ravelry addiction

so my latest addiction is www.ravelry.com. most of the evening has been spent updating my yarn stash info and taking pictures of what i have. at first i thought "what a geeky idea!" but then when i pulled my box o' yarn from the top shelf of my craft closet i soon found the genius of having a stash log for all those crazy odds and ends. i also realized i need to put myself of a yarn buying freeze until i can get thru most of these skeins!!

my morning ritual

GARDEN French Press Cozy, originally uploaded by PatchworkPottery.

ritual [rich-oo-uhl] n.- any practice or pattern of behavior regularly performed in a set manner.

my morning usually starts out with filling my water kettle with filtered cold water and then putting it on the stove to boil. while the water boils i grind up my special mix of decaf & caffinated coffee beans and put together the pieces of my french press. a few moments later, in go the grounds and hot water, i give it all a little stir, pop on the top of my french press lightly, and let it all sit for another 4 minutes or so. i grab my favorite mug out of the cupboard and my mouth happily anticipates that first sip of hot morning deliciousness. ahhh...

so when i saw this great French Press Cozy by PatchworkPottery i wondered how i didn't know about this sooner!! how cute is that?!

sNoW is here!

with the cold weather upon us and more snow than we wimpy washingtonians are used to, i've been passing the time indoors crocheting in front of the fireplace. after finishing all my orders on hats from my friends and neighbors, i decided to finally make a new hat for myself! the few times i have been out of the house this week i have worn it. it's a nice feeling to get compliments from other shoppers waiting in the check-out line at the grocery store. plus, red is one of my "happy colors"!

my next small project is to spiff up my foam hat head.

poster project

i've been so busy and distracted that now the deadline for the poster project is creeping up on me. i have about one more week! so far i have tackled the little steps and i'm getting ready to put it all together.

First step - lots of gesso on poster board

Second - green oil pastel rubbing on the back of picture

Third- trace around picture on opposite side of green pastel markings

Fourth- completed picture of the Meeker Mansion!