Cold days mean time for crafting...

Hello, my friends! Believe it or not, I am still completing crafts and projects that I meant to start.. er..finish before Christmas. Many of you know that this holiday season brought me a bit of heartache, but what better therapy is there than to continue making precious gifts for others? I find great comfort in my God, my husband, my family, and my crocheting. There is something quite wonderful in beginning with a skein of yarn and needle and ending with a scarf or coasters.... or anything! 

With the current brisk weather most of the country is experiencing, now is the perfect time to pick up these tools and make something cozy. My current crochet obsession is working with motifs. A motif is a decorative design or pattern with which one can make a myriad of treasures. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced yarnista, motifs are a joy to work. I recommend getting the book Beyond the Square: Crochet Motifs. 144 motifs! Oh what fun! Now, that can keep anyone busy until warm, sunny days return!                                                                                                                  

Hexagons, circles, squares, triangles, and more-- whatever the shape, connect together to create blankets, scarves, place mats, beanies, pillows and more. 

Is anyone else working on fun projects this winter? Have you worked with motifs before? Share some fun ideas with us and happy crafting!

hello there...

Well, here I am. Venturing out into this blogging world with my small voice and my little crafts sharing a bit of my life with...well, the world.. although at this point, "the world" will probably consist of only my parents, sisters, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and perhaps my husband. But hey! That's a start, right?

Tonight, this night after spending most of the day sick on the couch watching Netflix, seems to be a rather odd time to begin such an endeavor (especially considering I did not even crochet or anything). But as I was laying here watching the last bit of West Side Story I thought, "hey, I should start working on this blog I've been wanting to start for the past year." So here I am. Happy New Year's to me! I am actually starting something I wanted to do this year!

Since we're on the subject, isn't it a funny thing that year after year we write lists of "things" we want to do or change in the new year? Resolutions. A firm decision to do or not to do something. Firm. Firm? I regret to say I have never been very firm with past resolutions, so I suppose what I truly have been doing is simply writing lists of ideas. Boy, I've had lots of ideas in the past, but this year I feel resolved (oh boy!) to follow through with these ideas. This post is my first check off of the idea-list! Now I have begun and must continue!

What else is on my idea list? So glad you asked...

•  Successfully complete the Whole30 program and make lifestyle changes starting with food-- this one I am stoked to do as I have a great support group on Facebook and a skin issue I am hoping to cure.
• Create a stock pile of crochet goods and start selling them on that neat site Etsy-- I will also share some of these creations with you lovely folks.
• Read MORE-- My goodness, I used to read as if words were sustenance and have fallen out of the habit. Although, I am happy to say I did just drink up a novel called Longbourn by Jo Baker-- if you like the Bennet family, then you will love reading about the story of their servants.
• To be happy and explore-- I am happy with many things in my life, but I could be happier with the place in which I live. I need to get out there and see more of it. Washington is an awfully beautiful place after all. 
• Most importantly, to have a more ravenous hunger for God's word and to be a better example of His love. 

Well, friends, there we go. Those are my aims, not just for 2014, but for life. 

He has made everything beautiful in His time. 
Ecclesiastes 3: 11