Uli's Creative Corner

I also have a bunch of new key chains in the shop:

Not a whole lot to speak of but absolutely wonderful.  2 skeins of Fiddlesticks Knitting in a lovely lace weight.  The name escapes me at the moment.  That one came from Knitopia.  And then there is the Addi Turbo lace needle - I have a large selection of Addi Turbo's but I hadn't bought any of the lace needles yet.  Well, what would go better with those purchases than a lovely lace shawl pattern I bought earlier that day.  And that pattern is Sivia's newest - Norwegian Woods.  Isn't it gorgeous?  Can't you see that wonderful berry colour and those lovely Addi Turbos turning into a wonderful lace project?  And no, I haven't even had a second to cast on yet.  I barely have had the time to take pictures of the tiny little haul to show off here.

We finally figured out the hubby and his recurring strep throat myth - I wasn't a carrier - but lo and behold.... both kids were.  Have you ever tried to do throat swabs on your own kids?  We did and it wasn't fun but the doctor thought it would be less traumatic on them and of course, it saved us from taking more time off work to get them down to the doctor's office.

The next day, we crossed the border to go to the bead festival.  It was in a lovely location and I really enjoyed having a quiet lunch with hubby in a nice little quaint spot overlooking the water and looking back upon White Rock in Canada.  Really, if it wasn't for the border wait, it would have been a 15 minute drive from home - well maybe more like 20 or 25 minutes but you get the point.  The bead festival was awesome but I find beads in an arena like that even more overwhelming than yarn and fibre.  Maybe it has something to do with how small beads are.......... I could have spent thousands but I spent less than $100.  Part of that was probably the fact that hubby was watching my every move and how often I did actually pull out that wallet and credit card.  I got a few things that I really love. 

That's last weekend in a nutshell.  It was fun.  As a family, we're having a hard time coping with the time change.  This is the first time ever that it has affected me in a way that I'm really noticing it.  Today is the first day that I don't feel exhausted and behind a veil of tired fuzziness.  The kids have been absolute nightmares at bed time.  I'm hoping that by the weekend, we'll all have settled into the rhythm.  Wahoo..... spring is coming and we got the BBQ out on Sunday and had our first BBQ.  I'm so excited.  BBQ'ing means less cooking for me because hubby is the grill chef in our house.

Now, I'm just mindlessly rambling so I figure I'll show you a couple of things that are new in the store:

On the left is a new yarn and needle cell phone charm.  I love these little adornments and they can be used for just about anything - not just cell phones - they'd be fun on a zipper or attached to a favourite knitting bag.  The rondelle beads I've used there came from the bead festival and I love the colours.  The celtic star to the right is a bit different in that it uses no bright aluminum (aka silver coloured) rings, except for the centre ring that holds it all together.  Instead of using a key chain split ring for this one, I attached a big lobster clasp - it will clip anywhere you want to clip it. 

I also wanted to show off these earrings - this style, is one of my favourites and they're also in the store:



Next week is spring break.............................. Yahooooo