Wow, this place is kind of dusty! Summer didn't leave much time for blogging, but now our boys are back in school. That also means a flood of fliers for after-school and enrichment activities have just come in and it's time to sort out the "matrix of fun" for the season. Luckily, this year it will be a little simpler because of a new website my husband and I created, Community Signup.
My boys are 7 and 11 and have birthdays close together and many friends in common. This is the first year we decided to do a combined birthday party. It's getting a little difficult to do a theme party for 11 year olds and we were planning to have a simple home party instead of going out to laser tag, bowling, or any of the other popular party outings. I was looking for ideas online and came upon tie-dye. The boys loved it and I see many of them wearing their shirts often around school.
Huge fun! Use old socks to make playful creatures - not just monkeys! This guy has been named Rupert Snodgrass and his less-than-superhero persona is still evolving, since Luke just received him for his 7th birthday.
We've got loads of little crayon bits saved up in our craft zone, just waiting for a good use - and here it is! I stumbled upon this project one night and have been eager to try it out. It worked so well that I want to make another again very soon with what I've learned in this first try.
In my Yahoo! Loom Class group there was a message about illusion knitting. I'd never heard of this before and set out to discover more about it. I found many very cool patterns for needle knitting, but none specifically for the Knifty Knitters or other knitting looms. Aha! A puzzle! I began to use bits and pieces of information from various needle patterns and loom knitting websites to develop my own pattern. After two slightly off attempts I had the concept down. This purse is made on the yellow 38 peg Knifty Knitter long loom.
