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Check out Denise’s new site – her beaded jewelry is amazing!

This is my latest needlepoint cuff bracelet design, my iron fritzed out on me yesterday so I have been delayed on the finishing part. I hated that iron any way, so next week when I get back from LA I will start foraging for a new one.

The colors for this design were inspired by a custom order I am finishing for one of my Etsy customers – I love custom orders because they inspire me to get out of my comfort zone and tap into new ideas! So, keep them coming folks.

This would look incredible as a pillow…maybe when work settles back down I will go for it.

Sarah Palin?? pafiffle! I am sad that 1) she is the best that the republicans can come up with and 2) that it seems that her only credentials are that she is female. Good for you McCain, keep running your campaign into the ground!

I have been working the past month or so on a bunch of new merino wool crochet scarves – I am really happy how they are turning out!

The patterns for the blue and red scarves are from this awesome crochet pattern book The Complete Book of Crochet Stitch Design, a must have for any level of crocheter. The blue scarf pattern is on page 152 pattern #190 and the red scarf pattern is on page 219 pattern # 290.

The pattern for the brown scarf is from the equally awesome book 220 more Crochet Stitches. Also a must have for your crochet reference library. This pattern is on page 35 pattern #I.71.

For sale now in my Etsy shop!

About 4 years ago in 2008 I first made this cute little crochet Easter bonnet. I was messing around making hats and made this one without writing my pattern down. I also used a pansy flower design that was not my own. So, fast forward to 2012 and I finally have created the pattern using my original pansy flower design!

As you can see from the comments on this post, I am WAY overdue!

You can purchase this pattern several places:

On Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-pansy-easter-bonnet-hat
On Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/92837841/crochet-pansy-easter-bonnet-toddler-baby
On Craftsy:
http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/crocheting/Accessory/Crochet-Pansy-Easter-Bonnet-BabyToddler/5372

Here are pictures of my new design:

Here are the pictures of my original prototype, the hat is the exact same one as above except this hat below does not have my original pansy:

I have completed the pattern for this awesome purse! I am working it up in black and slate gray and they looks amazing. Here is the post of the black purse.

Purchase this crochet purse pattern here!

Would you like to know how I inserted the zipper and lining into this purse? Here is a tutorial on how to do this!

Started this Friday and finished Saturday, crocheted with Dark Olive Hilos La Espiga nylon no.18. I took my favorite leather purse and created a template for me to crochet.

Now for sale in my Etsy shop – stop by and take a look! This is the first in a line of crochet purses that I have been working on this year, more coming soon!

Periwinkle Crochet Purse on Etsy!

The Beluga cam at the Vancouver Aquarium. Qila gave birth to her new calf on 6/10/08 and you can see them both with live streaming video.

The Wolf cam at Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport, TN. Not streaming, but images that you can update by refreshing. I can see a good shot of a wolf having a relaxing lay.

The Chimp cam featuring Washoe a 41 year old chimp who uses sign language. This has three static images of play areas for the chimps that update every 30 seconds.

The James Reserve bird cams. Numerous feeder and nestbox cams at the James Reserve in the San Jacinto mountains in CA.

Eagles Nest Hancock Wildlife Foundation cam. Two babies on the nest right now

E.O. Wilson – “The Diversity Life”

For the green prehuman earth is the mystery we were chosen to solve, a guide to the birthplace of our spirit, but it is slipping away. The way back seems harder every year. If there is danger in the human trajectory, it is not so much in the survival of our own species as in the fulfillment of the ultimate irony of organic evolution: that in the instant of achieving self-understanding through the mind of man, life has doomed its most beautiful creations. And thus humanity closes the door to its past.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaw! Sold my first crochet necklace on Etsy yesterday, what a wonderful way to start the weekend! Since I am so anal, I made an entire new one to send to the customer. The original really was a prototype and my crochet skills are so much better now than 6 months ago or so when I first made it.

This has been really fun to piece so far. I am hand-piecing for the first time and really like it. Slower, but definitely works better for a hexagon quilt. I am not sure how big I want to make this, so I am stuck for the moment.