Friday, February 4, 2011

Finished Object Friday

Happy Snow Day, everyone!! :)  Some of you may not be enjoying it so much, but it's still a novelty down here. ... and it's nice to be "stuck" at home!

Time for Finished Object Friday... and I do have something to share! I'm pretty excited about this...
(and I love that it's a SNOW picture!)  :)


So you may be wondering (or not) :) how I got from this:
to the above finished skein....

First I spun the roving into "singles:"


When I finished two spools of singles, I then plied them together. (Here is a link to a video, showing how plying is done, if you're interested...) :)

After  plying, I wound the yarn onto a niddy-noddy.

From there, I tied it off really good (to keep it from tangling...)


And then it was time for the yarn to take a bath!

Washing the yarn helps to set the twist, and keeps it nice for when I am ready to knit with it! After it is nice and dry I wind it into a skein, and it's ready to go!

So what have you been crafting recently? Any valentine's projects?

(hmm... looks like Linky Tools isn't a free service... I may be redoing how we share projects on FOF... just found out.) :) (ETA: I mean, this is the last time I can use it as a free service... I think I've found another free link hosting site, though. But I will miss the pictures!) :)


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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

What makes a classic?



What makes a book a classic?

Is it because so many people are forced to read it, or is it because so many people simply LOVE it?

What do you think? What's your favorite classic?

Friday, January 28, 2011

Chari Tree Chat

I have been a rather absent blogger, I know. Really... things were supposed to slow down after Christmas!! What you are about to read is a pretty random catch-up post. Hold on for the ride! :)

Of course, we are super excited about officially starting the adoption process! It will be a few weeks before we are able to go to the next step - a meeting when we learn more about the process and the agency we have chosen. I know that everything will happen in God's perfect timing. and He has just the right little one for our family! :)

The past few weeks have been a time of transition for me, as well as for my coworkers. As many of you know, I work at a wonderful church bookstore/library. We have had several people recently (including manager and assistant manager!) who have made the decision to move on to different stages of their lives. (whether to another job or to be a full time wife.) It is so hard to say goodbye - even though they will still be close by! We aren't just coworkers, but friends as well! But change, though hard (especially for me!) isn't always bad, and I am excited about getting to know our new manager! I think she has some exciting ideas! :)

I've been wanting to share a few pictures of Mark's birthday party. Unfortunately, I didn't get very many on my camera, so I've been waiting to upload Angie's pictures... she did get a few more than me! :) I think the bit of decorating I did turned out rather fun! :)

The most popular of the goodies, especially to bottle on the right! Angie figured we had to have "Nerds" at Mark's party... and the bottle was so easy to grab and pass around! :)
Love this picture! Isn't Angie a good photographer? :)

I just realized I had this picture of Mark with his parents! I have wonderful in-laws! :)


Ok, I had to include this picture, although it is a bit fuzzy! I just love the expressions! :)
That's Mark's "baby" brother, Dustin, on the left. Then Angie, Andrew and Mark.

This is long overdue, but thank you to my bloggy friends for the "Stylish Blogger Award!" Karen, Pamela, and Jennifer!


I'm supposed to share seven things about myself, but I'm not sure what to share that I haven't shared before! And I'm supposed to pass the award to other bloggers, so I'm passing it on to YOU! :)  I have so many favorites! :) I think YOU deserve the award! :)

Another random bit: I want to do my hair like this:
I don't think it's going to happen... I tried. Maybe if I had an entourage to fix my hair, it could look this cute... oh. well. :)  The screen shot is snagged from the new BBC version of Emma - very beautifully done! :)

So there you have it! One of my longest posts in "recent history!" Very random and it's getting late so I hope it at least makes sense! :)  I hope everyone has had a great week!!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Finished Object Friday

Remember the pumpkin? Well, umm... it got another makeover!! :)



It's not long until Valentine's Day and I thought it would be fun to continue decorating my pumpkin for the new season!!
 

I had plans fore Easter even, but unfortunately Mrs. Pumpkin won't be with us much longer. She is beginning to succumb to the second law of thermodynamics. bummer. It would have been so much fun to have a pumpkin shaped Easter egg! Oh. well. :) Have you done any Valentine crafting or decorating?
(oh. and yes the pumpkin is a bit goofy... my neighbors probably think so too! :) You can see last year's Valentine craft here. I have it up again this year - love it!)  :) 

Thank you all for the sweet comments about our adoption process!! Your love and support mean a lot to us!


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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

"A journey of a thousand miles...

...begins with a single step."
~Chinese philosopher 

Tonight Mark and I sat down and filled out the preliminary application for adoption. We also ate cheesecake. :) 

I feel like we have just taken the first step in a very important journey! It's exciting and scary at the same time. Exciting to (hopefully soon!!) be welcoming a little one into our home and hearts. Scary because we don't know what lies ahead in our journey. but mostly exciting... :)