tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60173698684272862782024-03-14T03:34:15.367-07:00paper turtlesFloaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-58707215846396342392009-10-13T17:24:00.000-07:002009-10-13T17:43:21.052-07:00My first froggie!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa3Jo8H-I/AAAAAAAAA-g/8YgMgQpFEk8/s1600-h/IMG_1480.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa3Jo8H-I/AAAAAAAAA-g/8YgMgQpFEk8/s400/IMG_1480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392245663628795874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa2i8qngI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/BCuw_DG2w_M/s1600-h/IMG_1477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa2i8qngI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/BCuw_DG2w_M/s400/IMG_1477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392245653242551810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa2Gu8t9I/AAAAAAAAA-Q/QuGm6wlmUKk/s1600-h/IMG_1476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa2Gu8t9I/AAAAAAAAA-Q/QuGm6wlmUKk/s400/IMG_1476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392245645668825042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa1gIW-gI/AAAAAAAAA-I/c8k27Z1AcZM/s1600-h/IMG_1474.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa1gIW-gI/AAAAAAAAA-I/c8k27Z1AcZM/s400/IMG_1474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392245635306420738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa1L5jCOI/AAAAAAAAA-A/vW2rS9QH7s0/s1600-h/IMG_1472.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/StUa1L5jCOI/AAAAAAAAA-A/vW2rS9QH7s0/s400/IMG_1472.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392245629875587298" /></a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-90588597984653786612009-10-08T18:44:00.000-07:002009-10-08T18:45:36.700-07:00Amazing baking site to check out!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.bakerella.com/category/pops-bites/cake-pops/">BAKERELLA</a></b></span></span>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-25258918646092874352009-10-07T18:03:00.001-07:002009-10-07T18:03:25.750-07:00How to make a butterstick:<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuhQLG6nI/AAAAAAAAA5A/3F1QQ0jlHPY/s1600-h/Picture+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790412174486130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuhQLG6nI/AAAAAAAAA5A/3F1QQ0jlHPY/s320/Picture+054.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuhHn_HGI/AAAAAAAAA44/EC8eSMV14Xs/s1600-h/Picture+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790409879690338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuhHn_HGI/AAAAAAAAA44/EC8eSMV14Xs/s320/Picture+055.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuZYy2XJI/AAAAAAAAA4w/zaVDQEcQ5Ls/s1600-h/Picture+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790277049703570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuZYy2XJI/AAAAAAAAA4w/zaVDQEcQ5Ls/s320/Picture+056.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuZOy9drI/AAAAAAAAA4o/Luzh-12AjlA/s1600-h/Picture+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790274365814450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuZOy9drI/AAAAAAAAA4o/Luzh-12AjlA/s320/Picture+057.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuYxERVuI/AAAAAAAAA4g/jKh4A10B1dU/s1600-h/Picture+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790266385356514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuYxERVuI/AAAAAAAAA4g/jKh4A10B1dU/s320/Picture+058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuYtiTE5I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/8WEEOU2J3Wc/s1600-h/Picture+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790265437557650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuYtiTE5I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/8WEEOU2J3Wc/s320/Picture+059.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuYXSFUrI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/E47cSftqAkI/s1600-h/Picture+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352790259463967410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuYXSFUrI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/E47cSftqAkI/s320/Picture+060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuJCM7NhI/AAAAAAAAA4I/SHY2iGrK3Cc/s1600-h/Picture+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352789996107150866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuJCM7NhI/AAAAAAAAA4I/SHY2iGrK3Cc/s320/Picture+061.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuI1-UoAI/AAAAAAAAA4A/T7bIErXqHIY/s1600-h/Picture+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352789992824676354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuI1-UoAI/AAAAAAAAA4A/T7bIErXqHIY/s320/Picture+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuIsOnHBI/AAAAAAAAA34/xfQoqxjEb8E/s1600-h/Picture+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352789990208642066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuIsOnHBI/AAAAAAAAA34/xfQoqxjEb8E/s320/Picture+063.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuIRnWa_I/AAAAAAAAA3w/5QUxLNNLT8s/s1600-h/Picture+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352789983064648690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuIRnWa_I/AAAAAAAAA3w/5QUxLNNLT8s/s320/Picture+064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuIHxMMOI/AAAAAAAAA3o/oG0B7KK2PmI/s1600-h/Picture+070.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352789980421566690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SkjuIHxMMOI/AAAAAAAAA3o/oG0B7KK2PmI/s320/Picture+070.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-81159287191146782052009-08-27T17:38:00.000-07:002009-08-27T20:37:59.730-07:00another best idea ever...<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >From the <a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/">Lion Brand Yarn</a> periodic email (8/27/09):</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Tip of the Week</span><br /> </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Tricks of the trade from customers like you</span><br /><table face="georgia" style="width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" cellpadding="2"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: middle;"> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Join us every week for tips, tricks, and advice shared by customers like you. This week's tip is from Wendy D.:</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"I use a [cleaned out] two-pound coffee can to keep my balls of yarn hair- and debris-free while knitting. I cut holes in the plastic top and use metal rings [grommets] (found in hardware stores) so as to not snag the yarn. Pop in a few balls of my favorite yarn, pull through the holes and ta-da! No hair or lint on my yarn while I am knitting and it is easy to take in the car too!"</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Now, to find a coffee can... I think I have a </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3432907991_6c95591f2a.jpg?v=0">Trader Joe's</a></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > one around here somewhere. I abandoned it for bags of delicious </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eight-OClock-Coffee-Original-12-Ounce/dp/B001E50THY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1251420339&sr=8-3">Eight O' Clock Coffee</a></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >. If you haven't tried that stuff, it rules... Go immediately to </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eight-OClock-Coffee-Original-12-Ounce/dp/B001E50THY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1251420339&sr=8-3">Amazon.com</a></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > and sign up for </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/subscribe-and-save/details/index.html/ref=rcxsubs_dp_more">Subscribe & Save</a></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > with that stuff, you will not be sorry. </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >-M</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-89553541394080244652009-06-19T10:23:00.000-07:002009-06-19T10:24:17.783-07:00Floaty Toes Dry Goods is now On ARTFIRE and FACEBOOKI am all over the place! Come and find me!<br /><br /><a href="http://artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=27308" target="_blank"><img title="ArtFire - Buy Handmade - Sell Handmade" alt="ArtFire - Buy Handmade - Sell Handmade" src="http://artfire.com/images/banners/g.gif" /></a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-78372074097178737342009-06-09T10:55:00.001-07:002009-06-09T10:57:35.726-07:00Monster Puppets in Seattle<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwN-OPcZTc_AyIearuPnFTwvMySohaA0TppuW6BbnZKQCqQ0zg_1iTqnUOL2T522idSUMUVddtoxpraIiWg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>A cute little shop in Capitol Hill had these upstairs in their own wee gallery!</p>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-53942230233620712592009-05-26T10:27:00.000-07:002009-05-26T10:36:47.699-07:00My crafting area transformation!!!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkGnD9MmeU5J-kyzat66S3AJ-cU7BMt36qZz55N0hLjb9P83HDJiH6vG04xRJ3U2m3EgipB6OqXmUMkMUstg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-32329271358942117322009-05-14T17:44:00.000-07:002009-05-14T17:52:38.036-07:00best idea ever!!!!<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >well, almost... notice the price says "Books</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >start</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" > at $24.95"<br />submitted for your approval, i give you <a href="http://www.vogueknitting.com/node/552">the knit book.</a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i'll need to investigate further for accurate pricing info...<br /><br />here's a random picture, just for fun:<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/Sgy8KExGVoI/AAAAAAAAAe0/YQy8arKksGQ/s1600-h/img_0292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/Sgy8KExGVoI/AAAAAAAAAe0/YQy8arKksGQ/s400/img_0292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335846539791586946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-91929872356809276162009-04-29T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-29T09:37:03.998-07:00Softees Without Patterns!!!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SfiBmtcJHBI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ka5v8P5mN1Y/s1600-h/Picture+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330152661025627154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SfiBmtcJHBI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ka5v8P5mN1Y/s400/Picture+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SfiBmVKjHZI/AAAAAAAAAz0/UHeCxtuklzk/s1600-h/Picture+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330152654509383058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SfiBmVKjHZI/AAAAAAAAAz0/UHeCxtuklzk/s400/Picture+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SfiBmJS5IyI/AAAAAAAAAzs/gMsSRWVLfm0/s1600-h/Picture+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330152651323155234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SfiBmJS5IyI/AAAAAAAAAzs/gMsSRWVLfm0/s400/Picture+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-18750498260870456252009-02-26T13:03:00.001-08:002009-02-26T13:03:26.920-08:00Scarf I just finished<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SacDYDTvB2I/AAAAAAAAAyc/qbAglr0gkus/s1600-h/Scarf+Pics+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SacDYDTvB2I/AAAAAAAAAyc/qbAglr0gkus/s320/Scarf+Pics+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307214397619242850" /></a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-13763324940997020222009-02-14T23:21:00.001-08:002009-02-15T00:32:08.090-08:00happy valentine's day!<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >In honor of Valentine's Day, I'll post in red and detail my day a little bit. It was a things filled day. First, the I got this </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41xiQ-BZcbL._SS500_.jpg">sweet litter box,</a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" > delivered at about 10AM. I promptly put it together and waited for it's first use so I could test the awesomeness. Then, I took the little guy over to the cafe on the corner so he could make some juice and hang out with the dudes from his daycare. I came home and there was a little surprise for me to 'rollaway' out of the new litter box. Awesomeness confirmed! Later, I made a delicious breakfast for Nick and myself consisting of fried eggs, fried potatoes, turkey bacon for me, sausage for the big guy and English muffins. By the time breakfast was cooked, consumed and cleared from the table, it was time to pick up the little guy and sen</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >d him off to Granny and Pappa's House. While exchanging Valentines and gathering overnight stuff for the little guy, my </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KrKZIJtDL._SL500_AA280_.jpg">new camera</a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" > arrived in the mail! I put it aside to I could open it after everyone left. Then, they left, so I opened all of my regular mail and left descended upon my little box from Amazon.com. I immediately put in the battery and card and began snapping pictures. We decided that we should finally exchange gifts... I got a sweet garden gnome </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfIqu3RAFI/AAAAAAAAANE/rq-XiyCDUtM/s1600-h/img_0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfIqu3RAFI/AAAAAAAAANE/rq-XiyCDUtM/s400/img_0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302927722711941202" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >and some new ice cube trays (not the first time I have received ice cube trays as a gift, incidentally). He got </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker">The Blind Watchmaker by Ric</a><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker">hard Dawkins</a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >. As I was playing with my camera and loading pictures onto my computer, the Nick said he wanted to go to </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.rebuildingcenter.org/">The ReBuilding Center</a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >. So we hopped on the bus and went! When we were walking to The ReBuilding Ce</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >nter from the bus stop, we passed by a little taqueria called <a href="http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/?p=94">Por Que No </a>and decided that we should eat dinner there later. The RBC was totally awesome and we will probably get a few things there when we move into our new place later this month.<br /><br /><br />Dudes, Por Que No was totally amazing. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfKf1vxR1I/AAAAAAAAANM/aIh9F6fOPOE/s1600-h/img_0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfKf1vxR1I/AAAAAAAAANM/aIh9F6fOPOE/s400/img_0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302929734604244818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >It was like Tiajuana style tacos but more fancy. I'm not much of a food reviewer, but I know good tacos when I eat 'em and these were good tacos!<br /><br />Once back at home I decided that my new camera needed a cozy so I looked for some knitting patterns on ye olde internet and didn't really see anything that caught my fancy, but I did find a sewing pattern, <a href="http://amyalamode.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/cozy-camera-case-tutorial/">Amy a la Mode's Cozy Camera Case Tutorial</a>. </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >I did modify it to make things easier on myself. Firstly, I did not quilt it, rather I used two layers of kids' flannel fabric. I also augmented the dimensions to fit my camera. I also did not do the binding thing because, well, I don't know how! I used a button for closure instead of a snap and added and extra button hole at the top to feed the wrist strap through. Oh, and I omitted the pocket because I couldn't figure out a use for it.<br /><br />Some lovely pictures of the cozy with Nick's lovely camera doing the modeling:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfPS6VZ8fI/AAAAAAAAANU/g0HCXO-pjvM/s1600-h/img_0081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfPS6VZ8fI/AAAAAAAAANU/g0HCXO-pjvM/s400/img_0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302935010055680498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfPTJLMBdI/AAAAAAAAANc/4cTu9AIoutY/s1600-h/img_0085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfPTJLMBdI/AAAAAAAAANc/4cTu9AIoutY/s400/img_0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302935014039356882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfPTBqHS-I/AAAAAAAAANk/N8C34D3eaOs/s1600-h/img_0089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SZfPTBqHS-I/AAAAAAAAANk/N8C34D3eaOs/s400/img_0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302935012021586914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Please also note that all images shown in this post were taken with the new camera. Kickass, right?!?!?!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-87504754671878246212009-02-03T11:36:00.001-08:002009-02-03T11:38:11.925-08:00A response from my congress person!<span style="color:#333399;"><strong>I know this isn't the most exciting thing to read, but it's important. I wrote to my congressman regarding the legislation surrounding the homemade toys issue and he responded:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#333399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Dear Chloe:<br />Thank you for your recent communication regarding HR 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). I appreciate the time you took to write. <br /><br />As you may know, this bill resulted from the 2007 discovery that large toy manufacturers were importing and selling toys with dangerously high lead content, toys with unsafe small parts, toys with improperly secured and easily swallowed small magnets, and toys made from chemicals that could cause children to become ill. Because the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) lacked the authority and staffing to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US, new legislation was necessary to address this situation; the CPSIA was cosponsored by more than 100 members of the House of Representatives. Among other things, the CPSIA bans lead and phthalates in toys, mandates third-party testing and certification for all toys, and requires toy makers to permanently label each toy with a date of manufacture and batch number. On July 30, 2008, I voted with an overwhelming majority of my House colleagues to support this bill. The Senate approved this legislation on July 31, 2008, and President Bush signed it into law on August 14, 2008. The measure is codified as Public Law No 110-314.<br /><br />Small toy manufacturers and others have expressed concern that the CPSIA will place an undue financial burden on small toy producers and those who resell toys and children's clothing. In response to these concerns, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which now has jurisdiction in this matter, is working to clarify particular language in the law, and to establish clearer rules for testing. Further, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will continue to oversee implementation of this legislation and, if additional legislative changes are necessary, I am confident the Committee will act in a timely manner to implement those modifications. <br /><br />HR 4040 is important legislation which addresses a very serious and growing problem. The protections and enforcement authority of this measure will assure consumers that the toys and other products they buy for their children are safe. <br /><br />Again, thank you for contacting me about this measure. <br /><br /><br /> Sincerely,Jim McDermottMember of Congress</strong></span>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-58142941127516392432009-01-19T18:30:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:04:06.224-08:00Loom!<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-size:130%;" >This is the third item I have made on loom, and I would actually wear this out into the world! I used two balls of yarn because I wanted it to be super long (it's almost 6 1/2 feet long!). It's super warm and I've been wearing it around the house.</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-size:130%;" >Oh did I mention I made it in one day? Looms rock.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SXU4UdWE1wI/AAAAAAAAAs4/WNVZ1wpPpZs/s1600-h/January+Jewelry+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293198861169645314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SXU4UdWE1wI/AAAAAAAAAs4/WNVZ1wpPpZs/s320/January+Jewelry+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SXU4MP3KImI/AAAAAAAAAsw/hWoh4GHXce8/s1600-h/January+Jewelry+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293198720111354466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SXU4MP3KImI/AAAAAAAAAsw/hWoh4GHXce8/s320/January+Jewelry+015.JPG" border="0" /></a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-68324315656174276862009-01-13T20:44:00.000-08:002009-01-16T10:33:09.759-08:00Shirt Update<span style="font-size:130%;color:#666600;"><strong>I haven't done a whole lot, but I wanted to show that I really have been working on it! Actually so far all I have done is the stay stitching and the darts. Hopefully I will do some more over the long weekend coming up!</strong></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SW1uUtj6B5I/AAAAAAAAAsU/yjB5Cea73Ys/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+Day+Two+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291006439336839058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SW1uUtj6B5I/AAAAAAAAAsU/yjB5Cea73Ys/s320/Shirt+Project+Day+Two+%284%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SW1uUQjHnyI/AAAAAAAAAsM/dvBifjjP_sA/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+Day+Two+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291006431548907298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SW1uUQjHnyI/AAAAAAAAAsM/dvBifjjP_sA/s320/Shirt+Project+Day+Two+%283%29.JPG" border="0" /></a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-43299179387822891742009-01-04T13:08:00.001-08:002009-01-04T13:18:50.051-08:00New Sewing Project!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" > <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">I haven't sewn an article of clothing in a long while, especially not for myself. I bought this pattern on etsy. I am such a sucker for the Peter Pan rounded collar! This is an old pattern (1963) and is a little harder to read than our modern counterparts (i.e. new Simplicity patterns). I am going nice and slow and making sure not to miss any tiny step. Sizes were also different. This pattern is for a size 16, which looks more like a modern 6-8 maybe? I will be adjusting it as I go anyway, so it will fit me well.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">I spent a lot of time picking out the fabrics. I decided to use one fabric for the 'body' of the shirt, and a different fabric for the sleeves and collar. I am using a very soft corduroy with a green plaid print on it, and a japanese linen with piggies on it. For the armhole and neck facings, I am using a cream Kona cotton.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">So far all I have done is cut out the fabric :o)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm8begNeI/AAAAAAAAAqs/PsOodgMfNYM/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm8begNeI/AAAAAAAAAqs/PsOodgMfNYM/s320/Shirt+Project+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550257119376866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm9LUNkMI/AAAAAAAAAq0/uuydHJprW90/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm9LUNkMI/AAAAAAAAAq0/uuydHJprW90/s320/Shirt+Project+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550269961113794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm9oHq53I/AAAAAAAAAq8/1Q-PKXYT6Q0/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm9oHq53I/AAAAAAAAAq8/1Q-PKXYT6Q0/s320/Shirt+Project+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550277693138802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm-Q7KW-I/AAAAAAAAArE/clF7F3bAgiA/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm-Q7KW-I/AAAAAAAAArE/clF7F3bAgiA/s320/Shirt+Project+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550288646527970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm-17UtmI/AAAAAAAAArM/RRv3wLId2pE/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEm-17UtmI/AAAAAAAAArM/RRv3wLId2pE/s320/Shirt+Project+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550298579318370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEnNC1YEPI/AAAAAAAAArU/dPWm1koPagc/s1600-h/Shirt+Project+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SWEnNC1YEPI/AAAAAAAAArU/dPWm1koPagc/s320/Shirt+Project+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550542562201842" border="0" /></a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-73216855963441579362008-12-12T12:50:00.000-08:002008-12-12T13:01:21.261-08:00I got some new patterns!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);font-size:130%;" >Okay, actually they are old patterns. Adorable, right?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULPbMtbxqI/AAAAAAAAAic/STQFVNPbUU4/s1600-h/Vintage+Patterns+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULPbMtbxqI/AAAAAAAAAic/STQFVNPbUU4/s320/Vintage+Patterns+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279009779406849698" border="0" /></a><br />I love Peter Pan collars!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULPlPTYWWI/AAAAAAAAAik/WI6iBrLkALE/s1600-h/Vintage+Patterns+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULPlPTYWWI/AAAAAAAAAik/WI6iBrLkALE/s320/Vintage+Patterns+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279009951901571426" border="0" /></a><br />If I saw this coat in a store, I would pay good money for it! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULPwVTEQiI/AAAAAAAAAis/ZuIMC268ny0/s1600-h/Vintage+Patterns+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULPwVTEQiI/AAAAAAAAAis/ZuIMC268ny0/s320/Vintage+Patterns+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279010142489428514" border="0" /></a><br />Empire! Raglan! Darts!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULP8LQKtTI/AAAAAAAAAi0/if5npmyySBI/s1600-h/Vintage+Patterns+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULP8LQKtTI/AAAAAAAAAi0/if5npmyySBI/s320/Vintage+Patterns+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279010345951343922" border="0" /></a><br />This is the best one. Coat for Mateo, maybe....?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULQFtiqbkI/AAAAAAAAAi8/5oP4v5hftfI/s1600-h/Vintage+Patterns+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULQFtiqbkI/AAAAAAAAAi8/5oP4v5hftfI/s320/Vintage+Patterns+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279010509774548546" border="0" /></a><br />Mateo, is that you? It will be!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULQNoWByuI/AAAAAAAAAjE/ivfzslJb6Wo/s1600-h/Vintage+Patterns+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SULQNoWByuI/AAAAAAAAAjE/ivfzslJb6Wo/s320/Vintage+Patterns+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279010645818329826" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-73038696779504327162008-12-08T21:03:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:24:41.860-08:00apple cozy!!!!!!<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >Floaty Toes told me about these so I went on a hunt for a free pattern and found it here @ </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/08/apple-cozy-pattern.html">Vegan Lunch Box - Apple Cozy Pattern</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >. This pattern has a variation for pears at the end. That link will also lead you to banana and orange cozies. I will be gifting mine at the office holiday party this week. What's awesome about the red color is that it looks kind of like the marbling in a steak. I think I love it and will be sad to part with it, but, hey, I'm broke! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" >Apple cozy porn:</span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/ST39nDvGR-I/AAAAAAAAAL0/jQWTzsHi1Tg/s1600-h/img_0427.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/ST39nDvGR-I/AAAAAAAAAL0/jQWTzsHi1Tg/s400/img_0427.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277653185807665122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/ST39nl0q8nI/AAAAAAAAAL8/wZVQ1ClIIc8/s1600-h/img_0429.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/ST39nl0q8nI/AAAAAAAAAL8/wZVQ1ClIIc8/s400/img_0429.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277653194957845106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2008/08/apple-cozy-pattern.html"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-25219759726021686502008-11-28T20:46:00.000-08:002008-11-28T21:01:45.060-08:00the first turkey<span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This Thanksgiving it was just my son, my boyfriend and me. My parents just recently moved up here, but my Dad had a surgery scheduled in California for this week so they decided to spend Thanksgiving down there while they were in town. Turns out the surgery was canceled though because the doctor who was supposed to perform the operation had to have emergency hip surgery and my Dad will need to reschedule up here!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Anyway, that left me on my own for food preparations which was cool because I had been expecting t do it for almost a whole year anyway since my parents moving here was a big surprise. My boyfriend suggested we cook the turkey breast-side down to get juicy white meat. We decided that a flip toward the end would be good to brown up the skin.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">I started it all with </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/perfect-roast-turkey">Martha Stewart's Perfect Roast Turkey</a><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"> recipe, hence the cheesecloth shroud:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDKyQSqqcI/AAAAAAAAALc/oUMsLN2V48I/s1600-h/img_0395.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDKyQSqqcI/AAAAAAAAALc/oUMsLN2V48I/s400/img_0395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273938128366381506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">This is the (almost) finished product:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDLHoJDv3I/AAAAAAAAALk/_hvYDmx-q28/s1600-h/img_0397.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDLHoJDv3I/AAAAAAAAALk/_hvYDmx-q28/s400/img_0397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273938495545786226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDLXPZlvpI/AAAAAAAAALs/EtEaWoMQngc/s1600-h/img_0399.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDLXPZlvpI/AAAAAAAAALs/EtEaWoMQngc/s400/img_0399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273938763782143634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">We had to keep putting in back into the oven because the juice from one of the drumsticks wasn't running clear. Finally, we just cut off some breast meat and ate while the rest went back into the oven. I also prepared mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing, gravy, rolls, and pumpkin pie! It was awesome and we had some kickass leftovers sandwiches for dinner tonight. We love Thanksgiving! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">Oh, and while we were eating my son said, "Thanks for Thanksgiving!" So cute! It warmed my heart!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-91526710383211215592008-11-28T20:44:00.001-08:002008-11-28T20:46:08.206-08:00the last dahlia<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">This is my last dahlia of the season.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Enjoy:</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDI45nH_jI/AAAAAAAAALU/-3zuVb5LgqA/s1600-h/img_0382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDI45nH_jI/AAAAAAAAALU/-3zuVb5LgqA/s400/img_0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273936043514002994" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-7111502779572075762008-11-28T20:33:00.000-08:002008-11-28T20:42:02.906-08:00best idea ever!!<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">So, you know those new ketchup bottles that came out recently? The kind that you keep upside down and have a valve-y thing so they ketchup doesn't leak out? Well, I've come up with a great way to reuse these babies! Put your dish soap in them! I mean, I'm surprised that I came up with this before Palmolive did, but I did! I was just at the store on Tuesday buying Thanksgiving stuff and there was nothing of the sort in the dish soap aisle. I also use a giant bottle like this for my body wash in the shower. I think some of the body washes are using this type of bottle, but I'm not sure.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Anyway, here's my picture:<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDHmQHIvoI/AAAAAAAAALM/Ikr4Mv5GwxA/s1600-h/img_0381.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/STDHmQHIvoI/AAAAAAAAALM/Ikr4Mv5GwxA/s400/img_0381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273934623624707714" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-77736718784754270772008-11-17T20:11:00.000-08:002008-11-17T21:12:26.573-08:00burrito head wrap!<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Long time, no post!! Hi!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I just made this hat thing based on </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTcalorimetry.html">Knitty: Winter 2006 - calorimetry pattern</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">, but like double the size. I still plan on making another that is made directly from the pattern, but it's getting dang cold here and I needed a good head coverin'.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I used dive Autumno 100% Merino Wool.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br /><br />Notes:</span><br /><ul style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><li>I love how it crosses in the back rather than just buttoning at the tips. </li><li>I like how it covers most of my head, leaving whatever sweet hair-do I'm sporting exposed.<br /></li><li>I like how I could wear it with a ponytail.</li><li>The wrapping/unwrapping feature is good for no f-ing up a sweet hair-do.<br /></li><li>MY EARS STAY WARM AND I DON'T GET A COLD WEATHER INDUCED HEADACHE!!!!!!!</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Pics:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SSJC5tThkNI/AAAAAAAAAKc/nx_FEKyE2Xo/s1600-h/img_0334.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SSJC5tThkNI/AAAAAAAAAKc/nx_FEKyE2Xo/s400/img_0334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269848073158365394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SSJC5ggmeDI/AAAAAAAAAKk/y-FYXFSkccs/s1600-h/img_0340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SSJC5ggmeDI/AAAAAAAAAKk/y-FYXFSkccs/s400/img_0340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269848069723551794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SSJC6CvHOEI/AAAAAAAAAKs/ThQ-OQLsaRc/s1600-h/img_0352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yTrNTgU_X0M/SSJC6CvHOEI/AAAAAAAAAKs/ThQ-OQLsaRc/s400/img_0352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269848078911223874" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00600849735742997539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-48909838809484130102008-10-17T22:01:00.000-07:002008-10-17T22:03:43.175-07:00I don't even knit!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SPlt70Ya0QI/AAAAAAAAAhg/0yQDn66JuC0/s1600-h/yarn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SPlt70Ya0QI/AAAAAAAAAhg/0yQDn66JuC0/s320/yarn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258354914372538626" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=fp_feat_7&listing_id=15957473"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: courier new;">genius here</span></span></a><br /></div>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-35747155410707654882008-09-24T16:48:00.000-07:002008-09-24T16:51:13.710-07:00I've been blogged!<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SNrSWIiPVEI/AAAAAAAAAZA/9dr3DO9LtaQ/s1600-h/il_430xN.38915338.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249739593343784002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SNrSWIiPVEI/AAAAAAAAAZA/9dr3DO9LtaQ/s320/il_430xN.38915338.jpeg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Some lovely person blogged about something in my shop! Woot!</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://lovesattendant.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-want-it-day-3.html"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>GO HERE!</strong></span></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-72849943259253806992008-09-22T19:30:00.000-07:002008-09-22T19:33:02.467-07:00My First CHOSEN Treasury!That means, instead of being chosen to be in someone else's treasury, I got my own treasury! I got to pick the items in it! It was really fun, and I liked seeing all my favorite things on one page. Yeah, I put one of my things there, heh. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=10627">Take a look!!</a>Floaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017369868427286278.post-41158007008281430752008-09-22T18:36:00.000-07:002008-09-22T18:47:36.087-07:00Cranberry Necklace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SNhIxAisA5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/Y4Mfc-X0bOQ/s1600-h/September+Jewelry+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JXRoxFN0EtU/SNhIxAisA5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/Y4Mfc-X0bOQ/s320/September+Jewelry+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249025372496593810" border="0" /></a><br />I rarely ever post about jewelry, even though it has taken over my life (in a good way)! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15469376">Here is a necklace</a> that I adore. My first one sold in a matter of minutes :oPFloaty Toeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770079619189324782noreply@blogger.com0