Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone! This is a bit of a nothing post: I just wanted to pop my head in to say that I hope everyone had a very merry christmas and that 2009 is safe, happy and full of plenty of crafting. I've been really busy with preparing gifts (even though I said that I probably wouldn't make any this year!), celebrating with loved ones and hitting the shops for post-christmas sales (no, not clothes shops, craft shops!).

I'll take some photos of everything and show them to you after I've gone and had a lie down :)

Beautiful things from Norma W

I really do love all of these things from Norma W. And any would make fabulous Christmas presents.

I really wanted to share some photos of what I've been up to lately but the weather has been so rotten that good pictures have been hard to find. Next post I'll show you my latest projects!

I'm back!

Hurrah! And how I missed all my fellow bloggers. Catching up on missed posts is one of my favourite things to do after an absence. There are so many new projects to enjoy and lust after and plenty of crafty goodness. You may recall that I too promised a completed project. About that. I had been working on a new hat pattern (which will soon be available as a free pattern!) and had almost completed it, when to my absolute horror, I found a small imperfection. There, to my utter annoyance, was one minute increase near the start of the piece. Naturally, I had to undo the whole damn thing and start again. But it will be completed soon, and to satisfy your craftiness in the meantime, here are some more etsy finds (I heart etsy!):

Hannibal Lecter Mouse

Hulk Mouse

Obiwan Kenobi Mouse

Emperor Mouse

Hehehe, being a Star Wars nerd I absolutely love the last two mice. Some of the other characters you can get are also hilarious, such as Alice in Wonderland, The Beatles and James Bond, and you can also place custom orders. I'm also loving this zombie mouse:

All these wonderful creations are from TheHouseOfMouse

P.S. A while ago I included a link in one of my posts about an article on blog etiquette. However, I just realised that I forgot to source it properly. The article is courtesy of Meet Me at Mikes (sorry!).

Note of Abscence

JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT I WILL BE AWAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO!!!! MORE CRAFTINESS THEN!!!! (is that how you spell abscence? absence?)

another etsy post

and just a little more!

Ghost Bunny from artfulartsyamy

i would gladly steal a child to clothe them in these gorgeous booties from pedrosprout!

very scary hairy tarantula from curster

i just love all the skunkboy creatures

and

gorgeous robot heart pendants from mokokokat. Just look at those little broken hearts!

On the crafty front, I know I keep promising projects but they are taking a frustratingly long time to complete. In fact, I'm trying to finish four babushkas at once as well as a deer and other miscellaneous thingies. This isn't a whinge though as I am loving every second of it and will try really hard to have something finished to show you next time. I have no idea how crafters finish even more than one item a week because I am incredibly slow. Any tiny stich that is slightly wonky will be ripped out and done over. I'm not sure if it's a bad thing or not, but it sure as hell makes things stretch out for longer than they should. That's enough from me I think, stay tuned for more updates!

stay tuned

This is just a touch base. I'm still working on the fingerless glove pattern as well as taking pictures of everything. Life's been busy at the moment, but I promise there will be more soon!

sorry, no pics

Apologies for the pictureless post today. I can tell you though that I am working on a new pattern, as well as more babushka dolls (including little ones) and some of my favourites. Stay tuned!