CraftingThis is what my crafting table looks like. I love it messy and full of projects. After dealing with the Blogger headache, I decided I was just going to make stuff the rest of the weekend. Saturday night, and most of the day Sunday, I worked on a batch of birdcage handbags. But I ran out of snaps last night after all the stores were closed, so I switched to stuffie designing.
StuffiesI've been trying to design a fox stuffie for a year and a half. I feel like I'm finally on the right track, but who knows when I'll finally finish the poor little guy. Some of my misshapen attempts are on the table in that picture. The rest of them are hidden in a zip-loc bag off-camera. I had a couple of good ideas as I fell asleep last night. Maybe they'll be the key to a successful fox.
BYOB (build your own blog)
Andrew has been trying to convince me to write my own blog application since I started blogging two years ago. After this weekend, I'm 99% sure that I'm going to. I know that TypePad and WordPress have loyal fans, but none of the platforms offer exactly what I want, which is complete control. It's the ultimate DIY project for a craft blogger, isn't it? :)
Mr. Piggles And Ornament AddictionThese two cuties arrived for me and Andrew today from the super-awesome Laurie at
Old School Acres. They've already made themselves at home playing our
German games from
Isa.
I steered away from ornament swaps this year because I didn't want the pressure. Plus, I don't actually celebrate Christmas, so I don't have a big, beautiful tree to put them on.
But I've found myself springing into action when it comes to being the first of 5 (or 2, or whatever) commenters on a post to get in on bloggers' ornament giveaways. I can't resist. I love ornaments! They are one of my favorite parts of winter, along with hot cocoa, peppermint, dark chocolate, snowflakes, sparkly lights, scarves, and good times with the people I love.