Flickr Favorites - . b . o . y .

Not much else to say!

(okay there is, but I will write all about it tomorrow)

The verdict is in. We are having a boy, and I am in love!

1. love, 2. vintage baby toy, 3. Cuddly Oh Boy Quilt, 4. WaWa's

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New Cards

Why did I not post this sooner?!

Earlier this month I added two new cards to my Olive and Ruby shop:

The Little Dodo

The Little Field Mouse

I really love the way both of them have come out. I also have two more cards almost ready to be listed in the shop! More on that once they are up (this time I will post the update on here in a timely fashion) .

Flickr Favorites - Best Friends

“Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms”
-George Elliot

1. wee funny looking black and white dog on out of focus black and white floorboards, 2. Black and White Dog, 3. Secret 11 | Red is the new luck, 4. Worn Out (Black & White) (Paws 1)

Now I don't like being openly biased, but I happen to have the two best dogs in the world.

Piper (aka Pipes Marie) Cockapoo - Age 2: A little brownie who barks way too much, requires a ridiculous amount of love everyday (the smothering kind), and wags her tail until she topples over when I tell her she is a good girl. She has a special 'hiding spot' under the love seat with special toys. She plays under there by herself every night.

and

Nicholi (aka Nick-Nack or Choo Bear) Lhasa Apso/something with long legs - Age 7: A little guy who used to be all white, but is now white/tan/grey due to the fact that he suns himself everyday to the point of changing color. He prefers to sleep 20hours a day, or walk for just as long, provided I take him to his favorite park (he knows it as VF - Everyone else might know it as Valley Forge). He is also the only dog I know who sneezes approximately 20+ times a day when he gets excited about said walks in the VF. (hence the clever "choo bear" nickname)

I also happen to know for a fact that I am the luckiest person on earth to have found both of these little critters. I hope they know just how much they light up my life.

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Too Soon?

Opossum Holiday Ornament

Is it too soon to bring up the holiday season?

Yesterday I had been asking this question to myself while trying to decide whether or not to start listing the holiday ornaments in my Mom's Etsy Shop.

(She sews, I list the finished work. It's good team work!)

Anyway I decided I would list one new ornament a week, until it gets closer to December. That sounds like a decent plan, right? I started off listing the Opossum Ornament above. There is no real reason other than I think it is the prettiest little animal ornament! Many of these animals adorn my Christmas Tree and I wouldn't mind so much to find her peeking out of my stocking on Christmas morning. (In my family you are never to old for a stocking. Dogs get them too.)

(We are a little crazy, but I think it's a good crazy.)

Since I am in control of the listing and editing of all photos I thought I'd show off a few more of the ornaments to be listed in the up coming weeks:

Again, not that I need them, but I really love the owls almost as much as that opossum!

Raccoon Holiday Ornament

Fox Holiday Ornament

Owl Holiday Ornament

Owl Holiday Ornament (2)

What's your favorite?!

What to Knit

1. purl rabbit raglan

I'm in a knitting rut.

After I finished my big crochet afghan for our baby I haven't been able to start anything new. I have 3skeins of birthday yarn waiting to be shawls and gloves for the fall. I have 2 skeins of yarn my little brother bought for me to make him a new winter hat. I haven't touched any of it. I was thinking I wanted to knit little bootees or a hat for the baby, but I can't seem to decide on a pattern or yarn.

Being in a knitting rut is the pits.

Anyone have any pattern suggestions?

Looking for some awesome fingerless gloves, shawls, or baby things to knit!

Flickr Favorites - bump

1. the bump :: 33 weeks {explored}, 2. gavin...day 6, 3. Angora Baby Booties, 4. 107/365 - "Has an awesome sense of humor"

Every first tuesday of the month, we get a challenge for our flickr favorites.

Participation is optional, but I think it's pretty fun! Today we were challenged to do a favorite based on 'our happy.'

What's my happy at this very moment?

Easy. My little bump.

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Finished (FINALLY!)

The Triple B, in all it's colorful goodness.

I have been waiting forever to be able to share this with you!

It has been sitting all finished except for the last 2 rounds of edging for a few weeks now. Last night I finally sat down and completed it.

I am so in love!

(and for the record those pretty dangly things won't be staying behind the crib. I originally had our rocking chair in that corner, and haven't had a chance to move the dangly stuff/pictures yet.)

This blanket is a whopping 4.25 feet wide x 6.5 feet long!

I made it this way because the husband is just shy of 6 feet and I wanted him to be able to snuggle up in it when holding the baby. (All 5'1" of me did not need it quite this big)

Here are some details of the blanket plus some more detail shots:

Hook Size: I

Finished Measurements: 51"x79"

Yarn Used:

Lion Bran Vanna's Choice Baby:

Duckie

Sweet Pea

Little Boy Blue

Gold Fish

Pink Poodle

Aqua

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solid's & Heather's:

Purple

Eggplant

Kelly Green

Mustard

Fern

Colonial Blue

Pink

Dusty Purple

Magenta

Terracotta

Sapphire

Loops & Threads Impeccable Solids:

Aran

Light Fern

Red Heart Ltd. Soft Yarn Solids:

Really Red

I only used 1 skein of each color yarn (all 20 colors!) with yarn left over in each ball.

(Hence why I made scrappy a while back.)

The reason I went with acrylics?

1) I don't have a problem with Acrylic. If you look carefully you'll find that many brands are super soft and cuddly.

2) Inexpensive. This is a blanket for a baby. I fully expect for there to be lots of unpleasantness spewed onto this blanket, so spending $100+ seemed silly.

(for the record I spent approx. $40-45 dollars)

3) Machine Washable. For the above reasons.

4) Lots of color choices. I wanted this blanket to explode with color. And I think it does :)

Now for a few more detail shots:

Now to wait (impatiently) for 3 weeks until I find out the sex of the baby. Then I can get down to some serious baby clothes knitting!