tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55819788453517573912024-03-13T15:50:29.856-04:00Grasshopper HandmadeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-54935330863309016672013-03-28T14:01:00.000-04:002013-03-28T14:01:06.971-04:00New BlogI have changed the name of my business to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RuthAndHazel">Ruth & Hazel</a> so I have a <a href="http://ruthandhazel.blogspot.com/">new blog</a>. I won't be updating this one anymore, but I'm going to do my best to update the new one much more frequently than I've been doing here. I hope you'll come see me there--if any of you are still out there.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-53308538116638944422012-02-10T11:54:00.000-05:002012-02-10T11:54:00.093-05:00Grasshopper Handmade Google+ PageI've started a <a href="https://plus.google.com/115110477966186367094">Google+ page for Grasshopper Handmade</a> since I thought it was probably a good idea to have a Google+ page as well as the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GrasshopperHandmade">Facebook page</a>. (I have a personal profile on Google+ as well, but I don't really use it since most everyone I know is on Facebook.) I added the ability to +1 my posts here a while back with a widget that also includes sharing on Facebook, Twitter, a blog and email. For right now I imagine I'll mostly be posting the same things there as I do to Facebook although I may change that in the future. I do like Google+, though and it is quite easy to use when I remember that it isn't Facebook. So feel free to add me to your circles and start +1ing away.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-64550914538595818512012-02-07T15:59:00.000-05:002012-02-07T15:59:00.451-05:00Secret Toy Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spent a while the other night winding Cascade 220 for a new crochet toy pattern I'm working on. (I'm keeping what the toy is a secret for now, I think.) I know I often talk about things I'm going to write up as patterns and then never get around to it, but this time I actually have the pattern written already. I'm going to use this yarn to try it one more time and then I will be getting some test crocheters to test it for me. I also have another toy pattern in the works so hopefully soon I will finally be branching out into pattern sales. I have so many ideas written down or partially made--I hope I can make the leap.<br />
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Speaking of patterns, I have mentioned <a href="http://grasshopperhandmade.blogspot.com/2009/08/prototype-wrap-design.html">several</a> <a href="http://grasshopperhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/03/remember-this.html">times</a> a pattern I've been working on for years now for a crocheted wrap. The last time I mentioned it, I said I was almost done and I did almost finish a sample from the written up pattern. However, as I finished it, I decided that I wanted to change several things about it (this was after adding to it while writing up the pattern) including the main stitch pattern and the weight of the yarn it's made in. (I also hate the colors I chose for it.) So I guess it's back to the drawing board with that one. Hopefully I will manage to finish it someday.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-59632929510659510352012-02-02T07:30:00.000-05:002012-02-02T10:54:20.702-05:00New (ish) Colorways<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not even sure newish is appropriate since one of these has been around for probably close to a year and the other was available at all of my winter craft shows. (But not in <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/grasshopper">my Etsy shop</a> until now.) But since I haven't mentioned them here, I'm calling it newish. Shiny New Australia may be my new favorite colorway--plus I love the name. (Bonus points if you recognize where it came from!)<br />
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1. <i>Escape</i> - Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer<br />2. <i>All the Colors of Darkness</i> - Lloyd Biggle, Jr.<br />3. <i>The Coming</i> - Joe Haldeman<br />4. <i>Drood</i> - Dan Simmons<br />5. <i>Catching Fire</i> - Suzanne Collins<br />6. <i>Mockingjay</i> - Suzanne Collins<br />7. <i>The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</i> - Stieg Larsson<br />8. <i>False Dawn</i> - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro<br />9. <i>The Mysterious Benedict Society</i> - Trenton Lee Stewart<br />10. <i>The Talented Mr. Ripley</i> - Patricia Highsmith<br />11. <i>Heart-Shaped Box</i> - Joe Hill<br />12. <i>I Who Have Never Known Men</i> - Jacqueline Harpman<br />13. <i>Kiln People</i> - David Brin<br />14. <i>The Dragons of Heorot</i> - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes<br />15. <i>Native Tongue</i> - Suzette Haden Elgin<br />16. <i>The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents</i> - Terry Pratchett<br />17. <i>The Gate to Women’s Country</i> - Sheri S. Tepper <b>[RR]</b><br />18. <i>The Waters Rising</i> - Sheri S. Tepper<br />19. <i>Dead Until Dark</i> - Charlaine Harris<br />20. <i>Z for Zachariah</i> - Robert C. O’Brien<br />21. <i>The Year of the Flood</i> - Margaret Atwood<br />22. <i>Earth Abides</i> - George R. Stewart<br />23. <i>Delusions of Gender</i> - Cordelia Fine<br />24. <i>Woman on the Edge of Time</i> - Marge Piercy<br />25. <i>Pippi Longstocking</i> - Astrid Lindgren <b>[RR]</b><br />26. <i>How I Live Now</i> - Meg Rosoff<br />27. <i>Twilight</i> - Stephenie Meyer<br />28. <i>World War Z</i> - Max Brooks<br />29. <i>The Hidden Side of the Moon</i> - Joanna Russ<br />30. <i>Dawn</i> - Octavia E. Butler<br />31. <i>Siberia</i> - Ann Halam<br />32. <i>This Perfect Day</i> - Ira Levin<br />33. <i>The Lost Gate</i> - Orson Scott Card<br />34. <i>Adulthood Rites</i> - Octavia E. Butler<br />35. <i>Imago</i> - Octavia E. Butler<br />36. <i>The 1978 Annual World’s Best SF </i>- Donald A. Wollheim (ed.)<br />37. <i>Anya’s Ghost</i> - Vera Brosgol<br />38. <i>The Graveyard Book</i> - Neil Gaiman<br />39. <i>Cards of Grief</i> - Jane Yolen<br />40. <i>Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement</i> - Kathryn Joyce<br />41. <i>Camp Concentration</i> - Thomas M. Disch<br />42. <i>The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues</i> - Ellen Raskin<br />43. <i>The Demolished Man</i> - Alfred Bester<br />44. <i>The Kraken Wakes</i> - John Wyndham<br />45. <i>The Last Guru</i> - Daniel M. Pinkwater<br />46. <i>The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction</i> - Ellen Datlow (ed.)<br />47. <i>From These Ashes</i> - Fredric Brown<br />48. <i>The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab</i> - Gideon Defoe<br />49. <i>America Pacifica</i> - Anna North<br />50. <i>The Star Road</i> - Gordon R. Dickson<br />51. <i>Little Altars Everywhere</i> - Rebecca Wells <b>[RR]</b><br />52. <i>Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood</i> - Rebecca Wells <b>[RR]</b><br />53. <i>The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women</i> - Jessica Valenti<br />54. <i>The Universe Maker</i> - A.E. Van Vogt<br />55. <i>Time Travelers Never Die</i> - Jack McDevitt<br />56. <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i> - Philip K. Dick <b>[RR]</b><br />
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Yes, I read <i>Twilight</i>. And hated it. After several people I know insisted that it really was good and after ripping on it for ages, I thought it was time I read it so that I knew for sure. Now I know. I think my favorite fiction book I read this year (with <i>Twilight</i> being my least favorite--although it definitely had a run for its money) was <i>Woman on the Edge of Time</i> by Marge Piercy. It's utopian, feminist sci fi--if you like that sort of thing. And I do.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-30430491920755534272012-01-27T18:02:00.000-05:002012-01-27T18:02:29.503-05:00Mid-Winter Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm having a mid-winter sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grasshopper">Etsy shop</a>. 25% off all cowls and any other winter accessories I may run across in the next week or so. I made a lot of cowls for my holiday shows and while I did sell many of them, I have more than I want to store all summer so I thought that I'd hopefully clear some of them out with a sale. I'll be adding more as I get pictures taken so keep checking back.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-86072966295794583842012-01-02T13:26:00.000-05:002012-01-02T13:26:18.087-05:00Hedgehogs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made six of these hedgehogs as Christmas presents this year using <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-crochet-hedgehog">this pattern</a>. The Fun Fur was such a pain to work with--especially at first--but they turned out so cute I think it was worth it. (Though right now I'll be happy if I never see another hedgehog, let alone make one.) The ones already given were, I hope, well received. These last three are a gift for my "nieces" who sadly may be too old for this kind of gift really soon. </div>
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My next craft show is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217667851629919">Youtique: A Handmade Holiday</a>--tomorrow at Wayne State University from 2 - 9 PM. (Not 3 - 9 PM as stated in the ad above.) Hope to see you there!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-53324188995752061582011-12-01T08:00:00.031-05:002011-12-02T10:45:24.372-05:00Free Shipping in My Etsy ShopI decided to give out a code for free shipping at my next two craft shows in case for some reason, someone wants to order later. That way they can still get the price they would have gotten at the show. (I wish I'd thought of doing this at my last show.) And while I'm at it, I decided to extend the coupon to my blog readers and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GrasshopperHandmade">Facebook</a> fans.<br />
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Use coupon code <b>FSGRWIN2011</b> for free domestic shipping in my Etsy shop until 1/1/12. (Contact me for international shipping and I'll give you a discount.) Feel free to share the code with whoever you like.<br />
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The first show is the <a href="http://flinthandmade.blogspot.com/2011/11/5th-annual-holiday-craft-market.html">Flint Handmade Holiday Craft Market</a> which will be on November 26th at the Flint Masonic Temple. The <a href="http://flinthandmade.blogspot.com/2011/11/vendor-links-for-2011-holiday-craft.html">list of vendors</a> has been posted on the <a href="http://flinthandmade.blogspot.com/">Flint Handmade blog</a> just in case you want to start making your shopping list. There is also a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=181013045316431">Facebook event page</a> with all of the info in case you prefer that.<br />
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The second show is <a href="http://www.youtique-detroit.com/upcoming-shows.html">Youtique: A Handmade Holiday</a> on December 3rd at the Old Main building on Wayne State's campus. It takes place during <a href="http://detroitmidtown.com/05/noelnight.php">Noel night</a>, which is a fabulous event you also might like to attend. Youtique also has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217667851629919">Facebook event page</a>. <br />
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And my third and final show for the year is DIYpsi's winter show which will be December 10th and 11th at the <a href="http://www.arborbrewing.com/brewery">Corner Brewery</a> in Ypsilanti.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-25300066473489831042011-07-15T17:54:00.000-04:002011-07-15T17:54:54.674-04:00Nerd WarsSo I've been participating in <a href="http://ravnerdwars.info/">Nerd Wars</a> on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a>. I'm a member of Team Enterprise since I'm a big Next Generation nerd. (How many people have I just alienated, I wonder?) I thought I'd share my projects from the last round--which ended at the end of June.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYffL07WT2zK090TEP1uk5-QEPXR51OElKr9B_Yrj35laKpTbJCmmfLCFrhRLoJRE28lvJB6Al565lvXsFPtv9BN-SsNeU_gEhuq76Qkrxl6MswlTSWPmXjXpBd6dxwtZh3DYyfN0SQiH5/s1600/DSCN9115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYffL07WT2zK090TEP1uk5-QEPXR51OElKr9B_Yrj35laKpTbJCmmfLCFrhRLoJRE28lvJB6Al565lvXsFPtv9BN-SsNeU_gEhuq76Qkrxl6MswlTSWPmXjXpBd6dxwtZh3DYyfN0SQiH5/s320/DSCN9115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Boldly Go baby hat. I used <a href="http://serendipity.gpvm.com/helmet.html">a pattern</a> (somewhat modified) that I've used several time before for the hat itself and <a href="http://kimmerseyourself.blogspot.com/2008/08/stary-night.html">a different pattern</a> for the stars. It was made from seconds of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grasshopperhandmade/sets/72157605474167889/">my Intrinsic yarn</a>.<br />
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Last week, I went strawberry picking with my sister-in-law and my nephew. I hadn't been to pick strawberries since I was a kid, but I still managed to pick almost 17 pounds of berries pretty darn quickly. (pretty darn quickly = slightly longer than the amount of time a 5-year-old will happily pick strawberries) So all week I made things with strawberries.<br />
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<b>Spreadable Fieldberries from the <i>Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Complete-Book-Home-Preserving/dp/B004X8W4YU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308593196&sr=8-1"></a></i></b>: This did not quite set up properly, but is definitely thicker than syrup. <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.freshpreserving.com/recipe.aspx?r=245">Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate</a> (also from <a href="http://www.freshpreserving.com">Ball</a>)</b>: I used my juicer to juice the lemons and I think it made the concentrate a bit clumpy (for lack of a better word) but it's still good. (Delicious with sparkling water.) <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/06/strawberry-jam/">Strawberry Vanilla Jam</a> from <a href="http://www.foodinjars.com">Food in Jars</a></b>: This is pretty much syrup. I haven't actually opened a jar, but I don't have high hopes for it being very jammy. I also found it to be a little too sweet for my tastes.<br />
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This was my first canning of strawberries in any form and my first jam. While I didn't get a good set on either kind of jam, I'm still happy with my first attempt and will definitely try again. Maybe raspberries.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-80218085902866036482011-06-20T14:10:00.000-04:002011-06-20T14:10:14.054-04:00Rhubarb!We have a new rhubarb plant in our garden this year (a transplant from my parents), but, since we just planted it, my dad didn't think we should pick any this year. This advice was quite upsetting to me since I have about 10 different things I want to can with it. Luckily, our neighbors brought us a giant bundle of rhubarb last week.<br />
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While it wasn't enough for all of the things I was hoping to make, it was plenty for this Victorian Barbecue Sauce. <br />
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The recipe is in the <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Complete-Book-Home-Preserving/dp/B004X8W4YU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308593196&sr=8-1">Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving</a></i> if anyone is interested in making it. I highly recommend it. Yum.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-9995960962013536432011-06-17T15:39:00.000-04:002011-06-17T15:39:57.508-04:00Another Treasury by Yours TrulyApparently I am starting to love making Treasuries. I was looking at my favorites today and noticed how many of them featured words, so I decided to make a Treasury of things with words on (which was my original title until I thought of a better one.) Then I poked around Etsy for far too long finding items to finish it up. I don't think it looks quite as good as <a href="http://grasshopperhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/05/good-day-sunshine-treasury.html">my last Treasury</a>, but it was more fun for me to make. (Click the link underneath if you want to look at anything more closely.) <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTYxM3wzNDMyOTE0Njg/words-are-all-we-have-samuel-beckett">"Words are all we have." - Samuel Beckett</a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-89181534309608367102011-06-05T13:00:00.006-04:002011-06-05T13:45:43.852-04:00Yarn Name ChangeThe name of my Superwash Merino Sock yarn is now <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grasshopperhandmade/sets/72157605474167889/">Intrinsic</a>. I never liked the name of the yarn and only used it because I couldn't think of a better one--one that wasn't just a basic description of the yarn. Now I have. And I have names for several other lines which I will hopefully be getting to very soon. (Another fingering weight one is just about ready. I just want to dye a few more skeins before I announce it.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/38646820/hand-dyed-superwash-merino-wool-sock"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QWJ29b4P2g3YHVo0fTmBJKRstOMxV6xChbhRTywhNCp5xWHhHan-qtYVFstJL8T_10h1AyKXn3ZMqC9Fn0c3esz3BzqpbYLoEmRAQax1DeLGNlQMoLSvx2fLHGtbZk99Bhd9RoSAUSO8/s320/DSCN7725+copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614789370232517154" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/12499263/hand-dyed-superwash-merino-wool-sock"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvrYA3UPGGL-izy9Y7US1EeHdyXfJYAQVpkzCDHsK62gVNowf54q91ygln_yTzxqLRkoUCLukLtW1lVxZM62L272W1FLYOJ-mrBm5eoGYmw8087fERrTN9Prgp5WWQmjaGVSiyBFLFfog/s320/DSCN5500+copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614789369890390626" /></a><br />In other yarn news, I have several new colorways in the works. Be on the lookout for those very soon. If it cools off a bit (and I finish getting my garden planted), I should have a dye day or two this week, so get ready.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-51454117356402854912011-06-03T13:18:00.010-04:002011-06-03T15:07:06.539-04:00"Country" LivingWe have been having trouble getting our entire backyard mowed since it's been super rainy and when it wasn't, we were out of town. (Also we live on two acres and most of that seems to be grass.) So we have this patch that is pretty tall. Yesterday, when Chris was mowing, he noticed something hidden in the grass.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK6uuhIeCgYUuYiRhKz1tiT3btdEMeaOZpdBi79VqpcUrUd4qCFRD0ft1IaZqkGS9iST9WYL9B0Rq1aVFNTzES9i78R_yWGGfGLbWTlNoNMpxx_0jDLIQvUaOjWaMsRLv4G7OIPhJM48_/s1600/DSCN9083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK6uuhIeCgYUuYiRhKz1tiT3btdEMeaOZpdBi79VqpcUrUd4qCFRD0ft1IaZqkGS9iST9WYL9B0Rq1aVFNTzES9i78R_yWGGfGLbWTlNoNMpxx_0jDLIQvUaOjWaMsRLv4G7OIPhJM48_/s320/DSCN9083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614046132479201954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg705HzNFDJlwLEVVxQFyHb4wfaQoCFLtulSBgRQByEJ9rwNaXPAaLpVUf-8y5AUftXZxY8zdqLROF1QOMkqomNYrbwResK_gyrAtgv-7gTJrPa2PDxTNLgFfVBUmclszWEdjPmyI6k_k0f/s1600/DSCN9080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg705HzNFDJlwLEVVxQFyHb4wfaQoCFLtulSBgRQByEJ9rwNaXPAaLpVUf-8y5AUftXZxY8zdqLROF1QOMkqomNYrbwResK_gyrAtgv-7gTJrPa2PDxTNLgFfVBUmclszWEdjPmyI6k_k0f/s320/DSCN9080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614047203604174786" /></a><br />A tiny fawn. <br /><br />We looked it up and apparently a fawn has almost no scent, so the mother will leave it in a safe place all day in order to not attract predators to it with her scent. And I guess our backyard looked like a safe place. At least until the mowing. Now it seems that the lawn near the driveway appears safer since that's where the fawn is today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0dSRucUhobNSYu2Ik5cVoVx_N_Eno0xIvw_dt9xEAe1WHdADcgDXE8yeGGX3bOgQBUMkM0Lw_lQnadM4mDqml1x9triH0I73BCIF89XuTfX8yg7M7n3eWOMpyWdZE3HoMmd_6viVyYt7/s1600/DSCN9098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0dSRucUhobNSYu2Ik5cVoVx_N_Eno0xIvw_dt9xEAe1WHdADcgDXE8yeGGX3bOgQBUMkM0Lw_lQnadM4mDqml1x9triH0I73BCIF89XuTfX8yg7M7n3eWOMpyWdZE3HoMmd_6viVyYt7/s320/DSCN9098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614067483977936418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrHXeNOpcMRKjXHxEqxVq0Ei8iOUwUv26sqU2EdRCaXlybzfZ62Mnl1b9SPyXefOGlJ8Ao78cHqYcDinwxr2sT5AQbdr08YoVgYZq81t1hy8gSI_WuwshNxCiafYKPwyXGqDRxo35lh9_/s1600/DSCN9094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrHXeNOpcMRKjXHxEqxVq0Ei8iOUwUv26sqU2EdRCaXlybzfZ62Mnl1b9SPyXefOGlJ8Ao78cHqYcDinwxr2sT5AQbdr08YoVgYZq81t1hy8gSI_WuwshNxCiafYKPwyXGqDRxo35lh9_/s320/DSCN9094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614067474227338738" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-30051410609155697942011-05-24T00:05:00.003-04:002011-05-24T00:24:44.699-04:00Good Day Sunshine TreasuryLast night, out of nowhere, I decided to make my second ever Treasury on Etsy. (The <a href="http://grasshopperhandmade.blogspot.com/2007/05/etsy-treasury.html">first</a> was about 4 years ago.) It started with two sunny items in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/grasshopper/favorites?ref=si_fav">Etsy favorites</a> and ended with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dd9e8e415b08eef1f59bdeb/good-day-sunshine">this</a>. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHv4lFyaJJlv_OBwZ-b0754Z1L7XqIwirBMSX8Rs2LozC830M8AIoGA5j0LgJM4-ydMCkijMoNrd5P444MKZJNi3RgWg1IHmuARVirY0TbImB1xD1lH8mMjQHce9T6IaHS9833Uq8y-0R/s1600/Good+Day+Sunshine.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHv4lFyaJJlv_OBwZ-b0754Z1L7XqIwirBMSX8Rs2LozC830M8AIoGA5j0LgJM4-ydMCkijMoNrd5P444MKZJNi3RgWg1IHmuARVirY0TbImB1xD1lH8mMjQHce9T6IaHS9833Uq8y-0R/s400/Good+Day+Sunshine.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610130104311248722" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-55614018124080836152011-05-22T12:01:00.002-04:002011-05-22T17:42:13.030-04:00Things I'm Loving Right NowSo I thought I'd start occasionally posting links to things I love. I commonly spend too much time browsing Etsy and other sites and often find things that I'd like to share. Here goes...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rzV79L_KYZxtQ8A0kiewNUs04PrjcB-OJrlSSlrI6J_90xsS76szUVV0Hy85UhiXoDtnNwCGnTrz4EWeg48gYI0eXTAvLrCUwSJGQhkmRFOiCMABI9LsAvzQB4K68zsb-Vyog9ViaLel/s1600/silly+walks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rzV79L_KYZxtQ8A0kiewNUs04PrjcB-OJrlSSlrI6J_90xsS76szUVV0Hy85UhiXoDtnNwCGnTrz4EWeg48gYI0eXTAvLrCUwSJGQhkmRFOiCMABI9LsAvzQB4K68zsb-Vyog9ViaLel/s320/silly+walks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607394627060755378" /></a><br />I bought this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63958886/ministry-of-silly-walks-inspired-mobile">Ministry of Silly Walks mobile</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaltyandSweet?ref=seller_info">Salty and Sweet</a> for my husband for his birthday earlier this month. He loves it and I am thrilled that I get to keep it in my house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zOQa05VUid6yRSIOKwUa0s3HAa5FUoQ7BeBwbFA_hgl8e_u1gMuh0OyJMB59Mv6Nc_LwaQqT-atPNKUuIQfqlsmcmV20yvn-snESGUNgjAmNFk5nlPlk3ETpEfLdcKGUIvgiNtmj4lqE/s1600/stoneware+planter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zOQa05VUid6yRSIOKwUa0s3HAa5FUoQ7BeBwbFA_hgl8e_u1gMuh0OyJMB59Mv6Nc_LwaQqT-atPNKUuIQfqlsmcmV20yvn-snESGUNgjAmNFk5nlPlk3ETpEfLdcKGUIvgiNtmj4lqE/s320/stoneware+planter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609321021499731458" /></a><br />This <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72087643/cerulean-stoneware-planter-four-by-six">stoneware planter</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/virginiawyoming">Virginia Wyoming</a> would look gorgeous in my dining room. (I'm kind of a sucker for this color so expect to see more of it in future posts.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NocZs1_3-SvnKW327oDz5nIOeITi4BNhyphenhyphenFxdTbK43DMrdvHjQDB_HrmE8xinXCnndZritiko7dkTNqNtQc0rh-kiB2O2rPiz5O70yOo9qVzyy73JGw8j2YZaB6Sd3OehIWrl2ANx8pYU/s1600/mid+century+lamp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NocZs1_3-SvnKW327oDz5nIOeITi4BNhyphenhyphenFxdTbK43DMrdvHjQDB_HrmE8xinXCnndZritiko7dkTNqNtQc0rh-kiB2O2rPiz5O70yOo9qVzyy73JGw8j2YZaB6Sd3OehIWrl2ANx8pYU/s320/mid+century+lamp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609322583156642626" /></a><br />This <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70624848/mid-century-modern-table-lamp">vintage lamp</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/modernrelicsshop">Modern Relics</a> is gorgeous. I also want probably about half of the other things in the shop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DVphtAdQhSx23lb2v14JP_XinaKNP_Zcd9l351Bv2tYYq89TC3bicaZzChKql3hEqIkGO3WjY5HvVxIeQwMStRb6CQ0A6BCnuopd9x1lA856UuImnm8tWk3Le3QuXMSghjcvJswLgxwv/s1600/bright+pouch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DVphtAdQhSx23lb2v14JP_XinaKNP_Zcd9l351Bv2tYYq89TC3bicaZzChKql3hEqIkGO3WjY5HvVxIeQwMStRb6CQ0A6BCnuopd9x1lA856UuImnm8tWk3Le3QuXMSghjcvJswLgxwv/s320/bright+pouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609569397443765074" /></a><br />I could use this amazing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66898850/long-quilted-pouch-bright-dye">quilted pouch</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sarahminshall">Hip to Piece Squares</a> for so many things. If I only had enough pouches and other useful items for putting things in, I'm sure I could get organized. Really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKio1lIiOQfl-hrVS4gykmZhxbvJAS2mWGJBd7VLkn-IEwCUftZetBxWdtSXvyDUs-tZECCbIJVRcwzRzld-hPpvzF8ijSOtSnUWkZfCU3phCAF67HnTgdWImFUdZjq_WG4V-rC0H9KGxd/s1600/not+a+monster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKio1lIiOQfl-hrVS4gykmZhxbvJAS2mWGJBd7VLkn-IEwCUftZetBxWdtSXvyDUs-tZECCbIJVRcwzRzld-hPpvzF8ijSOtSnUWkZfCU3phCAF67HnTgdWImFUdZjq_WG4V-rC0H9KGxd/s320/not+a+monster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609315166162675810" /></a><br />I love this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70069233/print-there-is-not-a-monster-in-the">linocut print</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thebigharumph">The Big Harumph</a>. I know exactly where I would hang it if I bought it too--right between two closets in my guest/craft room.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-7208722443939704352011-05-16T14:52:00.006-04:002011-05-16T15:06:02.135-04:00Dandelion LoveMy yard last week--before the evil lawnmower went to work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4QCEctXs_NrYNGlLvcXeazZJ5QnFkoPYuOQfbcMp2BL06DxPQJD2zEmSwIcFfOMjmdPghGMm8q6-NxbFW2JBfidrqrpkV1KqdfoVsOzbSXugdCTR-49PfnHYgfNaBoKLw0f2Glv4kTwE/s1600/DSCN9054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4QCEctXs_NrYNGlLvcXeazZJ5QnFkoPYuOQfbcMp2BL06DxPQJD2zEmSwIcFfOMjmdPghGMm8q6-NxbFW2JBfidrqrpkV1KqdfoVsOzbSXugdCTR-49PfnHYgfNaBoKLw0f2Glv4kTwE/s320/DSCN9054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607388850550738306" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-1546911061334913232011-03-30T23:23:00.004-04:002011-03-30T23:30:12.232-04:00New LogoOn Saturday, I spent way more time than I should have needed (pretty much most of the day) working on a logo for my shop. I just wanted something very simple that I could put on tags and business cards. And simple is what I got--since I can't really draw and I don't know how to work Photoshop Elements beyond a very basic degree. I don't really know how I feel about it. I would love some opinions. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRO0MrxjMeQVhJbI2IYH0a9Ms9NaloujbKqSVszDAjH9yMah6CyvMP9CYNYx8gk2VXtdsiXCtc2yEUG0ESPOmw9u_2BXdaoz9r-s__3SxDDlA_RNyuuxaw67LMn7LsaxxDkJDy4axpvmL/s1600/Oval-logo-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRO0MrxjMeQVhJbI2IYH0a9Ms9NaloujbKqSVszDAjH9yMah6CyvMP9CYNYx8gk2VXtdsiXCtc2yEUG0ESPOmw9u_2BXdaoz9r-s__3SxDDlA_RNyuuxaw67LMn7LsaxxDkJDy4axpvmL/s320/Oval-logo-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590080310091721266" /></a><br />Now on to making new cards and tags. Hopefully before the Youtique show on April 16th, but I'm making no promises.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-25403032443215083812011-03-24T12:36:00.004-04:002011-03-24T12:47:56.115-04:00Youtique: Spring Into Handmade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69HNQt5sCjs3w34-rUFhuhRzO-cUBs42Qs09yp95mgVuxwaFUd1cb9nvFCCV8JID4bai4g2dNBhhmgj6GtdU95huKYXdy8tc6HoSJnI-vD6V3wCi3foMRW-tKbeCxfzx_pAU7hwVvajqy/s1600/Evite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69HNQt5sCjs3w34-rUFhuhRzO-cUBs42Qs09yp95mgVuxwaFUd1cb9nvFCCV8JID4bai4g2dNBhhmgj6GtdU95huKYXdy8tc6HoSJnI-vD6V3wCi3foMRW-tKbeCxfzx_pAU7hwVvajqy/s400/Evite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587686969833620002" /></a><br />I just found out that I am going to be a vendor at <a href="http://www.youtique-detroit.com/">Youtique</a> on April 16th at D'Amato's restaurant in Royal Oak. The show is being planned by <a href="http://www.michigan-artisans.org/">Michigan Artisans</a> and <a href="http://www.thehandmadegiftguide.com/">the Handmade Gift Guide</a>. Should be a fun show--they will have appetizers, a cash bar and a silent auction. Now I probably need to get to work.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-60528989265748032842011-03-12T14:07:00.005-05:002011-03-12T14:54:58.181-05:00Remember This?Do you remember <a href="http://grasshopperhandmade.blogspot.com/2009/08/prototype-wrap-design.html">this wrap</a>? (I was horrified to see that I posted that a year and a half ago--I really need to speed up my process.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNEJPhlxEjk-awBoEshi_Jbv-bGb5jZkq4yW64DZXdXn1cl005DxAfWUFbQfxnxgNX5wuA2yu0bMY_81Lj4NcZrE9BjKLzYJTwcAprYFLZvnxTqctMUocHz0kTLJ92ZzTfkc1Kn5ht1Nz/s1600/DSCN7323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNEJPhlxEjk-awBoEshi_Jbv-bGb5jZkq4yW64DZXdXn1cl005DxAfWUFbQfxnxgNX5wuA2yu0bMY_81Lj4NcZrE9BjKLzYJTwcAprYFLZvnxTqctMUocHz0kTLJ92ZzTfkc1Kn5ht1Nz/s320/DSCN7323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583276058409116690" /></a> <br />Since I never really ended up with one that I <span style="font-style:italic;">loved</span>, I've decided to improve upon it. And, instead of making them for sale, I'm going to write up a pattern and sell that. I have been intending to branch out into pattern sales for quite a while now and I've promised myself that this year I will finally do it. I make up patterns all the time for myself and to make items to sell in the shop so it seems like a logical step to write them up for sale. I believe I have the wrap design the way I want it, so I'm now writing a pattern from my notes. After I have that done, I'll make one more to see if the pattern seems correct to me and then it's on to testing. Hopefully I'll have it ready for sale this spring. Now I just need to think of a name for the pattern. (And as you can probably see by my boring post titles, I'm not very good at that sort of thing.)Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-30328452874747202512011-02-07T12:53:00.018-05:002011-04-12T01:19:50.076-04:00Some Gifts I've Made RecentlyI made some fun gifts for children I know for Christmas and of course could not be bothered to take any pictures of them before giving them away. So I have a couple of shots taken by parents of the recipients that I hope they don't mind me posting here.<br /><br />First, for my nephews, Zachary and Gavin, I made these cork <a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2010/02/cork-and-crochet-knights-ninjas-and.html">knights</a> and <a href="http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/2010/02/cork-and-crochet-ninjas.html">ninjas</a> (links are to patterns).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HG48u2liN46b_LPdv5lPZLDorKGk8Buf023pvoMI2QEGT277J6fGevY32NQfnKdTLZ26O-9pv2MnrzTCFtn81wVBECsoW7hev7VyzZf_S_bLEor_SZsUHBJmXy7m5_R0kxitHsrQdKM6/s1600/P1010081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HG48u2liN46b_LPdv5lPZLDorKGk8Buf023pvoMI2QEGT277J6fGevY32NQfnKdTLZ26O-9pv2MnrzTCFtn81wVBECsoW7hev7VyzZf_S_bLEor_SZsUHBJmXy7m5_R0kxitHsrQdKM6/s400/P1010081.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571010611671892178" /></a><br />Each of the boys had three knights and a ninja (because what army is complete without a ninja?) in different colors. This is one set with both of the ninjas--the other knights were busy at the time. I'm going to make more of these because I love them so much.<br /><br />I also made some play silks for my almost-nephew, Wyatt. They were fun to make, but time consuming because I had to keep redyeing to get them as bright as I wanted. Or almost as bright, anyway. (They look more subdued in the picture than in reality.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRbusMKLjPZKD03MtYLNM3c-zgZWCTBWF5CXrlwTWzTLTFptbGCk3GX4XvIB58i-ftcbmYDaJxZ2d7cBco-JY-HwfYfOTW0YmSZ00_uxjg4VNZRBl6qHSIlCE7gpBPhEzaEzzIGM80pba/s1600/171423_1819877902435_1404804627_3699609_7439551_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRbusMKLjPZKD03MtYLNM3c-zgZWCTBWF5CXrlwTWzTLTFptbGCk3GX4XvIB58i-ftcbmYDaJxZ2d7cBco-JY-HwfYfOTW0YmSZ00_uxjg4VNZRBl6qHSIlCE7gpBPhEzaEzzIGM80pba/s400/171423_1819877902435_1404804627_3699609_7439551_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571336799351123378" /></a><br />He's wearing one of the play silks and most of the rest are hanging on the play stand behind him. His mom and grandfather made the gorgeous play stand, by the way.<br /><br />And finally, for my nephew Zachary's birthday, I made a sock doll. And I actually managed to take a picture of this one before I gave it to him. I'm not much of a sewer, although I do have a sewing machine which is still in the box (I've promised myself to start to learn to use it this year.) so this was a little more outside my normal crafts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CFG0y60nsfdxNqIkqAtB5yKwN58BvfymZdbdzlRofCUOf8Wbwk95z9g7nMqpIsX1ElNpdNdqTso2Xi4msfA6RL41rBCOXO33If0EZp2wZgDrPJd2W7e7zGQbcAJSStJLwUNJaPb0K13V/s1600/DSCN8772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CFG0y60nsfdxNqIkqAtB5yKwN58BvfymZdbdzlRofCUOf8Wbwk95z9g7nMqpIsX1ElNpdNdqTso2Xi4msfA6RL41rBCOXO33If0EZp2wZgDrPJd2W7e7zGQbcAJSStJLwUNJaPb0K13V/s320/DSCN8772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571338734156534578" /></a><br />It's all handsewn (so I didn't have to get the sewing machine out yet) and I used a tutorial from the book <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stray-Sock-Sewing-Making-Creatures/dp/1600611990/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297178417&sr=8-1">Stray Sock Sewing</a></span> by Daniel. I found the tutorial and book a little hard to follow for a beginner, but I think that was more a problem with the translation than the book. Also I've discovered I'm a much worse embroiderer than I am a handsewer, so he got a button face instead of the embroidered one I was planning. I guess that's something else I need to learn.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581978845351757391.post-81344329337786413572011-01-23T23:16:00.011-05:002011-01-24T10:56:14.241-05:00Books Read in 2010As I'm still keeping track of all of the books I read, I thought I'd share last year's list. Some of these are re-reads and I've marked those with an <span style="font-weight:bold;">[RR]</span>.<br /><br />1. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Picture of Dorian Gray</span> - Oscar Wilde<br />2. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Invisibles: Say You Want a Revolution</span> - Grant Morrison<br />3. <span style="font-style:italic;">Planet of the Damned</span> - Harry Harrison<br />4. <span style="font-style:italic;">Gibbon’s Decline and Fall</span> - Sheri S. Tepper <span style="font-weight:bold;">[RR]</span><br />5. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Butterfly Revolution</span> - William Butler<br />6. <span style="font-style:italic;">The BFG</span> - Roald Dahl<br />7. <span style="font-style:italic;">The World Inside</span> - Robert Silverberg<br />8. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Maltese Falcon</span> - Dashiell Hammett<br />9. <span style="font-style:italic;">Escape to Earth</span> - Ivan Howard (ed.)<br />10. <span style="font-style:italic;">All the Myriad Ways</span> - Larry Niven<br />11. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Zombie Survival Guide</span> - Max Brooks<br />12. <span style="font-style:italic;">New Dimensions 1</span> - Robert Silverberg (ed.)<br />13. <span style="font-style:italic;">Pride and Prejudice</span> - Jane Austen<br />14. <span style="font-style:italic;">Spindrift</span> - Allen Steele<br />15. <span style="font-style:italic;">On Our Way To the Future</span> - Terry Carr (ed.)<br />16. <span style="font-style:italic;">Doorway Into Time</span> - Sam Moskowitz (ed.)<br />17. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Tesseract</span> - Alex Garland<br />18. <span style="font-style:italic;">House of Stairs</span> - William Sleator<br />19. <span style="font-style:italic;">Millennium</span> - Ben Bova<br />20. <span style="font-style:italic;">Toward Infinity</span> - Damon Knight (ed.)<br />21. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Bicentennial Man</span> - Isaac Asimov<br />22. <span style="font-style:italic;">Over Sea, Under Stone</span> - Susan Cooper<br />23. <span style="font-style:italic;">A Time of Changes</span> - Robert Silverberg<br />24. <span style="font-style:italic;">Damnation Alley</span> - Roger Zelazny<br />25. <span style="font-style:italic;">7 Steps to Midnight</span> - Richard Matheson<br />26. <span style="font-style:italic;">A Dusk of Demons</span> - John Christopher<br />27. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Revenants</span> - Sheri S. Tepper<br />28. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Phoenix and the Carpet</span> - E. Nesbit<br />29. <span style="font-style:italic;">A Scanner Darkly</span> - Philip K. Dick<br />30. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Awakening</span> - Kate Chopin<br />31. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Wounded Planet</span> - Roger Elwood and Virginia Kidd (ed.)<br />32. <span style="font-style:italic;">Sense and Sensibility</span> - Jane Austen<br />33. <span style="font-style:italic;">Lovelock</span> - Orson Scott Card and Kathryn H. Kidd <span style="font-weight:bold;">[RR]</span><br />34. <span style="font-style:italic;">Lemony Snickett: The Unauthorized Autobiography</span> - Lemony Snickett<br />35. <span style="font-style:italic;">Oryx and Crake</span> - Margaret Atwood <span style="font-weight:bold;">[RR]</span><br />36. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Book of Lost Things</span> - John Connolly<br />37. <span style="font-style:italic;">Engine Summer</span> - John Crowley<br />38. <span style="font-style:italic;">Good Omens</span> - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett <span style="font-weight:bold;">[RR]</span><br />39. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Unsleep</span> - Diana and Meir Gillon<br />40. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Egypt Game</span> - Zilpha Keatley Snyder<br />41. <span style="font-style:italic;">Beloved</span> - Toni Morrison <span style="font-weight:bold;">[RR]</span><br />42. <span style="font-style:italic;">Never Let Me Go</span> - Kazuo Ishiguro<br />43. <span style="font-style:italic;">Millennial Women</span> - Virginia Kidd (ed.)<br />44. <span style="font-style:italic;">Fragile Things</span> - Neil Gaiman<br />45. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Hunger Games</span> - Suzanne Collins<br />46. <span style="font-style:italic;">Full Dark, No Stars</span> - Stephen King<br />47. <span style="font-style:italic;">The Eyre Affair</span> - Jasper Fforde<br />48. <span style="font-style:italic;">The House With a Clock in Its Walls</span> - John Bellairs<br /><br />I think my favorites for the year (out of new reads) were <span style="font-style:italic;">Pride and Prejudice</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">The Book of Lost Things</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Never Let Me Go</span> and <span style="font-style:italic;">The Hunger Games</span>--all of which I adored--although there were quite a few books I really enjoyed. I'm not really sure how I managed to go this long without reading Jane Austen as she's exactly my style. And if I'd realized Kazuo Ishiguro had written a science fiction book, I would have read it right when it was released because I loved <span style="font-style:italic;">The Remains of the Day</span> so much and sci fi is my favorite genre.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16178837703308731506noreply@blogger.com0