Christmas Crazy

For Christmas, I decided to be a crazy person. We had no money, even with me working a second job, so I had to sew. A lot. Did I get done everything I wanted to? Nope, not close. Here are some things I did finish... and please, forgive the photography, I was tired. I didn't get photos of everything, unfortunately. I also did a cool "Here There Be Monsters" stitched piece from Urban Threads, a penguin ornament from a Bad Bird design, BareRoots mini-stockings, a little knitted pouch for our Christmas Child box, and a pair of Pirate towels from designs by Urban Threads.




Quite an interesting array, eh? I've got a family of varied interests! It seems like there was more, but honestly, it's all a blur. Ask my husband about the Christmas money some time. That story will tell you all you need to know about my mental status at Christmas. :)

I also finally started my boys' quilts that I have wanted to do forever. E.'s is a "modified" Turning 20 using a book panel called "Meet the Moonbeamers" and is totally pieced, just needs a border and finishing. N.'s is a paper pieced bug jar quilt that I have literally had for oh, 8 years or so. I got going on it really well, then realized I made a mistake somewhere on the jar lids. Ugh. My friend, Barb, is such a good cheerleader and has gotten me going on these. She's a huge lifesaver (in more than just quilty ways)!

So, that's what I did during December. I had more I wanted to do, but had to accept defeat. I met my goal of everyone getting one thing at least.

Today, while E. did school, I stitched up my mom's birthday present - 2 weeks late. It's a Halloween penny rug by Wooden Spool. I think she'll like it. And yes, it's a Halloween piece for a December birthday - we like Halloween, what can I say. My camera was not liking the woolfelt and kept glaring on it. It's much cuter IRL. Really. :)



I hope to keep on this creativity streak. I've got a scrapbook I was commissioned to do that I really need to get started on. With working retail, hours get cut a lot so I've got a little more time on my hands. My house is a disaster but frankly, it overwhelms me so I'd rather do something creative. I' m no domestic diva that's for sure.

On rogue robots and all...

I've meant to blog forever. Doesn't everyone say that? I'm always pulled back by the idea of people I know reading my thoughts and thinking I'm nuts or something. So, I'm trying to be over that and just write because I love to write. I discovered that picking a blog name is quite the task. My boys and I went to see "Wall-E" today and the phrase "rogue robots" is used throughout and it just caught my ear. I told them it would make a great band name, then in working on the blog - I thought what the heck... it could apply. I've always marched to my own drummer, so I guess rogue can work. And well, robots are just cool.

And speaking of robots, I loved that movie. Loved it. It was just a wonderful, sweet story with a love story, adventure, and good lessons for the kids throughout. I totally teared up at the end and if something had happened to that robot, I might have started bawling right there in AMC's theater 14. I think I've said 10 times today how much I just loved it. I wanted to take Wall-E home with me. Totally sucked into the Disney machine, we went right to the Disney store after the movie with the hope of getting a little Wall-E guy to indeed take home. Alas, they were sold out.

What else today... I'm online searching for patterns to knit little hats for preemie babies and realizing how truly limited my knitting skills are. Sigh. I'm trying to focus my creative energy and get working on projects I've intended to but not done. After our foray at the movie and the Disney store, I dragged the kids over to Joann's to get some supplies for a quilt I'm working on for a friend's baby and for another preemie project I'm going to start. So, progress is being made. Yay me. Even my cat, Fancy, thought she'd be helpful and get me going on my project.

So, this is my first random post. You can get a feel for how my brain works - all over the place!