She's crafty

I am by no means a creative person. And I'm not super crafty, at least compared to some of the other bloggers I follow. But every once & a while I get inspired to get my craft on (remember the b-day invites I made for B&K?). I also like to be organized. So a couple of months ago I got the bug to make my own little craft space. I had supplies all over the house in spare closets and tubs in the basement and I wanted to find a spot where I could keep it all, work on projects and keep them out if I needed to. So I scoured Craigslist, found the perfect sized desk for $7 (!!!), repainted it and gave it some new knobs. I found the perfect little chair to go with it on CL, too.

The first little project I worked on in the space was a gift for a Multiples Moms Random Act of Kindness exchange I was part of. Through total luck, I actually drew someone I have come to know personally over the past year. She is getting ready to sell in her first Twins Sale later this week (more to come on that soon), so I made her a little tote bag she can use to shop and carry her selling supplies in. I was very pleased with how it came out (we were on a strict gift budget and I don't have a sewing machine so it wasn't perfect, but I don't think it turned out too bad).

And now that we're into fall (and soon to be winter) I've taken up my knitting projects. Well, when I say projects they have pretty much only included scarves up to this point. But I was very impressed and inspired by fellow twin mommy Jennifer. She recently posted this pattern on her site and blogged about making hats for her girls. I thought the pumpkin one was adorable. So I bought some new supplies and after a couple of failed attempts I mastered knitting in the round, adding in another color and following a pattern! I am super duper proud of myself! I think I am going to gift this one to a special someone and make a bigger one for K for Halloween.