Couple of Days Since I Posted.

Finally took a picture of my tattoo, only the newest one though. I actually have 8 different ones. I've been getting tattoos since I was 18, but up until now I have had 7 different people tattoo me. After getting this tattoo from Pat Fish. I have decided that I will never go to another tattoo artist again.

Is it not an amazing piece of work? I go back in during the second week of June to get the rest of my color filled in. I discovered that 3.5 hours is all the pain I can take. I am so hugely ecstatic that I had it done though. You would never guess that there was another tattoo underneath all that fruit. I love Pat Fishs' artistic ability and that fact that she drew this piece just for me.

So I've been busy. Went to see Mouse's new apartment and was envious. We are living with family and they get the majority of the space. I can't wait to have my own space again. Still working on my knit hat, about half way done. Sewed a baby blanket and some scarves for sale later in the year. Been working on top of all of that. One more day and I get a weekend off, two whole days in a row. I won't know what to do with myself.

Wall of Projects:

Here are the pictures that I promised regarding the wall of fabric, that has since come crashing down around my ears.

Day 7 of 9

ok, so I typed that and it screams Star Trek reference. It is not, that is what today is, day 7 of 9 in a row at work. I really hate when they do this to me. By the time I get to my day off all I want to do is stare at the wall and ignore everyone around me. Probably not the best thing for the kids to have to deal with.

I am going to post pictures of my wall of fabric and sewing paraphenilia once the husband shows me where he put the pictures in the computer.
I am not the most computer literate, but once he shows me I won't forget it.
On a side note, about 12 hours after the picture of my severely loaded up shelves of fabric was taken, I touched the shelf.
THE SCREWS PULLED OUT OF THE WALL!!! and I had to stand there and hold it up until R was able to come and lift all of the boxes off of it. So now my shelf is empty and I had to rearrange to fit the boxes on the floor. I am currently brainstorming a better shelving system.

My husband may finally get a hat after I finish the one I am currently trying to knit. The last hat wasn't even salvageable in my mind, I threw it in the circular file after it sat and mocked me for a couple of months. Really it mocked me. All I heard when I looked at it was "look at how horrible you are at knitting." I had to throw it away so I could move on. So I actually bought a hat pattern, sad right, and I had to alter it anyway so it will fit his big dutchy head. I'm about 3 inches into it and maybe I will have it done by the end of August( I don't knit very quickly either).

All in all I think I have about 4 projects that are partially knit. I just hate knitting straps...I really want to finish the bag...but those straps. And two scarves, one I need more yarn for and the other just got set down and never picked back up.

Not too bad right, WRONG, that's just the knitting that is piling up. I have a closet full of yarn in addition to that wall of fabric, and there is a second wall of fabric and about 3 other small, (R says sizeable) yarn stashes throughout the house. I never get halfway into something I like. I'm obsessive, I like options, I like fiber.

After work

I had a hell of a time at work. People being rude because they want things NOW and we were totally understaffed. Hopefully they are happy with all of their craft stuff. I love my job, just not some of the customers.

On the upside I did get more fabric. Kid fabric, Scooby Doo (Doo is what the kidlets call him), a mermaid print for R, and the most obnoxious neon animal fabric (it will be sleepy pants eventually). I love getting a discount. Now if I just had time to sew between kids and work. I have quite a few things cut out and ready to go, like my brocade bunny rabbit. I just haven't really had the time to do it.

First post

So I am now the proud owner of a blog. It really was simple to make this. You will all get to see what a tattooed mother of two and a certifiable fiber fanatic has to say about life. I crochet, knit, sew, embroider and dabble in a number of other crafty pursuits. At the moment though its all on hold so I can cuddle with A while he watches cartoons. Life is good.