It's official according to the pollen count, the maple tree's are on the attack. Well, at least that's what my immune system thinks. Yay allergies. Does anyone know where I can find some stylish face mask for filtering pollen and dust? I'm supposed to wear them when I go outside, but I hate scaring the small kids. So instead I don't do it and pay dearly for it.
I have the desire to fill a space, the ceiling, with pods.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Sun is shining!
Well lets see, I've been busy and got sick. That's nothing new though is it? hrm.
JUST re-opened with an etsy shop. I'm trying to get everything set up. Here's the address coppermothstudio.etsy.com
I will be trying to get stuff listed in the next couple of days. Those items so far are, stitch markers and pendants. I will be making some individual Pod's and doing some electroforming in the near future to offer in my shop.
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The only knitting I have been working on is my Wool Peddlers shawl. I don't mind that. It satisfies me and that's all that matters. I also did some sewing. I've not done a whole terrible lot cause I had been sick and was still working my retail job AND I was picking up other people's hours that called off.
JUST re-opened with an etsy shop. I'm trying to get everything set up. Here's the address coppermothstudio.etsy.com
I will be trying to get stuff listed in the next couple of days. Those items so far are, stitch markers and pendants. I will be making some individual Pod's and doing some electroforming in the near future to offer in my shop.
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The only knitting I have been working on is my Wool Peddlers shawl. I don't mind that. It satisfies me and that's all that matters. I also did some sewing. I've not done a whole terrible lot cause I had been sick and was still working my retail job AND I was picking up other people's hours that called off.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Hello snow
It's was 53 F out yesterday, wake up this morning and there is snow. Huh, welcome to Indiana.
I have today off from work and am taking epic advantage of it to knit.
I woke up at 4:30 this morn, I went to bed super early as I haven't been feeling well lately. First thing I did was to finish up that clover hat I had been working on. The hat is now drying on my kitchen table and later I will take some photo's to update the project page over in Ravelry. Whew, that's effectively off my plate.
Now I can work on other knitting things! Like the samples for work I need to get done ASAP!
I have cast on the simple scarf. You can see its basic stats on my project page, labeled: Class Sample, Warm and simple scarf. I'm hoping to attract some teenagers for this class by using colors that seemed to fit the upcoming color trends for 2012. Hope I picked right. It's going amazingly fast... well was. I stopped knitting to make a blog post. The yarn is omg, Red Heart Super Saver. yes, I said red heart. Seriously though, this yarn is fine. I also feel it is PERFECT for a beginning teenage knitter. Very cost effective and machine washable if one so dares. The scarf is turning out pretty squishy too.
Next I believe I need to make a slipper sock for another class sample. That's going to be done is some um, let me think..., Lion brand tweed stripes? I think. I'll find out when I get to it here in a couple days probably.
Other non-work related knitting I want to do: knit an ear-flap hat for my husband and a new scarf for him. I also want to do a longer term knitting project such as a shawl. I just can't decided what one. I was going to do a lace weight with beads till I found out that the local bead store closed. :( so instead I'm looking to do a fingering weight shawl.
The reason for all these fresh projects? well I didn't know about the work samples till just recently, but I want all this stuff to qualify for Nerd Wars!!! Go Team 1up! I just have to figure out how they fit the monthly categories. Ug.
My sewing/fiber room is pretty well moved into and set up. Now to just get in there and sew. I even bought some more fabric. So projects are lining up! (for a new shop and personal, whew)
I have also started casually playing WoW again, but on a fresh character and new server. Though my crafts are getting preferential treatment over gaming. Hah! I know what I like and I'm keeping it balanced. This doesn't mean I don't enjoy the game, I just know that if I'm attached to the stupid pc for that long I become a VERY cranky girl and my world goes wonky.
I heard from an old friend yesterday, it wasn't much, but it surprised me. They managed to forget to show up to my Commencement and the party that followed, since I was constantly feeling like an after thought in their life, that was the straw that broke the camels back. I put the friendship into hibernation. It's an interesting thing for me to reflect on and muse about over my coffee and knitting. I know I am no longer upset over it, but I have no desire to go out on a limb.
Back to knitting.
I have today off from work and am taking epic advantage of it to knit.
I woke up at 4:30 this morn, I went to bed super early as I haven't been feeling well lately. First thing I did was to finish up that clover hat I had been working on. The hat is now drying on my kitchen table and later I will take some photo's to update the project page over in Ravelry. Whew, that's effectively off my plate.
Now I can work on other knitting things! Like the samples for work I need to get done ASAP!
I have cast on the simple scarf. You can see its basic stats on my project page, labeled: Class Sample, Warm and simple scarf. I'm hoping to attract some teenagers for this class by using colors that seemed to fit the upcoming color trends for 2012. Hope I picked right. It's going amazingly fast... well was. I stopped knitting to make a blog post. The yarn is omg, Red Heart Super Saver. yes, I said red heart. Seriously though, this yarn is fine. I also feel it is PERFECT for a beginning teenage knitter. Very cost effective and machine washable if one so dares. The scarf is turning out pretty squishy too.
Next I believe I need to make a slipper sock for another class sample. That's going to be done is some um, let me think..., Lion brand tweed stripes? I think. I'll find out when I get to it here in a couple days probably.
Other non-work related knitting I want to do: knit an ear-flap hat for my husband and a new scarf for him. I also want to do a longer term knitting project such as a shawl. I just can't decided what one. I was going to do a lace weight with beads till I found out that the local bead store closed. :( so instead I'm looking to do a fingering weight shawl.
The reason for all these fresh projects? well I didn't know about the work samples till just recently, but I want all this stuff to qualify for Nerd Wars!!! Go Team 1up! I just have to figure out how they fit the monthly categories. Ug.
My sewing/fiber room is pretty well moved into and set up. Now to just get in there and sew. I even bought some more fabric. So projects are lining up! (for a new shop and personal, whew)
I have also started casually playing WoW again, but on a fresh character and new server. Though my crafts are getting preferential treatment over gaming. Hah! I know what I like and I'm keeping it balanced. This doesn't mean I don't enjoy the game, I just know that if I'm attached to the stupid pc for that long I become a VERY cranky girl and my world goes wonky.
I heard from an old friend yesterday, it wasn't much, but it surprised me. They managed to forget to show up to my Commencement and the party that followed, since I was constantly feeling like an after thought in their life, that was the straw that broke the camels back. I put the friendship into hibernation. It's an interesting thing for me to reflect on and muse about over my coffee and knitting. I know I am no longer upset over it, but I have no desire to go out on a limb.
Back to knitting.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Had a Long Hiatus.
Coming back to my blog after almost a year, not easy. So I'm going to make a quick summery of last year.
Summer was hard, I spent every weekday morning checking job sites and applying to jobs. Sometimes I checked in the evenings too. I had to drop a summer metals casting workshop cause I couldn't afford the materials. Tried a couple festivals to sell items, pretty well flopped. I sold NOTHING at one of them. Started my business, tried Artfire. Art Fire went to a subscription that my shop didn't have the income to cover so I closed the shop in Oct. In Aug I finally landed a Job, It was my first interview. Full time employment, I suddenly never saw my studio and became sick all time. In Oct I became suddenly so ill after they installed new carpet in the building that I had to have a CT scan and multiple Dr. visits. Took well over a month to become healthy again. In the mean time I worked from home. Unfortunately due to circumstances, beyond my control, I was forced to resign from that position in Dec. Nuff said about that epic learning experience.
Now I recently found new employment. It's right in my field of expertise. Yes, the hours are less and so is the pay but I love this job, the co-workers, the customers and I have time to get my own stuff going in my studio! Plus, I'm not sick all the time anymore. I feel the depression finally going away and feeling my worth again. My husband is also finally on first shift! the past couple weeks have been spent moving my fiber studio and other fine arts things out of the upstairs as the bedroom is now all one room, upstairs. The room previously housing the bed is becoming a cozy little fiber/craft studio. I have a couple new book cases to help in all this re-organization of studio and living spaces too. Some things went all the way to the basement studio, others to the fiber studio. I still have some things to sort out and put away, but I'm very excited over it all. I'm finding things I've not seen in months!!! Cause they where stowed away in a bin or what not. Woot.
Moving on
With the new fiber studio I was able to quickly set up a small photo shoot and finally updated my WIP's in Ravelry. I also added a couple things to my stash. Did that just a couple hours ago.. I'm on a roll! I've also fairly well decided what I'm going to do for a dissertation project in Nerd Wars T4. I should still be in Team 1up. I didn't choose another for this upcoming round. I'm thinking of doing the Aeolian Shawl by Elizabeth Freeman. I'm leaning towards using a skein of Vally Yarns alpaca silk I have that I need to over dye first.
Last Tuesday Hilary (Hippie Penguin) and I made a recent podcast recording in my new fiber space,
Link to the Hippiepenguin site, the next recording should be next week if I'm not scheduled to work. Cross your fingers! I'll see about cross posting the podcast here in the future when we cast.
~Coppermoth
Summer was hard, I spent every weekday morning checking job sites and applying to jobs. Sometimes I checked in the evenings too. I had to drop a summer metals casting workshop cause I couldn't afford the materials. Tried a couple festivals to sell items, pretty well flopped. I sold NOTHING at one of them. Started my business, tried Artfire. Art Fire went to a subscription that my shop didn't have the income to cover so I closed the shop in Oct. In Aug I finally landed a Job, It was my first interview. Full time employment, I suddenly never saw my studio and became sick all time. In Oct I became suddenly so ill after they installed new carpet in the building that I had to have a CT scan and multiple Dr. visits. Took well over a month to become healthy again. In the mean time I worked from home. Unfortunately due to circumstances, beyond my control, I was forced to resign from that position in Dec. Nuff said about that epic learning experience.
Now I recently found new employment. It's right in my field of expertise. Yes, the hours are less and so is the pay but I love this job, the co-workers, the customers and I have time to get my own stuff going in my studio! Plus, I'm not sick all the time anymore. I feel the depression finally going away and feeling my worth again. My husband is also finally on first shift! the past couple weeks have been spent moving my fiber studio and other fine arts things out of the upstairs as the bedroom is now all one room, upstairs. The room previously housing the bed is becoming a cozy little fiber/craft studio. I have a couple new book cases to help in all this re-organization of studio and living spaces too. Some things went all the way to the basement studio, others to the fiber studio. I still have some things to sort out and put away, but I'm very excited over it all. I'm finding things I've not seen in months!!! Cause they where stowed away in a bin or what not. Woot.
Moving on
With the new fiber studio I was able to quickly set up a small photo shoot and finally updated my WIP's in Ravelry. I also added a couple things to my stash. Did that just a couple hours ago.. I'm on a roll! I've also fairly well decided what I'm going to do for a dissertation project in Nerd Wars T4. I should still be in Team 1up. I didn't choose another for this upcoming round. I'm thinking of doing the Aeolian Shawl by Elizabeth Freeman. I'm leaning towards using a skein of Vally Yarns alpaca silk I have that I need to over dye first.
Last Tuesday Hilary (Hippie Penguin) and I made a recent podcast recording in my new fiber space,
Link to the Hippiepenguin site, the next recording should be next week if I'm not scheduled to work. Cross your fingers! I'll see about cross posting the podcast here in the future when we cast.
~Coppermoth