Summer 2011

This is going to be an obnoxiously long post. Since I have not posted one thing since the beginning of the summer I feel I should play a little catch up. Even though the summer felt very short alot sure went on!

First....I fell in love with my plants. I have never had or pretended to have a green thumb but this summer I felt I needed a little greenery in my bedroom to brighten it up. Enter my succulents....very easy to take care of....very hard to kill...PERFECT!!





I wrote about this little guy in an earlier post here. He was part of my nana's Christmas Cactus. Well look at him now!

 
This is why I love succulents so much...you can get soooo many out of just one plant! I hope it gets as big as my nana's one day. It has stopped growing since it started getting cold out but hopefully it will get bigger in the spring!

Then we have this guy. I am not sure what kind of succulent he is....but I love him too =)

 
I am talking about the one on the left. The one on the right died unfortunately =(....leave it to me to kill a nearly impossible to kill plant! But the one on the left is doing very well!


 
Look at how tall it is! Haha I also love how the colors changed too. And last but not least it seemed like a no brainer to have an aloe plant in the summer...being that I am such a beach bum!


 
I don't have a good "after" picture of this one, but it is much taller and has branched out a bit. It has actually started to out grow its pot so I will have to find a new one soon!

Sewing

There was alot of sewing this summer, especially with my new sewing machine. It is crazy what a difference a little speed control can do to your confidence! I have a lead foot....both when driving and sewing so that feature has pretty much been the key to my success since I no longer lose control of the fabric! Here are just a few of the things I have made. Description are on my flickr page found on the side bar =)




























 
So that is the bulk of it. There were a few more zippy bags that I made but I gave them away without taking pictures lol...oh well...I need to stop doing that! I love sewing so much! The instant gratification is really awesome for my crazy craft ADD haha! Don't get me wrong I am still in love with knitting and spinning, but it can take me a LONG to time to complete a knitting project and only a few days for a sewing project so when time is tight (which is alot more often these days) I like the sewing.

Other then all that I went to the beach....

 
Went to Disney with my Robert and his family. It wasn't a very good trip (we also went with his siblings and you can imagine how that can go) but the Christmas store has alway been my favorite! Weird that this painting says 2010 though.


 
Made corn hole bean bags for my Robert. He built his own Bruins themed boards this summer! We went to the parade and he was feeling inspired haha


 
And finally my favorite part of the summer. I recieved this beautiful Pandora bracelet from my Robert....just because =


Well that should do it for the summer. I am sure I have left alot out but if I need to back track I will haha. Tomorrow I will finish up the fall months and hopefully be completely up to date with my posting! I love getting caught up =)

Happy Monday!

Still Around

Wow it has really been over 4 months since my last post?!?! Ugh... I was trying really hard to be good and post at least 3 times a week (time allowing) but it seemed to get away from me'. Oh well I am back now!

Lots has been going on in life lately.... Lots of crafting and sewing... Not much knitting but I am still working on those socks... Yes I know it has been 4 months since I finished the first one but I have been lazy lol.

I have been going through my pictures that we're intended for the blog and oh man! There are a TON of things to share!! I am going to be posting alot the next few days since there is alot of material haha, I kinda love that! I also discovered the blogger ap for my iPhone so that will make things a little more convenient I hope :) most of my pictures are taken on this thing so it should be good!

For now I have decided to show off my new sewing machine!!



This has been the reason for all of my productivity! It is a simple Kenmore machine but it has speed control, need drop down position and adjustable foot pressure! Perfect for my beginner quilting and other fun projects!

Hopefully I will be able to have another post tonight. But if not tomorrow.. Have a great rest of the weekend!