Where does the time go?

I found myself swamped with custom orders this last year, mostly diapers. I was barely able to sew a few pieces for my own family. Of course, the holidays came and I wanted to give some handmade gifts, but ran out of time to make them. So, a new year, a new leaf!

This year I will limit the amount of sewing I do for others. I will still knit with wild abandon though! I'm able to do that in my evening down time. :) As well as car trips and hanging out outdoors. :) I also have a lot of projects that I'd like to do for my family. There are so many awesome patterns for Little Ones out "there" that I figure I'd better get to sewing, or I won't have little ones to sew for anymore. :(

2011 will bring about a more relaxed atmosphere here. I'm looking forward to the change.

(I do have to say that I still hope to stock some items on my etsy from time to time.)
As always, if you need anything from me, just ask!

I'm still here!

It's been a crazy spring. This early spring-like weather has my head in a tail spin! It's inspired me to organize and clean, sew and create! I've taken on LOTS of new projects as of late. I will get some pictured soon.
I am closing my hyenacart (hyenacart.com/tailenddesigns) and opting for etsy to sell my project overflows. So head on over to my hyenacart, use code "byebye" without the quotes to get 10% off my already low prices, and free shipping!

Trainers!

I just wrapped these up yesterday. They are trainers with a little absorbtion but no waterproof layer. So cute!

Just finished!

This is a newborn set done all in cotton. So soft and squishy and machine washable!!!!

It was a pleasure knitting this up!!

Book #2 Multiple Blessings by Kate Gosslin

This was a quick read. I finished it in a week.

I liked it. It was nice knowing that they actually had humble beginnings. I am a Christian mom and like her many references to God. However, if you are not Christian, it might start to get on your nerves.

The writing itself seems, I don't know, too planned. It's hard to explain. You want it to sound like she's talking to you, but it sounds like she and co-author, Beth Carson, thought out every single sentence. At times that was annoying. I wanted more of a convo. That's just me.

It's a great story. It's really too bad that the vow between Kate, Jon, and God is now broken. Her book makes it sound like she's a devout Christian and while I don't know or claim to know what went wrong in their marriage, seems like breaking that vow would be really hard for a Christian. I'm sure it was.

If you like the Gosslins, give the book a read. Love the pictures, wish there were more!

Challenge...

I've been so busy lately with projects, I've decided to add another to the list! :)

I've challenged myself to read every book in my house (minus dictionaries and the like). I always accumulate books with great intentions. If they don't keep me interested past the first page, I move on. Well, now's their chance! I vow to read each and every last one of them! Even the boring ones. So, the challenge starts now with the completion being Christmas of next year.

So, here's the first on the list. This isn't a boring book. Joy Fielding is actually one of my favorite authors. Her books just flow for me. I read her latest, "Still Life" just last month. Great read.

"Charley's Webb" is proving to be a fast read. We had a 1.5 hour drive today round trip and I read over 100 pages. When we returned home I realized how much I had read and was shocked. The story flows so nice it hardly seems I'm reading. Love it! Can't wait to get to read more tomorrow.

Hudson Hat for K

I whipped this up for K for Christmas.