The Year of the Tiger

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I still can't decide how I feel about 2009.  It went by so fast it all feels kinda cloudy.  And 2008 seemed so bad that 2009 didn't seem so bad.  I came out with two books, Creature Crochet and Button and Stitch: Supercute Ways to Use Your Button Stash.  It was our first full year of Grassroots Business Association.  I curated a show at Gallery Hanahou and started the plush exclusives and did the usual Schmancy stuff.  It really went so fast and I felt almost constantly busy.  This year there are some secret projects in the works which are really exciting but I also hope to take it easy a little bit more. 

Some things I would like to accomplish in the new year:

1) Complete my braided rug that I started more than a year ago now and for some reason can't sew it correctly.  This weekend I am going to take it apart (again) and try sewing it one more time using directions.

2) See friends more often (this is more towards friends whom I make plans with but it takes us 2 months to actually get it together).  You know who you are

3) If I decide to make a gift...let's say a baby gift, I need to make practical goals so that I accomplish them in time and not 5 months later. 

4) Eat at home during the week as much as humanly possible.  AND eat breakfast!  (i am terrible at that)

5) Try and get wholesale accounts again for some of my items. 

I could go on and on but I won't bore you.  I am hoping because it's the year of the tiger and I am a tiger maybe it's my year.  I'm going with that.  Happy New Year lovelies.  xoxo

Fun Activity

I saw this over on Cutesypoo and thought it looked like a fun thing to do on this rainy Seattle day.

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. Maker Faire (May 30th and 31st)
2. Going to Hawaii (2010)
3. My friends coming to visit this summer from NYC and South Africa
4. Seeing my parents this summer (2 times)
5. Paying off debt (one day)
6. Plush You (Oct 9th-11th)
7. sewing another quilt
8. the summer!

8 Things I did yesterday
1. Made 10 ghost pins
2. Drank a whiskey and ginger at The Summit
3. Had soup spill all over my tote bag (annoying!)
4. Read some at work (15 min) of Middlesex (it's so good)
5. Sent out invites to Cakewalk show at Schmancy on Facebook
6. Sewed pouches
7. Watched an episode of Desperate Housewives while I ate my dinner
8. Went to Daiso to get display stuff for Maker Faire!

8 Things I Wish I could do
1. Knit anything I wanted to really fast
2. Eat home cooked meals every day
3. Go to Japan
4. Go to Berlin
5. Buy a condo in a historical apartment building
6. Shop
7. Draw
8. sing

8 Shows I Watch
1. 30 Rock
2. The Office
3. Project Runway
4. Lost
5. Top Model
6. Ugly Betty
7. Arrested Development on DVD
8. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

People i am tagging!
1.Dawn
2.Nicole Licht
3.Lou Lou and Oscar
4.Heidi Kenney
5.Elsie Marley
6.Lisa Congdon
7.Ninon
8.Susan Beal

My Mom is one year older

Today is my mom's birthday. She lives in Cleveland, a place I don't go to very much so unfortunately I can't celebrate this day with her so I send her love and kisses from Seattle. And cakes

Cute cupcake from Cute Designs



From Crazy Cakes



From JC Skyline



o.k. this is making me very hungry. I hope my mom has a very happy birthday.
Going out with the lovely Dawn tonight. Can't wait. She has kindly offered to help me with this year's Plush You! show so I am excited to see what we can do. I'm gonna pick your brain Dawn- watch out!



I also just added a few more bibs to my etsy store.

A few of my favorite new things.

From Cutesypoo



From Linked Drop Drop



From Bestiole



From Dawn



From Fingtoys



From Mikacreations



From Amykins



From Melissa Stanley