Yay Mail!... and Baby Bumps?

Hey all! Oh look, I have follower! Hi there! ...Didn't know anyone really knew about this, teehee. So lately I've been SO zapped of any energy at all. And methinks this is why:

As my pregnancy has progressed, I'm finally getting into my second trimester. FINALLY. The sickness is less often and not as bad, and I'm getting a bit of my energy back. Emphasis on "a bit." I haven't been wanting to do much of ANYTHING lately, which go figure... I signed myself up for lots and lots of stuff this month! Yay, over-achiever Victoria!!

Luckily, I was full of energy today - the sun is shining for the first time it almost a month, thank GOD! Today I wrote 4 post cards, 2 to the states, 1 to Australia and 1 to Norway. I wrote my penpal, finally in the United Kingdom, I wrote a birthday card for someone... I had been wanting to MAKE the birthday card, but I'm really too tired... So I got one of those store-bought ones. I've also been making progress on projects I mentioned in my last post... Here's some pictures!

Square for the Mario Blanket

Terrible attempt at a Mario "?" Bag. Reconsidering projects.

Bag for a RAK project. Needs a strap and pink pocket!

That's all I've really been able to manage, although I've finished the strap for the RAK project bag and pulled out the yarn for the other RAK bag I committed to... Pulling out the yarn and setting it aside counts, right?! ...Okay, okay, maybe not.

Anyway, I've also RECEIVED lots of awesome, awesome things this month! Several greetings cards, some online patterns and stitch markers!

So I've been really happy with all the mail I've received and I'm still working on getting some stuff out. I heard back from some people I sent to already... The recipient of the Ravenclaw hat said her daughter LOVED it and I offered to make some more of the other Harry Potter house colors. The crochet hook I sent was received and all of my greeting cards have made it to their destinations.

Stay posted for more WIPs and finished products and other generally cool stuff!! :)

WIPs

WIP = Work in Progress.

I have a lot of them. I also suck at taking pictures before sending off my projects! I finished the package for the Mother's Day Swap and sent it. However, I did not take a picture of the finished cross-stitch towel because I finished it at 3am and left it for my mother to take with her to work to mail it off at 7am while I was sleeping soundly in my bed. I received pictures that she sent of the towel and here it is:

I ended up getting lots of stuff done today, I sent out a B crochet hook and three greeting cards. I also sent out a Ravenclaw beanie for a 2 year old today. As I previously mentioned, I suck at taking pictures before sending out my projects, so here's a Gryffindor version of what I sent out today:

The one I sent out looks the same, just grey and blue

So that's what got sent out today... As far as works in progress and what I've promised people... And will probably be updating to bitch about because I'm pregnant and cranky, here's what I have going on (these pictures are from other people's projects, I did not make them nor take credit for them):

Nintendo messenger bag for another swap

project bags: pink & black / green & blue

This is the big monster of them all. In this picture, the granny squares are knitted, where as I will be crocheting my granny squares. All 252 of them. I think this is a fair statement of how much I like my boyfriend, even though he's the one who knocked me up and got me all cranky in the first place. 

Although, I would like to take just a second to explain that I am VERY excited and happy to be a mommy soon. It was a surprise for sure, but by NO means an accident. The father and I are both excited and we can't wait. I might talk a lot about how I'm cranky and bitchy and hurting, but I'm also incredibly blessed, excited and very happy. 

The only other thing on my plate at this moment is making a Birthday card and sending that off (should be quick though.) I -WILL- get pictures this time, even if I have to make a new envelop after I rip the first one open because I forgot! And I have a bookworm swap going on which will include the Nintendo backpack. I'm thinking of putting together a spoof CD of Lord of the Rings songs (Such as "Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring" by Flight of the Conchords), a bracelet I'm going to make that says "42 is the meaning to life," and a few unicorn items. I'm still brainstorming.

ALSO (this is important): I started an Etsy shop. I have no idea how it will pan out and I only have one item for sale (amigurumi eeyore) to see if it's even worth having a shop. Of course once I type that and go to my shop to grab a link, someone's already favorited my item. This is GOOD! 

My Etsy Shop!

So yes. Go check that out. I'm thinking of adding a LOT more items once I've decided I like it.

Stay tuned! I don't know what's next, but I'm sure it will be interesting!!

What am I doing?!?!

Alright kiddies, here's the low-down: I'm pregnant and I need to do crafty things to keep myself sane or else I will go completely and totally bonkers. And this blog is also so I can keep myself sane.

I crochet, embroider, cross-stitch, scrapbook, macrame, the list goes on... Basically. I like to be crafty and I'd consider myself fairly creative.

Most of what I will be writing about will be things for an INCREDIBLE site called Ravelry. Yes, unfortunately you have to sign up to see/do anything, but it's a crocheter's/knitter's HEAVEN, I promise.

Right now I'm involved in way too many things, but hopefully I'll be able to get posts out when I get some work done. As far as today's topic: Mother's Day Swap!

Ravelry has many groups that you can join, which in turn have events and forums, etc. etc. I've joined one group that does different themed swaps - whether they're in an envelope or package. The idea is that you send me something, I send you something, we all win, HOORAY!

My current WIP for a RAK return package is a cross-stitch towel with the name of the woman's son. I forgot how incredibly time-consuming and tedious cross-stitch is. Add arthritis in my left (dominant) hand and it's buckets of fun! But it's a cute project and I know it's the thought that counts. So for now... My arthritis needs to shutup and I need to find more TV shows to watch while I work on this. :)