In honor of Valentine's Day ...

Teehee! I got roses at work. And 15 people in my cube while I discussed the roses with my husband. So sweet. He knows I love roses. Since he sent them to me at work I can actually enjoy them instead of locking them in the bathroom so the orange terror doesn't decide he needs to "lurve" on them with his teeth, lol. Oh yeah, I also found this and couldn't resist ...

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out. Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

:-)

Back to my shows and the mistake rib dishtowel that has hooked me. Now I can't stop buying kitchen cotton damnit. Ooh I need a different size needle, hey that's a pretty color lemme buy it ... lather rinse repeat. Sigh, oh well. At least I will have pretty handmade handtowels. If I actually used them for dishes I think my husband would faint, lol.

Color Meme

you are darkslateblue #483D8B

Your dominant hue is blue, making you a good friend who people love and trust. You're good in social situations and want to fit in. Just be careful not to compromise who you are to make them happy. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life can be bright or dark, depending on the situation. You are flexible and see things objectively.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

And the little [cotton] castle is new every time

filet crochet castle
Originally uploaded by teesachu

The castle is finished. At least the first version of it. I'm going to make it again in extended double crochet. I know I can block it, but I want to see if it makes a difference.

I really do like it though. Now I can make my castle/dragon/middle ages theme in my cube. :)

mmmm ... goddess afghan

mmmm ... goddess afghan
Originally uploaded by teesachu

This is still in progress, but I had to show the kitteh enjoying it. Hey, it keeps him from chewing on the wires :)

Here Be the Dragon!

'Tis finally done! My dragon for my cube at work! Woohoo! I loved doing this. I forgot how much I love filet crochet. Also it's kinda cool making a little bit of history since this is a pattern from 1906 I believe. Not to mention that I believe it turned out beautifully (look at how those curves turned out and this hasn't been washed or blocked yet). But, before I get too wordy, here's the pic :)


I kinda forgot about my crocheted lace stuff just because I haven't had a use. Having a huge backlog of doilies has not been necessary for a while. Between my mother and I, we've tired our family out of doilies. I kinda scoffed at it. Then reading stuff on Ravelry and lace knitting made me realize something. There is something to be said for the delicate stuff in thin threads. Why? More bang for your buck. More entertainment for less money. The materials to make the filet stuff I'm making is insanely cheap. Mercerized cotton thread goes for a song. It only took a little more than $5 in materials for a 12" x 20" wall hanging. And I used "better" thread than I normally would. Yes, I know, cheap crocheter, how stereotypical of me. But you know what? I like this. I'm not worried about function with these projects now. I want to do art filet pieces, hence me digging around on the Antique Pattern Library. So much gorgeous stuff.

Time to get cracking on my castle now :)

We now interrupt our regularly scheduled silence ...

Just a placeholder to say I'm still alive and kicking. I wanted to post pictures, especially of my dragon that I'm making for work, except I have enough battery power to take a couple more pics, but not enough to sync with the laptop. Sigh. So it will have to wait.

But I'm still here, being trained for new stuff at work. Life is good :)

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had fun and all :)

I want to share part of last night's festivities that I found on YouTube. So .... here it is ....