It's just me...

...doing some re-decorating around here....

The end is nigh!

Does the equation really go like this?

end-of-year = ideas x 0

Can you believe it - I've started one vest pattern twice (did I mention twice??!) with two different yarns, and neither of them worked out, both under rrrripping currently.. partly because I couldn't figure out the lace pattern (there must some mistake in the pattern, mustn't there?!? - it can't be me, can it?!??) and it went wrong each time, and partly because it just don't feel right, it don't feel like a garment I would eventually wear. And we've made a promise not to knit those not-wearable-but-just-knitted-for-the-hell-of-it thingys anymore, now haven't we....
Also otherwise not very inspired by anything right now. I guess I'm all knitted out for '08.

Gee. What a strange feeling!

I guess I just have to hang on to the hope of New Year bringing with it some New Ideas.

*sigh*

I know what you did last Christmas...

...and this Christmas, as well (besides eating, sleeping, and knitting).

Merriment to you all during Christmas time - it seems to be a white one, after all!

Christmas Flowers Ltd.

Also a couple of these were made yesterday and delivered to happy owners..

A small cup, some oasis foam and lichen, and one red rose+cone - voilá! So, flower arrangin' made easy :)

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By the way, the new owner of the 'Kingscot' was quite happy with her gift - I received a really heart warming compliment from her: "This sweater feels like a second skin on me". I'm glad!

Meet "Kingscot"

Finally, and just in time for Santa's delivery!
('Kingscot' by Nora Gaughan, Twist Collective / Winter '08)

Giftboxes 'R' Us

I've tinkered with origami only a little before, but now I wanted to make some gift boxes for Christmas, so off to library I went... and found a basic book on paper folding, and inside it basic instructions how to make boxes. After a couple of not-so-good ones (it DOES help if one has one's measurements correct, i.e. all sides of the square the same length - go figure!), I got the knack of it, and now got all my box-needs fulfilled.










Coming up.... 'Kingscot' is almost finished, pics following up soon!

Christmas Cards, Inc.

A regular Christmas card factory was in operation today on our kitchen table - with a little imagination, scissors, silver cardboard, stamping and christmasy red color you get these results:

Friends and relatives, watch out for the postman :)