Isn't my little baby sooo cute????? As NanC would say...she's so sweet, she could give you a cavity!!
I"ve been knitting like a mad woman to try to finish everything for the holidays. and guess what. i set out to make scarves for my whole family...i forgot to make ME ONE!! AHHHH!! my neck is going to freeze :) I'm making scarves for the family for our trip to the land of Canada. I can't wait.
im' thinking maybe my dad doesn't want to use a scarf. LOL. i can snag his. hahaa. i can't find my cashmere scarf that i bought from Banana Republic 4 years ago. grrrrr....
so i'll be AWOL for a few days...
happy holidays everyone!
|W|P|113548896586612273|W|P|HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com
|W|P|Merry Christmas, Jen!! Enjoy the frozen tundra, and buy lots and lots of yarn. |W|P|ewww!!! |W|P|Ew, that's just nasty. But as someone who works in the GI surgery department at a med center, I know my boss (who is a surgeon) would probably get a kick out of that.
Bot-Gurl and I went to see Brokeback Mountain last night. it was SOOO GOOD! This is one of the best movies i have ever seen. It was really shocking, funny-shocking, sad, happy, emotional. I understand what all the buzz is about....even though everyone is buzzing about the gay love scenes. i was really impressed w/ Heath Ledger's performance. He needs an Oscar nod. I would love to see this movie again. I"m just lucky Bot-Gurl wanted to see it too...or else i would have been forced to watch it solo.
We went to a theater in dallas b/c that is one of the only places showing it around here. it was SOLD OUT!! for like 2 hours! so we had to wait until like 830p last night to watch it. i got home so late. hhehe. before we got there, i was parking in the parking garage which was really full of people. long story short..i was waiting for a parking spot and some @!@#*#*$ fool swooped in and took it. Bot-Gurl was ANGRY. i was too..i was screaming obsenities. but as we walk down...those jackasses that took my spot actually started to harass my friend for giving them a dirty look! omg..i was so pissed. she was all "let's key their car!" no no...i cannot vandalize. i wanted to...but man. word to all of you out there...you better be polite and don't steal parking spots!! we cooked up alot of ways to get even the next time this happens. 
I should have written down their license plate number so i could track it and then egg the car later. that would have been awesome. i was too mad to think clearly.
i finally started and finished all the christmas shoping i was going to do. today was a bad day to even try to start shopping. sigh. oh well. i'm done. stick a fork in it! i have a horrid headache.
i need to make my dad's scarf. i should make one for myself...but at this point i'm thinking..i dont need a scarf. LOL. i need to finish a sweater i have been working on for a while. i wantd to have it done by christmas. it might happen. i might cheat on my dad's scarf and use the wonderful sew easy knitting machine for his. hahaha. but i'm almost done w/ the front of the sweater i was working on...and i need to do the sleeves and i'm done. i think i can do it. whew. i hate the holidays!!
I should have written down their license plate number so i could track it and then egg the car later. that would have been awesome. i was too mad to think clearly.
i finally started and finished all the christmas shoping i was going to do. today was a bad day to even try to start shopping. sigh. oh well. i'm done. stick a fork in it! i have a horrid headache.
i need to make my dad's scarf. i should make one for myself...but at this point i'm thinking..i dont need a scarf. LOL. i need to finish a sweater i have been working on for a while. i wantd to have it done by christmas. it might happen. i might cheat on my dad's scarf and use the wonderful sew easy knitting machine for his. hahaha. but i'm almost done w/ the front of the sweater i was working on...and i need to do the sleeves and i'm done. i think i can do it. whew. i hate the holidays!!
my mannequin is in the car.....it's too cold to go outside and get it to see if it fits. it fits. if it's too big...oh well. heheeh she can grow into it. she has a pretty good sized head. ;)
i had to make another tag for this hat. she was the recipient of one of the gifts w/ tags in them back in the summer...and man they LOVED LOVED LOVED the tag!! so i had to do it again. ;)
Bot-Gurl is back in town! YAY~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i missed her so much. she got back and we immediately went to fill a craving for pho. mmmm..it was EXTRA tasty tonight. sooooo gooood. i want more. hahahaah. i'm glad she's back. life around here isn't fun w/o her. we're gonna see Brokeback Mountain tomorrow. YAY!!! i can't wait! i'm so excited!|W|P|113488974487000930|W|P|another santa hat?|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|OMG your santa hats are SO CUTE!!!One question - what did you use to make the customized tags? I saw a tutorial that said to use ribbon and iron on transfers...that seems so complicated - is that what you did, or is there another way?
THX!
-Julsey
I have ALOT of yarn left over...so i'm going to make one for my mom. i think she is going to want one once she sees mine when we meet up at the airport on christmas day.
Here i have included a picture of my new glasses. so far i'm happy w/ them. it's been like 2 years since i got new specs...so i'm excited. and i went w/ something a bit different this time.
|W|P|I absolutely love the hat! The pom pom is HUGE! Great work! |W|P|Yes! The pompon is spectacular! Like your glasses too.
|W|P|Such a cute hat! I hate doing bobbles too and cheatest recently on a hat by making very short i-cord and doubling it over. Same effect with less pain. |W|P|CUTE!!!! and i love the glasses... very hip!! =D
What is this?
|W|P|Love the glasses (and the bookmark too - it's cute!)!!
Jodi, this is for you. i think i finished going thru all the pics and cleaning stuff up. ;) here is a tease for you.....|W|P|113454215271543298|W|P|just a tease....|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|These are excellent!! You did a fabulous job with the pictures! We love them so much!
Look at all these handmade gifts!!! so wonderful! (mine are the ones w/ purty bows on them. i perfected my bow making technique this week! hahaha)
The candy bekons us....
mmmmmm...PANERA bread!!!
crackers and some yummy toppings.
DEVILED eggs and queso. and coffee. mmmm.
Our gracious co-host, Miss Gabby.
Look at these pants. These were pants knitted by our late and great Diana. We found this in her stash after she passed last year. and we thought they were a HOOOT!! janice fit them perfectly and we said she had to wear them at the christmas party. we had forgotten all about them until she walked in wearing them. hAHHAAHAH. aren't they a hoot??
Here are some of the handmade gifts we made on their recipients. Joel is here showing off his soon-to-be glove. Joel was our one and only very very brave man at the party. ;)
A wonderful purple hat. ;)
Kathy and her Baby Bobbi Bear. I made this bear...b/c i thought it was adorable. Kathy and I started at the same time. My intention was to make it to help her w/ the process. but she's had some things to do at home and hasn't been able to go to the store as often as she had been. and she complains about never finishing that bear for her niece. SO i gave it to her just in case she wanted to give it to her niece. no way. she is KEEPING it for HERSELF. hahaah i'm glad she liked it. i had originally put it in the hand made pile and hoped that she would get it. and i told her that...and she goes "why don't you just hand it to me? *evil grin*" yeah! why not! so i did. hahahahaha. i'm so glad she likes it.
isn't this the coolest water bottle holder? i want to make one now!!
Here is Trish knitting on her socks. there was alot of knitting going on at the party. hahahaa.
here is the other scarf I made. i made this in the summer w/ my toy knitting machine. it was a big hit. i'm glad the things i brought were liked. i was a bit nervous.
this is just a few of the pics i took. it was alot of fun and i'm glad i dind't miss the party this year like i ALMOST did last year and like i did 2 years ago, b/c my friend is usually in town the weekend the party is held. heheh
Jodi and Benjamin got married on sat. I have to still look through and touch up some of the pics....but it was a beautiful wedding. Jodi and Benjamin look so happy.|W|P|113445077224554175|W|P|it's christmas time....|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|Ack! I missed the party! I completely forgot about it!!! :( It looks like you guys had lots of fun. I think I'm going to bring ornaments up to the office and then the store for people to take. I have an entire basket full!!
We can't wait to see pics, Jen!! We're dying here! ;) You rock!
I finished the Voodoo wrist warmers today! I was further along than i thought. i'm lucky my arms and hands are short. lol
Jodi and Benjamin get married tomorrow. I went to the wedding rehearsal to do some candids of the rehearsal and to sort of prepare for the big day. I"m a bit nervous...but i'm so happy for them. everyone in their family is so nice! but i'm sure they are ready for this day to be over with. hehehee.
it always amazes me how stressful weddings are. I'm always behind the scenes, doing favors, flowers, etc. and i never think it's stressful. but #1) i've never been through this myself. #2) it's never MY money that is spent on these things. hehehe. i know those 2 facts make a big difference. when my big day comes (if ever)....vegas style, baby. VEGAS. :) My cousin got married at the Bellagio...tha'ts the way i want to go too. quick, easy, cheaper and amazing photos on the Bellagio grounds. that's all i want. awesome photos. lol|W|P|113419604044033304|W|P|i wonder how you do the voodoo that you do....|W|P|purse.ho@gmail.com |W|P|Eek! Jen, you're awesome! I wish we were doing Vegas now, believe me, but it's not that bad. This is not a very high stress wedding, and I think I got a good amount of sleep last night. Now, if I could just get rid of this heartburn! ;)Love the wrist warmers!
|W|P|Nice wrist warmer! I think I'm gonna go knit one for myself.
thank you, SECRET PAL! i love you! hahaha.
it's cold here in Tx. not like 50 degrees cold...like below freezing cold. it's weird. it was sleeting today. when things like that happen here, the world as we know it here STOPS. it's kind of stupid really. granted, i dont like driving in snow and sleet. i dont know how. but i hate watching tv b/c the news today had 5 hours of emergency STORM coverage. what's to talk about? people...stay home unless you HAVE to leave! what? there is ice on the ground? shoot...i knew that already! what? don't drive on the overpasses and bridges? DUH. if you don't know that, you deserve to wreck on one if you are speeding along at 80 mph. earlier today when i was driving home, i was driving on the highway at like 45mph. i'm surprised people weren't passing me left and right...b/c usually people will skid on by all pissed off.
anyway...i started a pair of Voodoo wrist warmers yesterday at 1p. i finished the first one by 5p. whoo-hoo! but..i've got 2nd sock syndrome right now. i started the other one last night...didn't feel like knitting it. i got a bit sleepy last night after i took a hot bath...so i went to bed at like midnight. but in between the time i got home and then..i didn't want to knit on them. i'm bored. i really have to learn and master double trouble. I asked someone at Simpatico to teach me how to do them. She didn't really show me how. i'm one of those people that has to sometimes be shown things if i dont get it by reading the directions. well, i know how to knit the two at the same time. that is fine. i need to master the casting-on process. someone told me just to cast on and knit an inch on dbl points..and then put both socks on the 2 circs and knit dbl trouble. which is fine. but i am bothered by the fact that i can't just cast on and knit both. WHY CAN"T I DO THIS?? hahaha. it's a challenge now.
|W|P|Glad you like the package secret pal, it is I! |W|P|Oooh, I love the Container Store!! Next time you go, let me know!! I spent all night last night wrapping gifts for B so my back wound up all sorts of sore as well. Bleh.
|W|P|i'm a sucker at the container store too!! too bad there isn't one in my area... booo. |W|P|I was so excited to see that someone in the LJ nightknitters community posted about her scarf! Yay for MaryJane!! :)