The Whole Knit & Caboodle

Craft Show Update

by wholeknitandcaboodle

My craft show today didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. I was up until 4am this morning feverishly working on hats so I would have enough stock to bring with me and the only thing I sold was a pair of slippers. To my father-in-law. Haha. Have I mentioned that I LOVE my inlaws?

Despite the lack of sales, it really wasn’t a bad day! A wonderful friend of mine took the day off so she could help me out and keep me company, I had lots of visits from other friends, I bought a cute little belt for my daughter (for some reason pants don’t fit her properly in the waist and she ends up waddling around like a penguin with her pants halfway to the ground unless I hike them up every 15 seconds), cupcakes for my husband (which he so kindly shared with me, even though I told him he didn’t have to) and a microwaveable heating bag for myself (leopard print- how posh! haha). The day ended with a trip to the mall to buy myself an Audrey Hepburn-esque dress and the cutest pair of shoes.

Another reason I can’t call the craft show a total bust is I ended up getting a ton of business from it. I’ve had so many people visit my facebook page and/or place orders- I’m going to be a busy lady for a while! I can usually get two or three hats done in a day so I don’t think I’ll have too much of a problem keeping up but this Christmas season is going to fly by. Before I know it we’ll be into January and I’ll be wondering where November and December went!

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They’re ALIIIIIIIVE!! (Well, not really but they’re pretty stinkin’ cute!)

by wholeknitandcaboodle

It’s fun to have extra reasons to be creative. I saw a really cute pin on Pinterest where someone had painted their fingernails to look like little Frankenstein’s Monsters and thought I’d try my hand at it.

They didn’t turn out too badly! As long as they last through the day tomorrow I’ll be happy 🙂

I’m pretty happy with them. Happy enough to try this nail art thing again sometime.

I love fall. The colours, the way the air smells, Halloween! I get this sort of giddy feeling when the temperature lowers and it’s almost as though I can finally breathe. Don’t get me wrong, summertime is fun but sometimes the heat seems almost oppressive.

I’ll miss the warm breeze on my shoulders but there’s something comforting about fall clothes- soft sweaters, comfy slippers, leggings- that I just love. I’m also a COAT person. I love me some coats. I’ve had my eye on this gorgeous black cape style coat for a little while and my husband bought it for me on the weekend. LOVE! It’s gorgeous. I didn’t even want a bag for it- I asked the cashier if I could just wear it out of the store.

Halloween is so much fun too. The idea of dressing up and being something that you’re not- even for just one night- just has that appeal to it. Thinking back to some of the costumes I’ve worn over the years- One year my mom braided my hair around a wire coat hanger and I went as Pippi Longstocking. When I was in the 7th grade I went as a “responsible adult”.. sensible heels, skirt, blazer and a suitcase (don’t ask me how I came up with that one!).

Now that I have a daughter it’s turned to a whole different kind of fun. Last year she was a monkey. Not just ANY monkey.. an organ grinder’s monkey with a little fez hat and vest. At the last minute I crocheted a banana to go with her outfit and nearly DIED laughing when she shoved it in her mouth (yes, I know it’s not unusual for a toddler to put something in their mouth but she grabbed it and started munching on the “right” end).

Well, today has proven to be another case of not working on things I should be working on. Book club has been postponed so at least I don’t have to finish my book today. I’ll put the pedal to the metal and get some more hats done for the show this weekend!

Holidays

A fun pumpkin to carve, this was.

by wholeknitandcaboodle

When I have a long list of things that I should be doing, the last thing I want to do is ANYTHING on that list. That definitely seems to be the case with me today! I have a craft/gift show coming up on November 3 (my very first one!) and a book to read for book club tomorrow night and what did I do instead? I carved a pumpkin. Not something that should be crazy high on my priority list but something I look forward to doing every year. I’m really happy with the way it turned out!

It seems our theme this Halloween is Star Wars. I’ve never been a huge fan but my husband LOVES it and asked me to make our daughter (who is almost 2) a Princess Leia costume. Hubby has taken the day off from work but wants to go in to work to show off our “mini Leia” so I thought I would make hats for he and I as well- a Yoda one for myself and an R2D2 hat for him. Our hats still need to be assembled but they’re stitched up at least.

Before the Star Wars plan came together, I was going to do a Where the Wild Things Are pumpkin. Maybe next year. There were a few different Star Wars designs but I went for Yoda (he seemed easier than the Death Star but more challenging than the Darth Vader ones I saw). Here’s how he turned out:

I’m a total nerd, I couldn’t wait until it was dark out to take the picture. You get the idea though.

I’ll add some better photos when we come back from trick or treating! 🙂

geekery Holidays

Insert clever “first blog entry title” here

by wholeknitandcaboodle

1 am. Can’t sleep. Instead of taking something to help me fall asleep and going back to bed, I do what anyone in my situation would do: I get up, crochet a couple of hats and oh yeah- I buy a domain name and start a blog. Seems rational. I’ve actually been meaning to do this for a little while and since I actually bit the bullet and bought the domain name maybe I’ll be more likely to update.

I’m one of those annoying “everything” crafters who dabbles in everything and finds inspiration everywhere. I have an alllmost 2 year old who makes me laugh every day so you’re likely to see a story or two about her here too.

You’ll get to see what I’m working on, get news of newly released patterns and who knows- maybe have the opportunity to enter a contest or two!

Well, it’s after 3 am now and 7 comes early! Thanks for visiting!

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