Well two days ago it was -5 degrees and we were freezing......today it's raining and supposed to get up to 55 degrees! Crazy weather!!



My projects from last week are coming along......I'm almost up to dividing for the sleeves on my sweater and the socks only had a few rows added on as I decided to finish up another project that required some sewing.

Last month I saw some really cute felted hand bags and I was inspired to create my own. I am new to felting.....and oh boy is it fun!! I found this free pattern...Woolly Bully Bag and set out to make my bag. I used lambs pride which I was told felted great and it did!! I forgot to take a before pic but here is my finished project and I love it! Ravelry page here.


 I finished the felting almost 3 weeks ago and have been putting off sewing the lining just because it takes a lot of work to lug out the machine and I was going to have to come up with how to do it on my own as their was no pattern for it. But this weekend the baby was napping and my hands were free so I went for it! I got adventurous and added a pocket as well! I covered a button in the fabric and sewed a magnetic clasp on the flap. Cute right!!





I've already seen my daughters eye on this so I might just have to make another!! I'm still listening to Jane Eyre on my iphone and really enjoying it! Joining Ginny today for the weekly yarn along! Happy Knitting!!

Here are last weeks layouts.......I took loads of pictures so there are 4 pages!




So far I'm staying on top.......with my fingers crossed it will stay that way!!

Yes, the temperature has been down in the single digits the past couple days! We had snow on Monday and it looks like there is another storm approaching on Friday. I've been sticking close to the woodstove and sipping lots of warm tea.....and yes a little knitting is getting done. I have a few past projects to share now that they are blocked and photos are finally taken.

My Aeslight shawl.....can I tell you how much I am enjoying shawl making! I have my eye on quite a few others I would like to get started on! There is just something about wearing them that I really love!I knit this in spud and chloe fine yarn and it was great to work with and this is my most favorite color!!

Aestlight shawl

Another little knit that came together really quick is this cute shrug for Hannah Grace. I had picked up this yarn on sale at my LYS and it was just sitting in my stash waiting to be made into something cute! Pure alpaca to keep her little body warm!! She was really moving around and it was so hard to get a good picture of it! It's a sweet pattern with nice details.

Pink cotton candy shrug

Last week I shared that I had cast on for the Vodka Lemonade Cardigan. I am a little more then halfway on the shoulder seams and plugging along. I am hoping I like the cotton yarn.......not sure yet. I hope it drapes and fits like I want it too.

Spring Cardigan

 And I have conquered 2 at a time socks!!! My first pair of socks are moving along rather nicely as I dream about them warming my feet! This is a twisted baskets pattern and it is fun to see the pattern emerging!!

Warm feet socks

I downloaded Jane Eyre from Audible this past week and am enjoying listening to it as I knit. I remember reading this when I was younger......but that was quite some time ago!!

Joining Ginny over at Small Things for this weeks yarn along......can't wait to see what's on everyone's needles this week!!

So I completed last weeks layout....not many pictures due to the flu that I finally ended up with. So I guess I can say I'm up to date with PL.....I want to say it now cause who knows if I'll ever be able to say it again.......

left side

right side

I have not joined in the yarn along in almost 2 months.....wow! It's not that I stopped knitting....I was just caught up in the season and did not make time to get any posts up. Now things are slowing down and we have actually just gotten over dealing with the flu and all the fun that brings so I want to get back to these posts. I enjoy documenting my projects but what I love most about the yarn along are visiting everyone else's blogs and getting inspired to try new projects!

I knit a lot of gifts this past Christmas and had a lot of fun doing it! Hats and scarves mostly.....quick and fun! I want to share my most favorite knit......the adorable Poppy Hat!This hat is a quick knit, with a unique construction and did I mention it's free??? I will be knitting up many more of these in the future! Hannah Grace just loves hers and she gets compliments whenever she wheres it!

Hannah Grace's Poppy

She was just getting over being sick and it was so great to see these smiles! I also finished a shawl for myself, it's the Aestlight shawl and I have no pics yet because I need to block it. It's beautiful though and I think after blocking will really look lovely!

On my needles now is a new sweater for me......I had some ultrapima cotton in my stash and I have been wanting to knit up a spring cardigan and this one caught my eye! Vodka Lemonade.....I am only 3 rows in so not much to show yet!

I also want to knit my first pair of socks.....I have the yarn and the needles now so I hope to cast them on this week and get going......it's been on my want to learn list for a while!

I have been reading loads of books to Hannah Grace she is just loving to sit and be read too now.....and I have been so busy reading to the boys as well! I am looking for my next audio book....hmmm.....maybe someone in the yarn along has a good suggestion?? Can't wait to go look and see! Happy Knitting!!

It's a New Year and I've been thinking about, praying about changes I want to make.....in myself mostly but also in the way I do things.
For the past few years I've prayed about and focused on one little word that I could work on for the year. This year my word is "intentional". I truly want to be more intentional in every area of my life, as a follower of Christ, as a Wife, as a Mom, as a memory keeper, as a photographer......and the list goes on. My desire is to be more purposeful in all I do. The hurdle in this is that to do that I need to be more organized.......insert sigh here! So that is my starting point for now.
So last weekend as we fought the flu and hung out at home I organized my computer and EHD's.......backing everything up and going through digital scrapbooking supplies. I looked at the few layouts I got done the beginning of 2012 for Project Life and I realized how much I loved them! Why did I not continue all year with this project??? So I decided to try again to get these weekly layouts done and record our memories in this fun way.
My focus is going to be on my photos and the journaling.....not so much making fancy scrapbook pages. Simple, clean and easy. Doable...I hope! Here is my title page and week ones layout..........

title page

left side of layout

right side of layout

I know that it is only through the strength God provides me that I can accomplish any changes in my life. So being intentional about my relationship with Him is my biggest priority or all else will fail.