The Long Minnesota Winter

Everyone knows that it was a long and shitty winter. My mom knit and watched movies because there was nothing else to do for months besides look at all of the damn snow falling day after day and marveling at the below zero temperatures of beautiful northern Minnesota. This little guy (and Red Box) benefited greatly from the hateful weather.

Owen modeling his swaddle pod. It also has a matching hat.

This sweater was not knit this winter, but it was unearthed during this hateful season. It is a sweater that my mom knit for Leif back in the day when he was little and cute ;)

 Blankets to snuggle in.

Mom asked for ideas for a knitting project. She was not interested in finishing the sweaters that she was knitting for penguins. (Really, she was knitting sweaters for penguins that were in oil spills.) I suggested baby legs. It sounded like a simple mindless knitting task. It was her idea to add matching hats.

Hats and sweaters galore!

Owen will never lose his paci now thanks to some pretty awesome frog and elephant clips.

Nesting

OK, so perhaps my latest bout of craftiness is more related to nesting than cabin fever. Or it could possibly be a major bank account altering combination of both....

I am up for at least 2-3 hours in the middle of the night so instead of wandering the halls much like a patient in an Asylum I needed quiet crafts to keep me occupied until I can sleep again. These are my two latest projects from Thursday morning.

Neither one of these projects was planned, I was wandering Hobby Lobby looking for some buttons and $$$ later we have inspiration and a depleted bank account.

Cushion for Rocking Chair

The only things I could think about while making this cushion is that my Grandma would not be pleased that I did not iron my seams and the song Ta Ra Ra Ra Boom De Ay.

The lamp goes from plain Jane....

to fancified!

A lamp has been on my find it list for the baby room since the beginning of time and I could never find one that I really liked or was not ridiculously expensive. So I just covered the shade of a clearance lamp that I found. After finishing this project in 15 minutes flat I wonder why I have never thought of this before.

My corner is nearly complete. The only thing missing is my trademark mess which is soon to come. Now that I come to think of it the mess is there it is just moved out of the way of the picture. Ha I fooled you all into thinking I could keep a flat surface clean! Corner complete.

Surviving Cabin Fever

In the midst of snow and cold I have decided to make a new wreath to force some Spring happiness into our home.

I'm not a fan of the bow but I needed to get it done and off of our dining room table so it will just have to do for now.

Another Project Completed

My new farmers market bag. It folds into the pocket so I can fit it in my purse.