Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays

teasertuesdays31  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:


•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
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Jane Austen Ruined My LifeI frowned.  "You don't seem like the kind of guy to have a lot of experience with committment."  And then I was afraid that I might have offended him, but he appeared unfazed.  (Page 157)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Finished Knitting Project: Baby Pixie Hat

I love the feeling of finishing a knitting project.  Knitting is so relaxing for me - I just love it!  It's a time where I can zone out and chat with God.

I think the hat turned out pretty well for my first one.  Next time I would make the "tail" part longer, but since this is for what will probably be a smaller sized baby, I think it will work.  Next, matching slippers.

Here's the finished project.







Saturday, October 16, 2010

TA DA #2, The Guest Bedroom

Previously this room was a MESS!  Part guest bedroom, part storage and part craft "pile" (and everything else).  Here it is now ... a GUEST could actually sleep in here now, imagine that!  Let's start with the closet:

Since I moved my yarn upstairs, more stuff could fit into the closet.  I have my gift bags on the top shelf and my canning jars under that.

 On the other side, my canning stock pots, goodies still in the package from Sur La Table (cool ceramic bakers that I got on clearance), deep fryers, a snowcone machine (doesn't everyone need one of those?).  At the back, extra pillows and blankies.

 Gift wrap, additional craft supplies (stamping stuff).  At the back on the shelf, "to be ebay'd."

 I have converted the chest of drawers into my gift storage -- through-out the year I buy cool stuff and save it for birthdays, Christmas, and just because.  FRIENDS - don't look too close here!

 More gifts.

 Also in here, jeans -- "to be crafted."

 Along with extra bathing suits and Addison's school tshirts that I save.

And the bed ... all cleared off!  Just need some more art on the wall.  Suggestions?