MIA

I've really been neglecting my little space here haven't I? Sorry about that, I wont promise to change that because I'd hate to break a promise that I have no idea if I can keep it.

I have still been going with my 365 Day Project. I'm absolutely loving it. I tried putting it on the 'official' site for a while because... well... I crave comments ;) (hint hint) but alas I lost my nerve simply because I had to then do two different projects because I don't want to post pictures of DS (dear son) out into public cyber space. It gives me the willies. So back to word press we go and stay. Randomly changing the passwords as we go, just in case.

I know - paranoia...

In other news I have been neglecting here because I have been doing... stuff... lots and lots of stuff...

I'm part way through crocheting three different blankets (oh my) half way(ish) through all of them... I'm not a fantastic finisher. I start well.. really I do... I just loose my gusto.

Ive almost finished my first crochet beaded bag. I love it, looks awesome. Requires a sewn lining. Sewing machines hate me. I dunno what it is about them? They look at me and go, "oh its you again, yeah bugger that" and stop. Cold turkey, just stop working. My mum thinks its hilarious... until I struck her machine. She promptly stopped laughing. That'll teach her =P

I still have a half finished knitted jumper. I only have the sleeves and hand sewing to do. I'm procrastinating. If I keep at it long enough I should eventually forget where I'm up to. That's what usually happens. I have so many half finished knitted jumpers! Its terrible really.

And among all that Ive picked up the mouse (not really as its a laptop so it has a touch pad) and started digital scrapbooking again. My how I missed it. Well I did, until I once again realised the enormity of the task at hand and slinked away to a corner to sulk...

On top of all that my child refuses point blank to sleep. The experts say his behaviour is a direct result of lack of sleep (really who knew!) and that I just need to get him to sleep more and it should improve (you don't say!) and their solution is to remove part of the one good sleep he has during the day to make it shorter (oh god) and he will get tired enough to go to bed and go to sleep at night (HAAAAA!). I'm slowly going insane from grumpy child sleep deprivation.

No one believes me though, he is an angel in public (maybe I need to stay in public more often?) and the horns only come out for me... lucky me...

...It's not paranoia if people really are out to get you...


embellishments and digital paper courtesey of Digital Scrapbook Artist 2 and Daisytrail.com

The 365 Day Project

I have decided to participate in the 365 Day project.

Some of my photos will contain pictures of my child so I decided that I would prefer to place them on a more secure site, wordpress, that way I can password protect those particular posts for close friends and family only.

Ive started a little late, so it's really more a 360 Day project for myself. Nevermind, I look forward to the fun.

Create-Able Me's 365 Days

All wrapped up...

What you'll need:

Pair of pliers or other pointy instrument
Scissors
Flame
Ribbon
Tissue Paper
Metal Braids
Gift to be wrapped and sticky tape (not pictured)

Instructions:

1. Using the tissue paper, scissors and sticky tape, wrap your present as you would normally. Ensuring that all ends are tidy.
2. Getting your ribbon, cut a piece that wraps all the way around your gift both horizontally and vertically, with an extra 10 - 15 cms.
   
3. On the surface that is to be the top place the ribbon across the top third of the gift, take it around the back and then twist the two ends of the ribbon around one another once, take the ribbon back around the front of the gift vertically. Take the ribbon back up the the top third and with approximately the same amount of ribbon thread the ends under the original horizontal placement. Tie the ends in one knot around the horizontal placement.
   
4. Take the ends of the ribbon and thread them through opposite sides of the knot and then knot again.
   
5. Cut another section of ribbon approximate 20cm and tie in a knot over the original knotted ribbon, so that the new ribbon is at opposites to the original.
   
6. Trim the ends to suit.
   
7. Using the flame melt the ends of the ribbon CAREFULLY so as not to burn anything, but to stop fraying.
   
8. Using the melt braid and the pliers, attach the braid in the centre of the bow for finishing.