It's a Teepee!

My sweet daughter, Lizzie, has the BEST ideas! She is the one responsible for the idea for the popular Mermaid Me design. And she is the one who came up with the idea for my latest crochet pattern...

The Toddler Teepee!!

The pictures here were taken by my Lizzie with her sweet niece, Juliet. (Isn't she the cutest little girl? She was loving this tent and didn't want to get out!)

Perfect for taking a nap, reading a book, playing with toys or just snuggling--

::Forgotten Crochet::

Do you ever make things, give them to someone, and then wish you had taken a photograph of them so you could remember them? I do. I often reflect on the many baby blankets, booties, hats, scarves, bags, baby toys and other goodies that I have made and never photographed.

Recently I recalled a little amigurumi doll

::Newest Pattern--What the Cuff?::

Here is my latest crochet pattern...

You can find it in my Etsy shop, on Ravelry or on Craftsy.

I am pleased as punch about how they came together. it is a terrifically simple pattern and uses a sweater sleeve so you can wear the cuff at any height. Easy peasy and pretty snazzy, huh?

And I so appreciate my Lizzie girl being the model and letting me use her camera--with a much better lens than mine! It really makes a difference! 

Aren't the boots the cutest, too?! You can find them here. These belong to my daughter, but I've had my eye on a pair for a while now. If I get red ones, I might need to try the cuffs in a brighter color to give a little pop, and wear them over some skinny jeans. But I want to wait for cooler weather for that! Holy Hannah, it has been so crazy hot the kids don't even want to go outside.

Don't tell anyone, but I actually cut the sleeves off of a CASHMERE sweater for these cuffs. But, ohhhh, they are so soft on the leg. 

My awesome Barnacle Bed Bowl sold quickly--it's off to meet Maria in Athens, Greece. I hope she loves it. I had a very hard time parting with it. But sharing is good, right? Am I right or am I right? Or am I right...right...right...right. (One of my favorite movies!)

And finally, I am soooooo close to finishing my flowery blanket pattern--still nameless. I need ideas for what to call this beauty!

Happy Weekend World!!

::Family Photos--Almost::

My sweet daughter, Lizzie, spent the day with me a few weeks ago.
This is a big deal since she married last year. She is very busy with school, work, married life, and her photography. One thing we did between a trip to the thrift store, boutique shopping and eating our favorite food was to take a few shots for my shop. 

Here are some of the "fruits" of her work.

She's so good with light. I really need her to teach me how to do it on my camera--if it will.

I love her hands. They are long and lean, just like she is. And so like her father's were.

These little bracelets are so much fun to make. I love adding the little details, like buttons and bows.

More buttons. Always a good thing in my opinion.

One of my first knitting endeavors. Love the elbow cut-outs on these gauntlets, but love the beautiful little arms much more! Sold.

Thank you, Lizzie Love, for making my things look their best. But thank you, especially, for being my baby girl. Check out her facebook pages here and here. She is on vacation, but has a load of amazing pictures from a shoot she did called "Blast from the Past". Keep checking back to her pages to see the vintage swimwear, hair and make-up! Very cool!

The final thing she did for me was take a few pictures of our family. I'm bummed that she wasn't in them with her sweetie, Nick, but we'll have to find another photographer for that, now won't we?

My little pill, Luke. One word to describe him...exuberant!

And Power Ranger OBSESSED!

Eric--my 13 year old who looks like he is 16 and loves bow-ties--but only the self-tied kind. (Thank you Dr. Who!) I love that he is so comfortable in his own skin and knows who he is.

And finally--the love of my life! My sweet, smart, steady man!

You can't tell from the look on my face, but I'm officially grossed out. We took these photos at the Great Salt Lake--A very smelly, not-so-pleasant place. Fascinating for a biologist like me, but still stinky.

His eyes make me happy. Just like his daddy's. I'm going to go kiss on him now.

Toodles!

Oh, one more little thing...

I have also finished up my Melmac bowl-Barnacle Fiber Art. I have it in the shop--and it seems quite popular, but I am having a hard time parting with it. The colors--the texture--the BOWL!! In fact, for this reason I didn't take it to the craft fair this weekend. 

xoxox

Stolen pictures!

Look at those beautiful eyes!

Taken in Bug's Land at Disney



Our beautiful Mr. Darcy




Luke is perpetually smiling! He begins and ends his day this way!

Lizzie goes with "you-know-who" like peas & carrots!

Aunt Sylvia's pencil collection

Luke outside the Lego store at Downtown Disney

These are just a little "snack" featuring Lizzie and her talented camera manipulations! I promise I am going to practice and learn to take my own pictures! This blog is, afterall, supposed to partially document my crocheting craftiness, but I have yet to include a single picture of one of my creations because I am photographically-challenged. (That sounded too politically correct--yes, I am a camera-tard!)

Oh, Boy! Oh, Boy! Oh, Boys!! (Yute & Et)

I thought I should post these adorable pics of the boys taken by the Queen--Aubrey Bolton. I want to be her when I grow up! (Oh, never mind, I am over a decade older than her. Hmphh!) She is so incredibly talented. And I admire her for many other reasons, as well--not just her magnificent photography skills. She was so good-natured about chasing around behind them as they raced from place to place. I think maybe next time indoors might be easier with less space to run. But the leaves are so beautiful!! Thanks, Aubrey!