I hope you enjoy it as much as I have
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Some lovely music
I love music almost everything, (not so much gangster rap) I was looking thru a blog that Nicole asked me to look at and I found this burried deep in her past posts. I just had to share because it's so wonderful.
Monday, July 20, 2009
New socks
Okay so it's been a while, but I do have a couple of finished projects. If you've ever met me you know that I am a reader. I love to read, and when I read I become obsessed, witht he series, the author, the genre, with something (Harry Potter, Janet Evanovich, Stephenie Meyer, vampires, Gina Showalter.) Just over a year ago I discovered fanfiction, I discovered it after obsessively exploring my then current favorite author's (Stephenie Meyers) website. I have to say that I love it, I spend so much time looking for new stories. It amazes me how many truely tallented authors there are out there that we may never see beyond fanfiction. If you are at all interested in finding out what I am talking about or seeing your favorite story from someone elses perspective try www.fanfiction.com. That website has something for everyone. I would like to point out that there are ratings for a reason please keep that in mind, I would hate for someone to find themselves involved in a story and get broadsided with something that they are uncomfortable with.
I have several favorite yarn stores one of which is an online store called Sunshine Yarns. The lady who does the yarn is wonderfully sweet and helpful. Her colorways are gorgeous! Some are inspired by books, (see above paragraph.) I have completed three pairs of socks in the last week and a half or so, all of which use yarn from Sunshine Yarns. The first pair I made for my friend/co-worker Elly she's way into baseball and is a huge Braves fan. The color way for these socks is called Vampire Baseball (can you guess which book?) when I saw the colors I just had to get it for her. I don't have an modeled pictures cause here feet are smaller than mine are, but I have heard that she really likes them.
I made my mom some socks from a colorway called Pygmy Puff (two guesses!) I let her pick out the color. She is so tickled! They really are cute. In all honesty the yarn is a little expensive, but it knits up so beautifully, and smoothly it almost seems to fly off the needles.
Mine are from yarn called The Half-Blood Prince, I really like the colors. What do you think?
In Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series homemade cakes equal love, in my family socks equal love. The funny thing to me is that I hear/read that a lot of people think socks are hard and hate to make them. I don't mind at all in fact I love making socks. I've made 5 or 6 pairs in the last two months and I enjoyed making every little stitch. I hope everything is going well for you!
-Leslie
Monday, June 29, 2009
It's that time of the year...
If you live in my neck of the woods, then you've probably been hearing/seeing what I've been seeing. If you don't then I should mention that I live in the unofficial Fireworks capitol of the world. I love it, the best fireworks display in town is the one at the end of my driveway. We spend quite a bit of money on fireworks every year. Last year my aunt and uncle from Vegas came up and we took them with us when we went fireworks shopping. My aunt wanted to know where the ice cream aisle was in the fireworks store, she wasn't really exagerating. The stores around here are big and do a good amount of money (several years ago my ex-sil worked for one and was talking in the millions.) Here are a couple of pictures from last year, my camera isn't the best so just imagine bigger brighter with more boom. ;)
Have a great day!
-Leslie
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Bad blogger!
It's been a full month already, oh dear shame on me! So sorry to have neglected my blog. I have been having fun playing with yarn, and buying more than I really need right this second. But I do have something to share with you. These are my first pair of socks. I made them for my dad for Fathers day. I am really pleased how they came out and I can't wait to send them to him.
Just a little picture of the sunrise in my neck of the woods this morning. Have a great day!
-Leslie
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's day!
Just a short note to say, Happy Mother's day to all the wonderful women out there!
-Leslie
Friday, May 8, 2009
Excited!
This week has been really good. On Saturday I was able to go to Salt Lake and take a beginers knitting class. It was just what I needed. I have knit things in the past, but I taught myself from a book, and sometimes I felt like it was harder than it should be. I was right! I was casting on so very wrong it's no wonder I was having a hard time with it. Also it turns out I was purling wrong as well. Well, I've got that all straightened out and I have already spent a considerable amount of money on yarn that I love but could not seem to justify when I was just crocheting it.
As far as I know none of my family including my mom, ever visit's my blog so, I will post my current knitting project which is a Christmas gift for one of my auntie's. I know it's only the first week of May, but since I am planning on giving everybody something that I knit myself it's best to start now. This is a scarf the picture is from Tuesday night, now however it is a few inches short of 5 feet and 7 1/2 inches wide. The pattern stiches I am using is called seed stitch. I plan to finish the second skein of yarn, or stop when it's excessively long which ever happens first.
My birthday was this week (Wednesday) and my husband and momma spoiled me very nicely. Zorro gave me a good amount of money, and then took me to Salt Lake and Ogden to spend it. Two new shirts, a skirt, a couple of bras and some pretty panties, iTunes gift card, and a dock for my iPod. He even braved a yarn store with me! He stayed in the car for the second one. My momma got me a beautiful bag from Barnes and Noble, (even though we both know that I don't NEED another bag) a gift card to B&N and a gift card to iTunes. Even Andrew remembered my birthday and sent me birthday wishes via text. My aunties (even my brand new one) all sent my e-cards.
One of the really cool things that happened this week is that I became a supervisor with Close to My Heart. I have been with CTMH for 2 1/2 years and on my birthday Ro signed up under me. I am very excited to welcome her to CTMH and my team. I love my supervisor, she is wonderful and I hope to have that kind of relationship with my downline.
Have you read any of the Stephanie Plum books? Oh my goodness they are just to stinking funny. It's amazing the things that happen to her and the situations she finds herself in. I have to say that, that is a another series to add to my absolute favorites! They are by Janet Evanovich, I have read(listened to them from iTunes) books 8-14. I just bought book 7 tonight. My favorites right now are books, 8, 10, and 13. But that is subject to change as I finish them all. Book number 15 titled "Finger Linkin' Fifteen" is due out June 23, and honestly my mom and I are just as excited about that release as we were about the Harry Potter books. My mom and I have gone to the colonge counters to sniff the Bulgari Green that Ranger wears, talk about mmmmmmmmm. I might just have to get some for my hubby for his birthday. To bad that I really doubt that he would actually wear it. It's probably a prefect sent. Not to strong (you all know what I am talking about!) and not the least bit wimpy or sweet smelling.
Well this post is getting really long. I will stop now before I bore everyone to sleep.
-Leslie
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Welcome to the Summer Idea Book Release Blog Hop!
Welcome to our Close to my Heart Summer 2009 Idea Book Blog Hop! Over 40 Close to my Heart Consultants are celebrating the upcoming release of the Summer 2009 Idea Book by sharing their amazing creations using new products via their blogs.
If you have come here from Tresa's blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Erin's blog and start from the beginning!"
This is simple do to- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go! These fun card was so easy to make with the new Tinkerin' My Reflections paper! I love these colors for summer, and as soon as I saw these stamp-sets, I knew I had to have them!
Originals Template: Lucky Three (turned on it's side,) and another that I can't remember right now Paper: Tinkerin' My Reflections level 2. My Acrylix Stamp Set: It's a Zoo, and Thank You. Ink Colors: Clover Meadow, Sunny Yellow, Twilight, Sunflower, and Black Staz-On. Embellishments: Mini-Medley's White Daisy, White Hemp, Connections Club, and Summer Craft Buttons, Citrus Leaf Organza Ribbon, and I used a sponge to apply the ink.
Now "Hop" on over to Rebecca to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and see the great new Paper Packs and My Acrylix Stamp Sets! Remember, the Summer 2009 Idea Book goes LIVE on May 1st! Here's a full list of everyone who's participating:
Carrie Zrodlowski Thank you for visiting!
-Leslie
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
A sneak peek at a new CTMH My Reflections set.
I have seen on several other blogs people giving sneak peeks and so I thought that I would show you all my favorite My Reflections sets. Today I am showing Animal Cookies, I just love it, it's so bright, cheerful and happy! I hope you enjoy it too. This will be available with all other new summer products on May 1st, 2009.
-Leslie
Monday, April 13, 2009
A couple sympathy cards.
My boss needed a couple of sympathy cards for Friday so I put two together for her. Here they are nothing really fancy but I liked them and more importantly so did she. Everything is from Close to My Heart on these, execpt the sentiment in the card that uses Unforgettable.
Have a great day!
-Leslie
Sunday, April 12, 2009
I had so much fun in Phoenix, last weekend.
It was such a blast, when Mom and I got to my Grandparents house we wondered why there was a car with a Colorado license plate in the driveway. Suprise! My Aunt Nancy had flown in from Texas, and brought my cousin Alicia down to visit with us. It was so neat to get to catch up with them. I haven't seen either of them in about 4 and half years. Here are a couple of pictures we took everyone out to dinner at Macayos. 
My Aunt Nancy just got her Cosemetology License in the state of Texas, and she put some beautiful highlights in my cousins hair while Mom and I went to see Stephenie Meyer. Here is a good picture of Aunt Nancy and Alicia.
And well, I suppose it would be really mean of me to talk about Stephenie Meyer, and not post a picture or anything. Mom and I got in line about 2 hours early, as there were no assigned seats, just certain areas for certain tickets. We ended up in the 7th row, right in the middle. We had so much fun, the Emcee Shannon Hale (Author of The Princess Academy) introduced all the authors, but forgot to introduce Stephenie Meyer! It was so funny when one of the other authors on the pannel asked if she was going to. She started laughing so hard she fell over.
I have been so busy with work I haven't really had time to post anything, but I have made a couple of cards and I will have a preview of the Summer Idea Book.
Have a great day!
-Leslie
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