Street Art and more loot

Today I am über sick but I still had to go into work, fashion never stops (blech!). To cheer myself up I took a trip to p&s fabrics the few fabric and notions shops left in NYC. There are lots of specialized fabric or notions store but not shops like the ones my mom would drag me to, this is one of the few. I more yarn of course and a couple of very large crochet hooks. On the way back I saw they were filming "Blue Bloods" with Tom Selleck, didn't catch a glimpse of good ol' Magnum PI. I crossed church st to avoid the film crew and I came across this beautiful drawing of bicyles on the side of a construction site (see above). Then some more NY grafitti not amazing but still kinda cool to see.


Then the spoils of my jaunt


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Small and Super Stash

Just a quickie post on my neat stash from P&S Fabrics. Some Lion Brand Wool-ease in a speckled oatbran color, luvvvvv! 3 skeins of Patons Roving classic wool, in nut brown, burnt orange, cool grey. Also one Aunt Lydia's Crochet thread in cotton. Then some notions like fray check, hem tape, etc., nothing too exciting.


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Minifee madness

I recently "adopted" a Fairyland Minifee Miyu a la carte. I ordered her about a month ago so I probably won't see her until December. Yesterday I pulled out an Unoa hoodie pattern from a Dolly Dolly mook. I'm hoping it will fit my minifee since the hoodie is a baggy style and not fitted. I'm more concerned with the cuff openings especially since the hoodie in the pic is a knit and


I'm using corduroy which has no give. I figure I can always pop off her hands to get it through. I picked a rich navy baby wale cord, one of my absolute favorites from my cords.
I also cut a grey knit sleeveless top. I still need to enlarge a leggings pattern to make a matching pair to the top. Figure anything knit or baggy will probably fit. I already have some shoes and a wig for her. I so excited for her arrival! I will post pics of the finished hoodie and top as soon as I'm done with them.

Clean bowls and dirty secrets

I got my glazed and fired ceramics back yesterday and I was impressed by how they came out. Some I don't love but will be happy to use them none-the-less, because I made them. Glazing was a weird process because depending the angles you dip or how quickly you pull out make such difference. Also the colors in their pre-fired version don't look like anything like the finished product. So here they are.






























So that's it!
Anyway will post pics of my new crafty stash later today. And the dirty secrets I speak of is that our move to the new offices has made all my life a living hell. My back is exposed to everyone passing by so my monitor can be seen, you know what that means. Thank God for the Iphone! We now have to collect and sort our own garbage, I wouldn't complain about if it wasn't for the fact that everyone works 10-12 hr days. Anyway this blog is not for bitching about work. So for now, adieu!

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