Jofrog is Knitfrog!
August 29 2008
Labor Day weekend already! Wow, that means September and the beginning of my crazy craft fair schedule! I've been working nonstop (okay, nonstop while Kaya is sleeping or otherwise occupied) on getting shoes ready for the fairs.
One of the tough things is that it's still August and I need to be making winter and Christmas shoes! It seems nuts! Every December Mike and I throw a holiday party. Some years it's big, some years it's a small dinner party, every year I think about it for months. A few years ago we imposed a rule that I'm not to talk about the holiday party until August. It was a compromise, Mike thinks it should be November, I think it should be June! ...and now, here I find myself sewing Christmas shoes in August, and feeling like I'm already behind!
As part of this, I just added new fabrics to Kaya's Kloset custom page. They won't be listed on Etsy until after Sept 21st (the last Sept fair), but you can get a sneak peak there... or here! Here are three of my favorites:
Labor Day
Kaya had a pair of these Rudolph shoes last year that she wore from Dec 1st through Dec 31st! I just loved them!
August 19 2008
This past weekend I spent at my mom's... without Kaya! She and Mike were at Mike's parents' house for the weekend so that they could attend a family birthday party, and I was in CT at my mom's so I could attend a wedding shower.
I certainly lead a very busy life here, taking care of Kaya and Pal (Buddy has left us and Pal has taken his place), taking care of the house, and Naomi, and running a quickly growing baby shoe business. I love the pace, I love the chaos, but wow did I love the sleep this weekend! (...and the lack of diaper changing, and meal preparing, and...)
While I was away I didn't feel anything special or especially rejuvenated or energized, but yesterday I had so much energy; Kaya didn't know what to do with me! We had such a great, fun day. I got so much done in and out of the house. I was energetic and happy and we had a great time together. Yeah for a weekend break!
So, this wedding shower that I went to: It was for a lifelong friend Molly. Molly's mom and my mom have been friends for close to 40 years. I grew up with their family, and we've been on great trips together. Really they are as much family as any blood relation!
I wanted to make Molly something special for her shower gift, but also useful and pretty. I settled on a placemat and coaster set.
The coaster pattern is from Last Minute Quilted and Patchwork Gifts, and the placemat pattern wasn't really a pattern at all! They match her plates perfectly, and I hope that they get used to shreds.
Congratulations Molly. I'm so glad I could be a part of your wedding shower weekend and I can't wait for the wedding in October!A Weekend Away!
August 12 2008
So, I'm here, I think about the blog, but I've got nothing to show you! If you want to know what I'm up to you can see the steady stream of baby shoes being listed on Kaya's Kloset.
I did a special order for someone about a month ago with Baltimore sports teams!
Some little Orioles and Ravens fan has very cool feet now!
I've been spending most of my crafting time preparing for the shows I have coming up in September and beyond. I've listed them all here. If you are in Massachusetts check it out, I'll be all over. Come stop by and say hi!
My knitting time has been limited to Knitsmiths, but I have been going every week and I've been making steady progress on Cow. I was sure that I had a picture on my camera, but it's not there, so you'll have to wait for a cow update. I can assure you that she is very very cute!
Off to sew some while the babies are napping. Thanks for stopping by!So Busy!
