comfort food

so since things have been pretty blegh around here i thought i might make some comfort food. its not the best meal i've ever made, and the two things don't really go well together but i'm happy and thats all that matters. so what did i make? tuna casserole and stuffing. i get my carbs (and plenty of 'em) that i won't be using since i'm prolly just gonna go to bed soon, and the cats got to eat some tuna, so everyone is happy! for the moment, at least

cheeks in his costume!!!

here are some pix of cheeks in his costume! his momma loves it and so do i!

finally some crafting

so, i have crafted, but i haven't posted. but here is something i am proud of, its a skeleton costume for my cheeks (the cutest kid ever). its made of flannel from simplicity pattern 3594, view c, the lion, but without the mane, tail and ears. i free-hand painted the bones on. i'm not sure if they are going to use the hood since its been so warm in socal. i'm quite pleased with it and i hope they will be too. yay! on to the pix.
front and back


hood and lining


feeeeeets.

the paint is drying so its all different colors but it should look good once its dry. i'm going to overnight it tomorrow morning.

crafting accomplished

well, some of it anyway. but no pictures to show for it. i have *finally* gotten the knitted puppy done. i'm quite proud, its just waiting for stuffing and then it will be done. it really should have been a faster knit but since i only knit a few rows at a time it took forever. and the other night since i got flaked on for a date (again, wtf? and by the same guy, he's lucky he's cute) i made a new skirt (from this tute), which i also have no pictures of. why? because it needs to be washed so that the fabric lays right. but its a cute wrap skirt in that cute white black and red fabric i bought and blogged about a while back, still enough left to make a cute baby dress, should i get blessed with a niece. i will post pix when things are stuffed/washed. oh and has anyone seen that show on mtv about that kid from san clemente? ryan something-or-other, the pro-skateboarder? yeah, i don't know who he is either. but keep your eyes peeled for dani, my little sis, since shes pals with him so she might end up on one of the episodes.

raven's quilt

so this took me forever to finish, mainly because the shit has hit the fan around here as they say. the binding is just on there with that heat bond stuff. i will eventually sew it on but i have been too lazy. but here it is in all its glory.

the knitted puppy is coming along slowly and i'm drafting my first pattern for clothing! the top of the dress is proving more difficult than i anticipated. wish me luck.

what was i thinking?!?

i was moving my sewing desk today when i realized, its a craft in itself! i made my sewing desk with a pal over 2 years ago and it has served me well. i guessed on how big it should be based on my room at the time and i'm glad i made it so big. i bought the little baskets and then used those as guides for the shelves. its not the most beautiful thing, but its mine and i'm proud of it. we didn't have a table saw so we had to cut everything by hand. what that means is that it is all wonky. it work for me!

some crafting

so, the knitted puppy is slow going. i just can't focus on it right now for some reason, i can't really focus on much of anything actually. however, i forced myself to sit down and bust these out. i'm bringing home a new kitten on monday and wanted something both to make him feel cozy and to have a way to get him used to my other cats' scents. while i was whipping up his blanket the other 2 cats decided they were going to take it over, so i did what any good crafty pet owner would do, i made them some too. these are just the tops, i have to find something good for the back, and i don't think i will be putting any batting on the inside, they don't really need to so warm, as i suspect they will be laying on them,not under them. anyhoo, here we go:
first is luna's quilt. then, raven's (he looks so good against red)
and then, phinneaus'. these are 24''x24''. not all the squares line up but hey, they're not too bad considering i only spent a few hours on them, and most of that time was spent cutting out all the damn squares.