I thought I would do something different today and show you my Sunday in pictures. It starts out with breakfast at J. Christopher's, then to the mall and a few of the favorite things that I saw and liked. Enjoy! :)
How's everyone doing on this fine Friday? All I know is that I'm glad that tomorrow is the weekend! Can I just do my happy dance for a minute?
No for real, it's been quite a week. I'm just getting over the flu from last week with traces of a cold still lingering. Apparently the extreme tiredness you feel from the flu lasts for weeks upon weeks after you're all better?? Not kool. Not kool at all...
Right before my body turned into my enemy and I was on my death bed, I finally finish what I like to call The Legacy Blanket. Many moons ago, my friend told me that him and his girl where expecting the next little bundle of joy, and so me being me, I told him I would make him a baby blanket. At the time, I was experimenting with granny squares and was digging on them pretty hard. I figured why not do the same design with a blanket. I mean.... it is a classic look! He said he wanted red, turquoise, silver, and the main color to be white. This is what I came up with.
Did I mention that this process took FOREVER!!! I'm ashamed to say that I had quite a bit of animosity towards the blanket, because it was taking longer than expected. My mother told me I was gonna have to pray over the thing before I gave it away! (lol)
That little pile of yarn are some of the tails I had to sew in and cut off. That's what happens when you have a lot of color changes.
At some point I had to lay them out to get the big picture and to see what everything would look like.
Then after many months and three rows of borders later, a Sparkle Baby Blanket was born!!
Bwahahahahaha!
I'm really very pleased with it! It's the first blanket I've sewn together and I thought I did damn good. The best part of it all was giving it to my friend and hearing how much he appreciated all the work and love (ha ha) I had put into the blanket. It's all about the warm fuzzies people!
So now I've decided to sell custom made blankets in assorted colors! You can order one for yourself or others by clicking here! It really is a great gift and one that can be passed down through the generations. Best part about this is that I offer FREE SHIPPING! Yay for you!
So here it is Friday night and I'm ready to get the weekend started. I'm excited to be attending an Ugly Christmas sweater party on the morrow. Maybe I'll take pictures and share. What will you be getting into this weekend?
You
know what day it is! It’s Cyber Monday! That means all of us
entrepreneurs are peddling our wares for the entire week and having
crazy sales! Yay, for you! November 30th was Small Business
Saturday, where you go out and support your local small shops and
businesses. If you missed out you can still support your community and I
recommend buying handmade as well.
Buying
handmade means that you are supporting someone’s dream, helping the hard
working (wo)man, and because the owner is passionate
about what they do, each piece is made with love. A good place to start
is on Etsy.com! If you’ve been following me then you know that I’m on
Etsy as well. You can visit my shop Eclectic Oasis at
www.eclecticoasis.etsy.com!
Right
now I’m running a special on bracelets! Any bracelet, set of bracelets,
or cuff bracelet you see if buy one, get one FREE! You
know what that means right?? You get one for yourself and then give on
as a gift! I would give mine to my best friend, so that she knows that
she’s special and that I appreciate her friendship. You can also use
coupon code HOLIDAY20 when you are purchasing
$25 or more in my Etsy shop! You can use the coupon code through Dec 8th and the special on bracelets through Dec 14th.
I have
beautiful and comfy scarves to choose from that are perfect for this
colorful Winter season, starting at $20. There is an assortment
of cuffs, bracelets, & bangles, as well as great statement
necklaces.
I hope everyone in the U.S. had a great Thanksgiving! I most certainly did. I had my Boo, and the El parentes with me, so
I was on cloud 9. What more can you ask for but good food and good company? Feel free to tell me all about your Thanksgiving!
