It's been an eventful summer. the store has kept me very very busy, but in a good way. Usually when I am busy it's not in a good way. It's always in a stressed out, over the top way that leaves me cranky and exhausted. For the most part I enjoy the shop, so it's a good busy.
Once upon a time I used to do a podcast called the Balloons R fun Show. I enjoyed it, but life got overwhelming, so I stopped. Stephanie from Sage & Daisy and I are going to start it up again. Once a week. We'll record on Sunday and put it out on Tuesday. The subject will be crafts, Westport and whatever else crosses our minds. We're sick people sometimes, so it should be interesting.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
UPS maze
I ordered a package from Target. According to the tracking it has gone from Texas to Kansas City, Kansas and then on to Lenexa. It is in Lenexa right now as I type this on Monday, August 25. The estimated delivery is for August 28. WTF?!?!? I could drive to Lenexa, pick it up and be back here before Bessie had to be in school. That's WITH rush hour traffic. I should quit looking at tracking numbers, they only make me mad.
The USPS has UPS beat in the stupid department though. I ordered some button supplies from my guy in Las Vegas. The package went from Las Vegas to Anchorage ALASKA, and then back down to Kansas City. Why the post office thinks that Alaska is between Nevada and Missouri is beyond me. Might explain the ever increasing cost of stamps though.
The USPS has UPS beat in the stupid department though. I ordered some button supplies from my guy in Las Vegas. The package went from Las Vegas to Anchorage ALASKA, and then back down to Kansas City. Why the post office thinks that Alaska is between Nevada and Missouri is beyond me. Might explain the ever increasing cost of stamps though.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Things I am making
I have a 3 project limit for any given time. I love to try new things and will get distracted before I finish something. The 3 projects I currently have on the needles are
1. a sock - might be a pair, depends on how this looks Just a basic sock - no pattern or anything, but the yarn is cool and it stripes as I work.
2. a crochet market bag. I have several of these and I like them. All cotton and I make them big enough to actually hold stuff. The bottom is single crochet and the sides are a combination of single and double.
3. a to-be-felted purse. This is the indigo blue one. I think I have just enough yarn to make it the way I want. I have to make the flowers for it still, but so far the purse is coming out nicely.
Those are for me. I have other on going things that I do for sale.
Buttons - 1 inch, 1 1/2 inch, 2 1/4 inch. Not just buttons, but mirrors and key chains as well. I do regular ones, but the ones I like best are made from recycled mylar balloons.
project bags, cell phone bags and other little fabric bags
yo-yos. fast to make and people buy them for their own quit or craft projects. I can understand. I started to make a yo-yo quilt once. About 100 yo-yos into it I got bored and never finished. Buy getting them from me, people save a step and hopefully finish before boredom sets in.
1. a sock - might be a pair, depends on how this looks Just a basic sock - no pattern or anything, but the yarn is cool and it stripes as I work.
2. a crochet market bag. I have several of these and I like them. All cotton and I make them big enough to actually hold stuff. The bottom is single crochet and the sides are a combination of single and double.
3. a to-be-felted purse. This is the indigo blue one. I think I have just enough yarn to make it the way I want. I have to make the flowers for it still, but so far the purse is coming out nicely.
Those are for me. I have other on going things that I do for sale.
Buttons - 1 inch, 1 1/2 inch, 2 1/4 inch. Not just buttons, but mirrors and key chains as well. I do regular ones, but the ones I like best are made from recycled mylar balloons.
project bags, cell phone bags and other little fabric bags
yo-yos. fast to make and people buy them for their own quit or craft projects. I can understand. I started to make a yo-yo quilt once. About 100 yo-yos into it I got bored and never finished. Buy getting them from me, people save a step and hopefully finish before boredom sets in.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Movies that I never turn off
There are a group of movies that I consider "must watch" whenever they come on. Even if I've missed part of it, I will keep it on and watch the rest. My oldest daughter has pretty much the same list though she probably has a few newer ones thrown in. For the most part they are happy or funny movies. I do like Drama's, but only a couple make me want to watch them again and again.
1. The Blues Brothers
2. Pretty in Pink
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
4. The Breakfast Club
5. Caddy Shack
6. Ghostbusters
7. Thelma and Louise
8. Rock Horror Picture Show
9. Animal House
10. Office Space
11. Airplane
12. Blazing Saddles
13. Oh Brother Where Art Thou
1. The Blues Brothers
2. Pretty in Pink
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
4. The Breakfast Club
5. Caddy Shack
6. Ghostbusters
7. Thelma and Louise
8. Rock Horror Picture Show
9. Animal House
10. Office Space
11. Airplane
12. Blazing Saddles
13. Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Knitting and Yo Yos
Having the shop has been great for my creative side. I've knitted, crochet and now I'm sewing and making yo-yos. I don't do a lot of this at home because there are too many people and our house is crowded. Also I have a lot more dead time at the shop. I have to be there, even if people aren't, so I make stuff. It's work to keep the creative clutter under control, but that's a small price to pay for the freedom to craft a couple of hours a day.
Stephanie and I have started a craft meet up on Sundays. Anyone who wants to join is more than welcome. We listen to music and make stuff. last week Bessie started a crochet chain that's getting pretty long. I think she is trying to use the entire skein on one chain. :-)
Stephanie and I have started a craft meet up on Sundays. Anyone who wants to join is more than welcome. We listen to music and make stuff. last week Bessie started a crochet chain that's getting pretty long. I think she is trying to use the entire skein on one chain. :-)
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Knits and stuff
I love to knit and crochet. Right now I am working on a purse in a deep blue that I will felt. I have searched for this color for quite a while. A while back I had some mohair/alpaca blend in this color that I started a purse in. I was 3 inches away from finishing it when the puppy ate it. I loved that color and have looked for another yarn with it for awhile. Today at MisKnits I found it. It's a Lamb's Pride bulky that I just love.
I'm thinking of going back to MisKnits on Wednesday. They have unfinished project night then. I always have at least 2 unfinished projects at any given time. Like lot of creative people I can get bored working on the same project all the time. I tend to make a lot of sock. Not socks, just sock. Well, I guess it is socks, but not pairs of socks. Just one sock at a time. Cute socks and thankfully I never care if my socks match.
I'm thinking of going back to MisKnits on Wednesday. They have unfinished project night then. I always have at least 2 unfinished projects at any given time. Like lot of creative people I can get bored working on the same project all the time. I tend to make a lot of sock. Not socks, just sock. Well, I guess it is socks, but not pairs of socks. Just one sock at a time. Cute socks and thankfully I never care if my socks match.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
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