Resolution

I have made a resolution to try to be better at keeping up with my blog posts. I have been busy over at Etsy and just joined ETSYNJ.....Yeah!!!! Jersey representing :)

Some very talented artisians living in my home state. I tried to cook Indian food last night...um...didn't come out too great. I followed a Nigella Lawson recipe~this is the second time I made it, but it came out too runny. I don't know how because it had heavy cream and yogurt in it. So my husband suggested using one of the (um-6 ) traditional Indian cook books I have in my collection. Including my great gift from my sister in law----Padma Laksmi's new cook book. Ok, if you don't know it yet I am addicted to Top Chef and Project Runway. So the next indian meal I try to cook I will post pics here and report back on my progress. Speaking of progress.... I was catching up on the Project Runways as I was couch potatoeing it this weekend and caught season 2 during fashion week. Chloe had a gorgeous dress that was beautiful forrest green with pink~ it inspired me to make a shrug in those colors...so I'm including pic of my latest, named Chloe after the person who inspired it :)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8695425 I've included link so you can check it out in my shop....

Happy belated Christmas

Good grief I have been busy. I have been working on my Etsy shop~ http://www.happiknits.etsy.com/

It has taken up alot of my time, and you know what?? I am lovin it. Totally addicted to the etsy thing. It has awoken my creative side. I also hosted Christmas eve here, alot of work. I am posting pic of my niece thoroughly enjoying her sgetties... She is just the cutest :)

She and her mommy slept over Christmas eve, and santa bought her lost of presents. I'm also posting my latest creation in capelet form~ I named it the chakra capelet after the manipura chakra, it represents power, energy, vitality and transformation :)

Mom got a capelet for a Christmas present..that was a suprise for her. I am out sick from work for a week, so New Years will be a quiet one. Happy New Year to all, safe, happy and healthy.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wow it's been awhile since I posted! Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in blog land. I have been so busy setting up shop over at Etsy that I have neglected the blog and *gasp* ravelry. It's also prime craft fair time so I have been knitting my fingers (and let's not forget-elbow) to the bone. The tendonitis is still hanging on I wear a brace, but, some days it's worse than others. The girls are great-growing so big ^sigh^ Hubby has been at Petsmart several times and almost came home with additional babies. Uhhh so hard to resist but really- I am a cleaning fool around here. Constant sweeping,dusting,etc.... This is one of the news scarfs I have been doing. So much fun I tell you. There are so many talented people on Etsy- I have fun checking out the art. Lots of cool stuff, and let's face it, isn't it nicer to give something hand crafted for Christmas? Take the handmade pledge this Christmas-your friends and relatives will appreciate the extra effort you took in finding that unique gift-Ha-do I sound like a commercial? Don't mean to. Anyhow, many things to be thankful for this year, mostly, health and a wonderful, supporting husband, and my 2 wonderful sisters who have been through so much this past year and so far....have come out swinging on the other side-love you both. And of course to peace in the family, world peace starts there. Have a happy Thanksgiving.

Happy ROctober

Seems like lately I haven't even had time to go on Ravelry. I have been busy trying to catch up on knitting. After a visit to the orthopedic doc and a second steroid shot, I'm currently in PT.. My arm feels tired but not in pain (phew). So I wanted to post some pics of the girls....Eila, currently curled up on my lap, nickname= drooly julie-yup, just drooled on my foot. Rajne, who had her "walrus" whiskers out and I ran to get the camera, she's a daddy's girl...and then there's the super lovey dovey Zoe Belle. Knitting soon I promise :)