End of the Week-End

Wordpress has informed me that this blog has a domain expiring in 13,799 days, and they apparently think I need to renew now. I’ll get right on that.

This weekend was not particularly crafty owing to the new family member (below).

At the moment I’m making a teeny little bear. Remember the amigurumi Boo and bear from Friday? I thought my husband would like Boo, but no - he requested that I make the bear. So I am. I’ve got the head, ears and body done. I still need to make arms & legs and stitch a face, and also make the scarf that goes with the bear. Should have it all done tomorrow.

Meanwhile, what I mainly did this weekend was kitten. Jeff and I got an adorable little kitten yesterday, who is currently dreaming little kitty dreams beside me. She’s fluffy and cute, and purrs really loudly. We still have a ways to go before our other kitty and our dog Audrey get used to her, but with time I’m sure we’ll all get along great.

I forgot to post some of my favorite things I found last week trolling blogs and such.

My Favorite new blog title is Corgipants. This is apparently a week for Pants jokes, as the bear I featured is from a blog called Crafty Pants. Jenna of Corgipants also runs the recently-featured Swapdex. Found her via a cute tutorial for a ribbon pinecone (right) she posted, which I will probably make.

On Display in England right now are three quilts commemorating Walsall’s links to the trans-atlantic slave trade and its abolition in the Parliamentary Act of 1807. One reason that I’m really fond of quilts is their ability to portray concepts and ideas. People really create some amazing things with quilts. A coworker of mine thinks quilts are just for sleeping under - and while that’s one aspect of them, he’s missed the idea that art can be created from fabric.

I found the World’s Largest Yarn Stash. The picture below is NOT a store. This is someone’s PERSONAL STASH. Seriously, I’ve never seen anything else like this. I’m not sure I have enough room in my entire town house for all of Bonney’s ginormous stash. It looks like a well-loved stash, too, doesn’t it?