Blast 54 :: Another season

Our family's birthday season wraps up this week ...time is short these days but,  life's plenty sweet.
Yet, annoottthheerrr owl from the basket...

or, baskets as it seems to be. Goodness, they're multiplying. I think I might be in trouble...

Blast 41:: Seriously?

Why, yes that would seriously be...another owl.

There are 3 more of them too sitting in the sewing basket waiting for completion...

Now, before you think I am completely obsessed or should attend a support group of sorts...hear my story.

It was pretty late (surprise, surprise, I know)...and see, my studio is located off of our barn. Which means, I need to walk through the barn to access it. And here's something else, a bat lives in that barn. Now, I totally understand how well and good bats are (they really are awesome) and I loved hanging out in the backyard of the old house with the kids and watching them. But when they fly inches past my face like this one did a couple of weeks ago as I was exiting the studio?

That's a bit closer than I care for, frankly.

I believe I even screamed, "No, NO!" while flailing my arms about (of course, all the while being careful not to drop my precious crafting cargo) as if this would somehow deter the bat from getting any closer.

Another thing that creeps me out...my husband was telling me about how they like to "travel" along the walls...now, I just don't want to look up, or around or in any way witness a bat scuttling along the walls of that barn. So, until my completely irrational ...discomfort with the whole bat thing subsides...I may be crafting from that basket if I don't get my booty out to that studio before dark.

Just sayin'.

Blast 37 :: Hoot! (and a giveaway!)

Another late night creation from tidbits of the ever present sewing basket. This little guy is twice recycled. There never is an end to some good repurposing, I tell you. Originally, this was a lovely yet small cashmere sweater that had shrunken in someone else's hands. I came upon it and decided it would make the most comfy pair of longies..once these were outgrown they went back into the pile awaiting a new fate. One of which is this little owl. Yes, another owl...;) My creativity will surely expand here soon, really.

And now... the giveaway! How about 2 of those flower fairy crowns from the other day? Why yes, I think they will do nicely. Just leave a little note here in the comments section ~ the winner will be announced in Monday's post :) Good Luck!

On another note...how about that Irene, huh? Goodness...thinking about folks near and wide and saying a little prayer for their safety and comfort....

Blast 1:: Owls

I was informed many...many....many times from Little L's sibs that she was sorely lacking in toys. Mind you, this began the day she came home with me; fresh, new and thoroughly unable to hold a thing. So, you can imagine the excitement when she actually was able to grasp a finger and hold onto an object for more than a second. Then came the ultimate fun - what we fondly refer to as  the "shark attack " - that mad rush of energetic "get it in my mouth now" craziness when this babe has her grip on something. Awwww, our sweet little shark... (note: the cashmere is super soft against baby's skin and the carded sheep's wool inside makes it extra cuddly too).

Maybe this is a bit of cheating as these were made within the past 3 days as part of my destressing from a house full of strep. But maybe not so much, as I had these sweaters sitting around for ages, waiting for their new lease on life in some new form or another. See, that's completely my problem here, not wanting to "waste" any of the goodness I have laying around. Thinking I could always make something better so I had better not waste it on <insert perfectly fine idea here>. Pretty silly, huh?  That's how I ended up in this mess:

ahem, literally. sorry for that eye sore...

I admit, in the moving in, moving out (still working on that one) and all the in between...getting this space set up has been the last on the 'to do' list. Someday I say...someday...But that's a whole 'nother post.