Yet another long work week...

So this week is almost over for me finally...just have tomorrow to work and then I can have a day off....I did at least have a nice welcome home a couple nights ago...


WWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! I love online shopping...it makes every day feel like christmas. Expecially because my Cluck Coo Clock was in one of those boxes...along with the ceramic knobs I ordered to redo my nightstand and desk that I bought second hand.

I haven't had much time for knitting or painting lately, but I did manage to finish these little cuties. I wanted to put them on my foot so bad for the pic but I plan on selling them on Etsy eventually and didn't want to funk them up with smelly hikers foot.




I forgot to bring my camara up the mountain today...I could have gotten some amazing shots of vultures circling about 10 feet away along the cliff side...next time i promise.

I did manage a little baking time as well...


mmmmmmmmmmmmm cinnamon rolls...these lasted all of a day with Pat and I around.

Home Sweet Home

So the apartment is finally in order. I unpacked my last box 2 days ago. We made our first dinner in the new place last Monday. I whipped up a spicy southwest chicken soup, corn muffins and cinnamon rolls.

I found these little shakers at an antique shop up the road...they were pretty faded and beat up so i added a fresh coat of paint....


and tada!!!! all shiny and new...and so cute!




This is just a shot of my little work area...it's nice to actually have room now to stretch out and not have to climb all over things in a closet to find what i'm looking for. Pat is going to get me a cloth bust for my birthday I think...which will help out with the sewing immensely...it sucks trying to pin things on myself :P




We found this AWESOME table at a shop up the road...it was pretty beat up. Pat put in a few hours getting it back on its feet again...but it was so worth it. The chairs need to be reupholstered eventually, but they're fine for now. I love sitting at it and looking at the apple trees in bloom out back on the hill.




the curtains needed some tie backs which i whipped up with strips of ribbon and some sticky Velcro squares...probably the easiest thing in the world to make.





This place didn't come with any blinds in it so we needed window coverings pronto. I was going to get some fabric and make some but I managed to find a wonderful pair at Target for my retro style kitchen. They have these adorable little apples all over them.


Pat's mom gave us a pair for the bedroom. The living room recieved a pair of wooden blinds to go with our Japanese theme and the work room just got a simple pair of blinds for now....I'll make some curtains for it when i get some more free time. Things are a big nutty at work right now.

Oh well...off to eat lunch then the post office to mail a dear friend in Denmark her package...

Ciao

Holy Cow!!

Had it been almost a month already since I last did a post. Man moving sure eats up a lot of time. Well the move is now complete, and we've finally finished unpacking and my little creative space is back in order. So I should be back to painting soon. It's been hard between the move and working extra shifts to cover one of our workers who was in a motorcycle accident. She's ok...some broken bones and minor surgery but it could have been a lot worse. But free time has been sadly lacking lately. I think this coming week should be a little more normal because they just hired a new girl to pick up the slack.

I've got another tomato dragon painting that i have been working on on and off for awhile now that I want to complete. And i really really want to try some stationary sets. Not to mention I actually have a place for my sewing machine now so i can start planning out some projects there. And there's a few knitting ideas I have bouncing around in my noggin that I need to get sketched out on paper. (this is starting to sound like a checklist)

The cats are loving the new place. It's bigger and they survived the 5 minute car ride from the old apartment. Squeaker managed to puke 2 minutes into the ride and Calvin pissed all over himself....sooo pathetic.

Oh well...off to acupuncture.

Poor little blog...

Yes...this poooor little blog...I suppose the one way NOT to get a blog off the air is neglect it for so long...I've just been so busy with work lately...excuses excuses...I know...

Work has been crazy though...we had to fire a cook last week...Partially my fault for speaking up about things that had gone on for far too long...and we're down a waitress because she had back surgery, plus a string of nasty colds (which I've managed to avoid so far) All this equals out to be is a lot of doubles and early morning shifts.

That in turn flairs up my chronic muscle pain I have in my back. I've begun going to acupuncture once a week and I have to say that I'm in love with it. It's the only thing that has ever given me any relief. Unfortunately my savior is out this week so I have to wait another whole week before I can get in and the pain has just left me rather drained this week. I've napped quite a bit during the day.

Pat and I are also in the process of moving. The landlords have decided to sell the house and we figured it's time to upgrade to a bigger apartment. We found a wonderful one rather quickly which has just been renovated with all new ceramic tile and carpet. They allow cats which is the main problem with finding a place that isn't a total dump. So my kittie kids with have some more room to play soon.

So needless to say my crafting has been a bit on hold lately. I am working on a new Tomato Dragon painting. And I've begun to knit a new pair of mary jane slippers...I'm hoping to get several pairs finished and up in my Etsy shop soon...but with all the packing and what not that's around the corner who knows...*sigh*

Latest Project

I've been pretty busy with work the past few days....for some reason the entire town except for a tiny chunk (including my work) didn't have power on Wednesday...so Everyone decided they needed to come to the diner to eat...I was called out of bed early and had to rush in to the rescue...so Wednesday equaled out to be an 11 hour shift...my feet are still swollen...

But amongst all this work I've managed to finish a little project I was working on...I woke up last weekend and felt that for some reason I needed to make a batch of felt toadstools...so I did...

This was the first stage...they look a little naked here


So then I added the tell tale spots....and TADA!!! A wonderful little batch of adorable felt toadstools....


I have no idea what I'm going to do with them yet...My brain tends so work in reverse some days...

R&R

I've had the last 2 days off work and it's been wonderful. I really needed the break from waiting tables. So far I've managed to catch up on a lot of projects I was working on...as well as managed to shell out $1600 on my car...OUCH...oh well...it was a bunch of work that needed to get done. And now she handles like a dream. And the passenger door no longer flies open at random moments. I've almost lost a few passengers because of that.

I finished a painting I've been working on...

"Under the Apple Tree"



This is part of a series that is going to feature my beloved Tomato Dragon and Spirit Badger. Our little ghostly mammal seems to only like to come out when Tomato Dragon is napping. It's hard to capture an image of them together...but i do my best.

Thrifty finds

I didn't post anything over the weekend...I figured everyone was off hunting eggs or something. I spent a nice quiet day alone...well after I got home from work anyway, and just worked on some sketches for some possible upcoming stationary sets.

I just wanted to take a few moments to share some of my most recent thrift store finds...I was really tickled when I found this shelf...it was just a plain, unfinished wood and rather dirty. But it was only $3 so I took it home. It's been sitting on my bedroom floor for about 3 months now. I finally went and bought a can of red spray paint today and gave it a coat. It's not quite done yet.


I went a local shop this afternoon after dropping my car off to get some work and i found these 3 awesome frames and this cute little bear. The guy sold it all to me for $1! I couldn't believe it. I almost felt bad and wanted to give him more but he said he was clearing house for spring. So...YAY for me! Lynus decided he wanted to inspect the new additions as well...


The top one here was actually just a greeting card that I really liked so I cut out some fabric and placed it behind and found a frame in my closet that was taking up space. The bottom pic I found at yet another thrift store across the street from the one with the bear. I couldn't leave it sitting there...it even still has the original writing on the back "To Billy, With Love December 22, 1957" Someone's old christmas gift long forgotten until now. I also got a swell green checkered apron and an old Norman Rockwell tin that day.


I found this little picture at another place just up the road. It was laying in a pile of junk and covered in dust and i thought it was just adorable.




All and all some really awesome finds.

(on a side note...i just had a bite of the fried chicken Pat is cooking on the stove at the moment....Oh dear....wish you could have some too...it's SO GOOD!)