craftiness and cats

ginger watching the world outside

since i don't think that my craftiness blogs will be near as long as my cooking ones, i've decided that i'll share pics of the cats, too...just because i feel like it and since i think my cats are great (most days, that is). 

i've been a bit on the lazy side the last couple days, choosing to build my lego beach house as a form of creative expression rather than sewing or some other needle craft. worked out well to have jordan help me with some of it, until i got annoyed with her asking "are you done yet" and "why's it taking so long" and so  my husband said to her..."mommy is a perfectionist, nut-job when it comes to those kinds of things, so you should stay away from her." sadly, he's right. 

my lego beach house

over the weekend, i did work on a few sewing things, so maybe that's why i chose to be less creative and crafty on monday...or it really could be that i'm just that lazy sometimes. 

friday i made up a little bag from a pattern in one of my quilting magazines. i used some of the quilting fabric that i already had in the house, all in my effort to not buy any more during this project! the directions were easy enough to follow and had i not stopped to watch some of doctor who, which i had playing in the background, or a movie after dinner, i would've gotten the bag done much quicker. maybe one day i'll work on something non-stop with no interuptions...but i kind of doubt it since i'm so easily distracted!

anyway, i got the bag all put together and it turned out really cute, if i do say so myself (and i do!). it has 6 pockets all around the outside and is just the right size for carrying to the baseball field for practices and such, when i don't want to take my vera bradley bags. i'm working on a slightly bigger version just to see how it would look and adding a snap closure, too.

my little bag

i also made up a few skirts for jordan, finally finishing the one that was started earlier this month and making up two others, as well. since skirts are so easy to make up and she likes wearing them, i figure i can complete most of her spring and summer wardrobe with lots of them! i have every intention of making up another couple of skirts as well as about 6 dresses...i have the intention, just don't know if i have the follow through! fingers crossed, that i get them all done by the end of the month!

two of the skirts i made over the weekend

and so now i'm going to be working on dresses for jordan, another slightly bigger 6 pocket tote, and possibly crocheting on the afghan some more; it's obviously not going to be done in time for an anniversary gift since i haven't worked on it in the last week and our anniversary is this saturday...further proof of my good intentions, bad follow through!

i'll also be baking up some more banana muffins for stephen since he likes them so much, making my first slow-cooker pork butt, and anxiously waiting for my new dutch oven to get here. lots of stuff to do...guess i should get off my butt and get to them!

here's a last cat picture, before i go...

cleo's turn to look out the window

and because my daughter is constantly trying to stick her foot into my pictures when i take them...here's jordan showing off her foot...

my silly girl!

come on back soon for more cooking, baking, crafting, cats, and possibly feet!