Onward & Upward

It's been so long since I've updated my blog. Life has been a bit busy, but in a very good way.

A local resale shop has agreed to sell my hats. Please pray that they sell well and I get more requests from this store. I love making them and the extra money doesn't hurt either.

I'm also headed to a much needed scrapbook retreat this weekend. I haven't done much on my books since Jacie was born. It's just been too crazy. I'm looking forward to getting a lot done hopefully. It'll also be a nice vacation for Mom! :)

I hope to update soon with wonderful news that my hats are flying off the shelves!

Take care!

For the hunter in you............

I love this set. I just finished it and had to show it. This awesome Camo yarn makes the cutest baby hats. With me being from a family of hunters I thought it was just perfect.

Flu Season & baby hats

I currently have 1 sick kiddo, but expect to have 2 more before it's over and done with. We found out today my middle daughter has the flu. Yuck! We're trying to keep her away from the other two girls as much as possible, but you know how that goes. We're keeping our fingers crossed that maybe the baby won't get it, but she's already got a cough so we'll see.

In the meantime I decided to start selling my baby hats. It's something I love to do and why not make a little money off of them. Below are some pictures of the hats that I've made recently. If you're reading my blog becuase you want to order, feel free to email me. I do customize them.

I hope to get back to working on more projects once we all get well. My older two daughters decided the baby blankets I made them are just too small now. :( So they've requested bigger ones. I've already started working on Kealey's.

First attempt at felting

I probably should have tried a yarn that was more than 35% wool, but I was anxious. I bought this beautiful yarn, but it wasn't completely 100% wool and really should have been at least 85% wool before I started felting.

It came out okay, but it didn't shrink as much as I would have liked. I made the straps (which are 100% wool) longer because I was afraid they would shrink quite a bit. They did some, but not much.

Now I have a very large felted tote bag. I love the colors, but wish the straps were a little shorter.

Either way, it turned out fairly well. I need to practice this type of crochet a little more.

You live and learn right?

Hip Hugger

Jacie must be hitting that stage where she just wants Mom all the time. My arms and back were getting so tired from carrying her all the time, not to mention all the things I couldn't get done with just one hand.

As I was browsing through crochet patterns, I came across a pattern for a hip sling to carry baby on your hip. I had a fabric sling that I used when she was about 2 months old but now she would throw a fit because it keeps her pretty confined. Being 7 1/2 months old, she would hate that.

So, I decided to attempt the hip sling. After only a couple of tries and ripping 1 time, I came up with one that works. It may not be the prettiest thing in the world, but it definitely does the job!

Pardon the unfinished ends. I was still testing at the point I took the picture of her in it. I did end up going back and adding a little more to one side so it would go higher on her back. She loves it. After I finished all the ends and put her in it, she went right to sleep.

Neat picture

I love the way this turned out. I was taking pictures of Kealey playing outside and she decided to throw a snowball at the door. I wasn't about to go outside. :) I wanted to stay warm so the pictures were being taken through the glass door.

I think it's cool how this one focused on the snow.

SNOW DAY

Yea!! Even as an adult, I still love getting a snow day. It's so rare here in Texas that when it happens, it's pretty cool. My kids, of course, are thrilled that they don't have to go in. They can't wait to get out in the snow. My office actually closed today so, to me, that means it's pretty bad out there.

The older kids have already been out in it and had a blast. They were so cute, of course I had to take pictures.