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magnets!

A teensy Etsy update !

I have an autographed copy or two of my book and the true love buttons as well.

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My etsy...

treat

 

I recently treated myself to this awesome book.  I figured it would be simple enough for me and I just love the look of the outfits.  I ordered it from this etsy shop- Pomadors craft cafe.   Thank goodness for etsy!  I could never quite navigate amazon japan easily.  Maybe it was the not speaking or reading Japanese...

I am going to make the item on the left first.  I love the whole jeans and long tunic thing.  I am thinking of getting a nice brown linen to start off.  My inclination is always to get some crazy floral print, but I think I will start neutral and work from there.  That way I can wear my stripey long sleeved tees underneath and not look like a clown.

So cute!

recent knits

My camera battery was dead today so I decided it would be cuter to draw the things I have knitted recently, instead of just a plain old photograph.
As we can see from the diagram, I have been busy knitting.  Up on the top left, we see a representation of the pair of legwarmers I finished last week.  They are pink and brown stripes, but the stripes are different on each leg to make it  interesting easy.  At the top right, we see a big blue hat, knit from super bulky and warm yarn I found at the craft swap last year.  I had already knit one hat from this but unknit it when I realised it needed a folded ribbed brim to add an extra layer of warmth around the ears, and to make it even more enourmous looking- oh well.
At the bottom left is found the lowly dishcloth which I think are nice.  My mother in law likes to knit these by the truckload and I always wanted to try them too.  These will be for xmas gifts, with a nice piece of soap included.
Et voila, there you have my recent industry.  Not shown (becasue it is not knitted) is one tote bag made in a frenzy one morning with thrifted demin and this park fabric.I will try and get a good picture of that, but it currently has my pile of T-shirt knitting in it.  I have been cutting my old tees into strips to knit into bathmats... intriguing.  Never a dull moment around here.  Stay tuned for more riveting updates.

mochi!

I have never actually KNOWN what mochi was until last week.  I was at my grocery store and,  lo and behold!  "Japanese Style Green Tea Mochi- made in Taiwan".
I grabbed a box and tried it at home.  It has the most delightful squishy texture- SO squishy and soft and pleasing to hold, a bit funny to eat but all in all a good experience.
I am a big fan of textures in food- I love chocolate with rice krispies in it, I am crazy about slippery noodles in pho soup ( sorry Krissy -lol!) and I love food in its own packages- ravioli, burritos, dumplings, spring rolls, perogies!
So there you go- Mochi- yum!
Now I want some molten chocolate cake...

cuteness!

Leave it up to the japanese to make something so cute and so useless- I love it!
It is a USB robotic owl- found at think geek.
Be sure to watch the little movie of the owl in action, with peppy music of course!

true love

true love buttons!

Clockwise from the top:
* tea and cake
*mushroom and snail
*cloud and rain
*tomato and basil

They can't live without each other!

I am working on things to sell in this years City of Craft 
which I was lucky enough to be accepted to.
It's going to be awesome, so many talented people- I see me buying more than selling!

deluxe canary starter set!

hartz Christmas ad, 1967.


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