quiet ramblings

I have made some new gloves with leather patches on the palms, I will post pictures later. Do you ever get so many ideas and inspirations that you can't get them out and done fast enough? That is what I am dealing with right now. I have let things that I want to do/make get so far behind, not to mention housework and interacting with the babies, that I don't know where to start and I don't know how I can possibly get any one thing done...
Just before bed time today we made the melted crazy crayons from here which Colette was really really excited about. Sometimes I feel simply horrible for not doing more things with them, especially Colette, since she is getting to that age that she wants to do things. Johnathan is also attention hungry, just wanting to be played with and noticed. I need to think up activities and crafts that I can do with them so that we can all be satisfied...

moderate success!

Although I am certain it is 90% attributable to last minute shoppers looking for something inexpensive and use-able, I have sold 4 pairs of gloves on etsy! This is by far the most success I have had, even though technically I have sold more buttons I usually lost money with those so the gloves are a HUGE step up. I am pretty sure that as soon as the holidays shopping is over I won't sell anything I am elated that three people have liked my stuff enough to shell out $17.50 for each pair! It almost makes me wonder what I could have done if I had put more effort in to it all. I will be crafting pretty much full time after my finals so check back for pics of the crazy things I come up with then...

pictures of gloves

These have been so much fun to make, especially since they are exceptionally useful. And I sold my first pair on etsy! So exciting for me! I can't even being to tell you how hard it is to not completely blow off school at this point and just make stuff until my back hurts and I get blisters on my hands...I was talking to Susan and we discovered that we both have the habit of having a hard time falling asleep because we are thinking about making stuff or decorating and what not. So it is official, I am a craft nerd. Seriously, Wednesday afternoon can not come soon enough..except that I need to study and write book reports and so on...

Days 2 and 3 of craft-a-day month

So I will have to add pictures later but for now let me just say I made mittens into fingered gloves and added the buttons and I also made some super sweet hats (I have to admit I got the main pattern from marthastewart.com, a place I have frequented lately for ideas)
Next big project that I really hope will work out...a shaggy recycled rag rug (say that three times fast!) I had been racking my overworked brain trying to figure out how to make this and a visit to etsy helped it all come it to focus..I will post pictures of how they turn out. I want to make a big one for the living room, and a couple of smaller ones for the kids room, my room and the kitchen.
I also still need to figure out how I am realistically going to decorate the apartment for Christmas. Especially when I am making so many gifts and things to attempt to sell...oh and finals, blah..

new things

This is my first time needle felting...as you can see..but it was fun and armed with some bandaids and more wool roving I will be ready to do more!