Pintrest Addiction

So I'm not sure if any of you have heard of Pinterest. I'm sure you have, but for those who don't know; it's a site where people link items, ideas, DIY's, and such to their "page" which then others can repost and share with everyone else. It's really a cool site, and I have made quite a number of things off of those posts (such as my T-shirt rug and amigurumi wolf). It's a really cool site.

Anyways, I wanted to share a few of my favorite links with you all.

1) Here's a recipe for salt dough ornaments. You can use them as gift tags as well!
http://www.thecheesethief.com/2011/11/salt-dough-ornaments-and-gift-tags.html

2) I've recently become obsessed with foxes, owls, and red pandas...so this little cross-stitch pattern fills the owl obsession. So cute!
http://kincavelkrosses.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/whoo-hoo-me/

3) Here's an amigurimi pattern for Toothless, the dragon in How To Train Your Dragon - possibly one of my most favorite animated movies thus far. <3
http://sarselgurumi.blogspot.ca/2011/05/toothless-amigurumi-pattern.html

4) Who doesn't love DeviantArt? :D I found this awesome tutorial on how to bind books. I was thinking of making a cute journal, or even a sketch book!
http://jamesdarrow.deviantart.com/art/Bookbinding-Tutorial-292237490?q=boost%3Apopular%20meta%3Aall%20max_age%3A24h&qo=22

5) And last, but not least, this wonderful site. It has every amigurumi pattern you could ever think of! They have knitted and crocheted ones, so it's the best of both worlds! I've made quite a few off of this list. :P
http://freeamigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/
kudos to this site.

Doily Madness!

I've recently started crocheting with small sized hooks and crochet thread.
I decided that trying a doily would be a nice switch from hats and scarves, and also add a homey touch to my new apartment!
And what a good idea it was! I've made two so far (pineapple doilies) and I think I might make another one. Those big spools of thread go a long way too! I've made one 18" doily and another 8" and still have quite a bit left on the spool!

I'm currently making socks for my dad. Using US 2 DPN (double-pointed) needles with sock yarn. Ooh boy is it taking forever. I don't know how sock knitters think this is fun. It's taken me 3 days just to get the leg of one sock done! D:

New Etsy Shop!

So I have no idea why my previous pictures aren't showing... :/

Anyways, I have a new shop open on Etsy! etsy.com/shop/youlovegnats
So far it's only a cowl and coasters. If anyone has any tips on using Esty, please tell me!
Here's some more pictures for you all!

This is patio squirrel. She always lays outside of the window. I feed her some snacks sometimes.  

This is Frankie...on his way to the vet.  The poor thing knew where he was going and kept giving Ty and I looks. :c

And here is his "please mom, no" face. And after a 2 hour wait, 3 shots, and a blood test later  we adorned him with hugs, treats, and kisses. <3

And here are some granny square coasters I have for sale up on my Etsy shop. 

close up!

Spinning Photos

So I've gone from hating this dog to loving him. (Isn't that something?)
Living all my life (all 22 years) with non-shedding dogs to this hairball that drops fur everywhere he walks was a major thing to get over. You so much as lay a finger on a Pug and hair is automatically all over you and in your mouth. It was horrible. Then the more and more I became attached to him, the more I didn't mind.  I guess this is how people come to have to many dogs or cats (I'm thinking of hoarding levels here). I really would like to get a cat, but Frankie (the Pug) apparently hates cats...which is weird because he does so well with Elephant (the Hamster).

Anyways here are some pictures of my spinning progress thus far.
Ty noticed how slow a drop spindle is with spinning and offered to get me a wheel sometime, but wheels are so pricey! So Ty said that he'd ask his dad if he could help build one. I've looked all over the place but I can't seems to find decent wheel instructions that have a treadle and that don't look like they're cheap. If anyone has any ideas on how to build one out of decent wood with a treadle please let me know!

Pictures Update!

So I found some projects that I finished a while ago that I haven't put up here. :3
So here are a few things that I made in the past couple of months.

Adipose: from the TV series DR. Who. 

Chimecho (from Pokemon) for my friend. 

Pug Sweater!

A rag rug made from T-shits. 

A wolf for my friend. :)