Updates and a giveaway!

I'm feeling great again, thank goodness. I have been so busy though, which makes me think what did I do with my time before I had Lucas... seriously. I take my boy to swimming lessons twice a week, and we also go to storytime once a week, several playdates, and meet friends at coffee shops, Children's Museum, etc. I have a social baby, he loves seeing people!

I also have been making crochet toys like crazy, pretty much just duplicates of what I have already made. Today for example, I made 3 little pigs. That's how confident I am that the toys will be a big hit. :o)

Oh, talking about toys, the professional photographer came over and took pictures of all the toys and baby hats. I have been trying not to think too much, but I am SO anxious to receive the pictures, you just wouldn't believe. I will make sure to show them to you guys when I get them in a few weeks.

Remember I was dieting? Well, I have reached my goal. I have lost all the baby weight (from both pregnancies!) and now I'm just watching what I eat to keep the weight off and I have also been going to zumba classes, which I must admit that is a lot of fun even for someone like me that is not very coordinated... LOL

Now, I have something cool to share with you. A couple of weeks ago Krafty Kash offered me a couple of her handmade cornbags, and I gotta tell you, they are wonderful! BUT it doesn't end there, she also offered one bag for one of my readers! Yes, a GIVEAWAY!

So, to have a chance to win one of her awesome cornbags, I would ask you to visit her etsy shop and leave a comment letting me know what is your favorite bag - she has a beautiful assortment of fabric, and if you want a second opportunity to win you have to become a follower of her BLOG. Let's give her some love! ;o)

Good luck, everyone!

Not feeling too good today... but body aches and my throat is sore. I sure hope that whatever I have goes away fast, it's no fun.

Well, but what is fun is the "new" sewing machine that I got! Let me tell you, I went to my mother-in-law's house and she had this beautiful 1950 Singer sitting on the table, ready to get rid of it. I am not a vintage collector, but this machine is so beautiful and it is in such a good shape that I told her I'd buy it from her, but instead she gave it to me. She was happy that I was interested, since this was her mom's machine and this way it will stay in the family.

One day when we have a bigger house, I will have it on display in my craft room. :o)

Hello!

The baby shower was yesterday, and it the blankets were very well received. I'm so happy that the new & expectings moms were excited, but I'm also happy that I don't have to worry about making enough blankets, and now I can just focus on new projects. This morning I made a ruffled scarf for a customer, it's so much fun to work with fuzzy, soft yarns, besides it was a great change from blankets... hehehehe

Here is a picture of my friend Heather and her son Jackson. Isn't it simply stunning?! I felt like a rock start when I saw this picture, so flattered that Jackson is wearing a "Just Be Happy" hat.


Happy Sunday, everyone!

Quick Update

I don't have much time to blog today, but I really wanted to show you what I have been up to. So, here I am for a quick post!

I finished a green/blue baby blanket and now I am working on a solid white one. Yes... I am making baby blankets again, the number of expecting and new moms grew, so my friend Sarah and I have been like two mad women crocheting baby blankets away.

I am also in charge of bringing some chocolate bars that will be given as gifts for the shower's games, so I decided to add a crochet flower to each wrapped bar instead of a bow. What do you think?

And last but not least, here are the chocolate dipped oreo cookies that I made today for the Valentine themed play date that I will host on Friday.

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Hello, my friends!

Time has been scarce lately, but nothing for me to complain about. I've been busy by choice. Every day Lucas and I get out of the house for some sort of activity, swimming lessons, play dates, story time at the library, and so on. I try to keep my little guy busy, he seems to be much happier when he goes out and interacts with people, which is something I like very much too, so we are both happy.

Some of my friends from the mom group and I started a book club, but not a traditional book club where we have to read and discuss... we just bring a book we read and liked to swap, this a way to get motivated to read more, I'm loving it!

Well, now talking about crochet... LOL. I am still crocheting toys, but haven't listed an y of them in my etsy shop just yet. Why? Because I'll have a professional photographer take pictures of them. How exciting is that? The photographer is my friend Sarah's brother-in-law and he'll do it for free, all I have to do is to send his business cards which each item I sell. Isn't it simply awesome? I can't wait!!!

So, here is the new octopus I made:

and a snake, which needs brighter eyes...

I also made a girlfriend for Rudy, her name is Judy. :o) (LOL)

At the moment I am working on a baby blanket - again!!! The number of expecting moms for the baby shower grew, so we need more blankets. Busy, busy!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Just a quick post (full of photos!) to show you guys the aniguri toys that I have made this week:

A little pig... Rudy...

Georgina - The Giraffe...

and a little lamb...

I have made a couple more, but they still need a few finishing touches. It has been so much fun making these little creatures, I feel like am I addicted!

Cheers!

Since I finished my projects, I started having some fun making some cute crochet toys. Before, I used to think that making amiguris wasn't going to be something I'd enjoy because of all the little pieces, but I was wrong - this is a lot of fun!

Both patterns are from lionbrand.com - free! :o)

Before I leave, I wanted to tell you guys that KraftyKash is hosting a yarn swap. I'm in!

Have a great Sunday everyone.