Hats and...

A week or so ago, I made yet another baby hat.  

i know, the photo is kinda pathetic.

I tried to take a photo of it on my little one, but she wasn't having it!  (I think she knew it's not for her.  And, besides, she seems to HATE having a hat on in the house.  I can't say I blame her.  It's too hot!)

This was another *Catherine-isn't-using-a-pattern* kinda deal. 

Patterns, recipes... Guidelines, I say!

Usually very loosely followed guidelines, at best...

Also, we got a Free Baby Photo Book card from Shutterfly.com  Why not give them a free plug, right?  

So the better half and I sat at the computer and reminisced over photos from the past *nearly* 3 months, choosing which ones to have printed and bound.  I then went in and did what I could to tell a story.   I like to think I did a pretty fine job, but we will see when the book arrives.

Either way, I am pretty excited about it.

So this book thing, though...

Pretty neat!

With the red studio book I just made,

Designing the photo book,

And looking at an old college friend's work: http://dskidesign.com 

I started to think that I really would like to get into book binding...  Doing it right, and really well.

Yet another skill, necessary for me to acquire!

Maybe I will get a book about it.

Coming up:

°Valentine's Inspired Jewelry and Shawl Pins  (I better hurry!)

°Baby Sweater #3, but not for me!

Organizational Extravaganza

With this little baby around now, and my self-diagnosed OCD, I decided that maybe I should get a little more organized about my life, you know, to make sure I get something done... (Because I wasn't organized before?!) So I made myself some lists, got some dry erase markers, and then I made a book.
I thought, "Hey, I haven't made a book in a while, and I always want to use something to write my lists in, but I never like the planners that you can get in the store..." (Partly because they are always lined, and I have no love for lined paper- unless it's graph paper- then it's ok.)




So.  Book it is.

Complete with dates and checkboxes.

Nice.

Also, some more ornaments I made over Christmas.
No pattern, just some cotton, and size 0, stainless, square needles that I got to try!







Next up:
*Yellow baby hat
*Some more ornaments to try out a new pair of square wooden needles. (Exciting gift!!)