Ten on Tuesday--and Winners!

This week's topic is 10 Last Minute Gifts:

1. Dishcloths--whip up a couple and put in a nice basket with some fancy dishsoap. I love the Method products.
2. Gift cards--Some people think they are tacky, or that someone didn't take the time. I personally don't. I would much rather get a gift card then a gift I'll never use...However! Try to make sure the gift card can be spent online, or make sure the place is local to them.
3. Bakery goods--If you are a baker, a plate of goodies, loaf of bread (yeast, banana, pumpkin, etc..
4. Candles--Especially really good scented ones that someone may not splurge on. Vanilla is a good one usually....personally, I love fruity and cinnamony scents.
5. Club of the month--I've never done it, but maybe a fruit, candy, etc.
6. Hat or scarf--maybe you have some finished just sitting around or if you are really a fast knitter, a one night project...not me ;)
7. Flowers--maybe something that can be planted when the weather is nice or a cactus or ?? hehe..can you see I'm running outta stuff here ;)
8. Gift basket--Load it full of favorites of the person you are gifting to. I think a lot cheaper if you do it yourself. I just did one for our knitting guild and got a lot of stuff on sale, got a cheap basket and plastic bag and voila!
9. Subscription to a magazine, online or not. Netflix...
10. Offer a home cooked meal...yes I ran outta ideas...sorry ;)

Thanks for all your comments on my blogiversary! Glad to see familiar names and some new ones too :)

Winner of an Irishgirlieknits pattern of your choice is:
Karin
ETA: she's got a few new ones out and more to come this week... just sayin' :D

Yarn or Fiber Winners are:
Marilyn
Dee
Affiknitty
Silverfox

Please email me your color preference and yarn or fiber choice so I can get your prizes to you :)

Thanks for playing everyone! Have a Merry Christmas!!

Been so busy...

I'm a wee late to celebrate my 5th blogiversary! (well only a day ;)
It's been an interesting 5 years. I've met a lot of people online, and some in real life, started knitting lace and socks which I didn't think I'd ever do (mainly the lace part ;) Now spinning..yikes, no more crafts!!

It's been a busy week and hopefully after our Knitting guild party this Saturday, I can relax a bit and get some knitting done on a test knit and a sweater you haven't seen yet. Have no idea where my sock mojo has gone...does it count that I have like 3 in progress..

Monday evening had daughter and I playing with chocolate...

Farthest away is pecan, middle is butterfinger, front is well, you can see holiday deco candies. So many possibilities to decorate those pretzel rods ;)

Now they sit in these cute bags...

No, wait, I mean these bags...

Wonder what else is inside?

Lest you think I'm a perfect baker...sometimes I fail..

Case in point...flatty whoopie pies...we won't talk about the extra crunchy batch either ;) Waaaa I wish I hadn't lost my Mom's recipe!! I have been unable to get it right...

Mini bundt cake fail...well sorta..

They don't look too bad here, but when you have a double batch of batter and only 12 able to cook at a time and yeah, you have to wash the pan after each batch..um..nope... I made a larger bundt cake and the rest is turning into these!

Thank you to my friends both online and in real life! Your laughs, encouragements, enabling to purchase things, and just sticking around and reading cheers me up to no end.

There will be prizes so just leave a comment and I'll pick 5 winners, one for each year of blogging. What are the prizes you ask?

In no particular order:

**1 pattern of your choice by Irishgirlieknits. She tells me that I inspired her to blog more. Well blog more she did and now she's a pretty awesome designer travelling all over and meeting lots of you...(yes I am a wee bit jealous, I wanna meet her IRL!)
**Yarn..hah of course! 2 winners
**Braid of spinning fiber--sorry you gotta spin this yourself ;) 2 winners

So leave a comment and check back here Monday to see if you've won. Of course if you are a fiber winner and you don't spin, I'll make sure you get yarn and visa versa.

College guy comes home Friday so I'm sure I'll be busy cooking his favorite dinners and trapsing all around town with him. I'm on call for the holidays...please let my pager be silent...

Happy....

3rd Blogiversary to me!! Yes folks, it's been 3 years that I've been boring you with my presence!

I've enjoyed blogging and have met wonderful people all over the world! I'm not often as witty as I'd like to be, but hey, people still stop by and some even leave comments! For those, thank you so much as well!

This year has been a roller coaster ride, and I won't rehash the details, but hey, I'm here and doing fine and that's about all anyone could ask for right!

So, 'cause it's my 3rd one, I'm giving away 3 prizes! So yeah, leave a comment and I'll pick the winners out on the 23rd, my other "anniversary" ETA: Yes...my wedding anniversary :)

First prize is this cool calendar. I saw these prints at SAFF and I'm sure anyone else out there must have seen them at some festival around the US

Sheep Incognito Calendar hey, if you don't want to take a chance, you can get your own ;)

So soft Maine Alpaca in sportweight

hehe..had to have something from my home state in the prize basket huh!

Last, but not least...

Yarntini "last call" - sock yarn - navy with hints of pink, a one-of-a-kind colorway

Thank you all for reading and bearing with me this past year! Like I said before, you have until the 23rd to leave a comment, so have at it!

2nd Blogiversary to me!!

Still hard to believe it's only been 2 years blogging and 3 years knitting! I've learned so much and met so many friends either online or IRL and sometimes both! :) Some from different countries too, which I love as I learn so much about their life, and often swap for different things with them. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to stop by and read and most of all comment, I love it when I get comments, even if you just say hi, it makes my day and I love getting new readers/commenters.

As for the results of the contest! Well, with that huge bag 'o yarn and projects, one would think I would be knitting like a fiend. Well, I did for me LOL, but as you know, sometimes knitting relaxes me so much, that I ...um...fall asleep. Riding in a back seat, watching the snow...suffice it to say, I did sleep quite a bit on this trip, making up for lost sleep I think.

Thanks to all of you who dreamed big for me!! Sadly it wasn't the case, but oh well!


The grand total is 4! Don't get confused by the 2 mug cozies. Those 2, plus the black You Snag wrist warmers were all started and finished on the trip. The other 2, which will be posted in full later this week (well actually you'll see all these projects again this week with their own time to shine). You see the "other" 2 had only 1 done of each pair. So...my math is 3 full FO's, plus 2-1/2 FO's (which eventually equal 1 FO) brings the grand total 4. A few of you were close, don't be sad!

So....the winners are.....Carol and Cristi They both guessed 4 each and well you know, I'm feeling in the spirit (about darned time!) so they both get a prize...Cristi you know what your getting ;), well you actually don't but we've been in talks on something this week! (oh and sorry Aimee if she taunts you by singing 'bout her prize winnings again!!) and Carol, I'm emailing you to find out your choice.

Thanks everyone again!! It's early morning and about time for bed LOL! What can I say, I'm a nite owl! More later this week, I've got so much to show and talk about!