Leap Day Giveaway

I have been planning a giveaway for a while now. I have this really cute little purple bunny I made and some Easter sweets to give away.

So I am entering a Leap Day Giveaway at Such a Sew and Sew:

My giveaway will start at 12:01 am on February 29th (EST) and go until 11:59 pm (EST) to allow for different time zones to enter. Hopefully I'm not just flattering myself thinking people from other time zones will want to enter. :p
So join! Hop on over to her wonderful blog and join this pary.

Here are the rules for the linky:
• Choose something to give away on Leap Day. Keep it simple. You can make something, give away a bit of your stash, offer a service, buy your favorite gadget to give away or offer something completely non-crafty. Your blog, you choose.
• To participate in the blog hop, your giveaway must start and end on Leap Day {February 29, 2012}. You can open it at 10:00 am and close it at 10:00 pm, or go midnight to midnight, or anything in between. Your blog, your rules.
• Post your giveaway and then link up at such a sew and sew. Please include the Leap Day Giveaway button {code found on her website} somewhere in your post. The linky will open at noon MST on February 28th and close at 10:00 am MST on March 1st, to allow for people in different time zones to participate.
• If you want to include the linky on your giveaway post so that others can link up from your blog the code is available below. If you choose to add the linky to your post, you MUST include the above rules so that it is fair play for all.

40 Days

Just today, and for the next forty days*, I gave up buying anything that isn't absolutely necessary. Which is about the hardest sacrifice I can make, including giving up chocolate and TV. I love shopping. No, I am addicted to shopping.
And wouldn't you know it, as I'm trolling Etsy for Pinterest fodder, I come across this:

(From Hingmade)
I know I am a grown woman who has absolutely no use for a mobile, but I love owls. I adore them. And I want that mobile! It may be a good thing I have given up spending, because otherwise it would already be on its way to me.
I am, however, deciding that these little guys are necessary, as my daughter does need an Easter present:

(Also from Hingmade)
Well, on a not so whiny note, I am going to be doing a giveaway soon. A handknit bunny with an apron, as well as some Easter / spring sweets. I have no pictures right now, but believe me, it's a cute giveaway!

*It's actually 46 days, but Sundays don't officially count. (But they do for me.)

Angora Deliciousness

I have been dying for luxury yarn lately. Now, I love my merino and acrylic is great for every day projects. But I've been wanting to make something that could one day turn into an heirloom. Problem is, I can't afford $22 for 130 yards of yarn. So imagine the proverbial leaps for joy I did when I came across angora / superfine merino blend yarn - for $8! Who am I kidding, I was literally leaping. Not so much out of joy though, more to entertain the three year old who rules my life.

Two of the balls of yarn. (I am not sure if the actual term is spelled skein or skien, or if it even has a 'k' or a 'c' so I am going to avoid using it altogether, as I really don't feel like looking it up.) And of course, as soon as the box arrived, I had to start knitting.
And I got so many compliments on the stuffed elephant I made, that I decided to keep going with the theme:

I interrupted her coloring, look at that sassy face!

Hat, toy, and baby...who is really a toddler but refuses to be called such. So, I think angora is my Favorite thing right now.
Aaaand Holy Cow, I listed the pattern for that cap on Etsy an hour ago, and it already sold! Now I AM literally Leaping for Joy! (Notice the caps, that's how happy I am.)
Holy Cow times two! Within five minutes of updating this post, I sold a stuffed Zebra toy! I just about fell out of my chair.
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Photos of Fun

Today we went to one of our playgroups, and for once I remembered the camera:

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Over the weekend we went to the Polar Express. We didn't get many good photos, but here are what we did get:

PS - don't forget my knitted ornaments giveaway

Colorful (knitted) Lights

Since the first of the holiday fairs starts next month, it is now the time to start things like this:

Just had to share the cuteness.


And I just joined a group on Ravelry. Super cute project KAL, and I have so much yarn in my stash. Knit Purl Girl KAL

My Little Kitty Cat

My daughter and I had a little photo shoot this morning, and I just had to show off how cute she looks! She insists that the hat is a doggy hat, and not a kitty cat, though.

Favorite Things Friday

My Favorite Thing Friday is simple - I've made a new friend. I love when that happens. And a friends who likes hanging with me AND my daughter - priceless. Oh yeah, this friend is male and cute. :p

Favorite Things Friday