Marius

I grabbed the chance to do some surfing, with hands free while Baby S is playing around with her daddy.

Catching up on the blogs I usually follow, I came over the Marius dress… It’s a knitted dress with a specific pattern. At this point I wish I was better at knitting…

screenie snagged from sulvis.com

LOVE the neckline… Keep thinking ‘how hard can it be???’
Imagine it in offwhite with beige and grey accents…
…one can dream…

Found these knitting patterns @Garnstudio, kinda in the same style….just doesn’t have the same neckline. But after reading the pattern I have to admit it’s above me….for now….

maybe one day in the future I will be able to make something like this…

…how cute would Baby S look in matching dress….*dreaming, dreaming*

Linking

When I come over blog widgets I like, I try to implement them here.

Two widgets I have added to my blog is inLinkz and LinkWithin. They are easy and simple to connect to Blogger. Check out their Support pages for step-by-step instructions.

inLinkz described on their website:

“…a widget that is inserted in your blog and allows you to receive link submissions from your readers”

screenie from the inLinkz blog

I added this widget to keep track on products used when crafting. Many of the scrapbooking blogs out there have similar widgets…

LinkWithin as described on their website:

“…a blog widget that appears under each post, linking to related stories from your blog archive”

snagged from the LinkWithin site

I liked the thought of being able to link to blog posts in the same category when reading a post. Still trying this widget out, but like what I see so far.

If you have a blog,why not try’em out?

Art of war

No I' haven’t been reading The Art of War by Sun Tzu…

Earlier today I read a tweet by Jennifer Mcguire who happen to mention the TV-series Craft Wars. My curiosity was tickled and I did a Google search. After watching a few video clips on TCLs website I wanted to watch this series…

Description from the shows web site:
TLC is about to turn crafting on its head. Long gone are the days where crafting solely referred to a world of quaint tea cozies and popsicle stick bird houses. Today, there is a strong movement of crafters taking this beloved hobby and transforming it into an extreme art form. Now, for the first time ever, TLC has assembled these craft virtuosos for a knock-down, drag-out fight for supremacy.

Now off to watch the first episode of Craft wars…(Shhhh Baby S is sleeping….)

Also, the show is hosted by Tori Spelling…remember her? (hint: 90210…)

picture borrowed from people.com

I *heart* bamboo

pandas aren’t the only ones that love bamboo

With Baby S arrival my sweet sister-in-law introduced me to clothes made of bamboo (yes, you read it correctly…bamboo). They are the softest…and Baby S loves them. I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying bodies by Lilleba and they are super handy as one body covers more than one size. With Baby S growing at super speed - as babies do, a body that is size 62 is also a size 68. In other words, she won’t grow out of the size after using it once or twice.
I’m definitely putting these on Baby S Christmas wish list:

InLinkz.com

A close shave

Today I discovered the benefits of lint removers…Not being an old fashion housewife I don’t know how to avoid lint of wool clothes. But now I have a tool to remove lint!
Baby S has gotten A LOT of hand-me-down-clothes and today I finally had time to go thru the rest of the clothes that she has gotten. Some of the pieces I felt needed a little extra care, as they looked ‘well used’.

before (“bug-infested”) and after (“like new”)

Say ‘hello’ to my little friend…

he might look cute, but gives you a close shave if you get in his face…

Definitely worth the few USD I paid. I got my little buddy from Dealextreme. Can recommend getting one of these if you have clothes that look like this…