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I'm brushing up on my crocheting skills. Ok. Who am I kidding? I'm learning to crochet something besides a foundation chain. Visions of pillowcases are dancing in my head. It won't be long now...Come to mama, sweet thing. I sound crazy. Maybe I am.
I hope all is well in your corner of the world.
Hugs~
Cassie
Just look at these pillowcases!! I'm totally in love with these pillowcases that Beata from Rose Hip makes. Aren't they YUMMY? I have been consumed by the desire to make one. Never mind that I barely know how to crochet or that I have no idea how she connects the crocheted edging to the fabric without making a hole in the pillow case. Minor details. I know it can be done. I will figure it out. I'll probably end up buying fourteen crochet books, thirty three different hooks in a range of sizes, and a hundred and fifty skeins of yarn in various colors and weights by the time I figure it out, but make no mistake, I will eventually get it. Gosh, when I read what I just wrote down, I sound possessed. I wonder if I should just buy a couple pillowcases from Rose Hip's Etsy shop and call it good. But, c'mon. Where's the sport in that?
I've been working on this doodle stitch every now and again the past couple of weeks. I'm usually all about bright colors, sunshine, flowers, and flying bugs. But this time I wanted to stitch something that symbolized winter and the beauty that is found there. Is that an oxymoron? Winter and beauty. I struggle to find a relationship between the two, but I am trying. Anyway, this winter color palette is really stretching me. It seems I've spent just as much time, if not more, ripping out stitches than I have spent stitching them in. Who's idea was this anyway? Just kidding. It's all good.
Edit: Just to clarify...This little doodle isn't done yet. See the center. It's full of pick-out stitches that need to be replaced. I also need to think of something else to put in there that will set this doodle on fire. Not literally...that wouldn't do at all.
Fiesta: Spanish word for party or celebration
In case you are wondering, I did get something for Christmas. Fiestaware!
Mr. Handsome (I LOVE this guy!) bought me twelve settings of Fiestaware! And let me tell you there is a fiesta going on here. Food looks so pretty on these dishes, even the food I make. I am a total clod in the kitchen. Sometimes my food is not so pretty. But I'm telling you it looks good on these dishes. Scrambled eggs look five star. Mac-n-cheese? A perfect ten. Burnt toast? Even it looks good.
These dishes are also inspiring me to try recipes that I've never tried before. Who'd a thunk it? Fiestaware might just transform me into Julia Childs. Ok, maybe more like Rachel Ray, but I'll take what I can get.
As for the salt and pepper shakers...aren't they cute, and charming, and delightful? I *HEART* them. My girls bought them for me for Christmas. They know how to tickle my fancy, for sure.
I'm going to go now. I have to fold some laundry. On my way to the dryer I will probably peek in the cupboard at my dishes. Just looking at them makes me happy. I thought that only fabric had that kind of magic, but I was wrong. Fiestaware...it's a party for the eyes!
Happy day,
Cassie
Anyone who says procrastination doesn't pay off has not given it a fair shake. I'm not sure what it means when I'm singing the praises of procrastination in my first post of 2010, but, hey, it works for me. I do my best work under pressure and sometimes I get the added benefit of killing two birds with one stone. Not that I would ever do that...kill birds with stones. So. Not. Nice. But anyway, back to the merits of procrastination...
Remember way back in September when I vowed to beautify the world of cold lunch? Well, ever so slowly, one bag at a time, I've beautified the world of cold lunch AND I was able to give the lunch bags as Christmas gifts to my girls. Two birds, one stone. Lunch bags and Christmas gifts. Do you see what I mean about the pay-off's of procrastination? Had I made the bags in September like I should have, I would've had to come up with a different made-with-love-by-mom Christmas gift. The way it worked out, I ended up getting lunch bags and Christmas gifts at the same time. Sometimes it's okay to drag your feet. Don't you think?
Here's a look at all the lunch bags ring-around-the-rosie style.
If you are counting, there are six even though I only needed five. I couldn't resist making just one more bag using this Little Red fabric for the pocket.
I am ga-ga over this fabric. Tasha, from A Little Sweetness, designs this fabric. Isn't it fabitty-fab-fab? I was finally able to cut into it because I recently won an amazing give-away from A Little Sweetness. A whole yard of this fabric is due in my mailbox any day. WooHoo! I am a lucky ducky. Thanks, Tasha!
Well, I'm off to put Christmas away. I'm not going to drag my feet on this job because Mr. Handsome is in on this project. He is soooooo not into procrastination. Besides that, it probably wouldn't be hip to have to redecorate my Christmas tree with Easter eggs. I've found that procrastinating only works in certain spheres. You have to be smart about it, girlfriends. LOL!
That's all for now.
Blessings to you in 2010~
Cassie