creative friday...

oh my! aren't we behind...


well, in my defense it is nearing spring! that means garden on the brain & planning/organizing our spring (homeschool) co-op session, along with both running a home & an etsy shop...

busy bees...but then who isn't, really??

@ any rate here on some of the lovelies that i've been working on lately...(as in the past 2-3 weeks!;)

another round of felted soaps...
this one to appease the merfolk...:)
(inspired by a gratitude soap i am making for a lovely lady whom i have never acutally met, but has nonetheless been a blessing in our lives)

a pair of copy cat cobalt convertible mitts for another sweet mama, and project #4 of "pay if forward 2011"...

stylin', profilin'... and the pattern, my own pattern, is on ravelry... !!

water bottle totes for our bits of goodness garden swap...

super cool, fun & practical to boot...!

we'll be using ours both in the garden & beyond (soccer games, when headed to the park, bike rides, walks, etc...the list is endless.)

"oceans & seas"...a super cute basketweave headband for another bits of goodness swap, this one was a specialty swap (aka one-on-one w/another mama) she asked me to knit a couple of headbands for her daughter, who is 6 years old & LOVES green.

& she'll be making evyn a couple of twirly skirts...gotta love that!

(modeled by aydin...he's got his papa's dimples ;)

i did add a couple of inches onto the pattern (so 15" long vs 12"), as it was originally sized to fit a toddler.

it has i-cord ties to get that perfect fit...i hope she loves it!

more water bottle totes...making 7 in all...

5 for the swap & 2 for our family. :)

modeled by our 10 year old, orin... notice the hip-ness of it all, while encouraging eco-consciousness. lovely!

a washcloth/dish rag for papa. "i love you" in sign language, though i hard time capturing it on camera...

i knit this up one night as an apology & an "i love you!" all rolled into one...

we had a little spat before he left for work, as most couples do on occasion. ours have actually become amazingly few & far between.

@ any rate he works LONG/odd hours & sometimes i just want him here with us. (is that so wrong??)

i know, "things are as they should be", but that doesn't mean we have to like it...

"green with envy", more fingerless mitts...

these are a gratitude gift for our kith & kin leader, miss rosie. she is an amazing life force in our community & always welcomes the children with open arms, no matter how long between visits. we LOVE her!!

"babe-a-licious blue mitts"...convertible mitts for a dear friend, miss katie watkins...

modeled by my super cool sister, sammi...gotta love these!

a cool clay cat made by orin (10); he chills a top our telephone...;)

evyn, painting wet-on-wet watercolors...

a card for grandma...

"creamsicle" slouchy hat & scarf set, for a dear family friend...

the hat...

the scarf...(i LOVE this picture!! just a taste of what sk brings to our house! ;)

perfect for your noggin'...

and beaner beans, 4, modeling a pair of pink-a-licious scrappy mitts...

project #3 for "pay it forward 2011"...

i am really want to make more of these, they turned out great! & a perfectly lovely way to use up those little yarn niblets.

actually, our nephew's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, i think i'll make him a pair in red/orange...

happy creative friday to one & all!!