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Happiness

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Happiness is bliss they say. Happiness lies within so many things right now. I figured I’d share some of them with you. First off Zander is in Little League’s T-Ball. His first game was last saturday. It was 50 degrees with a brutal wind off the lake, we were pretty darn cold. To illustrate that i have a group of spectators: Grandma, Grandpa, and close family friends.



Some pictures of Zander







Next up, some of you know that i had been saving up for a mac for a little over a year. I FINALLY got it. And i went big...a mac book pro! WOO!



It is funny when i took it to nat’s cause then there’s 3 mac’s in apt. 2A.



Some other things making me happy?

Voting! Indiana’s primary was yesterday...here’s my MY VOTE COUNTED sticker!



Ice Tea, little to no ice. mmmmm



My neighbor has a litter of pugs for sale, there’s SEVEN puppies. They are like a herd of happiness.








I’ve been doing some sewing for fun. I made a super padded sleeve for my mac book pro:






I’m also working on a messenger bag that i spent yesterday cutting out:




And i’m working on a second laptop sleeve that is less padded and has two small handles. I also need to cut out two skirts for our trip to Vegas in June for a wedding. Oh and i’ll close with two more things that fun. These two ducks were hanging out at my neighbor’s pool the other day and then i went to open the back door last friday while it stormed out..they were hanging out in the rain on the side of our pool.



And nothing like some fun with photobooth on the mac:

Posted by Jennifer on 05/07 at 08:33 AM ♥ Comments (14)

Nothing

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I’m fired up for Indiana’s primary in 2 weeks. That is about all i have to say right now. oh and this:

Posted by Jennifer on 04/24 at 08:06 AM ♥ Comments (6)

Etsy Friday (early) and stuffs and things

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How about a little etsy friday for you? How about some visual stimulation?

Ok My sister and I, The Piddleloop Sewing Team are having a little update in the shop tomorrow Friday April 18th at 10:30 am central time! Shipping will start TUESDSAY. I"m sorry I stated Monday in the email, but i forgot i am staying in chicago an extra day to see Iron & Wine play with Califone at the Vic Monday nite with nathaniel.

I have some new Etsy Stitch Marker Love for our bags. New sellers for you to check out. FIrst up is Rosalyn over at Yarnlust.


She had these cute mahjong tile stitch markers for sale and i asked her if she’d like to help dress up or bags.





Please go check out her shop when you need a quick gift for a knitter!

Next I was emailed by Knitty-K8, if i wanted to put some of her markers on our bags. I’m so glad i said yes cause her markers are beautiful and pretty. You almost want to wear them rather than use them to mark stitch repeats! Thanks so much Knitty-K8 for the markers, they will make our bags look purdy!







Last A stitch marker regular, Kimberly of Dragon Lady Designs. Where does a girl go to buy 12 flying pigs and 4 brown whales? Why to Kimberly that’s who!



Ok so now the stuffs and things. I was gonna show you my pretty hedgegrow sock..but i ripped it out. Instead i have another sock cast on to do plain old stockinnette on the lagic loop. I will get pictures of that...int he meantime how about some silly pictures of the dogs??

What you don’t think my hounds can be silly?

Well i came home with Zander today to find Lucy Dog laying in the sun singing some Miriah Carey songs like the girlie diva she is.



Look at her work it to hit those high dolphin squeals!



Miriah? I wasn’t singin’ no miriah!



In our house you always get some houndbutt.



Samuel laying in the grass



Zander getting some kisses from sam



Lucy dog jealous of the kisses



lucy dog whining to be fed at 2:15..dinner time is 5pm



Quiet time with zander



Right. Yeah. Ok. We hung outside these past two days cause it’s been 70 degrees. After having to wear my wool coat and winter hat last weekend it felt good. So come by the update tomorrow, check out these etsy vendors, and have a good weekend.

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Want to win some Wollmeise and get good ju-ju at the same time?

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Well in my raverly group Friends of P...we like to help out our own. We think positive thoughts, we lend our ears, we generally have each other’s backs. Recently Karen’s dog Vinnie, who looks like will farrell,(no really, here look) got sick.



Ok so Vinnie came from a rescue named 4pawssake and because he’s being fostered with intent to be adopted, when he fell sick, the rescue is paying the vet bills. Because it’s a rescue they are getting a discounted bill, but still. Now here’s where you can help out and get good ju-ju and win WOLLMEISE at the same time. oh yes WOLLMEISE and some bags and other fun prizes in a raffle. It only takes 5$ to get a ticket. no really. You can feel awesome, have a chance to win prizes and help the rescue pay his vet bill and other’s vet bills for 5$.

please go to karen’s blog entry and read about the awesome prizes you can win donated by members of my ravelry group.

look at how photogenic this dog is, even on medication!

Since Karen has posted this yesterday in 24 hrs we all raised $1,000! The goal was already met, but his medical costs we’re really 2k. So just think, we can really help this rescue out. Go to her link follow the directions and get yourself some good ju-ju.

in the meantime this girl who’s up for adoption named Bunny, i want to go over there and steal her away. She is the most adoable looking thing EVER.

Posted by Jennifer on 04/10 at 06:40 AM ♥ Comments (7)

Dreams

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Today is April 4th. Please take maybe just one minute to remember that someone really important who had a dream, was gunned down in 1968.

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Handmade Monday Edition

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I’ve recently received some great handmade gifts and wanted to share of links with you.

First if you haven’t heard of Jelby run over to Cary’s shop now and pick up some great felted and embroidered stitch markers for yourself, for friends, or for someone having a rough week.

Here’s some examples of sets i have bought from Cary recently.

Yes that is a holder with a Martini on it to hold little olive stitch markers! I tld you she was clever!

and when i saw her hearts in Feb for Valentines day i wanted to regress back to 5th grade and draw hearts all over my notebook and wear lisa frank shirts with unicorns on them.

and if hearts or martini’s aren’t your sort of thing she embroiders SHEEP! What knitter doesn’t like sheep!?



You really should run over to her shop and pick up yourself a set..she’s got 2 sets of sheep hanging out in there now and you don’t have to wait!

She’s also rather kind and made me a special freebie marker with my order and it’s super duper special to me. It’s an OBAMA ‘08 marker. I can’t tell you how awesome Cary is at really making you smile when you order from her!

I have a really special friend. Her name is Joy and I’ve known her for a really long time. SHe is the only friend I knit for holidays and her birthday. SHe takes great pride in wearing and enjoying the things i’ve knit up for her. We recently FINALLY after loads of sickness, and her campainging for Obama. She gave me a lot of handmade items this year and i wanted to share just two that i thought you might enjoy. They are unique.

This postage stamp bracelet from Fox Glove Accessories

She has them by color and Joy got me one in my favorite color orange! This is just so light and unique and fun. I really thought this was a super cool idea.

She also got me a yarn ball silkscreened on glass pendant. from Kiku.

So if you need some gifts, or apick me up for yourself or a friend who could use one, check these sellers out and spread some handmade joy out there!

Posted by Jennifer on 03/31 at 08:46 AM ♥ Comments (7)

Stuff and things

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It’s always stuff and things. Sorry i haven’t posted. I think it’s been over a month. What’s been going on you say? Flu, colds, and more of the flu. When you have a 5 yr old getting shuttled from pre-school to my house to wendy’s house it means this crap never leaves. It just cycles and cycles. I had a cold or two and the zombie flu, and wendy keeps catching colds and now has a fever/intestional thing. I just keep straying lysol and hoping for the best over here.

I feel like since winter won’t let up it’s grip (there’s another inch of snow and ice on the ground today) I haven’t done much. I feel like the rest of the country is going outside and enjoying some nice weather and we’ve been left in the snow.

Will someone please explain to me why people who don’t like Obama or Clinton want to vote for Mccain. Well if they don’t like Mccain and think he’s too old and don’t even know any of his platforms? I keep hearing Well i want to make my vote count. I hate tot ell you this but your vote would really count then if you didn’t vote. Yet my mom insists that 26% of the country (including her) feel this way. Someone please feel free to explain to me why this makes sense, even if it is only to you?

Nat took a picture of me that i like. I will share it with you.

Usually i look like i was smcked int he face with a board. Or making goofy faces like:

or

ok enough of nat’s weird pictures of me. I want to thank Saira, Jo, and Cary for sending me packets of crap candy and trinkets and baubles. They rule. Oh and tea in these cute tins.

I also want to thank Erin and her daughter Jessica of My dorky Best Friend for making me a Faux Braille shirt. I bet none of you know what my awesome shirt says?


ok ok erin assures me it says LOVED. How sweet is that? Speaking of Erin..her and Kristen were in town. We briefly met up on tuesday nite for a little catching up and knitting, with johnny and lesa.
here’s lesa modeling her pretty yoke on her Grimace sweater she made.


and erin knitting something on long needles



and kristen and johnny

and Jessica and erin again



I really miss the two girls and enjoy catching up with them when they are in town. Plus everyone gave me nice warm hugs. It felt so nice, or maybe i was just in need of good friend hugs.

I got nat to chop off all his uneven hair. It’s really a ploy so i can see and kiss his eyebrows easier..but nonetheless he always looks good with his short hair. Eben if he’s telling me that he is out of salsa and i should really DO something about it.

i’ll close with a blurry picture of us and you can see his short hair…

Posted by Jennifer on 03/28 at 07:22 AM ♥ Comments (15)

Etsy Friday

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I haven’t done one in a long while. Sorry. Just busy busy like worker bees. I wanted to thank everyone who participated in our update yesterday and made the Pedigree Adoption Fund drive from our bags a success! Lucy Dog is very proud of all of you. If she could she would shake and give you all a slobber shower in total Lucy Dog fashion.

first up i have a very funny shirt. I think most of you will understand why i had to have it. I first saw redpaperrecord at Holiday Renegade in Dec. She didn’t have the size i needed in a women’s shirt. But she messaged me the minute she did, like a month later. I’m suprised she remembered me. Here is my AWESOME shirt. In a terrrible bathroom mirror shot. I also included two so you can totally see my chococat shower cap in the background.

So how about some new stitch marker people! Stitch marker people you say? For those who don’t know, as one of the small details i like to include with our bags is a small stitch marker on each bag with the business card attached so you know where you can buy some just like it. I BUY these to promote people i like. Some people are really excited about it and some like to even add extras in which is always graciously accepted. I find it fun and yet functional to offer this to our bags. Plus it dresses them up a bit.



how about these pretty little metal ones from Redpanada





then there’s these cute little ones from Yarn Pig/ Bea Binney






and last there’s some cookies by Kish Crafts

So some of you know i am a graphic designer when i am not sewing. You can see some patterns i’ve layed out for people here.

One of the patterns went on sale in etsy.  Side on Mitts pattern and The Mitts Kit are available in Cairi’s shop. She not only designed some interesting mitts you knit sideways, but she dyes lovely squishy yarn that is worth every penny.

I also got some beautiful jewelry from Mark Poulin/marmar. I have loved his jewelry from seeing it in Hazel a boutique by Nat’s. Then it was all over when i found him on etsy. Nat got me the dog and kitty metal pendants. I purchased the reversable one in the middle.

I also got some jewelry from Nat for xmas and my b-day. From Katheyn Reichart. I love her custom stuff very much. The ring says live dangerously cause i never make a grocery list, nor did i own a knit picks dpn gauge but owned their dpns that were like 2mm, 2.25mm, 2.5mm,2.75mm and they’d all get mixed up. haha
Thanks Lesa for that xmas gift by the way.





Ok so go out and hunt yourself down some great etsy stuff!!

Posted by Jennifer on 02/15 at 09:40 AM ♥ Comments (17)

Happy Valentine’s Day

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Happy Valentine’s Day.

This would be my valentine, Nathaniel. He is the best boyfriend in the whole wide world. He is wearing his crown on Christmas Day. and we’re being silly. But I just wanted to say I Love You (a lot more than some) and I will just keep letting it slide that you do this face in every single picture ever taken of us.

Posted by Jennifer on 02/14 at 12:52 PM ♥ Comments (11)

Piddleloop Sewing Team Valentines Day Extravaganza

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We are having an update tomorrow, Feb. 14th, at 3pm central time. We took every bit of the lucy dog fabric we had left and made bags out of it. We also have japanese fabric wiener doggies in the city and paw prints. These bags that are all about dogs will be listed as 5$ more. We are making a Donation to the Pedigree Adoption Drive. (I’d link but their site is down for updating you can google it for now) During the Westminister dog show, they stated they were matching dollar for dollar the amount raised for adopting dogs. Lucy dog our basset hound is adopted into our loving home, from a breed specific rescue. We really just wanted to do something good for dogs left behind, or surrendered out there. So for every dog bag sold tomorrow, 5$ will be donated. I am keeping one of the Lucy Dog bags and I am making a donation as well. If anyone wants to participate in our donation drive please contact me and i will send you the paypal address to make your donation to, and i will add it into our lump sum.

We have other bags that are for the cat people out there like this cute Meow bag:



Or this Japanese fabric Hedge Hog Bag



We’ll have project bags too

We also have new stitch marker people that will be featured on our bags this update. I will be trying to do an etsy friday to share them with you. See you at 3pm CST tomorrow. Be there or be square.

Posted by Jennifer on 02/14 at 12:54 AM ♥ Comments (8)