Scissor Quirk.

Reason number 517,784...

That I need to learn how to knit:

Any chance this is a beginner's project?? hah.

Kidding, kidding.
But really...how perfect is this vintage sweater pattern? I love it to bits!
I've been searching for my own vintage horse sweater to no avail.

And, oh, to just sit and craft! (sigh). lol. I'm sorely missing crafty time - granted, one of my projects is a needle felted/crocheted bowl that I get to stitch a pattern into this week (yay!), but it's different having to do it...you know?

Anyhoo - it's been quite the week and I'm starting to feel frazzled. On the upside, I haven't had to pull an all nighter to finish homework, yet (nor have I been sick - thank you, Emergen-C!), but I'm sorely in need of a day off to sleep in. Work is crazy busy. School is crazy busy. Why are they always busy at the same time, I always wonder? Always. lol. I was hoping for Wednesday night off after my art history final (which I'm just starting to study for - ack!) to hang out with mister husband, am juggling a crazy hard research essay, I have to build a unicorn chair in two weeks (does this girl woodwork? no!), alongside two sensory/media projects...and I'm already running out of steam. Yikes!! Anyhoo - it's almost over. Though everyday I add a 'reward' to my 'when-I'm-done-school-and-work' list...he he. So if it's quiet around here, that's what I'll be doing...

...when I'm not dreaming of making this here sweater. :)

A Bit of Paper.

...I'm starting to miss playing with paper as often as I used to be able to!

I feel like my critical studies classes (aka English & Art History) have kind of been all-consuming, lately. A lot of words in my life right now - lots of reading and writing - and it feels kind of weird. Good, but odd. Like my brain is waking up after years of being stifled in an office, or something...lol. Pretty much.

Anyhoo, I made this page for American Crafts a few weeks ago:

Cute pictures, no? he he.

That's my cousin Lisa & I, as littles...sitting in a rocking chair I had growing up. We're only a few months apart, so it seems our parents (and grandparents) had us hang out a lot, and do silly things like 'kiss for the camera'. :) Anyhoo - it worked, and she's my most favorite cousin. We used to have craft fairs on our street selling friendship bracelets and such, groing up. 2 Peas in a Pod!

I now officially want to play with paper, now. :)
And hang out with my cousin.

School's Seen Me:

A public art project I did last week.

- Fend off moss-throwing crows (I put the above work down to photograph it and was greeted by a crow, trying to shoo me away so he could check it out)
- Steal gravel from a construction sight as the sun goes down
- Install and photograph an art piece in public
- Present in class every 2-3 weeks, or daily (seriously one of my worst fears!)
- Carry a chair with a growing grass-filled seat to school on the bus
- Get said grass chair stuck in a lady's purse strap on bus
- Drop my camera in pursuit of early morning self-portrait

It's definitely made me do some odd things, but it feels good to breka out of the box. We all get so used to what's comfortable, it's refreshing to feel that 'uncomfortable', sometimes. I have been wondering how best to document every project I got done this term, now that it's coming to an end...I have lots to share! Including the grass chair. I found an old chair and planted grass in the seat for a project, and now it's sitting in our garden, full of fallen leaves and beads of rain. :)

Off I go - I have an Art History lecture/seminar today, where we go over our final exam that's next week. Ah! Didn't we just get there?! Isn't it still September?! Oh my.

Happy Wednesday!

PS - just noticed that the colors in my project totally match the blog...lol. Obsessed much?!

Winter Wishes.

Hello, friends. It's been quiet - I took the weekend ''off '' and I now have massive piles of homework to make up. I do have craftyness to share soon though, yay! We got our first (little) snow this week - so for now, a list...

photo source.

Things I want to do this Winter:

- Go skating (finally! Been saying this for years.)
- Go on a warm vacation with the mister
- Get my tattoo touched up (it's nearly been a year & I haven't even shared it!)
- Drink way too many gingerbread/eggnog lattes
- Make Anda's sugarplums
- Make a cowl or two. Or a scarf?
- Work on my granny blanket
- Make that sweater I want to make.
- Read 2 books (at least)
- Relax, relax, relax.

What do you want to do, this Winter season?

Four Years:

Yesterday was mister husband and I's anniversary! :)
We've been married for four years, now. Crazypants!

They flew by!
It feels like just yesterday we were huddled together in a freezing cold park:

note, the raccoon friend in the background.

lol. But, really - if you're new to my blog, we did get married in a freezing cold park. It rained the whole time (which is good luck, I've heard). It was a teeny ceremony. And lovely. And all we wanted. And there's snow on the ground here, today, so at least 4 years ago there was not (it was too cold for snow!). he he...

Love you, mister. :)