Monday, October 27, 2014

Not dead, just very busy!

After two weeks I figured for my own self discipline I had better put something up here. Plus, I never know who is actually reading this and keeping up with me and my oh so riveting life!

The big story today has been adding two products to my TeachersPayTeachers store. I've generated so many documents and things over the last five years of teaching--it will be interesting to see if other people find them useful too! I was surprised to see that the one I uploaded today has already sold one copy; huzzah!


I've been mostly working on this adorable little baby cardigan for a wee hobbit that has arrived in some dear friend's lives. I love the yarn, and I'm using up the last bits of it designing some matching socks. While it's rather challenging knitting for a baby long distance, I love this one so much (even though we've never met!) that it's worth it to me to attempt it!

I've also been cross stitching lately. I finished this delightfuly nerdy project (don't look to close though; I apparently can only count some of the time)--if only it were real!

I also had a serious bout of 'I-want-to-cross-stitch-something-fall-related-and-there-is-a-really-cute-pattern-I-like-but-it-costs-money-and-I'm-trying-to-save-for-December-so-I-guess-I'll-check-out-Pintrest.' This was the result:

I'm still working on my 'dragon' shawl and a few other things, but nothing else worth posting pictures of. With that, and since I am deep in Holmes lore with my grade 8 and 9's just now, I leave you with this parting shot

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Nothing much to report

I have been pretty insanely busy lately--what's new? I haven't been able to do near as much crafting as I wanted to, I've not got my marking done as quickly as I hoped, and there is the double edged sword of Christmas looming on my horizon (Escape! Deadlines! Show! Report cards!), so I've been just keeping my head down and taking each day as it comes. That being said, I have managed to do this in the last two weeks:

My dragon shawl now has the full edging finished; I'm just working out how to lengthen it a bit without making my life too interesting. I really like the beads I've added, but I'm glad that they're all on now as they are a bit fiddley!

My Christmas gift for a little hobbit is coming along nicely.

Over half-term I put up 5 shelves--mighty woman!

Also, I started a project who's first step looked like this,

Any guesses?

Parting shot: This has been my iPod background and been making me smile all week!