MOO

One of the things that I am most passionate about in life is photography. I love everything about it and over the last year and a half i've had a great time getting to know my Nikon D50. It's my first digital SLR and I absolutely adore it. And I'm always looking for new ways to display photos that I think turned out well, so when I found out about little MOO cards from a friend (), I jumped at the chance to place an order. They are like these little rectangular photo/business cards, where one side is a photo and on the other side, you can basically write anything you want. I've been putting my contact info on the backs of mine, with my photography website (www.pbase.com/lenzphotography), and they are just a really fun way of getting your name out there without the 'corporateness' of regular business cards. But since I always have lots (you can get a box of 100 different cards for $20), I decided to use some of the extras as a frame around my magnetic wall. I painted this part of the chimney wall in my office at home with magnetic paint back in the summer, but it looked unfinished. I couldn't figure out what to use as a border until I found these little magnetic nametag holders. Turns out, they are just about the same size as the moo cards, just a little bit longer. So I slid the cards in, cut off the acess plastic, and arranged them in random order around the magnet board. I think it really completes the wall. Oh, and I'd recommend the magnet paint to anyone, it's great! and, you can buy chalkboard paint to put over it, and voila! Instant happiness.

Also photography related, last night I crocheted a cover for my camera strap, because the black and yellow Nikon one is too boring. It was easy and worked up really quickly, so I was able to finish it in a few hours. It just slides on and off, so I bet I'll be making more! Plus, it uses such little yarn that it's a nice way to use up random leftovers too. :)

Miwa the ninja kiwi

Happy Monday! Today I managed to finish the purse lining from yesterday. I'm actually really proud of this. It's the first purse I've made that I'm not at all afraid to take out in public. :-D Today I discovered www.craftzine.com, which is absolutely fantastic. It holds pretty much anything crafty that you could possibly dream up and more. Check it out!

Also, I felt like posting some older things that also give me great happiness. The first are these great curtain holders that I made over the summer with craft wide and glass beads. I used size 17 needles and it's actually not as hard as you would think to knit with wire. As long as you pick a very pliable wire, and have some patience with it, it's not hard at all. Also, it's a great way to use extra random beads that you can't use anywhere else.




Besides those, I have also recently crocheted a kiwi bird. The kiwi is one of the main reasons why I started to crochet, so I'm happy that he turned out nicely. He's crocheted with a G Hook using Red Heart Simply Soft yarn. His belly turned out a little higher than the pattern said, but I like him anyway. And I didn't plan this, but I think he looks like a ninja kiwi, so I've named him Miwa. Don't eff with him man, he'll kick your ass.

FIrst entry

Hi all. So happy first entry to me. I hope that my ADD doesn't kick in too soon and I can actually keep this for a while. And this was a good weekend for being crafty since the high today here in Philly is about 20 degrees, with a wind chill even colder, so there's no way I would venture outside.

Anyway, I just had to show off my first crocheted purse. I made the entire thing this weekend, except sewing in the liner, due to the fact the the pattern is super easy. It makes me think of spring, and that's always nice in January. I used the pattern "In Bloom" from Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet, The Happy Hooker. Except I didn't have a flower loom and certainly wasn't going to wasted the money/time to go try to buy one, so I just improvised and used my fingers as a loom. I think it turned out great. Also, for the lining, I used an old blouse that I don't wear anymore. Recycling, woo!