Tangled Fingers Diary

Happy New Year!!

     Sparkling grape juice toast

May you all enjoy a better year than the one before
Filled with much love and silliness.

Toastingly,
Dee

The Christmas Takeover...

So this Christmas is finally over. I love me some Christmas but now that I have kids it is full of boxes, wrapping paper, shopping and all that annoying stuff. For me Christmas is being with family, and eating too much. Ah well. We went to Moms first. The trip? LONG. Driving down there takes 4 1/2 -5 hours normally. We finally made it to Moms after 9 freaking hours. Why did it take that long you ask? We got caught in a blizzard. They actually closed down I-29 near St Joe because 40 some Ass-hats can't drive in the snow but decided to try any way. Yup car pile up.  So we took the long way around St. Joe and finally made it to Moms. Thankfully no one in our vehicles were hurt in any way(although the kids probably thought that they were being tortured.) The kids got money for Christmas from mom (as did I, Here I come EZ DVD's!!!)
Lots of good food and loads of family time.  Once back home we spent the time unwrapping Santa's gifts and trying to weed my way through boxes. Then we made it to MIL's house where TONS of  gifts  were given (just when I thought that I would be done cleaning  up wrapping paper and boxes. Ugh.  Thankfully the takeover is done and the kids are starting to calm down.

One thing that Sissy got was very popular with Mother and Daughter...

yup, a sewing machine.  We are currently working on making a doll from Doodle Girl. I promise pictures as soon as the doll is complete. I still like my machine better but this one is pretty simple to use so it will give her a great starting point.
The princess got a tutu from her mama that is adorable...

picked up from here. She put it on and then promptly decided to vacuum...

I think that house work would be much better wearing a tutu. Don't you?
For stash enhacement I got some Orange colored Malabrigo for MIL's scarf. I know you are thinking Why? I have decided that I really would rather use Malabrigo since that is what she requested in the first place. I just have to decide if I want to sell the BMFA skeins or keep for a later project.
And finally. I got my hair cut! Took off 9 inches and donated them to the locks of love. My hair feels so much better now.
Look...

Off to do more sewing!
Happy New Years!!!

Holidayingly,
Dee

Christmas is practically here...

And I really need a few more weeks days to finish things up. I have a lot to tell in not a lot of time so I will make it a random list post.

Things I bought in a moment (or 2) of weakness

• I got the BMFA raven series (not the whole series I do have some restraint sheesh) I have 2 beautiful skeins of Valkyrie and a sheep 2 shoe kit in Grawk. I could not love this yarn more!
• Also in the BMFA line I picked up 2 skeins of seduction in the Oregon Red Clover Honey colorway. The color is not something I would normally choose for myself, however, I love it now that I have it. I actually got it for the MIL (making a wimple for her) so I will have to admire it from a far.
• 4 skeins of Classic Elite Blithe to make the Blithe striped scarf (ravelry link) for the Brother in law Brain. He deserves it. Really. He has been a huge help this year.
• A skein of handpainted orange yarn purchased from Dragonfly Fiber Designs just because I wanted it. Cheap and pretty. How can that be wrong?
• A bunch of stuff from Miss Violets Stash sale. That stuff is a lot harder to resist when it is in your hand and she is talking about all the potential that yarn has. That and I am weak. 3 carded batts (drool worthy!!) some Merino Tencel roving, an ounce of silk hankies 2 skeins of sock yarn...I think that is it...
• A needle felting kit from etsy because I obviously do not have enough to do.
• A sock kit from Merlin the Cat Yarns that is so pretty...I should go take a picture...later. Anyway it is one of those kits that has the sock bag from Mama Monkey that I love(!!) so when Momma Monkey closed down her etsy shop I ran to Merlin the cats shop to see if there were any more kits. There were and I snatched one up. I have coveted those bags for a long time now so it would have been criminal to let it go. (shut up)
• I got some to die for roving (seriously go to ravelry and look!)
• I got a weave it off of ebay. This thing is fun. I think that I will be making a something for mom with it.
• And a set of Clemes and Clemes handcards. (they are starting making spinning supplies again!)

I think that covers it... oh yeah I also bought my first fleece (7 pounds worth) from a wonderful woman. That covers it. See, I was weak. Whew.

I am almost done with BIL's scarf, I am working on Moe's scarf (pink and black striped in novelty yarn. Thank God it is going quickly.) And I am down to one arm and a neck on TJ's sweater. I am so close!
Also. The big news!
I graduated! I have to wait a month to get the damn diploma but I did it! Last saturday I walked across the stage in full regalia. It was awesome.

I will post pictures when I have time. Now I need to go fight Christmas shoppers to get my babies some dress clothes for their Christmas program tonight.
Merry Christmas All!! I hope that you will have a good holiday full of family and love!
Graduatingly,
Dee