The Bobbin's Nest

My friend Lisa, gave me a knitting class at The Bobbin's Nest for my birthday. So yesterday, we packed up our knitting hand-me-downs, (Lisa's mom bestowed upon her about 100 knitting needles, crochet hooks, baubles and whatnots, from her late Oma), and headed over.  First of all, this studio is so cute!  They have really great, high quality fabrics and yarn.  Our teacher, Charlotte, walked us through getting the right yarn, casting on, knit and pearl stitches, and she taught me a little fixer trick with a crochet hook!  They give you a beginner scarf pattern project, and since it's a two part class, I'll be back next Saturday to finish up mine.

For those who would like to learn to sew, they also have sewing classes.  My friend, Maria, took one where she made a beautiful reversible tote!  

The Bobbin's Nest Blog

(Photos courtesy of The Bobbin's Nest Website)

In Bloem: Felt & Paper Flower Hair Combs

A bouquet of flowers made mostly from paper and felt.  I've set the flowers on combs so you can wear them in your hair!  Check 'em out in my etsy store, Bloem.

Custom Wedding Invitations for Karla

Custom designed and handcrafted wedding invitations for my friend, Karla.  I also designed and made her engagement party invitations, featured here

Invitations by Bloem

Packaged to perfection?

Still working on ways to package my sales.  Here's how I did up my last order from bloempot.  What do y'all think?  These little guys are off to their new home in Canada!! (I'm always a little nervous shipping my items away)

Wine Charms - Farm Animals from bloempot

Bring on Spring!

What happened to February and March? I can't believe we're already half way through March!  It's crazy how time flies when you're busy.  For the last couple months we've been enjoying lots of snowboarding and warming up with wine ;P.  Plus, my 28th birthday!!

I'm practically a bear in the winter.  Don't bother trying to get me to do ANYTHING.  Not even crafts. But thanks to Daylight Saving, and some nice weather, I'm back in business.  Oooh, and I am so excited!! 

Today, I finally said "Goodbye"

to my Thundercats t-shirt.  *sigh* I can't count how many times I've thrown this shirt into our donation box, only to whisk it back out again! Who knows what I thought I should save it for, but it wasn't ready to let it go.

I tend to hold on to a lot of things for way too long.   I think "I might use it someday" or "it's so wasteful to throw it away".  But keeping everything makes my small house even smaller, leaving me with a cluttered and claustrophobic living space (and mind).  I don't work well in clutter.  And yet, I'm not very organized...thus, the never ending dilemma of my life.

So, as I try to turn over a new, more put-together leaf, I say  "Goodbye Thundercats t-shirt.   Hello clear Sterlite storage boxes!"

 

Sewing Project January Days 1 - 3: Coasters

I'm working on the first project from my Sewing Calendar (2010)

Coasters!!

I'm not big on following directions......soOoo...I kind of made my own design. 

And here are the results!!!

Available now in my Etsy store, bloem