Halloween hangover...

...too many gooey candies, too many sickeningly bad Halloween chocolate bars, too many late nights trying to finish Halloween costumes, too many projects started all at once, too many unanswered emails -- all topped up with a good dose of PMS... Ugh!.... I really had to regroup, reset my priorities straight by mid-week because I felt like I was totally spinning out of control! You've been there, right?!.... Halloween hangover is what I call it!

I know I promised you some photos from my owlie class project, but, in one of my dumb moments, I unfortunately deleted all of them... I also struck out with the photos I took of the Halloween costumes I put together for my kids: I had my camera on the wrong setting and none of them turned out.... I will try to get some more shots of the costumes as soon as we get a sunny day around here -- who knows, the way the weather's been around here lately, that might take us to April!

In lieu of all that, I thought I'd show you the photos I took of the blue owlie I made using the same pattern I put together for the class project; in this case, I used felted wool from a thrifted sweater instead of the black store-bought felt. I thought I could whip these up pretty quickly, but of course it's never quite that simple; I still have to make little detail changes to the pattern before I'm fully satisfied with it... Because I was spinning out in too many directions, I decided to file it away for the time being and revisit it as soon as I finish some of the projects I started before all that Halloween hoopla. So, I'm back on the bedding assignment and I am starting to make some progress -- I have a very fun cushion that I'm almost done making and hope to show you in the coming week...

Comments

[simone]

Your owl looks great! What a good idea to use a thrifted sweater. Colors: beautiful :O)

[Melissa]

I LOVE your sweet little owlie!

[Knitsational (Julie)]

Oh, yes, I am definately there, too. Ugh! That owlie looks so soft, and that blue is gorgeous. I would have had a hard time cutting that one up.
Btw, thank you for your input on my blog. I am also torn between those two. Guess I'd better figure it out soon, though!

[Gayle]

Cute owl. I just don't like all the halloween fuss, give me Christmas every time! I do all the dressing up at Halloween but it seems all a bit hollow. I just love all the planning expectation, magic, and tradition of Christmas. So glad it is getting nearer!

[kirsten]

The owl is so sweet! And your last post inspired me to turn out my own gaggle of gypsies for Halloween next year (well, I'm sure Caroline will have to be a gypsy fairy princess, but whatever).
Honestly, I would wear that skirt in all the intervening days as well!

[katie]

oh, we have been into owls over here too! I love yours.

[nathalie]

ohh my don't we all need those moments?! glad you are able to think straight! sorry to hear about losing pictures, my biggest nightmare. i love the owl. i'm planning kennedy's second birthday party all around owls and other whimsical creatures. i have been making and gathering just about anything owl i can find. well, i hope things continue to go well there. and miss pms will leave ya soon! i understand that all too well. hugs!

[Carolynne Robertson Roetman]

Hi, do you have instructions on your method of joining the squares together for the beautiful flower rug (in the photo at the top of the page). My daughter & I just adore your use of colours so it's become our next project for her 5 month old, Natalie. It will become a treasured heirloom. Thanks so much.
Caroline

[Melba]

I was not able to print the instructions Is it copy right protected or can I print?