Got one crochet project done last night, and another one started. The finished project is kinda a sekrit surprise, so no details here. The other one I started is the Jayne hat, from Firefly. I'm not 100% pleased with the pattern I'm using, so I'll be looking for a new one, but it is turning out decently well. Of course, the original is a knitted hat with earflaps, and mine will be crocheted, but it'll work out okay, I think. Especially if I can find the right kind of pattern. Or I may be able to work up my own, based on the one I'm using presently.

I need to work on making some more Valentines for the craft fair, which I may do tonight, if I have some time. Supposed to be going to an OWBN workshop at Denny's, but my car wouldn't start this morning. I'm hoping it was just the cold affecting the battery, and that it'll start fine after work today. If not, I guess I'll be trying to find a way to get it over to the dealership in the morning, and let them tell me if it's the battery (my best guess) or the starter (god I hope not). At any rate, thank goodness for being under warranty... :)

Speaking of Valentines, yeah, I'm gonna hafta work on something else for that... I just don't have any good ideas at the moment. What do you give someone for Valentine's Day that is a little bit practical, but still handmade? If I can't come up with something fitting both of those criteria, I'm gonna go with practical but store-bought, because there is a limit to how many ultimately useless handmade objects you can give someone. Yeah, I know, the handmade stuff comes from the heart and all that, but seriously. I know there is a limit. :)

Hmmmm... something to ponder for a bit, I suppose...
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Well, Cindy and I decided that we could handle marbleizing paper, and so we set out to do so last night. It was not as easy as either of us remembered, and resulted in a whole lot of slimy, runny, paper. Yes, it was about as disgusting as that sounds.

So instead, we decided that we could stamp and paint and glue pieces of construction paper together to make Valentine's Day cards. We probably made about 30 of them last night, and I've got a ton more stuff to make a ton more. So I'll be working on that, interspersed with making roses.

I probably have enough roses, but I've got so much yarn, and so many different colors, that I'm trying to make some more. I'm also gonna take them to game tomorrow night and see if I can't sell some of them there... with my ever lovely subliminal spokesmodels, I should do okay... :)

Haven't really done much with the altered dress that I wanted to alter some more, but I think it'll work as is. Or I might get a chance to do something more to it tonight. Or not... because I already have plenty of stuff to do tonight. I think maybe the haircut will wait till Saturday... yeah, that will make life easier...
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So I finally started working on the quilt. And it's not too difficult, surprisingly. There's a lot of work to be done, but it's relatively easy work. And that's kewl. :)

Other than that, I'm madly making roses for the Valentine's Day craft fair. I still need to dig out the stems and floral tape, but I've got about 20 already done. Still a lot more to make, because I'm gonna have a TON of different colors. Mostly all rose-esque colors, but some odd ones, like black and purple... no, not together... :)

I'm seriously thinking that a new sewing machine is gonna be my big purchase for February, as that's one that might just be able to pay for itself, if I make the right stuff with it. :)

Oh, and I have an altered dress to alter some more. Thank you, Megan, for doing all kinds of crazy things to a perfectly good dress... now, to make a couple of minor changes, like making it a tiny bit smaller... and then... yeah, it'll be interesting... :)

It's been a relatively busy week, with no real signs of slowing down in the near future, so the crafting has been put on the back burner. Well, I got a lot done while watching all of "Firefly," but other than that, no time!

Starr and Jen spent a good chunk of early Sunday morning trying to convince me that I should learn to knit. I tried that once or twice before, and I never figured it out. They also want me to come to their knitting group... in Paducah... during the week. Doubtful, at best, since I'd only get to be there for maybe 4 hours before I'd have to come home. Ah well. Maybe sometime when I have some time off work... cuz it would be fun to sit around and talk to people while we all worked on yarn stuff. The craft nights we talked about doing up here never really panned out... :(

But it's about a month until the Valentine's Day craft fair, so I suppose I should get off my butt and start working on making roses again... I know I need yellow ones, and probably white also... I think I'm okay on the red spectrum, though... :)

And maybe I'll get the hat that goes with my winter coat done before winter ends... :)
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