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Oh, Right ... The Haul

sorry, i got distracted by the ABC-Along.  i had some serious catching up to do.

so the haul.  i did bring stuff home.

i brought home some pottery

this cute little chicken ...

and this sponge-brillo pad "hut"  and matching butter dish.

 

oh.. right, you don't want to see this crap...

so the yarn -- like i said before, i found very little but i couldn't leave one store without buying these three little skeins of italian cotton.  i loved the colors.  they'll be good for MDK inspired warshrags.

i also bought some beads.  these from the crafty shop where the lady didn't mind me taking pictures.

and these from la droguerie.  yes, i had the NERVE to pick up the jar that these shell beads were housed. 

and finally, the books.  OOOHHHH BOOKS.

of course i had to get the current issue of marie claires idees (and the special edition of prima -- another crafty mag).

and then i went a little nuts...

i love the title of this series of books...

Shhhhh.. I'm creating. (or  SHUT UP, I'M MAKING SHIT)

i got two -- one that uses every day sewing notions for making jewelery and other decorative items.  and one that uses beads and buttons for jewelery.

 

i also got a book on red embroidery.  this one reminded me of some of the japanese craft books we've been seeing.

then there's this one on crochet trims, and another put out by the people of DMC.

 

and last but not least, a couple of knitting books/mags.

 

and of course, i've told you about  the chocolate.

Knitting Free Post

the other day, i mentioned that when i should have been concentrating on my olympic event, i was partying with needlepoint.  i even brought it to the closing ceremonies *gasp* but was shamed into keeping it in the bag (which is fine, since it would have gotten in the way of the drinking of beer).

anyway, jackie asked to see it anyway.  and who am i to say no to jackie. 

so this is the piece that i've been working off and on for a few days now.  it's a door stopper kit that i purchased in bermuda. i love this little pink house. 

i finished this piece ages ago.  it needs to be properly blocked and framed.

(i found this piece at the bottom of a bag, so i needed the mouse and camera to keep it flat).

finally, this piece is the largest i've ever attempted and it's almost done.  unfortunately i've run out of the sky blue cotton, and i'm going to be a little short on the white of the house.  so this piece will continue to be on hold at least until the summer when i go back to france.  (i think i bought this canvas a good 10 years ago).

and because i'm a born multi-tasker, i crocheted a couple of hand soap cozies last night. 

(i wonder if these are kitschy enough for stitchy?)

that's all for now.