Notes from the Something

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Here's the thing: I want to post craft stuff all.the.time. But I don't want this to be a CRAFT BLOG, so I don't. I tell myself I can post knitting after I do 2 non-knitting posts, but then I can never think of anything really cohesive enough to write a long post about it. Or, I am straight-up lazy. But then time passes and I post NOTHING, so I guess crafty posts are better than none at all!

I have been meaning to post everything I made for Jenny for her baby shower, which was a blast! Of course I have a million things still in the works for her, as well, but this was what got done in time for the par-tay. 

First up, we have the booties you've already seen:

made from Patons Grace I bought in 2006 to make a sweater for Baby Girl that I totally f'ed up and frogged during my April "Fix it, Finish it, or FROG IT!" challenge. I used some more of it to make the Ballerina Wrap:

(The color is way off in this pic, but I love the composition. Redolent of - though nowhere near as good as - BrooklynTweed.)

Which all matched PERFECTLY with the gorgeous fabric I got for this Bubble Dress!

I just love everything about this little set!! I made a 12 mos size so it will hopefully fit her next summer! If she's a teeny thing, which is very possible, she might have to wear it in the fall but oh well! She will be precious no matter what.

I also made these burp cloths/diapers -- I bought some used prefolds and Oxi-Cleaned them, then sewed on fabric strips -- the fabric is all from Farmer's Market by Sandi Henderson, my current FAVE fabric line!! 

I'm not going to tell you how much time I spent admiring, arranging, and playing with these. Hint: waaaaayyyy too much.

And one more thing, a new craft to add to my rapidly growing repertoire..... Embroidery! I got this adorable Nick & Nora fabric in the city for $2... yes that's TWO DOLLARS a yard!! I am going to cut out some for applique and make an apron with some... 2 yds of a 54" (?) fabric is A LOT of fabric!! The applique is fused then machine stitched, and the letters are hand-embroidered. Totally worth it, I am so charmed by how this came out!!

You can't tell but the embroidery thread is a PERFECT match for the red and pink of the pie filling. I have a long way to go before I reach SweetMamaSmallSugar's level, but it's always nice to have a goal.

One last thing... more mini cupcakes! They took AGES to make, but it was totally worth it. I LOVE how they came out!!

 

Have a great week!

Luna Starlette, reporting in from Kamp!

from Devon: I am doing my first yarn swap on Ravelry! It's the Hogwarts Kit Swap 8, aka Summer Kamp! My friend Sarah from the Knitting and Crochet House Cup .... yeah, I'm a dork. What can I say about it?... told me about it. Anyway, there will be occasional posts from my *camp alter ego*, Luna Starlette. Embrace the geekiness!

Hi all! My first week at camp has been awesome! I'm in the Erumpent Cabin, and I'm getting to know my bunkmates and all my fellow campers! I haven't even started thinking about what to send my spoilee, Antonio dellaWeasley - quite intimidating because he's a long time veteran of this swap!!

I've also made contact with my spoiler, and I know she's going to do something awesome for me!!!

So I'll keep you up to date on my swap/camp experiences, but right now I hear the lunch bell ringing!! Off to the Lodge!

::skips away::

Doula-what?

I decided recently that I want to become a postpartum doula, and true to form, I am attending a workshop next weekend! In Pennsylvania. On days after I will be working the night. But it's fine! Wish me luck :)

It came about in a quite interesting and flow-y way, actually. I have been thinking about becoming a baby nurse as a step-up from nanny, but I am pretty much philosophically opposed to the whole idea of baby nurses, plus the schedule (24-6 for 2 weeks at a time or more) is not exactly conducive to a life.

So I've been pondering, and mulling, and like the Universe always does, it started throwing the word "doula" at me. I always knew of birth doulas, of course, but I wasn't familiar with postpartum until just now. Kris said she always thought she'd like to be one when I mentioned the baby nurse thing, then Erika (my new *boss-mom*) talked about hers and told me they get paid A LOT per hour. The kind of money I deserve, LOL!!  There's definitely an upper limit to what you can earn as a nanny, no matter how overqualified or experienced you are. 

I started looking into certification... there are quite a few online programs, but I wanted something in person like DONA. I don't really believe you need a 3rd party certification to do something you want to, and are qualified, to do, but I like to attend workshops (lots of knitting time!) and I wanted to make some connections. And this woman in PA LITERALLY wrote the book on postpartum doulas!

So that's that. I am really excited about this!! I think it will be a great thing, if not my *forever career* - I still plan to start a school! and maybe a bookstore/wine bar - then something to fall back on between jobs, when I have a small baby and don't want to work full-time, etc.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes!

Win some AWESOME yarn!!!

This fantastic lady: lesleyluu's etsy is holding a raffle to raise money for a dear friend of mine to help her have another baby... believe me, she deserves it!

See the prizes and buy your chances here -- dudes. There is WOLLMEISE.

Which I have been DYING to try simply because everyone is so freaking crazy over it!! So I hope I win... which would be more likely if less people bought tickets.

So never mind.

Don't buy raffle tickets. 

I mean it.

;) 

P.S. She is also donating all the profits from her shop to K!! So go buy stuff!! This is the perfect excuse for me to start spinning -- hey, it's for a GOOD CAUSE! I am totally unselfish here.