NEW PATTERN! Allison/teen wolf hat

So the other week when my niece was here we were all sitting around watching television and the hubby was channel surfing and left the TV on the MTV series Teen Wolf. So we watched a bit and Allison the main girl character was wearing this great hat. I had to make it. So I sat down and figured out what it should be and here we are people.

It is a barrette type hat.

she wears it on the garter stitch side but I think it looks great on the ss side too




I love it either way and put the pattern out there for purchase on ravelry to share :)

I made two clearly lol

I love them both and can't wait for fall to bust them out :)

Well hey there long time no see.

It has been a busy summer here soo far. I thought I would catch you up on what has been keeping me out of the blog world these last couple weeks. I finished my rag rug (which isn't my fav I wish I had had funner colors to work with but alas the local thrift shop was drab )

I sewed some curtains for the girl cave...
I made the hubby hang the book case in my girl cave..



I decided to work on a tear sheet project

I got a candle stick from the dollar store a couple cheap clear plates from a store that starts with W.. and pulled out my silver spray paint and glue gun and viola!! I have a great cute little spot to toss my jewelry and smelly stuff on my dresser!

I have been super thrilled that me and my sister happened to fall into a amazing shop that has opened in my town called Italy Ava that is all re purposed and hand made things. It is amazing and I am soo lucky to be in the ranks of these great artists ! wow! I have put a few things in like the cupcake hats (0f coarse) and...

I also threw together some more upcycled tshirt purses ( I forgot to take pics with the handles on though sorry)

They were fun and are way cuter in person.

I also busted out probably almost a dozen owl cable cell phone / ipod holders by request.

They work great for your androids Iphones or Ipods.

I also started to work on some fall projects for the shop (they are surprises though!) All of these was done plus I read 3 books (not listened to on my ipod but read!) , took a four day trip to the cities ,driving there one other time (nice 6 hours in the car) and having company at the house twice! I am also doing a knit a thon for breast cancer tomorrow.
I am EXHAUSTED I have to climb into bed and watch a movie and finish a project so good night every one !

Ps don't forget to go to Italy avas facebook and like them so you can see all the great stuff she is getting in it is amazing!

busy busy busy

Okay so I have been busy with all my normal activities (baking, knitting, cleaning, couponing, coloring my hair, cutting my hair, and all that business) So here is some of the latest things that I have been up to.

I am in love with hungry girl cooking show. I dvr it every day and this weekend in between cutting and coloring my hair I made her marsh mellow madness cupcakes!!

Hello super yum. I totally linked to the recipe for you and she was right you don't miss the frosting. Another thing you could do it sprinkle some gram cracker crumbs on top for you smores fans (me meh not so much a smores fan) :)
but certainly a fan of these yummmm.
Also I crochet up a rag rug from some sheets not the most beautiful but it down by my laundry area for now. I would love to get my hands on some more vibrant colors or even just others so if anyone would like to donate there old sheets to me let me know (or even ex's clothes what ever you have laying around ;)

this ones is a bit muted for my taste.

I also knit monkey butt a new Taylor shrug. She has wanted one since I knit my nieces last year.

It turned out nicely and she has been wearing it non stop with the dresses I sewed her and fire mosnter (oh I forgot to take pics of that...oh well another day)
I also finally got her the nail effects she has been begging for they are on sale and walmart and I had a coupon.

They are basically sorta stickers you prep your nails place them on and then you file the access off.

they worked really nicely

I was leery because at 8.50 after coupon and sale they were a bit pricey for this girls 7 year old. but They have lived up to their promise they have been on over a week now and only one has gotten chipped off!!! and there is enough we could fill that one! That is pretty impressive by little girls manicure standards her paint jobs usually last 3 days with me doing base two color and a gel top coat. So give them a shot they are fun for sure.

Well I am getting sick and have some body aches and a killer head ache so I am climbing into bed

Night every body

where I disappeared to.

Just in case anyone wondered where I have disappeared to I have fallen down the rabbit hole of couponing. I had a big trip this last weekend with lots of arens and things like on Saturday we couponed, walked a 5k for autism, went and did two full foils and 3 hair cuts ,then couponed some more with my sis in law. So it was a long weekend. We drove home with the car packed to the hilt the trunk would barley shut and the kids had stuff by their feet lol. So here is my stock pile so far. I used to just have two shelves in this pantry ...

but it was way over stuffed so we set up this...
which is full. and we added this

peg board for the putsy hang up stuff like toothbrushes and mascara and razors. Anyway so far this month I have saved 43% on my grocery bill. I have went over budget but I figure it is fair due to the fact that we got such great deals on something and I am going to spend a bit more in summer when my hubby has over time to stock up for winter when we don't and money is tighter. :) So this will be my nut this little squirrel is storing for the winter. :)

anyway. I also have been working on this. A special bag for a customer from etsy. I made the yarn from hand from "upcycled" t-shirts and then knit it up into this owl purse..

"upcycled" the handles from a bag at a local thrift store charity that benefits the hospital


I hand embroidered the details and

I even sewed a lining and then hand stitched it to the inside of the bag with a magnetic closure. I put blood. sweat, tears. and love into this one and I hope she finds it worth the wait :) I am making a rag rug for my living room at the moment and some sock monkey trivets for my sis and me and a Taylor shrug for Monkey Butt. ( I know what the heck has got into me I am a one project kinda girl) I guess it just shows how spread out and crazy my life has been this month. Well I am going to climb into bed next to fire monster who beat me to my own bed and read a book until I can fall asleep. :) I should have some interesting stuff to show you by the big holiday weekend coming up. :)

teddys tulips

So this last week I have been absent I just haven't had much to say. I haven't done anything gone anywhere done any shopping or pretty much left my house when not forced. I did work on a new pair of Teddy's tulips socks. I made this pattern up last year with some help from my girlfriend Angela. They are for my daddy who passed away 5 years ago last week.

Tulips were a big thing with us.

and I had bought this socks yarn (knit picks stroll tonal in queen ann) because this was very close to the tulips I brought to his memorial service.

My daddy was someone who definitely wasn't perfect but he shaped who I am and made sacrifices for me that I will never forget and I will always love and miss him and always tell my girls about all of his wonderful things that did mean allot to me. I have hoped to make this a pattern and put up for sale with the proceeds going to cancer research (my father had lung cancer and my girlfriends mom had breast cancer) but I have no clue how to set up a chart on a computer :( Well I love them and they will make me warm and happy every time I put them on I will think of my daddy.

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got curly hair want a brazillian blow out

I have another great beauty tip for you curl/wavy hair folks. My sister (not the one making the weird face but the one with something in her mouth and frizzy red hair) has some hair issues

We have learned to work with them. Foiling hair that naturally red is always interesting and the crazy texture makes it tricky to cut too. Not to mention it is coarse and THICK..

So she was hearing allot about Brazilian blow outs but they are $200-$400 in a salon. She saw this in walmart for 13$ and decided to give it a shot . (it is the formaldehyde free kind)

What you do is wash your hair with the shampoo it comes with, and then smear in this product. Then let it sit for 30 minutes DO NOT RINSE OUT blow out your hair and then flat iron it (flat iron should be up to 450 degrees this has heat protector in it ) and do not kink it for 2 days no ponies do not put your hair behind your ears and if it gets kinked flat iron it again. Then you can wash after the 48 hours. It is supposed to work for a month!!! I am sure it depends on how often you wash your hair.

My sister says her hair is super soft and she loves it. So give it a dabble it sooo beats $200 to $400 right!

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Whos up for some beauty tips.

So I have been sorta burned out on knitting this week after the craft fair. (if you have been noticing the lack of knitting from this knit picker) but I have found some great beauty tips to distract you...

I learned this one today, and it is brilliant!! Have you ever had your favorite eye shadow break!!! What a bummer well next time DO NOT THROW IT OUT Just mash it up in the little container you want it in, pour just A FEW DROPS of 70% rubbing alcohol over it and mix it up and squish it down with the back of a spoon!!! The rubbing alcohol will evaporate leaving it good as new!

How about your kids get a hold of your fav lip stick. Just scrap it out into a little jar or pill container nuke it for a couple seconds (if you want to turn the last scraps of your fav to lip gloss just mix a bit of petroleum jelly before you do the nuking) and then toss it in the freezer until solidified.

How about brittle lashes? Well lashes need some conditioning too! Us ladies are tough on the lashes ! So before you go to bed after you wash your face rub a bit of petroleum jelly on the lashes. Think of it as a deep conditioning treatment for your lashes. :)