Sneak peek

I'm working on a project and wanted to post a little piece of it...will reveal the whole thing when done. Enjoy!

snow

It snowed here in Portland on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Something we don't see very often. I went outside to begin my commute to work and fat flakes were falling all around me. I grabbed my camera and shot some photos as I headed out. It was so beautiful. Really. Really. Beautiful. I felt my heart expanding, felt a little tightness in my chest and the tears came. Tears of joy, of thankfulness for the beauty. Tears of gratitude that I'm here, that I'm alive. Sometimes we get a glimpse of how deeply, quietly magnificent the world is, nature is. And I'll treasure the gift of this snowy morning the rest of my life.

A Tale of Two Mitts

So the project started out well enough. I crocheted the fingerless mitt from a pattern on Ravelry and felt quite happy with it. Then I started the second mitt. I crocheted along happily, so excited to have my mitts done for the weekend. I pictured where me and my newly finished mitts would go; to the grocery store, to dinner with friends, on a lovely walk perhaps. The possibilities were endless. I finished the final stitch on the second mitt, sewed in the ends, then enthusiastically held it up to the other mitt. As you can see, I was quite sad. Somehow my second mitt ended up significantly smaller than the first. I still can't figure out what happened. So I did what any tried and true crocheter would do; I sniffed back a small tear, then started another mitt. And I was rewarded with success!

I'm wearing my finished pair of mitts right now. And we're going out this afternoon on a walk with a friend. Yay!

Kitty approves...

My little art buddy

This is my little art buddy, Miss Princess Sweet Pea. She's adopted my sewing chair in the studio as her hangout while I craft, blog, and dream. I love having her near me while I create. No studio is complete without a furry baby to keep a solitary crafter company.

A bit of color

Some new and vintage beads waiting to become a fabulous piece of jewelry...

My new coat from Old Navy, in a wonderful mustard color. It just makes me happy looking at it. And, I got it on sale!