Newest Dollie Update

October 21, 2012

These rainy days have been perfect for cuddling up inside and knitting. I finished this little sweetie this week. I'm loving the little milkmaid braid and patterned sweater.

On a less cheerful note, I came home from work on Friday night, and developed a wicked case of the stomach flu, so I've been sleeping, dragging myself around the apartment, and not being able to knit or doing anything productive. It's driving me slightly crazy, as this weekend was designated to be the "get my life in order weekend" ie. clean everything and get my craft stuff in order after my crafting spree this last week. Hopefully I'm feeling better tomorrow, as I have my first staff meeting.

Wish me luck!

Dolled Up

October 12, 2012

Is there anything cuter than swing coats? Well, maybe polka dots? Bows? Sweetheart necklines? Mary-janes? This outfit has a little bit of everything pretty.

Thanks for reading dears,

Karen

Thankful

October 7, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

(North of the 49th parallel that is... well, almost... Victoria is actually in line with the United States at the 48th... which is why our cell phones tell us we're roaming and "Welcome to the US!" when we're by the ocean in parts of the city!)

I hope you enjoyed/ will enjoy lots of yams and stuffing (my favourites) and family and friends. I had a lovely dinner last night, and am looking forward to a second tonight! I'm so thankful to be living in this beautiful city with all my family around (I lived away from them for 18 years.) I'm thankful for getting hired so quickly and really liking my job. I'm also extremely thankful for all of you who take time to comment, like or even read my posts (or purchase little friends!) I'm thankful for this space where I have the chance to document and share the things I make and do. Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving!

Okay, I had to sneak this in here. I found this 1950's/60's brooch on Etsy and I'm in love. Isn't it amazing!?

(I'm going to try to fiddle with the design of this blog again, I'm going to spend a lot of time doing this so it's perfect and I won't have to change it in a few weeks, haha. So if things are looking a little ugly or weird, that's why!) ** I have no background in this and don't use photoshop, so it's probably a much longer process than it is for most people!)

Thanks for reading dears,

Karen

Creativity

October 7, 2012

I'm sure most people who are crafty or arty have thought of this before..." I wish there were more of me!"I could knit, draw, paint, blog.... all at the same time! Think of how much more I could produce! Think of the ideas that sit around in creative people's notebooks that are left to sit dusty for decades!

This line of thinking has disastrous effects on cooking, cleaning, self up-keep and almost everything not associated with being creative. Cloning is not the answer either (though I wouldn't mind having a lovely crafting day sipping tea and knitting with myself.. I think I need to meet more crafty girls!) I've finally bought a notebook...

Ta-Da!

Where I will put all the fun ideas that I have into it. That way, I will always have something to do on a rainy day, something to be excited about, and something fun to look forward to. While I would love to be able to knit a doll at lightening speed (especially last year when I made 30 for the craft fair!) I do enjoy the process, and feel a huge sense of accomplishment when they are done. If I was a human factory--- I don't think they would feel as special. So, I will doodle my little drawings, write down my schemes, and go at my own pace. I'm only twenty-three... I'll have oodles of time to get it all (well most of it) done!

I'm now going to go clean my apartment and paint my nails (definitely in that order)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday Treasures

October 2, 2012

This weekend is Thanksgiving and I'm so excited. Sometimes I think I like Thanksgiving even more than Christmas. I love the pumpkins, the changing leaves, delicious yams and yummy stuffing. It's the perfect introduction to the cooler weather. My parent's got some wood for their fireplace and we've had two lovely fires so far. Their little dachshund absolutely loves basking in the crackling warmth (I'm rather partial to joining him.) It hasn't rained here in three months, which is extremely unusual as we have a very warm/temperate climate with a lot of rain. Each week I gaze longingly at the weather forecast for a nice downpour, but it's been sun sun sun!

Fun Fact: Apparently we used to cerebrate Thanksgiving in November like America, but I'm glad we changed in to the second Monday in October in 1957 (though I'm not sure why). Things are too dead and wintery up here in November to look very harvesty, haha.

Anyways, whether you are enjoying turkey this weekend or not, here's this week's Tuesday Treasures!