tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21448395260681906872024-03-20T06:42:04.324-07:00Little Leaf LaneLittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-78924162960880489252011-12-23T10:03:00.000-08:002011-12-28T16:45:02.933-08:00Baby H<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My bro and sis-in-law are having a wee little girl in January. During Leaflet naps, I managed to crank out a cocoon and hat for my niece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used Homespun yarn in a warm brown for the cocoon and hat and in oatmeal for the flower. The button on the flower is from my late grandmother's button collection. Grammie loved to sew. I'm pretty sure she's the reason I love crafty things so much. Boy, did she LOVE Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Leaflet is 5 months old now. We've been battling reflux and fighting sleep, but the smiles, coos, and laughs are the bee's knees. He's just plain awesome, and I want him to stay this age. No more growing. He has agreed to this...or at least I think he has. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hope you all enjoy your holiday season. See you in the new year! It should be a great 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-87222870803216185512011-09-23T08:19:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:19:22.187-07:00Tour-ific!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First, Happy Fall!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nursery tour! I know what you are thinking...finally, the kid is 2 months old, and she's just now posting pics of the nursery. Does this make it any better?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now, that you've forgiven me, here are the pics. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First, you meet this guy when you come through the door...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For some reason, I want to call him Raccoon Jack so that's what I'll do. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The crib was a closeout item from JCPenney:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(If you look really closely at the crib, you'll see a raccoon behind bars.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Look, above the crib, it's Owliver!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We got this changing table from Babies R Us, but they don't sell it anymore in this color. I love that it has a built-in hamper.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The quilt hung above it is from the Carter's Forest Friends crib set. I hand-sewed some tabs onto the back of it so we could suspend it from a curtain rod. The curtain rod (from Lowe's) has an acorn on each end. We didn't use the brackets that came with the curtain rod because it would stick out too far from the wall. Instead, I found some bronze-finish hooks at Target that worked perfectly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The chair and a half nook (where I will be taking monthly photos of our little Leaflet):</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There's Aggie! The cats all think this is their room. This picture and the next 2 were taken during our newborn photo shoot by <a href="http://www.christinemartinphoto.com/">Christine Martin Photography</a>. She did such a great job with all the photos.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These two crafty projects hang above the dresser. The dresser was an abandoned piece of furniture in one of the Gnome's past apartments. It was painted brown and had sticker adhesive on it in several places. The Gnome, after many trips to Lowe's followed by many hours of sanding, refinished it to go with the rest of the furniture. He also removed the wooden bar drawer handles, and we replaced them with some cute knobs we found at Lowe's. It seems that this post is an advertisement for Lowe's. It's a good thing that Lowe's is so close to our house because we go there A LOT. Here's the finished dresser:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, that is the end of our tour. Sorry it took me so very long to post pics. If we ever get around to hanging the mobile, I'll post pics of that too.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Baby G has arrived! He decided to show up 9 days early (much to the surprise of his parents). Everyone kept telling us that since he was our first that he would assuredly be late. He was 7 pounds 6 ounces and 18.5 inches at birth. We are all doing well and still trying to get into a good routine. Baby G is 7 weeks today...which means I took way too long to update the blog. Oops. Sorry about that. I've been kinda preoccupied though ;) He is now weighing in at 11+ pounds.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have some pictures from the nursery coming your way. I was actually waiting until the mobile got hung, but that still hasn't happened so I'll just post pictures without it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm trying to come up with a nickname for Baby G on the blog, but haven't settled on anything yet. After all, he won't be "Baby" G forever.</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-40733460147828444962011-07-08T06:33:00.000-07:002011-07-08T06:33:11.493-07:00Finishing Up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We have been busy bees around this house getting things in order for Baby G. Today, Baby G is considered full term!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We've put together a pack n play (which our orange, fluffy cat Aggie claimed as his own new bed right away), swing (our tabby Tweak tried to jump in and got the rude surprise that it moved), bouncer (no cats have tried to jump in there), and installed a ceiling fan. We still have the car seat to install and the mobile to hang. As soon as we get the mobile hung, I'll take pictures of the nursery and post 'em. I've been working on a knitting project and a crocheting project, but haven't finished them for pics and posting. Hopefully, I'll finish them up here soon because time is running short. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We attended our last baby preparation class last night. It was 2.5 hours on Baby Care Basics. Sitting still in a chair for 3 hours while 8+ months is not fun for your back. It was informative, but I'm glad to have all the baby classes completed. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is one pic from the nursery just to hold you over:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First up is a baby blanket that my Aunt Sandra crocheted in pastel yarn:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the ?L's motorcycle friends (yes, the ?L is in a motorcycle gang) crocheted us a baby blanket in blue, yellow, and white:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And last, but certainly not least, my friend <a href="http://stuffgrowing.blogspot.com/">EG</a> made us this awesome quilt using Moda fabrics:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks to all you ladies for such wonderful, crafty gifts!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In non-crafty news, I found out that I don't have gestational diabetes! No pricking my fingers! That was a relief. The due date is getting close now!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-68384590538033709382011-05-20T05:45:00.000-07:002011-05-20T05:45:12.119-07:00Inspired.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't have a whole lot to share from this week as the days have been filled with childbirth classes and doctor's visits. Don't you just love going to the dentist? I don't detest it like some people do, but I don't exactly look forward to it either. No cavities though! Hooray! I was instructed by my hygienist to either bring baby pics next time I am due for a cleaning OR bring Baby G himself ;) This morning I had to get up bright and early for a 3-hour glucose test (the test for gestational diabetes for those not in the know) because I failed the 1 hour test last week. It wasn't horrible, but getting stuck with a needle 4 times over the course of 3ish hours is not at the top of my list of fun things to do. I don't know my results yet, but hopefully they'll be results I want to hear. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did however do something fun last week. I drove to Charlotte on Tuesday to hang with my in-laws including my sister-in-law, her husband, and our two adorable nephews. The other reason I went to Charlotte was the <a href="http://donnadowney.com/index.php/inspired-artists-workshops">Inspired.</a> craft workshop. I was not one of the attendees (mainly due to the event fee), but Mom G and I got to peruse the vendor fair they had at the event. There were maybe 8 vendors so it wasn't very large, but they had some good stuff to check out. The highlight of the workshop was that we got to meet and chat with <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/">LOLLYCHOPS</a>! LollyChops was one of the featured designers/instructors, and you can check out her account of the event <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/lollychops/2011/05/inspired-2011.html">here</a> (and the super-awesome inspiration piece she made for her class). She's the sweetest, most inspiring, crafty person I know (I guess I can say I know her now that I've met her ;) ). Be sure to check out her blog if you haven't already!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found <a href="http://www.freshlypickedblog.com/2009/06/breastfeeding-cover-tutorial.html">this tutorial</a> online for making a breastfeeding cover. I had purchased some fabric (30% off!) at my LYS a while ago for some unknown project so I decided to use it for this. Here is a close-up of the fabric (please excuse the wrinkles; they refused to leave despite my pleading):</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-45742000952418467462011-05-06T05:21:00.000-07:002011-05-06T05:21:14.200-07:00Cocoon<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Friday! I hope you have had a fantastic week! This week marks the last week of my second trimester so I'm in the home stretch now. That is a little scary, but also pretty exciting. We're halfway through our childbirth classes. I think we've both really enjoyed going to them and meeting some new people. Baby G has been moving A LOT. I think I experienced his first hiccups yesterday morning :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Down to crafty business! Back when I found out I was pregnant, I found a pattern for a baby cocoon on Etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65843319/pdf-crochet-pattern-newborn-cocoon-set">here</a>. I actually made the cocoon a while ago, but kept putting off crocheting up the hat. I can't believe I procrastinated for so long because the hat pattern has 10 rows. That's it! I finished it in about 45 minutes. Here's the set:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love the color and the buttons :) I think it turned out quite nicely. I might start on another one in a larger size so I don't forget how to knit it up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can't wait to get the dresser finished so we can figure out where we are putting all the furniture in Baby G's room. Then, we can hang everything and sit back to wait for his arrival. Well, I guess we need to do a couple of other things like set up the monitor and get the car seat and bases installed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a great weekend everyone! It looks like it's going to be a beautiful one :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-29071254360530117292011-04-22T06:38:00.000-07:002011-05-05T15:19:14.574-07:00Tower of Animals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkqLUwVXX0tMoxDl809bks4D61n0E5aJhfUrvj1fmRT6QVP_mGh9O1q4V264oG5ABlF1Ew1TKNhaL_vlxo4ZjHndMXL8MYV4JnE3GMJ0WRTcb34ECyZOk_nqOkeftwZ1qygo8zBIxQgtJ/s1600/DSC01369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkqLUwVXX0tMoxDl809bks4D61n0E5aJhfUrvj1fmRT6QVP_mGh9O1q4V264oG5ABlF1Ew1TKNhaL_vlxo4ZjHndMXL8MYV4JnE3GMJ0WRTcb34ECyZOk_nqOkeftwZ1qygo8zBIxQgtJ/s320/DSC01369.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had another 11 x 14 canvas from the pack of 2 I bought to make the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://littleleaflane.blogspot.com/2011/03/leafy.html">tree canvas</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. The Gnome likes animals stacked on top of animals so I figured I could do something along those lines. I started by painting the canvas with tan acrylic paint. Then, I searched my Cricut Give a Hoot cartridge for animals I could use. I cut some shapes out of patterned cardstock, but it looked too busy. So I decided to stick with solid, textured cardstock for our forest friends. I used some dimensional adhesives to pop the animals up off the canvas a bit. After adding some coordinating buttons from my grandmother's collection, I called it done!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm still working on the baby hoodie. I'm on the second sleeve though so I should be finishing it pretty soon. I just have to knit up the front bands for the buttons and buttonholes, and then I'll be finished with my very first sweater. Hooray!</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-27715000047829745392011-04-15T05:09:00.000-07:002011-04-15T05:09:34.651-07:00Mobile-ing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The mobile is complete! Let's meet the characters...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is Gnomar:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The nursery is painted. The changing table and crib are assembled. We have a mattress. And childbirth classes start on Monday. We're gettin' ready!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In related baby news, we had an u/s today, and Baby G was not cooperating for pictures. Probably some foreshadowing there. Whenever the u/s techs would try to get me to roll over to get the shot they wanted, Baby G would roll right along with me. Synchronized rolling! And the u/s techs exclaimed at one point and pointed at the screen to show us that Baby G was sucking on the umbilical cord. My response: "stop that!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is the best photo I could find that shows most (2/3) of the room:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you look at the top of the photo, you can see the tissue paper pomander balls I made. Yeah, the room was bigger than I expected so they look very, very wee. Oh well, even though they were a bit small, I like 'em. And I kept them, simply because I spent hours and hours of my life making them :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We had balloon trees placed throughout the room. My bro, SIB, and sister-in-law J, rented a helium tank, and we inflated a zillion balloons. J read online about how to make a balloon arch so she whipped one up, and we placed it behind the head table.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZXSrmd3JhN3msy3K1Gnes9VRVBXNZjKSG4c8LX5dALMwtMU8W2SdCRgmBOuJkK2SKng18yoenGK11Ua3Cojvotms6-RItPq-uhgZkUJSCCcjQynmxMR35niTtAiCxOEgS3Yq8JCVbCgj/s1600/IMG_1513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZXSrmd3JhN3msy3K1Gnes9VRVBXNZjKSG4c8LX5dALMwtMU8W2SdCRgmBOuJkK2SKng18yoenGK11Ua3Cojvotms6-RItPq-uhgZkUJSCCcjQynmxMR35niTtAiCxOEgS3Yq8JCVbCgj/s320/IMG_1513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Why hello ?L and Pops! That's a mighty fine cake you have there.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SIB and J did an awesome job putting together pictures both for a slideshow and for a table at the front of the room.</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-84673024691592477862011-03-25T05:59:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:36:15.302-07:00Spring Break<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Howdy! I don't have any crafts to post this week as I am in the middle of a couple of projects. So I will be taking a (spring) break from craft sharing to show you some of the blooming things in our yard.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We planted some forsythia bushes last year on the side of our garage. They didn't grow very much over the past year, but we got a variety that's not supposed to grow super fast. Here they are sporting their lovely yellow blooms:</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKHlQM5Ii_ujwishHL4Y6lFhROhlDiRqqwUWY_1XkwW3DAd7M3BN_tFuOAA0bMAUylnGyxrkYCstvZuRoht0uxKWOddIohabwThcuC-hS_OSrY998wyV-FT5iiEBB_YgKN5nlVK_L-b0J/s1600/DSC01342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKHlQM5Ii_ujwishHL4Y6lFhROhlDiRqqwUWY_1XkwW3DAd7M3BN_tFuOAA0bMAUylnGyxrkYCstvZuRoht0uxKWOddIohabwThcuC-hS_OSrY998wyV-FT5iiEBB_YgKN5nlVK_L-b0J/s320/DSC01342.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We also planted six green-flowered Hellebores. I love green flowers...they're my favorite :) One of them has kicked the bucket, but we were able to return it to Lowe's and get our money back. Yes, it was only one day before the 1 year warranty was up, but that was because we kept putting off digging it up. Here is a pic of some flowers on one of the 5 remaining plants:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">P.S. Next week, I think I'll finally post pics from my parents' 45th anniversary from last July. Yes, it's almost July again. </span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-44624072978142441292011-03-18T05:19:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:37:05.892-07:00Hoops!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No, I'm not referring to March Madness (although I am currently leading my NCAA bracket group). I'm talking about embroidery hoops! I bought 3 sizes of unfinished hoops at Michael's and painted them with some Folk Art Plaid paint in dark brown.</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-14208726765110807352011-03-11T06:08:00.000-08:002011-04-08T18:40:38.395-07:00Leafy<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Friday!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As in my previous posts about this project, I'd like to give a shout-out to <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/">LollyChops</a> for the original <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/lollychops/2010/10/the-lollychops-channel-one-tree-5-ways.html">inspiration and tree .svg</a>. Thanks Lolly!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now, that this project is done, I can move onto working on a mobile. I'm also taking a baby hoodie knitting class at my local yarn shop (pattern <a href="http://www.patternfish.com/patterns/8121">here</a>). The yarn I'm using is Berroco Weekend in <a href="http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/knitting/yarn/Berroco/Weekend.asp?showLarge=true&specPCVID=18055">Matcha</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In personal news, I've spent most of this week on my couch due to the lovely stomach bug I have. We were supposed to go out of town yesterday, but that didn't happen. Lots of Gatorade is being consumed, but not a whole lot else. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm hoping I'll start feeling better soon.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To make Owliver, I just drew an owl body outline and used it as a felt cutting guide. I hand-stitched the front and back together leaving a hole for stuffing and then flipped it inside out. Turning the pointy parts was difficult because the felt was thick and wrinkly. That was also the most difficult place to stuff some stuffing, but I think I managed to get some in there. Then, I stitched up the hole, which is hidden at his bottom. For the wings, feet, and beak, I just drew shapes on paper and used them as pattern pieces. I stuffed the wings with polyfil as I was sewing them up with pale yellow embroidery floss. I cut the "feathers" and eye circles out with my Sizzix dies and Cuttlebug. And presto! Owliver was born.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The wreath perch is a 14" styrofoam wreath I got from Michael's. I used Homespun yarn to double crochet a long skinny strip (like LollyChops did <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/lollychops/2010/05/felt-flower-wreath.html">here</a>). I wrapped and pinned the strip in place on the wreath form until it was all covered. At the end, I just used the yarn end to stitch the two ends of the long strip together. I'm going to hang the wreath with the 2-inch wide ribbon you can see in the picture. I don't know whether to tie a bow at the top or do something else to hide the nail. I sure hope our little one likes owls and woodland creatures in general :)</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-17812009522929435422011-02-25T06:07:00.000-08:002011-04-08T18:40:13.648-07:00Ah, Nuts!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So it seems like all I want to do these days is work on things for the baby's room. In related news, I have been through 7 paint samples...all blues and greens. I think it's between the last 2 that I tried so at least there's progress. The nursery theme is forest friends...you know, woodland creatures and such. We got this Carter's <a href="http://carters.kidslineinc.com/products/collections/forest_friends.php">crib set</a>. Although the Gnome loves squirrels, there are no squirrels featured in this crib set. To make up for this slight against squirrels, I decided to feature them in one of my crafty projects for the room. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I saw a project in a magazine a while ago that involved cutting out a shape multiple times in different patterned papers or fabrics and then placing them in a framed grid. The project I saw had a grid of teapots with a teacup in the bottom right corner. Enter my Cricut Expression and <a href="http://www.cricut.com/shop/#0/1/958/3/Cricut/Cricut Give a Hoot Cartridge">Give a Hoot</a> cartridge. There are actually several squirrel shapes in this cartridge. I chose some patterned papers from my stash and swiftly ordered my Cricut to cut some squirrels. I got a little squirrel-happy and cut too many out, but that left me with more of a selection so it's okay. There's also an acorn shape on the cartridge so I cut out one of those too for the bottom right corner.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the grid, I used my Martha Stewart 12 x 12 cutting mat and some scrap yarn. The frame I bought was a 12 x 12 frame so I used a 12 x 12 piece of textured cardstock for the background. I taped down pieces of yarn to outline exactly where each squirrel would be placed. Here's what the grid looked like:</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-14997008553173206642011-02-18T14:11:00.000-08:002011-04-08T18:42:09.043-07:00Happy Friday!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't know how the weather is in your neck of the woods, but it is fantastic here. The thermometer in my car was at 68 degrees this afternoon. Unheard of for February here. In honor of the warm weather, I went with a couple of friends to get a pedicure in my flippie floppies. My toes are so very happy and pink :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Alright, let's get down to the craft business. I have wanted to knit some fingerless gloves for some time and finally settled on a <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html">pattern</a>. Here they are:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The gloves had a different bind-off technique that I hadn't used before so I got some instruction from my LYS. It's a picot bind-off. Here's a close-up:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nextly, here is the promised photo of the necklace I made for a friend's birthday:</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been working on an art project for our woodland/forest friends-themed nursery, but it's not finished yet. <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/">LollyChops</a> made an awesome tree .svg file that she used for her <a href="http://www.lollychops.com/lollychops/2010/10/the-lollychops-channel-one-tree-5-ways.html">tree artwork</a>. I loved it so much that I'm making one too (thanks Lolly!)! Lolly has a video on UStream for the project <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10150859">here</a>. Here's a peep:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLYiZY20Q9vTqQiGabQIDlzpRQ_y0O5RdebgAbKDCp6pWioGaJ_sCRPUGEqsIVu_HCw3sNEQ3xrgRi1U1cz8LFd30NwcvAEdT-kxrRxGqoVt4uxrU3CBKUt57KMHPbRhO390w1fOwTwvf/s1600/DSC01300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLYiZY20Q9vTqQiGabQIDlzpRQ_y0O5RdebgAbKDCp6pWioGaJ_sCRPUGEqsIVu_HCw3sNEQ3xrgRi1U1cz8LFd30NwcvAEdT-kxrRxGqoVt4uxrU3CBKUt57KMHPbRhO390w1fOwTwvf/s320/DSC01300.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a great weekend! See ya next week :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-12698839349872586582011-02-11T07:58:00.000-08:002011-04-08T18:43:37.756-07:003 Months Later<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hello Again. I haven't posted in 3 months. Yep, it's been that long. I really have no excuse other than the holidays. Well, and there was also finding out my eggo is preggo :) I love the movie Juno.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I do have some crafty projects to share. Unfortunately, I repeatedly forget to take pictures of my finished projects. I'm going to have to get better about that. Before Thanksgiving, I made a bib necklace for a good friend's birthday. I went a little crazy crocheting and knitting flowers and leaves in some of her favorite colors. Just for some added texture, I threw in some felt flowers and leaves. Here is the disassembled necklace:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was looking for some new techniques for making cards so I decided to try embroidering cards. Here's one that I made:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Glad to be back!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-2750645776790094292010-11-08T08:48:00.001-08:002011-04-08T18:45:59.497-07:00Autumn Fun<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Autumn in the mountains was beautiful...the reason I say "was" even though it's technically still autumn is that it has been super chilly here for a couple of weeks now. It's supposed to be "warmer" today, but it's still kinda chilly due to the wind. Most of the trees aren't letting go of their leaves just yet, but I'm sure with these cooler temperatures and windy conditions, they can't hold onto them for long.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the spirit of fall, here are some of the pics from our day at our local fall festival/pumpkin patch.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is the hayride that takes pumpkin seekers out to the pumpkin patch:</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I didn't get any pictures of the pumpkin patch because we were diligently searching for the perfect pumpkins. This particular farm has both a pumpkin shooter and corn "cannon." We were able to shoot some corn cobs (really, really fun), but the farm was about to close and the line was too long to get to shoot a pumpkin out of their launcher dubbed "Dorothy." I love that the launcher has a name :) Here are some folks launching mini pumpkins with Dorothy:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1vbsA_5hz3ybteWwGEjSo0_Kg3YsSayaXIpBGfa6Ww5ijs_mBHK9RmRp9iO0B4JqAG-lFNIHS8snK56juBjdXdSZT5Cs-TXqbfu4M-0wiVIcNdeEjX4VvqvTXo5erGfSdil_GZyTumLG/s1600/DSC01264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1vbsA_5hz3ybteWwGEjSo0_Kg3YsSayaXIpBGfa6Ww5ijs_mBHK9RmRp9iO0B4JqAG-lFNIHS8snK56juBjdXdSZT5Cs-TXqbfu4M-0wiVIcNdeEjX4VvqvTXo5erGfSdil_GZyTumLG/s320/DSC01264.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here is the corn cannon:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzDTZzLru0qY-wX_8oCyGf4fawR5KNQ1s9_sTcr4aQ3aXFfzgg-q6xhtw-x-7BGxQ-AWOWkQQkRa7S1ePd40i1VaNC3T2CTnxWaP2fdGHkcc4UqDrXTVd8NFTjKGIqR5mwOUFjKoj3TLl/s1600/DSC01263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzDTZzLru0qY-wX_8oCyGf4fawR5KNQ1s9_sTcr4aQ3aXFfzgg-q6xhtw-x-7BGxQ-AWOWkQQkRa7S1ePd40i1VaNC3T2CTnxWaP2fdGHkcc4UqDrXTVd8NFTjKGIqR5mwOUFjKoj3TLl/s320/DSC01263.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Gnome would really love to have goats so of course he was excited to see that they had goats at the farm. The goats weren't horribly interested in us so they stayed at a distance, but check out the contraption they have for the goats to climb:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7bOBiQ3tEssHqugRJhwdO6vDb5z2M-kCoS86kyrrP8y4BwPHVbVEQj6PZTpRetkT4tEnLXoFukyqU91elJ_IFEBFcUUWAB_C1Xzw6Ft4O-u2bbE9P4tEhizal0E8dr2_ytRheFcuBXrl/s1600/DSC01261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7bOBiQ3tEssHqugRJhwdO6vDb5z2M-kCoS86kyrrP8y4BwPHVbVEQj6PZTpRetkT4tEnLXoFukyqU91elJ_IFEBFcUUWAB_C1Xzw6Ft4O-u2bbE9P4tEhizal0E8dr2_ytRheFcuBXrl/s320/DSC01261.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The farm also had a corn maze. It was the most complicated one I've ever experienced. The maze had two phases. We only made it through one phase before moving on to the next activity. We got stuck (for quite some time) in phase 1 in a section for which there was only one way out. At least we weren't the only ones...we kept seeing the same groups of people over and over again. There was a bridge you had to cross to get to the rest of the path. I stopped and got some great pics of the surroundings:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRbfGNU06mTeUQJq8xUP2yWLwHhY_MF6Wtk76p9GpD6_WUbFJDTY9meZOU19TuwOHDWKQzgb42XIEh4yIJTKdbrgHzy3KoNIhMWgmNPeQEf6ln1wfaUUY5rBjra2ySqeRtCJglRj3Ow1c/s1600/DSC01272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRbfGNU06mTeUQJq8xUP2yWLwHhY_MF6Wtk76p9GpD6_WUbFJDTY9meZOU19TuwOHDWKQzgb42XIEh4yIJTKdbrgHzy3KoNIhMWgmNPeQEf6ln1wfaUUY5rBjra2ySqeRtCJglRj3Ow1c/s320/DSC01272.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Isn't that view magnificent?! (all of that corn at the bottom of the photo is part of the maze) And because I haven't shown any pictures of pumpkins, here is the toddler pumpkin maze they have set up:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx2Gf9trGTBhvKj9GJi0TcvGGMkXb8lgMLh9DyCQq6c0IhxUndXLJFw6E9_LmvDO-_lzinYiwaC2QTxZxYMuWvtejcUaYdyj9UfdihVgSUsNNzrYSkm87FB78AiQ2XTPlKBv9FgzwCmRj/s1600/DSC01267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx2Gf9trGTBhvKj9GJi0TcvGGMkXb8lgMLh9DyCQq6c0IhxUndXLJFw6E9_LmvDO-_lzinYiwaC2QTxZxYMuWvtejcUaYdyj9UfdihVgSUsNNzrYSkm87FB78AiQ2XTPlKBv9FgzwCmRj/s320/DSC01267.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now, for crafty news...I've been working on several projects, but sadly, some are presents so no revealing yet. (Sorry!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I stumbled upon a 100 Flower Scarf <a href="http://applehead.typepad.com/applehead/2006/05/100_flower_scar.html">here</a>. So I decided to try it! Here's what I have so far:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYCbH3CryHSlf9wxHRx7SGur9by8oIMYV5qqI3Jf_fYF2CaJP0Pfls__FdSemD7mbtaA57vC8z-dDSEkRSqC9uGjqABp6mmYbqdbGgpIwjosv0OgmTX7MEYmAuBd7XaJXg0fqN724V0rn/s1600/DSC01274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYCbH3CryHSlf9wxHRx7SGur9by8oIMYV5qqI3Jf_fYF2CaJP0Pfls__FdSemD7mbtaA57vC8z-dDSEkRSqC9uGjqABp6mmYbqdbGgpIwjosv0OgmTX7MEYmAuBd7XaJXg0fqN724V0rn/s320/DSC01274.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEeAoSnf54WzQt9ACUG7yQF6hr-gWeS6RxfgehTozKngNCg-4TuQy1VsPquZSwPRtl-zJn7x8wEgX9GOmqbVvqOlgA1K1LYRYf8iokLu7Kbq0iY8ep-UtRMUmRWMON4rMNaPyJL-Kpep2/s1600/DSC01275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEeAoSnf54WzQt9ACUG7yQF6hr-gWeS6RxfgehTozKngNCg-4TuQy1VsPquZSwPRtl-zJn7x8wEgX9GOmqbVvqOlgA1K1LYRYf8iokLu7Kbq0iY8ep-UtRMUmRWMON4rMNaPyJL-Kpep2/s320/DSC01275.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I haven't been able to make any amendments to my Flower Vine Scarf from <a href="http://littleleaflane.blogspot.com/2010/10/straight-off-vine.html">this post</a> because the lady that was helping me at my LYS is out of town. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-35010805776898897122010-10-25T07:37:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:47:03.093-07:00Straight Off the Vine<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last week I was working on a Flower Vine Scarf from a pattern in this book:</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is what the scarf is supposed to look like:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG0BpfYwxufLbSHPCJHIcWwgZvebxgx74tlhZry9Z9SiR0Ejs6J7DMsrjZPGogRa-H-YU0ML8CyCF2h7mgb0_FQl5RvX9Jo3xOBi6fLUeJSWV8koYfgeWuxJqEJhOUJeNpCHPq2_vP2Rg/s1600/DSC01253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG0BpfYwxufLbSHPCJHIcWwgZvebxgx74tlhZry9Z9SiR0Ejs6J7DMsrjZPGogRa-H-YU0ML8CyCF2h7mgb0_FQl5RvX9Jo3xOBi6fLUeJSWV8koYfgeWuxJqEJhOUJeNpCHPq2_vP2Rg/s320/DSC01253.JPG" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here is what mine looked like after binding off:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqGFoNn1gpds4p-dGjCwQd6dshK9C8M2HSQtIcQX88FTqWcwoLA415ofvtQlLQHV5sEDcJ8l3cVjd5rcP0SVJPEiN2P0EDixqfOY0DpjotA2weEWHt4wpG4htdPa09pBa2ye375pJz6MA/s1600/DSC01258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqGFoNn1gpds4p-dGjCwQd6dshK9C8M2HSQtIcQX88FTqWcwoLA415ofvtQlLQHV5sEDcJ8l3cVjd5rcP0SVJPEiN2P0EDixqfOY0DpjotA2weEWHt4wpG4htdPa09pBa2ye375pJz6MA/s320/DSC01258.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It spiraled pretty nicely for about the first 50 or so stitches bound off, but then it started forming something more like V-shapes rather than spirals. I probably should have used a bulkier weight yarn, but I'm hoping I can change the pattern somehow to make it look better. I'm going to take it to my LYS tomorrow. I'm guessing there's definitely going to be some frogging involved :( especially since it ended up being about 10 feet long instead of the 5.5 feet in the original pattern. I'm thinking I need to start over and use the prescribed number of cast-on stitches and maybe increase the number of rows to make it more bulky so it will curve instead of bending into a sharp angle. I haven't tried knitting the flowers yet, but they are made from the same pattern with fewer stitches cast on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-3828067657809776812010-10-18T10:40:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:47:58.796-07:00Casting on<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG8g0BYwI0qJbriNkIwLATvqBBVaf4qWlDuUv-Mu6lcNm58N5GC9p4ZXzzeRJ46VyHrefBHp9HUi2ow4eU-mE1JqXBFqjBu8oNA0C-UD4jsmL8QMYwta24ezqkdB0s9eDjwYP-eo6jhjX/s1600/DSC01230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG8g0BYwI0qJbriNkIwLATvqBBVaf4qWlDuUv-Mu6lcNm58N5GC9p4ZXzzeRJ46VyHrefBHp9HUi2ow4eU-mE1JqXBFqjBu8oNA0C-UD4jsmL8QMYwta24ezqkdB0s9eDjwYP-eo6jhjX/s320/DSC01230.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been working on several things since my surgery. Some things for gifts, some things for me, and some for the shop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My mom's (?L) birthday was yesterday, and she requested that I make her a wristlet purse. ?L chose the larger flower print above. It's called <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat2699&PRODID=zprd_10003366a">Blooms Main Floral</a>, and I got it at Joann's. I found the coordinating <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat2699&PRODID=zprd_10003390a">Blooms Medallions</a> pattern for the lining of the purse. Here's the finished product:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Helmar is hosting a blog hop today with 17 hop stops and 15 projects. There is a guest designer blog stop (hint: she happens to be my favorite blogger(chops) tee...hee). Hop along and check out some of the great projects. Start <a href="http://helmarusa.typepad.com/blog/">here</a>!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Check back tomorrow for my latest projects!</span><br />
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</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144839526068190687.post-27570146701064014542010-10-11T18:36:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:49:12.560-07:00Sans Gallbladder<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sorry I've been missing for almost a month. I'm still alive. I had surgery the last week in September to get rid of my pesky gall bladder so I've been recovering from that. I will be back to blogging soon. I have some things to post so hopefully I'll have something up before the end of the week. Have a great week everyone!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Leaf out.</span>LittleLeafLanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141205659921160474noreply@blogger.com0