Gluten Free Heaven

I'm sure all of you know that little Liam is a celiac, but that doesn't stop us from having lots of fun with chocolate. I thank goodness for all the great companies that make things like brownies, cakes and bread mixes in bags for the non-baking parents of allergic to everything kids. This one was from Pamela's my fav.
Bill will be coming home with the camera in a few days, so i have a week and a half of cool stuff to show you then.

My very own yarn !

Yesterday we finished dyeing my first skien of yarn,
It is 36 yards of bulky weight in Kool-aid grape purple. Christian watched me through the whole process and helped me do the dyeing , he is really into it which makes me so happy. My neighbor took this pic for me yesterday,( seeing my husband took the camera to Asia) the look on his face is how we both feel, I just didn't look as cute!

Finished Projects

I would say one of my worst traits is not finishing things, so I'm extra proud to pressent two of my knitting projects that are completely finished and ready to be gifted. Anyone who has seen me knit knows that a lot of effort goes into these seemingly mere scarfs, I know they are going to good homes and will be well loved !

Great Rewards

In reward for my husbands labor helping a neighbor move furniture I was the lucky recipient of the old stuff that didn't fit. It is the PERFECT Fiber Crafts hutch and I love it. It makes me so happy to have a little space to call my own, just for my yarn/fiber/spinning treasures.

My first homespun on my little meggie

So a few of you know my new found obsesion with learning to spin yarn, I believe that behind it all is my urge to play with natural fiber and my inability to knit well although I am getting better. Spinning fiber into yarn is an ancient craft and is very zen. I love it ! This is my very first homespun yarn, I have since spun a whole skien which I will die and show you when it's done.

I can guaranty that more is yet to come ( especially seeing I just ordered a bunch of roving from etsy.

Bright vintage lace

An Oh so bright piece of fabric I've added to my nest as a shower curtian in ( my only private place in the house) our ensuite bathroom which I have claimed as my own.

It's colorful, it's girly, and it's vintage, these are truely a few of my favourite things in one little ol' peice of fabric.

Todays Favourite Thing

I just got these boots for $4.99 at savers, here is why I love them,

1. They are pretty, ( pretty excentric!)

2. I know I'll wear them in Australia with my Gnomey hat my dear friend is making me, which makes me think of her and being home.

3. My other dear friend ( I am a lucky girl) saw them and said, "If Talia was a boot, she would be this boot" My heart warmed with this lovely comment which I'll aspire to to be true.

A Few of My Favourite Things

I thought I'd share a few things around my house that always make me smile. Just think of how beautiful and simple life would be if all possesions could stir such emotion, maybe one day I'll get there.

Today we have two little money banks, a birthday gift from a dear friend. I ABSOLUTELY love them. They look so "vintagey', the colors are georgous and their little faces are so cute.