New Year's Resolutions

Seeing as this is turning out to be the longest day in the history of days, I have decided to write a little piece on New Year’s resolutions. Here goes.

I do not make resolutions. I even made a resolution one year to not make resolutions, ergo contradicting myself for my own amusement. Since this hasn’t been extremely profitable for me in the past and I am leaving my twenties behind this year, I have decided this year to go overboard on the resolutions. I am fully confident that I can concur all of these resolutions.

• First: Lose weight and tone up. Since I moved from SC three year ago I gained 20 lbs. I can stand it and I procrastinate so I am stating this as my goal to get moving and stop complaining.
• Second: Pay off Credit Card Debt! This should work well because I most likely will not have time to spend money because I will be too busy losing weight and attending to my other resolutions. (It’s my theory no matter how flawed.)
• Third: I would like to crochet a sweater this year. I have progressed and am steadily moving along in reading patterns. I think I am at the stage right now to try something more difficult.
• Forth: Stop biting my nails. This is nasty habit I have had since birth. I am an extremely nervous person, but this must cease.
• Five: Learn to make Hollandaise Sauce. This is something I was planning on learning before I turned 30 and since that’s this year, here I go.

This is all for now. I think five should suffice.

Nina's Zombie Feet

So It's been a while since I posted and I always mean to post when I have completed something I think is really cool, but as it turns out I don't have a great deal of time. I completed these Zombie feet before Halloween a few weeks ago for my sister. She saw the pair I created and likes so many others wanted a pair of her own. I was ecstatic to build another pair so I did. I think in the future I will try and design a different pair of feet, maybe cartoon summer feet or mummy feet. Who knows? not I. Enjoy Nina

Fingerless Gloves Galore

I've been on a fingerless glove making kick lately. Winter is coming and it is freezing in my office, so my logical reasoning is, I need a pair in every color. I went to Greenville, SC this past weekend and perused the lovely shops in downtown checking out the new trends and such when I came upon these lovely handmade fingerless gloves. Now, I had already began a pair for myself, after finding a pattern online that was extremely easy, but none the less these intrigued me. I can see how handmade items should cost more because love and work has gone into them, but for individuals like me, I look and say "hey I can make those" and I instantly go to work. I have so far made 3 1/2 pairs. I plan on making so many more because they are delightful. I will try and work up a pattern for them, but for now you can just watch this lady make a pair and see how it's done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWce01q3H_4

Happy Crocheting ~ B

Zombie Feet Complete!!!

So as I promised here are the zombie feet. I wish I could add a tute, but these would really take some art/drawing/painting skills. I purchased a pair of $10 shoes and 5 bottles of fabric paint. Whole project was $20. This will be a cool addition to a Halloween costume though. The fabric paint colors were a dull grass green, crimson, black, white and brown. I used a tiny paint brush for most of the decorating. This project was a lot of fun and took a total of about 4 hours.

Next will be the Pinky and the Brain masks I think.

Zombie shoes and such

So I found this really cool photos of shoes that were transformed into Zombie feet. (well painted to be more exact) I started thinking immediately, I can make these. I must admit finding supplies is going to be my largest hurdle. I have paint, skills, but it's going to be hard to find the right shoes to paint on. Any who. I haven't been working on crochet projects lately. I keep saying that it's too hot, and I have to study for classes, and procrastination is my favorite past time. The truth is I'm bored with it. At least for now any way. I have been scrap booking, but even that gets boring. Looking over and over past memories and trying to preserve. That is why in honor of the up coming holiday season (yes I mean Halloween) I have decided to attempt this wonder feat of creating Zombie feet. I will post photos and maybe even a tute later. That is if it turns out lovely.

Fabric Journals

I've been crafty lately working on fabric journals. All it takes for me now days is to see something a little cool on a crafting site and I get this feeling that I must try it. This was a learning curve. I have to say as tips, measure first. I've been doing this all willy nilly and well I had to take it apart a few times to fix the shape. I am almost finished with the basics of the shell but the design is still going to take a while.

Fliers

I have been designing a few fliers for my sisters photography business lately. Its fun to play around in the programs. Here are a few samples.