Allright here I go again!!

Haha me and my insecurities decided to set all pride aside and go ahead and keep blogging. Since I enjoy it.

Starting with MISSONI for Target... I never thought I'd care for this over-the-top craze brand, but I managed to find this one piece for baby on the clearance rack the other month. Size says 6-12 months, and she's not small for her 13months, so the size ran really big.

Anyway... I thought the outfit was cute when I bought it, but now that it's ON her, it's absolutely adorable!! Who can resist fat chub in stripes??? And the colors on those stripes are yummy altogether. LOVE!!

Second, I have to show you something great. It involves, of course, spray paint! I got this awesome barstool from a friend, and it had a cool retro print in brown, yellow and cream. While I did like the print, it really didn't go so much with my kitchen. I didn't think to take a "before" picture, but here is the end result! Spray paint + vinyl/plastic chair = yay!! I painted it the same color as my mirror in the living room. That peacock blue/teal is one of my absolute favorite colors.

And now.... tatatataaaa! Showing some of our bazaar... I know, it's in the past and all, but I thought it might still be fun for you all who missed out. Now you can see, to plan your trip next year. First weekend of November, gals!! This is the yumminess we had going this year:

Very colorful corner..

Talented knitter's corner...

My lastest hobby is crocheting. Found an awesome pattern-store on Etsy (Bonitapatterns), bought a pattern for legwarmers for kids (this one), then changed it around so it was more what I had in mind. These are skinny over-the-knee legwarmers that would be perfect to wear with a skirt & flats. For little girls. And the ruffle at the bottom is what makes them special, of course!

More of the goodness...

And that's all the eye candy you get from the bazaar. We had a great day, did good, and can not wait for next year.

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So yes... my latest hobby, like I mentioned above, is crocheting. I've known to probably all my life, but it's one of those things I come back to randomly and do it for a wihle till I move back to sewing. Right now, I still don't have a functioning serger, so sewing is not the funnest option. Ever since starting to sew more with stretch knits, and a serger, no other sewing compares.

I am the type that cannot follow recipes without tweaking, don't have the patience to follow sewing patterns, never wait for one coat to dry before I paint the next and so on. I figured out a way to crochet polka dots, and now crocheting is waaay funner! Who doesn't love polka dots??

 Not sure why I'm posting a picture of a project that's not even done, but here it is anyway:

 It's a skirt that fits my 2.5yo boy great - so it's obviously not meant for my own kids. Fun to make either way. Getting the elastic in at the top, then I'm done. Can always put on Etsy or give away.

And with this awesome bag from Target  ($4 or so - many years ago), I can keep all yarn balls contained & my hobby isn't even a mess! Amazing. Pretty, easily contained, ready to pull out anywhere, great project while visiting etc. Heheee I sound like I'm recruiting people for a job. Either way - I ordered a pile of new yarns from Knitpick.com, and can't wait for them to arrive so I can keep being creative. I will post photos of the gorgeousness when it arrives.

So... I am back blogging and it feels good! After the bazaar there's always an empty feeling inside me. I need to find new things to feel creative again. I baked a lemon-scented pull-apart coffee cake last week, and if it was still here I could've told you all about it & posted pics, but I'll try to do that next time I make one. It's worth mentioning!!

Have a grand day. Now I'm off to deal with real life.