Moon*&*Stars Studio
Meet Cornelius, my first knitted bear
He's only about 7 inches tall from head to toe
But he is a handsome fellow
He has thread and button joints, and is far from perfect.
But i like him just the way he is, and i am happy with the way he turned out for my first bear!
A little Pumpkinhead Hat! 
And i finally finished the turquoise sweater. Both the hat and sweater are the same patterns i used here modeled by Lola, but i changed them up a bit. I put the edging on this sweater by learning how to "pick up" stitches... The posies on the collar are crocheted, and then sewn on as embellishments. 
I also learned how to make french knots, tho you can barely see them in the center of the flower as i used pale yellow for the center.
Next projects? Knitted teddy bears. I have two different projects going here and will hopefully have something to show for all those stitches soon! I am loving this new skill i am learning!
Here is my little Fukien Tea tree... Can you see the little red fruit on the branch?
The little white buds you can see below the fruit will open in a few days to reveal tiny white flowers....
Lola was enjoying her breakfast of fresh fruit and some buttered whole grain bread when...
...oh oh,,, did i get butter on my new shirt???... Check out the new website for Katie's shop, The Paper Sparrow here
Having a puppy here again gets me up and out of bed pretty early in the mornings... And now that the weather has turned cooler, especially in the early morning hours, i grab my hoodie and go out with the dogs to supervise. Little Pollyanna is still so small, just three pounds, and we have plenty of hawk attacks happen around here this time of year. And tho i would rather stay in bed under the warm covers until i absolutely have to get up, i have been enjoying being outdoors more than usual. I love this time of year, and going out with the new pup every 20 minutes or so sure helps me see the changes occurring out in nature.
Polly stalking and attacking a morning glory
Zinnia watching over the house and the new pup
My old boy Gipetto feeling frisky and playing with Zin for a brief minute
Zinnia and Polly play constantly. They are good friends now, and Zin is only a little jealous when i pick Polly up. Polly hides in the morning glory vines and jumps out at the dogs when they walk by. It will be nice when she gets a little older(and has a few more inoculations) and we can expand our horizons to the streets around here.
Over the weekend our grandchildren celebrated a special occasion! Seth turned 8, while Lola turned 1 year old, all on the same day! Their parents had a big birthday party at their home and we were all invited. A great time was had by us all! This time i remembered my camera, and I took over 150 pictures. After deleting the ones that weren't so good, i still have 138 left! I will spare you at least 130 of them....but here are a few of my favorites.
The birthday cakes
The sharing
The cuteness!
The Bouncey Bounce was full of bouncers all day long. I even got in there for a quick bounce or two... (not my cup of tea tho...)
Lots of bouncing action!
The boys collected bugs and put them in the critter cage
The presents were opened, and were all wonderful
but there was one present that stood out above all else....Lola's present from her cousin Ryan...
her first car
after carefully reading the instructions
She was ready to go!
Ryan made sure she got around alright in her new wheels.
A kiss for the car
What a great day!
The Onesies are hand stencilled first and then hand painted with my original designs...
More needlework too...
Two more knitted hats for children...The multi colored one for babies and the red hat for a bigger child.
The wool scarf was crocheted with some yarn i bought from The Paper Sparrow. Beautiful muted color.... Next project? More sweater practice, some seasonal hats for children, and some hand knit teddy bears!
It is so hard to believe that just one year ago today - this morning, we were all sitting anxiously in the waiting room of a local maternity ward, waiting for the arrival of our newest family member Lola. I spent the time talking to various members of our wonderful family(who are always there when you need them!), wearing out my prayer beads, and crocheting nervously... I remember being amazed at the quiet strength of her Daddy Jeramie, and the awesome focus and determination of my daughter Carly, to get this baby born. Still to this day i am so proud of how strong she was, how hard and long she labored without complaint, to give birth to our new baby...
And how amazing is it that Lola was born on the very same day as her big brother Seth! Everything about this day is special...
What a difference a year makes....
Happy Birthday to two of the people i love the most in the whole wide world!
(Birthday party pictures to follow!)
Happy Birthday Amma