What I'm Working On

 In between helping with school work

and trying to put up Halloween decor,

I've managed to work on a number of other projects

I've been working on this beret pattern, 

that was supposed to be easy.

Well, not easy for me, I have trouble with hats!

But I've come up with some adjustments to make it work,

and I'm pretty happy so far.

 I'm also working on some more fall pins

for my shop.

 And a crochet Halloween project.

Last, but not least, I came up with 

and idea for a tutorial for Halloween.

So stayed tuned!

Bye for now!

Fall Colors in my Shop

 I've been working on some pins

in fun fall colors!

They would be great for Halloween too!

Please visit my shop to see the details!

Bye for now!

Crocheting a Rainbow

 Like any addiction, it started with one.

First I crocheted a purple hanger cover.

 Then I made a yellow one, 

and before I new it I had a whole rainbow!

 Now maybe some fall colors?

I need an intervention!

Bye for now!

What I Wore

It was a fallish day, 

on the last day of summer!

Dress, tights, tee, boots: Target

Butterfly pin: vintage

Bye for now!

New Designs for my Shop

 I have recently branched out 

to some new designs for my shop,

including a cute gnome,

a metryoshka doll,

 and a mushroom!

 They look super cute on a denim jacket!

Check them out at my shop!

Bye till Monday!

Crocheting Book Review

 Recently I checked out this book

from the library,

"Crochet with Color"

by Kazuko Ryokai.

I really love the projects 

and couldn't wait to get started!

Then I realized that all the patterns

were in chart form only.

I've never tried to use a chart pattern before,

so I was a little lost at first! 

But I finally figured it out,

and now I really like using charts.

I'm so glad I didn't give up!

 I made a number of things,

including this lacy purple collar.

I also made wristlets to match,

but didn't get a pic of those yet.

 Then I tried this smaller collar in blues.

Both patterns were very fun to do,

and I would definitely recommend this book

if you don't mind using charts.

Bye for now!

Rama the Gypsy Cat

 I love any book with cats,

but this was one of my favorites.

Bye for now!

Thrifty Finds

 Found at the thrift:

Pretty calico fabric and a costume pattern.

Kind of been slim pickings, 

but calico always makes me happy!

Bye for now!

What I Wore

 Dress: Target

Boots: Thrift

Belt: Dots

Necklace: crocheted by me

Bye for now!

Finished Crochet Necklace

 Still crazy this week, 

but I've been crocheting a lot.

So here is a necklace I just finished.

I think it will be great for fall.

Anyway, glad the weekend is almost here! 

Bye till Monday!

Smoke and the Spider

 It's been kind of crazy here,

getting back into the swing of things

with my girl's online school.

 But I finally have some time to do my blog again.

And take a few pics around the house.

I noticed Smoke looking intently out the window yesterday,

and found a really neat spider web in our bush.

 Hopefully you can spot the little white spider

hanging in the middle of the web.

I was even able to get a pic from underneath it.

 After a while I think Smoke lost interest,

so I snapped him looking at his reflection in the window!

Bye for now!

TGIF

It's been a crazy week with school starting,

so I will just leave you with this pic of Smoke.

Kind of how I feel right now! 

Bye till Monday!

The Three Bears

Here is a vintage book about Goldilocks 

titled "The Three Bears"

with art by F Rojankovsky.

1948

 Such beautiful artwork,

with lovely folk art details.

Check out Momma bears bed!

 This bed looks like it's a totally different

baby bear bed,

I love all those pillows!

 I really love the bears house,

 I'd want to live there too, if I was Goldilocks!

Bye for now!

Bunnies Make Me Happy

 What is more cute than a baby bunny?

How about four baby bunnies!

 Or baby bunnies nursing!

Time for momma to get a snack!

 Bye for now!