It's been so long

I can't believe how long it's been since I have posted. I have been crazy busy, and still feel I have a thousand things to do...so here is a brief photo update....
I bought this pillow on ETSY and I so Love it!  I do have some good thrifting goodies to share....I will post tomorrow.

I set up a facebook page for my Design Studio.....

My son has "graduated" from second grade. He will no longer be at Pleasant Hill School, off he goes to Wentworth School. They had a little stepping out ceremony. Ivan is in the center with the white T-shirt, and black shorts.

For the celebration, I made TONS of these!!!! Chocolate covered strawberries! always a hit!

Ivan had a Birthday Party.  Loads of 8 year old boys!!!!

and some girls!

Ollie had a great time!

We even went out to dinner to celebrate the boys birthday!  It was yummy!

Summer Solstice was lovely!

There has been lots of beach time...the weather has been amazing!

Lemonade stands were set up; with some super nice customers.

My son even went, where no one else dares...

in the jousting ring with Seamo!

We went to Clark's Trading Post In Lincoln, New Hampshire

and that is just a fraction of what was done in June!

I am inspired by...

this gorgeous crochet.....love the colors, and this site!

 

 

 

I got this in the mail, I love it. I actually won it on this BLOG.

I use to work with Heidi's husband, Jon, and met Heidi this past holiday season.

She is so creative! 

I have totally been into this blog lately
The Pioneer Woman

I plan on buying this 
for an upcoming girls weekend away,
hopefully the Inn has a DVD player.

I totally want these shoes to wear this spring!
Dansko Margrete

cabin craze

Every year I sort of get into this cabin fever funk.....I become obsessed with being busy through two of the "longest" months of the year.  One year I read every James Patterson, Harlan Cobin, and Janet Evanovich book I could get my hand on....On a good day I could read an entire book. Boy, did the housework suffer.  Actually, it suffers most days.
This winter it has been crocheting. My friend Shelley got me a crochet book, needle, and yarn for Christmas. Thanks to to the wonder of You Tube, and the internet I was able to teach myself to crochet.  I have tried knitting in the past, and gave it up because I was basically asked to by my friends....I looked in pain every time I tried to knit...and pretty much everything looked like crap when I was done. 
Ahh, but crocheting rocks....
maybe it's because I don't have to control 2 needles....only 1.
So...that is basically this years craze......
cotton, and wool!

 

 

 

 

My most recent projects are bowls......I love these basically because they are useful, and they are not a scarf.  Not that I am against scarfs, but I cant seem to crochet a normal one....I keep dropping stitches, so they come out looking "special"

However, I did find a pattern, and made these spiral scarfs.... I need a model....

this is made from soy and wool yarn...

 

this is 100% merino wool

 

then I taught myself how to make granny squares, here are a few of the ones I have finished....

I think I will make a blanket......100% wool

 

and a book on these....

haven't finished any animals yet...

I also love this....still needs a bit of love!

Most thing are close to being complete...I need to weave in some ends.

I also made about 50 flowers, a small bag(that was suppose to be a scarf), facecloths, and I am sure some other items that I am forgetting to mention......good goddess!

I also set to work on a craft area.....I use to have my own office, then an upstairs bedroom, but those now have other uses.....so, I emptied my clothes closet, and set up shop in there.

I think I am about 70% finished.....

 

 

so much STUFF so little space.  I will post more photos when I am done....

I really wanted it to look like these.....

 

but that would be way to hard!