My daughter is going to be a huge dork

At least that's what my husband says will happen if I continue to make her hats like this.

But I'm totally cool with it.  I was a huge nerd all through my school years. 

And lets face it, I probably still am.

But I'm so glad that I stayed true to myself all those years, because I really like the person that I turned out to be - corny as that may sound :)

I whipped up this hat for Phoebe the other night.  I hadn't crocheted anything in awhile, and it felt sooooo good to be working with yarn again.

I used this free tutorial; it took less than one skein and was completed entirely while I watched the Oscars.  I like quick crochet projects.  I always have big ambitions to make afghans out of hundreds of little motifs, but I always peter out after a couple of weeks.  But I think I caught the bug again after seeing this and this and this. 

I hope my husband turns out to be right for once.

More toddler sized seating

I've decided that Phoebe and I need to host playgroup more often.  Nothing gets you more motivated to clean the house than the thought of other moms coming over to your place to inspect your housekeeping hang out.

Well, this didn't have anything to do with playgroup, but it is one of quite a few finished projects that I have finally checked off my list.  Isn't it nice to be able to spend your tiny bit of free time making things instead of cleaning?   



I saw this tutorial over at The Mother Huddle and knew that I had to make one for Phoebe.  She just loves Phoebe-sized furniture, but kid furniture is so darn expensive.  Why the heck is that anyway? 

I won't take you step by step through the process (the tutorial does an excellent job of that), but in case you were wondering; I got the bench legs at Home Depot, along with a board that I cut down to 9"x3' for the top.  The fabric is part of a tablecloth from Target that I stalked until it finally went on clearance.  Sure the original price was a steal at only $15.99 for an entire tablecloth worth of fabric, but everyone knows that if you bide your time and go to Target every other day for a couple of months, you'll eventually get it for only $3.24.

My daughter decided that she was not in the mood to model it for me today, but she found a willing stand-in.

Tissue, please....

print by ashleyg

Definitely how I feel right now.  I've got about a million things on my to-do list and at least five projects that I need to finish asap, but the longest winter ever finally caught up with Phoebe and I and we caught whatever stupid cold is going around.  I think I'll drag myself to the couch and zone out in front of the Oscars.  And maybe start a new crochet project.  I miss crocheting.  

Hopefully I'll be back soon with some finished projects and an update on my studio.  The hubby finally got some shelving installed!