You probably thought I had forgotten that this blog originally began as a knitblog. Not at all. It’s just that I’ve gotten really slow or something, and I seem to be able to eke out but a few rows per day. I did, however, manage to finally finish my Noro saddle shoulder sweater, and not a moment too soon, cuz it’s been really cold here!
I haven’t even played with the Print Gocco I stole from my brother, and now they’re going to discontinue it?
I finally made it to the Dec*rette Shop, a kooky and wonderful candy and cake decorating supply store here in Portland. They have just about everything you’d ever need, from sprinkles to pink cake boxes to cake pans in every size and shape. I snuck some photos to share with you:
Sometimes I think I might have more energy or better sinus function if I cut back on my sugar intake.
Remember when people used to say, “Sit on it” as an insult? Hee hee. Anyway, I have been in need of a seat cushion for my hard IKEA desk chair. My mother brought me a couple of cushions/zabuton the other day, but I still need to make covers for them. Then yesterday when I was at Kinokuniya, I spied a sweet cushion and had to snag it:
So the online holiday bazaar idea sounds good, right? Okay, so y’all have a year to make stuff to sell on it! I’ll try to figure out some logistics on my end.
I haven’t had time to make any more holiday totes to sell, but oh, today I had time to go out to Kinokuniya and peruse the new craft books. I was so tempted to buy oodles of books, but I tried to be good and only bought one:
This is for Silvia:
I got some modular carpet pieces from InterfaceFLOR, and I love them!
My friend Wendy told me that Fubonn, this giant new Asian supermarket, was now open. She tempted me with tales of huge candy sections and oodles of bubble tea. So when my parents came by today to drop off several dozen frozen ham bao, I thought it’d be fun to drag them to the market.
