Craftyminx

on Vacation...

I got my Ravelry invite! And I'm on vacation with Gypsy's computer so I can't even play with it that much, dammit! He had been wonderful enough to let me use it to set up my profile. He's good to me like that.

We are in Galveston, TX getting some sun. I'll post pictures when I get home. I'm working on three pairs of socks. Its hard to knit with sunscreen on your hands. ok, I'm going back outside now! Everyone have a great week. I'll be online sometime on Saturday or Sunday.

Labels: life

Pushing Daisies

I didn't know anything about my two favorite TV shows until they were canceled after their first season and put on DVD. Firefly and Wonderfalls are amazing TV shows that you should totally watch if you haven't already. Heroes is my newest love and I'm soo glad that I got to see that one from the very first episode! Well here's another show that I am hyped up about. Pushing Daisies is about Ned (Lee Pace, brother in Wonderfalls) who can bring things and people back to life for a minute by touching them. If he doesn't touch them again, to end their life within the minute, another's life is taken. He ends up working for a detective to find out who murdered people... Blah blah blah, he brings back the love of his life, but can't touch her again or she will die. I am excited about this first of all because I've seen the preview and it looks good, secondly Jim Dale is the narrator(!) and finally, because the writer/producer (Bryan Fuller) is the writer/producer for two of my favorite shows, Wonderfalls and Heroes! I can't wait for September!

Labels: tv

I'm finished, Its finished...

It seems like the end of an era. I should be more upset... maybe I'll really feel the end after the seventh movie comes out. Its an amazing book and ending to the series. Absolutely perfect!

Labels: harry potter

Alive and still reading...

I'm on page 498. So many things have happened... many things have come to pass and have come true... and there are many things that have been a complete surprise. My goal is to finish tonight. I don't have much left. I would be done if life weren't getting in the way. With Gypsy leaving in August, we've been trying to hang out with friends as much as possible. But I had the book open the whole time and every once in a while someone would ask "how's it going? What's happened so far, etc." Its been good and has helped me remember what I've read so far. another awesome picture...

because seeing me without make up at midnight wasn't enough, lets throw in an unwashed picture as well.

Labels: harry potter

Need break... reading hard

So I promptly got my book at 12:02 and was back in my apartment reading by 12:15. How's that for a fast acting Walmart trip? I was a little disheartened that I couldn't be with the uber geeks at Barnes and Noble in my garb, but it was nice to kind of have some time to myself as well. I am more sad about not being able to read it with Bri and Alicia in the same room. Oh well. I'm in the middle of chapter 6 and its oh so good so far. That's all I will say. I'll leave you with a God-awful picture of me...

DH update!

So I didn't get to go to Texas because of life and the army (its a long story). So I had to get a book here. Since Borders and Barnes and Noble have had waiting lists since February, I decided to see what Walmart was doing. Its like one minute away from my apartment, so it was the obvious best choice. They were handing out armbands at eight. I was the third person to get one and I came home. Now I am impatiently waiting for midnight so I can go get my book and read until my eyes will not stay open anymore. Woot Gryffindor! (and hairy arms, ewwww)

Labels: harry potter

3 and 3/4 FOs

I went to B Sew-Inn's Christmas in July festival of fun today with my mom since I decided not to travel to Texas today. I'm not a huge fan of sewing, but I decided to have fun with my mommy while she was here. I made three little take home things with the different baby lock machines that they sell.

a fun appliquéd Christmas card (using the ellegante and embellisher) a gift bag (using the imagine wave) and a luggage wrap tag (using the big a** professional embroidery machine)

And while in the morning class for the event. I pretty much finished this...

and it fits like a dream. I just need to sew the top hem down and add elastic and a red ribbon.

Labels: knitting, sewing

QOOP part 3 and Lelah

My Finished Projects gallery book came in today and its great! Ok so alot of the pictures are not so great, but that's my problem not QOOP's most of those were taken with my old camera.

These photos aren't that great either come to think of it. My new camera has all these settings that I don't know how to use yet. I'm sure I will one day be able to take a good picture with out having to buy a $1000 camera.

I started the Lelah top today in anticipation of my beach trip. I'm leaving in a week and a half! Here's my progress so far. I'm knitting it in cotton ease (swoon! thank you lion brand!) in the color, lake. I'm going to put a cherry red ribbon in it to match a new red vintage-inspired cardigan that I bought recently.

This is an easy and fun pattern. I'm glad I decided to make it on a whim. Now I'm going to knit on it and watch Hollywoodland.

Labels: knitting, qoop

QOOP part 2

I got one of my orders from QOOP in, not the one I talked about. This one was a surprise for my best friend who is leaving in August for grad school. I made him a picture and quote minibook of us and our friends. It turned out really well. Take a look...

I did my own mosaic for the cover since theirs cut some of the pics weirdly. These are the 3.5x5 inch ones that come three to an order. I had to give him his right away when they came in at work. I had held the surprise long enough!

There is a quote and pic on every page turn.

The quality turned out great on the high quality pics I had. Other pics didn't turn out as well, but I had expected that. He loved it and was completely surprised. Its really hard to surprise him because I tell him too much, but this was a good one.

The only thing I don't like about them is that the paper is a bit thinner than what I was expecting. Other than that they are amazing and easy to make. I highly recommend them. Now I just have to wait on my FO gallery book to come in.

Labels: flickr, life, qoop

Flying my geek flag...

The Order of the Phoenix was amazing!!! Out of all the books, it was my least favorite*. I down right hated it and threw it across the room to stay for a couple of weeks in the middle of the read, but the movie totally made up for it. I won't go into details because I know not everyone goes to the midnight show and I don't want to spoil it a bit. But it was wonderful!

As I've said before, we always dress up for these things. Its so much fun to play dress up and hang out with other fans. We went to one of the bigger theaters in our area. It was showing HP on 14 screens at midnight. There were a lot of fans dressed up and I got to take a lot of pictures of them and with them (there are many on my flickr page). As far as I could tell, I was the only Molly, which I didn't find too surprising. We all (excluding Gypsy) like to dress up as characters that don't get as much focus thrust upon them (especially in the movies).

Thankfully anyone that had read the books, or seen the movies knew who I was. It was really funny before hand when we were at Cheeseburger in Paradise. The only way they knew we weren't a bunch of fr.. eccentrics was because we had Harry with us. It was quite funny.

Of course I had to get pics with all of my children. Who all tracked me down by yelling "mom!" and waving their arms about. Now that was weird for me.

A very magical evening was had and I even got to knit on my socks!

*I must clarify my "hate" (Possible movie spoilage here) I really just hated Harry's attitude and Umbridge, which seemed like most of the book to me. I liked the rest of the book. The movie made you see Harry's emotions behind the attitude more and didn't completely blow it off as teenage angst and Umbridge was still greatly hate worthy, but it helped that everyone in the room moaned with you when she came on the screen.

Labels: crochet, harry potter, sewing