Summer 2010 Daily Planner

I have been searching for a cheap daily planner so I could keep up with fun events this summer and to coordinate sketching trips with Miz Dee and her schedule. Couldn't find one I liked for the price I liked so I decided to just make one.

A little print, sew, cut and paste and viola! a kicky summer themed planner with cute flip flops and beach balls.





After I finished it I realized with dismay that two of the events I wanted to attend had already occurred. Dang. Missed 'em. A day late and a dollar short.

Showed the planner to Hubby and he wanted me to make him one too!

Shiny Things...

Journaling:

Shiny Things...

...that I wantwantwant
but don't needneedneed.

Not sure this yarn keeper thingy is practical, but I really liked the colors and design of the top fabric.

This knitting needle case caught my eye simply because it was black and white polka-dotted with hot pink trim. Another instance where I could have used the paint color "Opera."

I want a big ol' floppy mop brush that will hold lots of paint. Don't need one because I don't paint on a large scale. Still wantwantwant.

Paint. What can I say? One can never have too much paint. I want a tube of every color made. Lately I've been lusting after some Daniel Smith Quin Magenta.

I keep trying to convince myself those needle cases would be good for art pen storage.

Crochet? Me?

Journaling:

I've been watching the TV show "Knit and Crochet Today" on PBS's CreateTV (my new favorite channel.) It comes on right before one of the painting shows I like to watch. The more I watch the show the more I think I'd like to try crocheting again.

My grandmother tried to teach me now to crochet when I was young, but I always ended up making what looked like ping-pong ball covers. Obviously I was doing something wrong.

My sister-in-law knits instead of crochets but I knew she had inherited some crochet hooks from her momma. I asked her if I could borrow a hook and a bit of yarn to play with.

She sent me a backpack full of furry, heathery yarns (so soft!), a circular knitting needle, a crochet hook, and what looks like the start of a knitting project.

I'm not sure what I'll be able to do. I only vaguely remember what my Mammaw taught me but it's slowly coming back after watching the TV show.

Maybe I can manage a 6" square potholder or something.

We shall see.