sneak peek: knitted christmas presents

Here's a sneak peek at the Christmas presents I've been knitting since Thanksgiving.  Some of you know what I've been up to, but can the rest of you guess what they are?




I have at least five more to go, so wish me luck!  It's been consuming my life the past few weeks and will continue to do so until Christmas Day.  Guess you all know what I'll be doing this weekend :)

I hope everyone has a great Friday!  And that your Christmas gift progress is coming along much better than mine, lol.

gift ideas for knitters and crocheters

Okay, crafters - it's officially "well into" the holiday season, which means one of two things:

1. You're going insane trying to find gifts for everyone on your list who already has everything (or knitting/crocheting furiously to customized gifts in the nick of time), or
2. You're fielding questions about what you (as a crafter) want for the holiday season.

And maybe you're even a little bit like me, where you're doing everything mentioned above and barely have time to breathe.  I've taken to bringing my knitting with me to work so I can get something accomplished during my lunch breaks.

I thought I'd make things a little easier on us all by compiling this short list of fun gifts for the crocheters and knitters in our lives.  Some are Christmas-themed, and some are not-so-Christmas-themed - but all of them are things I'd personally love to receive in my stocking this year:

Rockin' Around ... LadyDanio $10.00	Art Yarn, Red Hands... WoolWench $28.00	Keep Calm and finis... tillyflopdesig... $2.15	Christmas Ornament ... TwoGirlsLaughi... $8.00
Knit your own amigu... ButterflyLove1 $6.00	Pattern Wallet Knit... slippedstitchs... $35.00	Hand Knit Stamp - H... myrubberstamp $17.00	Needles, Crochets a... KnitterBag $32.99
Knitting or crochet... CaractacusPots $18.99	Knitting Kit Sheep ... ButtermilkCott... $10.00	Any Five Patterns Mamachee $22.00	Drop spindle kit, w... pamsfiber $22.00
Handmade Wood Croch... rparishwoodwor... $19.99	Droplets...removabl... ChatonDesigns $8.00	Thick and Thin Meri... thefinelime $17.50	Wreath, 14" Ch... whimsysworksho... $40.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

And who says you have to buy all these goodies for everyone else on your list?  After all that shopping, and those long nights spent pouring over your knitting needles or crochet hooks, I think we all deserve a little something :)

You could even just leave this screen open so your friends and family "accidentally" see these fun little gift ideas.  I mean... I'm not sneaky.

I hope you enjoy the photos!  It certainly put me in the holiday spirit.  Make sure to keep supporting your fellow independent artists :D

monday comes onces again...

Sadly, Monday has made yet another appearance in our lives and I wish I had more to show for it!  I've been working on Christmas gifts and finishing up the last of my custom etsy shop orders - and since almost all of those are knitted, it's going a bit slower than usual for me!  And I'm a quick knitter!

Anyway, I thought I'd show you some of the new hat designs I've been selling in my shop.  People have taken a lot of interest in them, so I'll be making more in the near future.  Two of these have already sold!







How is everyone else's Christmas knitting coming?  I'm on gift #4 of 16 total, haha.  I'm worried I won't make it, but now that the shop is closed to custom orders, I can just sit down and focus on getting these things done.  Maybe I'll come back with a sneak peek later in the week :)

Hope you all had a great weekend!  Hubby and I went to Christmas at Hershey Park.  And be surprised - I got a pink Santa hat to make the experience that much more festive:

Have a great Monday!

taking advantage of some cyber monday deals at shutterfly!

I'm never one to pass up a good deal, and this was too good to miss.

For the past couple years, I've sent customized Shutterfly holiday cards to our friends and families.  I almost didn't this year just because the cost of everything has gone up... so I was okay (but not happy) with sending generic cards.  But then I got my awesome Shutterfly Cyber Monday deal and created these beauties:

Photo Card

View the entire collection of cards.

I got 50 custom cards for less than $35 - including shipping and handling.  The deal I got lasts until November 30th, so get your tushies over there today!

happy thanksgiving - enjoy these custom baby knits/crochets :D

Whelp, I finally finished all those super adorable baby items!  Before I ship them out in the next couple days, I thought I'd post some photos! 

The items are for a (hopefully) new friend of mine who will be using these as photo props - I can't wait to see what those look like!  They include a football hat and diaper cover set, a baseball hat and diaper cover set, some munchkin hats, and some adorable toddler hats.













I hope you all have a fantabulous Thanksgiving!  Hubby and I will be enjoying the holiday with both our families, gorging ourselves on two delicious meals.  I plan to get a lot of knitting in for Christmas gifts while I'm staying with my parents, then it's time to come home and have another tasty turkey dinner with our friends in the area.

I'll tell you what, though - as hectic as this long weekend will be for me, I'm still really looking forward to four days off and some "me" time!

Be safe, everyone!