SomerKnits

I keep trying to catch up on all the blogs I missed reading while i was out of town last weekend, but I think maybe I read too many.  So I am just going to have to give up and go forward from present.  See, usually I catch up on my reading before I do my own blogging, but I am sure that is a very silly way to do it because it has led to more than a week of radio silence.  And I have waaaay too much traveling coming up for that kind of nonsense. See, last weekend my whole family went to South Bend, Indiana to watch my sister graduate from law school. The Seester  At Notre Dame the graduation festivities require an entire weekend, not merely one day (which is exhausting, btw).  So on saturday was a prayer service in the basilica then a lunch at the law school then the law school graduation, which was held by the library and Touchdown Jesus.  It was relatively cool, cloudy all day and rained on us off and on.  Ben took a picture of one graduation at...

It turned cold again, but the things tickling my fancy this week are definitely all about summer.  Vacation, evenings out, fancy dinners, etc.  I can't wait for my summer to get started. This pretty  Purse .  Perfect for an evening out. How cute would it be to show up to a summer party in  this dress ?  This pretty  sarong  would be perfect for by the beach or pool. This  soap  smells of coconut and pineapple and banana, which sounds like it would definitely put me in a summer vacation kind of mood. This  infinity scarf  would keep me warm on cool and windy evenings. Linking up with: What is tickling your fancy this week?

I have had a serious case of blogger block.  So instead of blogging, I have been updating the shop and getting ready for a couple more shows. This weekend my stitch markers will join Angora Jane and Lowder Colours Farm at the make:Tulsa/STICKS FiberFest out at the Brush Creek Barn here in Tulsa.  Its 11 - 5 on Sunday and I can't wait, I know its going to be an awesome day.  So I have made lots of new stitch markers for this special occasion.  I have listed some of them in the shop so that out of towners can have a chance too. I added most of these guys on Sunday.  The lavender hearts above are pretty glass beads. These Smileys are suprisingly lightweight and who doesn't need a few more smiles in their day? This is one of my favorite new sets.  The tiny flip flops are perfect accents to summer knitting. These dragonflies are my other brand new summer stitch markers.  They are lightweight but durable plastic beads and I just love the greens and blue ...

I know I am late in the day in posting this, but Happy Mother's Day to my mom. If you don't know her, she is awesome.  If you do already know her then I didn't really have to tell you that.  This is a picture of mom and her current set of 'children' from a couple years ago.  If you look through Sophie you can see Samson on the other side. Happy Mother's Day also to my Grandma and my Mimi.  I love you both. And happy mother's day to all of my friends out there who are moms.  I hope it was a good one.

I have been posting all over facebook about this.  Tweeting too.  And I posted the graphic here on Tuesday, but I haven't really said a whole lot about it here on the blog.  Do you remember back in December when make:Tulsa teamed up with Ida Red for a make:Christmas ?  If you were there then you know what a fantastic and fun time everyone had.  This dynamic combo of people is at it again, just in tome for mother's day and big spring plans.  Do you need a last minute, unique and thoughtful mother's day gift?  We totally have you covered.  Do you need that awesome little accessory to complete your party/wedding/vacation outfit?  We have that too.  Baby shower gifts?  Yep.  And Ida Red has all the old fashioned candies and unique sodas you could want, not to mention TOMS.  So really, if you are in the Tulsa area, you need to come by and see us. Like the graphic says, we will be there from 1pm to 6pm. All of the handmade...

A lot of times when I ask for feed back it seems like I don't really get much of a response.  Well, not as much as if I post a pretty picture anyway.  This time, I really would like you to take just a moment or two and give me a little bit of feed back, I really want to hear your opinions! For everyone: What do you like to see the most here on my blog?  Is it pictures of finished items and new shop stock or posts of pretty things I drool over or posts about food and cooking?  Or something else entirely? What would you like to see more of? What kinds of posts do you only skim (its ok, we all do it, lets just be honest here) and what types of posts really grab your attention and you read the whole thing? Is there something you would like to see less of / get tired of seeing? Can you ever have too many puppy pictures?  ;-P When you look at knitwear in stores or at craft shows, what kinds of items do you find the most tempting? For the Knitters:...

Before I get on with the things that are tickling my fancy, I would just like to say that it being 35 degrees on a May morning is just not right.  Brrrrrr.  I got up for my usual 5:30 am 3.5 miles and about froze half to death. Now, on with: This pretty graphic for the event I am participating in this weekend. I am kind of in lust with the idea of having an  outdoor daybed  to lounge in, but I am having trouble finding one in my price range.  But I really, really, really, really want one. The whole Bath & Body Works  True Blue Spa Collection .  Especially the fact that most of the lotions are available in unscented.  Thank you B&BW. Don't forget to check out what everyone else is fancying this week! Have a great Tuesday.

I do not claim to be a fashionista, but I have been reading a lot of blogs of those who do claim to be.  So I have read about "color blocking" and seen examples, although for the life of me I can't figure out what distinguishes this particular look from any other time you mix solid colors that look good together.  But that's neither here nor there because really what happened is I saw this dress as an example of color blocking and it inspired this particular bonnet.  So I have a celery green, a vivid coral and a deep blue lace as an accent.  Hopefully I am not mis-using the term color blocking, but since the dress inspired the bonnet, I figured I would go with it.  Friday was over cast but to took the bonnet and one of my little hat stands outside for a little photo shoot.  I really do love the way it came out, hopefully someone else will love it too.  I need a baby to borrow as a model.  The bonnets look even cuter on a round little face. ...