockinette stitch bordered by garter stitch.
I accidentally added a stitch in the stockinette section at one point and corrected it with a decrease. It’s visible if you know where to look (unfortunately, I do!)
I’ve always ripped out my work rather than try to fix my mistakes so this was a good experience.
Tags: knit
Clay Penguin
This little penguin is one of my favorite creations. He’s a little raw and unfinished but it was one of my first clay projects so I’m always a little surprised that he looks as cute as he does.
I crafted him during a visit to the children’s museum with my niece and nephew. I’m not exactly sure about the type of clay but it had a mud-like consistency (and color) and hardened as it dried. I mostly used my hands and some simple shaping tools (kid-friendly, I guess).
Sadly, his right flipper broke off in an incident with little curious fingers but it reattached just fine with my trusty glue gun.
Tags: penguins