tutorial on metal bracelet...

okay so i posted this tutorial on cut and paste but i'll also post it here...

1. grab some wire cutters







2. some clothes pins...you will want the ones with the springs closer together...if you have the ones with the wider springs then you won't have to cut them...separate the clothes pins...






3. cut back about an 1/8 of an inch on either side...








4. you will have a space in between...








5. slide into the spring housing...you want to repeat these steps until the length desired...

scarf swap...

well...lj convinced me to join the facebook scarf swap...this is cool cause i've never done a swap before...i guess that means i'm a swap virgin...whooot...whooot...no...but seriously i'm looking forward to knitting for my partner lynn...and it's great that she is on ravelry...kinda gives me a clue as to what she likes...on another note i finally knitted up something for my damn self...i know it's about time...as you can see it's a hat...yeah...yeah...yeah i know it's bright...well just like me*wink*or as a wise woman mentioned it's one of my colours cause i'm a vibrant girl...lj you are the woman!

feelin' froggy...

so i was sitting around the house and i wanted to make something...i know you're probably thinking that because i titled it feelin' froggy...i had a knitting project go wrong...but nope you are wrong...i didn't happen to rip out any of my knitting wip's...

those who know me well know that i'm always recycling...whether it be a starbucks paper bag, old beads, ribbon, metal, ect...believe it or not there is always something around this house to make something out of...well...today the lucky winner was...clothes pins...i took them apart cut them down and made an industrial looking bracelet out of them...i remembered doing this as a child and my dad was not at all impressed...only because he kept loosing all of his damn clothes pins...so i gave this one to dani who is always wanting something new and handmade from his mum...

more...more...more...

well as you can see i took a few more pictures...

i'm trying to stay on the ball when it comes to completing projects...i must say i am getting better...especially when it comes to socks...

i finished up dad's cable socks...and no lj you are not seeing double...i believe this would be my 4th completed pair...now on to another pair the monkey's maybe...


i also decided to take another pic of my mil's hat before it went out in the mail...it fits really good...i might just have to make one for myself...

nothing else new here...so until next time...

autumn...

chunky newspaper boy hat for my mil...the yarn i happened to pick up the other day while in joann fabrics...i don't get to see the season's change anymore*frown/pout*i miss the sound of the crumpling leaves beneath my feet...the smell of the brisk air...the different colored tree leaves while driving throughout the mountains...just a few things i was thinking about while knitting this up...possibly it was partially due to the color of yarn i chose...well i hope she enjoys it and it keeps her head warm...

dani's 13...

thirteen years ago today i had this cute little guy....and now he's officially a teenager... sheesh...where did the years go? i never would have thought that it would happen so quickly...before i know it he'll be a man...they sure don't stay little for long...

good thing he doesn't read my blog...cause i'm sure he wouldn't like me posting pictures of him without him checking them out first...

hide and seek...

so...i'm trying to stay focused and keep on track with finishing these socks by october 13...my parents will be coming to visit for dani's birthday and i thought that it would be nice for my pops to be able to wear them the next morning when they go to leave...i'm doing pretty good considering all the distractions around here...sometimes i wish i could hide but they'd just end up finding me...i guess that means i have to find better hiding spots...