Crochet Projects + Happy Halloween

I am so happy to announce that I have finally finished the 28 neckwarmers, they are packed and ready to be mailed - woo hoo!

Anyways, as I promised, here are the pictures of the projects I finished before I started the neckwarmers:

... a ribbed scarf:

... a multicolored neckwarmer:
... a red ribbed scarf:

... a knitted scarf:

And, here is a picture of my little bumblebee to wish you guys a happy halloween!

Cheers!

Hello my friends!

First I would like to apologize for not blogging very often lately, but I have been really pressed with time. I received a custom order for 28 neckwarmers (which I am really happy about) and I have been using every little spare minute that I have trying to fulfill it. So far I have made 13 neckwarmers, 12 of them were black, so I would say that the hardest part is done! LOL

I also have found a nice etsy seller that agreed to do a trade with me, she is going to make rubber ducky soaps for me to give as party favors, and I will send her a couple of neckwarmers - which I still have one to make! I know, I know, call me funny, call me weird... but I already have Lucas' first birthday party planned (in my head! LOL). I've decided that the theme will be rubber ducky, so I went ahead and bought ducky cup cake toppers and now will do the trade I just mentioned. Well, I figured that if I start planning it now, we won't have to spend a lot of money when time comes, so that's that.

Oh boy, I have so many crochet projects to show you guys, things that I made before I started with the neckwarmers. I promise I'll take pictures of them to show you soon. Most of the projects are scarves that I made to have them displayed at my mother-in-law's booth at the fair next month, I really need to find time to build inventory for that, but I am confident I will be able to do that.

Another thing, I entered my upcycled crochet rug to the EstyHookers Team Challenge, so I would really appreciate if you could pop over there and vote for me! Just click here. Thank you in advance!

Have an awesome week everyone!

My second knitted scarf is not finished yet, but it's getting there, just not too much time to craft and when time comes, sometimes other things come first, like these little flowers that I made for an alchemy that I bid on.

Well, I am still trying really hard to lose weight, but I have reached the point where you get stuck and stop losing weight, I won't give up though, I have increased the work out a little bit and have been using sweetener instead of sugar in my morning coffee. Wish me luck!

Have a great one!

Hello there!

How have you guys been? I hope everyone is doing simply great!

Well, the weather has changed here, it is now the normal Pacific Northwest weather, wet and cold, but that is okay, it's part of living here. The trees are so beautiful with the mixture of green, yellow and orange leaves, and I love looking at them, in fact I should get some pictures taken some time.

This week I started taking baby Lucas to swimming lessons, and I'm so happy about it, he loves the water and has tons of fun. We also have been attending meetings for moms and babies, I found a neat group on meetup.com and it is just wonderful!

Oh, no crochet work to show you today, but I have this knitted scarf instead, yes, you read correctly KNITTED... LOL, as you all know I don't really like to knit, but boy, I have always been a fan of this scarf pattern, I have made tons of it in the past and retired it for awhile, but decided to make some more and I am loving it! I have another one just like this in progress right now, and that will go to the fair in November.

How do you like it?

Cheers!

The Life of Bean

Okay, so Gloria mentioned on her blog that she was passing on this blog award to some friends, and I am happy to say that I was one of them, so here I am trying to win the award too!

HERE ARE THE RULES:

1. You can only use one word to answer each of the following questions.

2. Offer this to your fellow bloggers

3. Alert them that you have given them this award.

4. Have fun!!!

Here we go!

1. Where is your cell phone? table

2. Your hair? up

3. Your mother? heaven

4. Your father? Brazil

5. Your favorite foods? Italian

6. Your dream last night? none

7. Your favorite drink? water

8. Your dream/goal? skinny

9. What room are you in? TV

10. Your hobby? crochet

11. Your fear? cancer

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? earth

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something that you aren't? American

15. Muffins? chocolate

16. Wish List Item? laptop

17. Where did you grow up? Brazil

18. Last thing you did? sew

19. What are you wearing? Pajamas

20. Your t.v.? Panasonic

21. Your pets? Dog

22. Friends? some

23. Your life? happy

24. Your mood? good

25. Missing someone? family

26. Vehicle? Ford

27. Something you're not wearing? shoes

28. Your favorite store? Craft

29. Your favorite color? Pink

30. Last time you laughed? morning

31. Last time you cried? unknown

32. Best friend? husband

33. One place I go to again and again? waterfront

34. One person who emails you regularly? sister

35. Favorite place to eat? Home

Now I pass this award to CT and to CrochetMedley, I hope you guys enjoy this as well!

Hello everyone!

See the 7 neckwarmers in the picture? Well, they are the reason that I haven't blogged in the past few days. I was working hard to get them done, so I crocheted every little spare time I had, which usually is just at night after Lucas goes to bed and I am sitting in the living room watching TV with my husband. Those were made for a custom order and all I have left to do now is sew the buttons, which should be pretty quick.

Other than that I have started exercising, as I said before, I have my mind set to losing some weight, so besides the diet I am also doing some exercises, so far I have lost 10 lbs!

Oh, and baby Lucas is teething for real this time, I can even see the two bottom teeth trying to make their way to the surface. It's exciting, but at the same time the baby gets fussy, oh well, that's life.

I hope you are all doing well and I also hope to be able to blog more often.

Cheers!

I have been meaning to thank the ones that have complimented me on the new banner, but I keep forgetting, what is wrong with me? LOL. Well, I got the banner for my etsy shop for FREE! (Lucky, huh?!) I replied to a thread on etsy forums and was one of the people chosen by sparrowsalvage to get a free banner, which I like so much, and for that reason I decided to use it here too.

Today I received a message from another etsian saying that she featured my patchwork scarf on her treasury, so if you a spare time and would like to visit it and leave a comment, just click here.

It seems like a pretty good start for the week, I'll keep my fingers crossed. ;o)
Cheers!

Just a quick post to share some pictures I took today at a local park, called Point Defiance, and to say that I had a lovely weekend with my family, picnic on Saturday, dinner at a friend's house today, beautiful sunny weekend - nice, very nice.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Time to change!

Yes, it is time for me to change my attitude, take care of myself a little better. No, nobody advised me to do that, that decision came on my own.

I am just tired of looking at myself in the mirror and not being happy with what I see, don't get me wrong, I am happy with the husband I have and with my little one, but I think I have been letting myself go...

On Monday I started a diet - really needed diet, since I had two pregnancies really close together and not enough time to lose all the weight I had gained in the first one, then add lots of pounds to the second one... the result is me! LOL (I'll let you guys know how it goes, before hand I tell you, I am already losing weight - well, I am being really hungry too... LOL)

I really should get my nails done more often, whiten my teeth every once in awhile, keep my hair down and not in a pony tail all the time, put make up on every time I go somewhere, well, maybe even if I don't go anywhere, but just to look pretty for myself... you know what I mean?

Being a mother and a wife doesn't mean I can't take of myself, I have to make time for that, it's important I think. Isn't it true?

Well, the good thing is that I have my mind set now and I am really stubborn, which is not good sometimes, but this time I think it will work in my advantage.

Cheers!

It certainly feels like Fall here, it has been super chilly outside, but with the beautiful sun brightening up our days!

So, yesterday I went to another "new" place (well, new to me and Lucas! LOL), we went for a walk around the Tacoma Nature Center, it was pretty neat. While we walk, I show him the colors of the flowers and other things we see on our path.

Here is another picture of that place:

Last night I made this neckwarmer, I used up the leftover soy/wool blend yarn that I used to make the ruffled scarf the other day. This neckwarmer is really great for that and also it's a quick and gratifying project.

And this is the scarf I was working on for the last few days, boy, it sure is taking me a lot of time to finish one project, but once again, I'm happy with life, so I guess that is good enough for me!

Cheers!