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Crazy stuff from Pinterest

While Pinterest can inspire, start a shopping frenzy, or get you thinking there are just some things you see that make you go “huh?” Here’s a few I’ve come across the last few days.

1. Pig Mug – Apparently you paint the buttom of a mug then make someone you don’t like drink from it.

2. There was no explanation on tihs just “bag head.”

3. Little Audry Hepburn

4. A cup that tells you how much you’ve measured and, I guess, what it is?

5. Elf on the Shelf, all tied up – looks frightening to me!

6. Iceburg salad – not so healthy

7. “For when your jean shorts don’t fit anymore – just add lace!”

Errand day

Today was, simply put, errand day. Farmer’s market, Fibre Space (got 2 sweater quantities of Vintage DK – orange and light blue), La Cucina (Matt got a French rolling pin and a quarter sheet pan), Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Wegman’s. In between, Mexican food for lunch and some relaxing at home. We finally picked up foam to help keep some of the heat out of the attic / crawl spaces and splurged and picked up a leaf blower that also can suck up leaves and compost them (for far less than I intended). I did some scrapbook stuff but nothing amazing to show off so this will be a photo-less post.

‘Night, all

Europe Pages, Round 4

Likely to be followed tomorrow or the next day but Round 5.

Unlike many of you, I had to work today. Despite having to relocate twice and getting kicked out early, I still had a super productive day. When I came home, I made several more pages. I broke down and downloaded the trial of PhotoShop Elements (here’s to hoping I can just enter the code for the real version on Christmas when the trail lapses).

Here’s today’s pages. Nice and simple, as always. I used blog posts for most of the journaling. Really happy that I wrote those posts right when we got back. Despite my extensive notes, I never would have remembered all those other things off the top of my head.

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I must be crazy

Because I’m strongly considering doing December Daily, a scrapbook project where you scrap each day in December (or, alternately, each day until Christmas). I even went as far as to buy a Christmas-themed digi kit (Sarah Smutz’s Jolly), brainstorm the things I want to take photos of (lights, tree trimming, wrapping presents, Christmas Eve service), and made six templates. Like I said, I must be crazy.

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Complete!

No, this isn’t the sweater FO post I promised but another completed project. I finally finished up the quilt top I started in early August. I work on it on and off before we moved then put it away for a solid month before bringing it out again for a few days before we went to Europe. Then, today, I cut out the last five blocks and finished sewing it all up. I’m not sure what I’m going to do for the back but I’ve got 3/4 of a yard of each of the patterned fabrics and a 1/4 yard of the solid. Probably something simple. Here it is, in all of its slightly wonky glory (in a rather blurry photo, oops).

Finished Quilt Top!

Made using the tutorial from here.

Ten Minute Update

I’ve only it ten minutes until bedtime so this will be super fast (but will, in no way, involve Elmo).

1. I finished the sweater I’ve been knitting since we got back from Europe and it fits! Photo session as soon as I convince Matt to help with the photo shoot.

2. Work is busy and stressful.

3. My only day off next week is Thursday. Before you feel sorry for me, realize I did just take a 2.5 week vacation and will get so very much done with everyone else out.

4. I have no clue what I’m going to knit next. I started a few things today but pulled out progress on every single one because they just weren’t working.

5. Here’s a photo of Willie.

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