The Christmas Ornaments are Done :)

It's true! :) Mr. Snow survived after having set him on the shelf to watch me work up the rest of his friends he'll (literally) be hanging with in the near future. With much excitement I should add! :) 1st to be made after him was the Polar Bear, which he quite liked. Then I made the Brown Bear and everybody was excited and realized all their scarves were made especially for them, Mr. Snow - Red, Polar Bear - Blue, Brown Bear - Green. I told them it took me a bit to decide because I needed to make yet another friend and wanted them each to have their own special color scarf. I consulted my facebook fans - while Angie and Wendy did mention green for Rudolph I later decided Rudolph shall have a mixed scarf. :) Some vintage red yarn from my grandmother dons Rudi's nose and scarf. They're all excited to watch the festivities as they unravel where they are headed for years to come :)

*UPDATE*

PATTERNS for each can be found here or via ravelry for download here.

PATTERN for the set of 4 can ber found here! :)


Here is the complete set all rallied together...

They were all about the picture taking... they even lined up for me :)...

...then they wanted to move around, before things got too crazy I snapped this picture. :) 

I hope you like them! :) Have you put your tree up for the year yet? I hope to this weekend :)

Thanks for reading!

Francesca

...is a new boutique store I visited on black Friday and while I was looking for gifts for other people that day I found I gravitated to stores that had no lines versus those I'd be standing in for nearly an hour just to check out... um, no thank you. :) Of course this resulted in me wandering into a few shops I wouldn't have if I'd been sticking to my list. ;)

Francesca is a lovely lil shop I was happy to have found in the mall because it reminded me of etsy artisan creations. :) birds perched on circular mirrors, pearl beaded jewelry, mustache ladened items and chalkboard pieces to add a whimsical touch to any decor. Their scarves are lovely as well but I gravitated to the jewelry stands and these two beauties jumped out at me (oooh shiny! :)). There was practically no line (yes!) allowing me to check out and be on my way in next to no time... onto my next adventure!

Come Saturday I was getting ready to go out with the mister and some friends, I was trying on my new earrings to see how they looked (though at the store I held up the card  in front of my ear to give myself an idea without really trying them on). I then thought of the many bloggers who share their new found purchases and decided I'd snap a few pictures & share my finds here as well. While I can't say it'll be a permanent consistent thing (historically I don't go shopping for things other than groceries and yarn :)) I love sharing these items! I see clothing as a way of self expression and reflecting to the world the way we see it or how we wish it would be. I'm an artist. I love to create and dream. I realize not everyone is like this and at times I will be misunderstood. For some reason I used to think once I was older people would understand me better but I also realize I need to stop caring if that will ever happen or not, people will not always see eye to eye and agree on everything, but differences don't have to separate us. I still say we can learn a lot from others and each other.

I suppose that's enough philosophy for a day :)

Beautiful flowers... for casual or for business adding a feminine touch.

This is the pair I decided on for the evening.

I do like accessories and pretty things, thanks to Francesca's designers I was feeling like a queen about the time I left the house with my husband  (which is also partially his fault ;)). I think I all the more enjoyed sharing the night with him because of it. :0)

I hope you like the earrings! :)

Tell me - what makes you feel like a queen?

Polar Bear Amigurumi Ornament Progress

Whew! Okay - where did the last 4 days go?! I was able to put together 4 Mr. Snow Ornaments and just finished the head of the Polar Bear  (scarf to be added soon :))

With any luck and a lot of patience and (perseverance ;)) I should have many more to share soon! :)