Showing posts with label Look What I Made. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Look What I Made. Show all posts

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Off To My Happy Place !


HandyHusband planted these in the backyard a few years back.
They are HUGE now and the color is AMAZING!
They are right behind my favorite perch @ my in-laws.
The view from where I sit...
As you can see, it's pretty hard to get up!



It took us awhile to get the boats in the water.
They're old and needed some "tweeking."
They're not worth taking pictures of!
One we call "The Ugly Duckling," if that gives you a mental image!
Let's just say there's duck tape and glue involved.
Not a pretty picture, but fun.
Mrs. Johnson's little boat, on the other hand, is one 
of my favorite sights of the summer...

Meanwhile, back at the cottage! I welcome a rainy day! Inspiration is everywhere you look when the sun's out sooo... Let it RAIN! It has to actually be pouring to keep us inside though, and we only had one rainy day for me to make a mess like this. I took way more than I finished, but my sister-in-law made me a bowl perfect to keep me from spilling my beads on the beach! She's been contracted by the Maine Marathon for MUGS this year! If you're running, she can put your time on the back with the Maine Marathon Logo! VERY COOL!

Sneak peek of the hairchop!
It's even shorter now!


Here are a few of #handyhusband's @handygrams!
Oh how family jokes get taken too far...
This all started with my posting an instagram video
of #handyhusband snoring through the night.
The rest will be history, stay tuned or follow him.
I can guarantee the he will NOT blow up your feed!
He has an old flip phone that he still hasn't learned to use.
He has put me fully in charge of his profile on instagram, but
has taken full responsibility of the actual handygram!


A few years ago, we bought a Tom Deininger Oil from The Donovan Gallery and I'm always so curious to see his work each time we go in. This year, I was totally shocked by his collages! They are AMAZING, but nothing like the oil painting we purchased. So inspired to come home and chop up my stacks of magazines that I haven't a clue why I can't throw them out.

There was a new boutique in Tiverton 4 Corners this year, SALT. Still wishing I had found a way to squeeze this pouf in the back of the car on the way home... but we would have had to leave Hobbs in Westport, sooooo I can make my own pouf, but this Roberta Roller Rabbit one is precious! There's also a new yarn shop, Perfectly Twisted, but they were closed, I couldn't jimmy the lock and I was too short (still am) to peek in the windows for a full report. :[


And what's vacation without food, right?
We ate a lot of lobster and a Maker's share of corn, but...

Until next year charming little harbor town.

...Heaven on Earth...

And yes, I do know how lucky I am!

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Rattles My Bones !


She needs a good soak and block, but
I love my new sweater!
It's super bulky 100% highland wool yarn on size 15s,
so it's going to have to get pretty darn cold to 
enjoy more than just looking at it!

Casting on the baby version!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Catch The Spirit !



Remember last year's little penquin painting that
I created for Alexander Youth Network?
I was honored to be asked to contribute artwork again this year!
Help me CATCH THE SPIRIT of the season by purchasing these
cards and make a difference in these kids' lives!
We have some of them @ Cottage Chic on East Blvd!
(You can also put quite a dent in you gift list while you're there!!)
(@CottageChicCLT ~ instagram, pinterest, and facebook!)

"The mission of Alexander Youth Network is to provide quality, professional treatment to children; irreplaceable components of such therapy are love, affection, and compassion. Each year, Alexander serves over 5,700 children with, or at high risk of, serious emotional and behavioral problems often induced by neglect or abuse. A majority of the “kids of Alexander” come from low-income homes, some are separated from their natural families, and many live in the care of therapeutic foster parents."

To learn more about Alexander Youth Network, go HERE.
 Read more about how you can help and contribute to make a difference.
You can Purchase Holiday Cards or even Donate to the Angel Network.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Someone Asked . . .


Today, someone asked me, "What's on your needles?"
Now, you know I couldn't give just one answer, because
I think every needle has something on it. 
It's a little problem I have, so...


I said, "You mean which needles currently have my hands on them?"
...That would be my 3's...

And this is what's on them.
Kettle Dyed 60% Baby Alpaca, 40% Pima Cotton
Solid: Color #2318, Multi: Color #7325


It looks like Sea Glass to me!
And no, as usual, I have no idea what the finished
garment will look like, but it's a top-down animal graph.
I'm sure, being on size 3's, that it will take me through the
upcoming Bachelorette season, so we'll just call it Emily for now.
If you follow my knitting adventures, you know I knit at least
one project during the Bachelor/Bachelorette season.
This season was filmed here in Charlotte!
Watch and knit something with me!
What's on your needles?

Monday, February 20, 2012

Old School Crush !

(isn't he adorable)

Well, looks like I'm right on target for fall.
I started playing with Brooklyn Tweed's LOFT a few weeks ago.
I purchased this yarn for another project that got frogged,
and now I wish I had a completely different color palate.
But, as you know, these greys will fit perfectly in my closet.


Always inspired by my surroundings, our old rugs inspired this shrug.
I'll have it off the needles for the Bachelor's final rose.
Surely he doesn't pick turtle lips?! 
"See ya, Wouldn't want to be ya?"
Who says that?!
It's not like she doesn't have a clue she's on TV?!

runway images via nymag

Monday, February 6, 2012

Keeping Me Straight . . .


Where would I be without my blogging buddies? 
In the funny farm apparently.
My bestie @ Beadboard Upcountry (to only mention one)
just called me out on the dented "Wiley Coyote" pillow in a previous post. 
Seems my pillow denting habit got more attention than my little chair.
Others were more subtle...
"hmmm, love your chair, but what kind of amimal is on your pillow?"
Some were kinder and said they didn't want to wait
for window treatments or pillows to see more of the room.
They are aware of how slow I am or were hoping that the next
picture would reveal the mystery pillow more clearly.
So...here's a peek at the corner.


...a little bit of this and a little bit of that...
...now back to the dog pillow...


They are a little wierd looking, aren't they?
I love needlepoint pillows, so I guess I paid more attention
to them matching my palate than I did the dogs and y'all, they were on sale!
Yes, THEY, I have two of these weird looking dogs so there's no turning back.
ALL SALES FINAL blowout sale @ Rooney's...Impulse?


Buy now, ask later? What are they? Collies?


I made this one myself, he lives on couch for now,
but he's desperately lonely. I need to make about 4 more pillows.
But there are people ahead of me on that list!
I really need to sit down for an entire day to make just pillows!

Mom gave me this one for Christmas.
I think she may have heard HH complaining about the naked couch...
This one's for my Beadboard Upcountry Texas gal!


I have a thing for Needlepoint AND Cows.
...Here's my other two favorite cows in the house...



Now, I won't even get started on my antler problem collection.
...Another post of another day...

Thanks for keeping me straight y'all!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Puppy Love . . .


...Christmas for Jason & Libby...
I forgot to take so many pictures this year.
Why do I do that?!

Friday, December 16, 2011

See This Little Guy . . .


So glad this semester is over and Hobbs comes home today.
He's 20 now, and although he did participate in "No Shave November"
to raise money for MANA, this is still the best mustache he's ever made!


Wasn't he adorable?
Caught in the act...gathering up all of PrettyStuff's
Barbies stripping them as fast as she could 
scream and put their clothes back on.
Of course the noise is different now.
They still pick on each other, but they are the best team.

So, what's my favorite thing about the holidays??

THIS! At HOME!


(couldn't resist the label "Look What I Made," my best work ever, don'tcha think?)