Sewing, sewing, sewing

Lately my focus seems to have completely shifted from knitting to sewing. And you know what? I'm totally cool with that! Summer is coming, and I need some new clothes. So does Mr. Social. However, the past few weeks have found me sewing for my shop. (people seem to really like my Doctor Who bags!)

This past weekend, I set myself a ridiculous goal of sewing 7 bags and knitting a hat. And I could have totally done it too, if I hadn't had to leave the house for most of the day on Sunday. What I managed to finish is 3 bags, half a hat, and the beginnings of a 2nd sock.

I'm really hoping to fit in some sewing for me this week. I have a bunch of fabric that is just calling out to me, begging to become something fabulous!

Nerdy Nails - Shiny!

I think it's safe to say that I love Nerd Lacquer nail polish. When I bought the various varnishes, I got a set of three Firefly inspired colours. You've already seen me sport "Gorramit", so this week I thought I'd try out "Shiny". It's such a lovely cool blue with silver sparkles.

These polishes are surprisingly long wearing. I thought that the sparkles in them would actually cause them to chip faster, but the last one lasted almost 2 weeks, without the first signs of wear appearing until over a week had passed. This is pretty impressive, as I usually start showing signs of wear in my manicure after a day or two, as I do a lot of typing, sewing, pinning, etc. I'm impressed!

WIP Wednesday - April 25, 2012

My intention for this week was to give you all a sneak peak of what's on my sewing table. But me being forgetful, I forgot to take a pic last night. So instead, I give you an almost sock.

This socks is either 3 or 8 rows from being finished. I haven't quite decided how wide I want the ribbing section to be yet, and I figure I'll go with my gut once I get there.

These are destined to be socks for Mr. Social. He will be getting at least 12 pairs of knit socks from me this year, and this is pair #2. You'll notice that the colours used for him are very different than the colours I would use for socks for myself. He likes more earthy colours, while I go for the super insane, bright, and crazy colours for socks. Although, from time to time I do knit him socks that take him out of his comfort zone.

I should get knitting, I'm already behind pace by 2 pairs to be on track for 12 pairs of socks for the year... Wish me luck!

Check out more WIPs at Tami's Amis

Liebster Love

The past week has been an absolute flurry of knitting, spinning, sewing, and lamenting the lack of progress of my Fashion on the Ration year (all my recent crafting has been for my shop or other people). I haven't had much time to post, and have been pretty bummed about that.

Then, Rachel-Lou of Made with Whimsy came along to award me a Liebster Blog Award!!! Thanks so much Rachel-Lou!

What is the Liebster Blog Award you ask? Well, here's the down-low:

This award is to show your love for your favourite small blogs, with less than 200 followers. The rules are as follows:

1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog
2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you
3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve to be noticed (see below)
5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog


Without further ado, here are my 5 Liebster winners:


Ayenforcraft - Jessica has a cute and quirky sense of style (I love your green glasses dress!!!) and some mad knitting skills. For real.

Butterflies and Hurricanes - Beatrice's vintage style is to die for! Her 50s style dresses are totally amazing.

Smashworks - Ashley designs clothing, shoes, costumes and so much more! She is a seriously talented lady.

Hanso and Bananas - Di posts awesome crafts and cat pictures. What more could one ask for?

Dapper Duds - Cynthia makes beautiful clothing and posts the most amazing photos and tutorials. Her beautiful striped dress, a la Mondo from Project Runway, is absolutely stunning.

Thanks again Rachel-Lou for the award! You've rekindled the fire to get some sewing for me done, so hopefully I'll have my first Fashion on the Ration update soon :)

FO Friday - April 20, 2012

As previously hinted, I've been working on a Godzilla bag. And what a bag it is! I made it with a heavy black denim, it's self lined, and has a couple of nifty pockets, one on the back (with velcro closures) and another on the inside, with a zipper closure. AND, I made an adjustable strap for the first time ever!!! I'm pretty proud of myself right about now. So, enough with the chatter, I'll just show you the pics :)

What do you think?