pretty things.

Oh, how I love pretty things!  Here are some of my favourites.

This lovely package that arrived over Christmas from the amazing Svetlana of S.O.T.A.K. Handmade.  These hexies are to die for!!  I am trying to figure out how to use them best, and am thinking a mini quilt may be in order. Thank you, Svetlana!

This incredible Christmas/birthday bundle from my bestie Samantha in Toronto makes me weep with joy.  LIBERTY fabric, a Liberty book, personalized stationary, the best tea mug ever which I use daily, and a hand knit cowl!  Spoiled.

Pretty yarns, everywhere I look.  I seem to have a bit of knitting ADD and have multiple projects on the go.  Since I have a hard time finding a chunk of time to pull out my sewing machine lately,  I have turned to knitting as my primary happy creative outlet.  I love that I can pick it up easily for a few minutes here and there, and its portability for this mom-on-the-go is THE BEST.

I finished up my Coolbreeze sweater (photos to follow, someday) that I have been working on forever, and have promptly started a new pullover with some gorgeous Tanis Fiber Arts yarn in shadow (above right).  Lord knows we have had more than our fair share of wool sweater weather here lately!

(See?  Portable.  Here I am knitting while at a dental conference.  Made it MUCH more interesting!)

And I did finish up a Northern Loop cowl using TFA iris yarn recently which I absolutely LOVE.  So cozy.  More details on my Ravelry page here.

It has been a popular companion for me these past couple weeks.  Cheers!

making a list, checking it twice

My day, from beginning to end, involves lists.  Loooooong lists that I never see the end of.  You know the feeling?  So I thought I might as well strive make lists prettier for me and my friends.

Taking an idea from Krista, I bought a whole bunch of little Moleskine lined notebooks, then dug into my scrap bucket to pretty them up!

These were quick and lots of fun.  I used a bit of glue stick to tack them on to the cover, then machine sewed around the edges.  Easy peasy. And they make great little gifts for friends or hostesses over the holiday season, each with their own little bit of personality.

I have snagged one for myself to keep and have already gotten busy with my list making. So, have YOU been naughty or nice???