September 20-25

I have been playing with favourite patterns and thinner yarn or different needles.. these two Cthulhu came out of that play. BABIES!!! Using light Caron Simply Soft. You can find the pattern HERE… or purchase a completed (and slightly larger) version on my Etsy site HERE. I plan on putting some wee ones up eventually… after the Christmas present rush.

Over the weekend we took a little time and finally got our act together to assemble our Shark unit book… the duotang was almost too small! You can check out our resources used, etc on our resource entry on the blog HERE. It was quite the unit.

On Sunday (AFTER Sunday School of course) we had a lovely visit with the Novaks. We were supposed to leave around dinner time for a coffee date but it fell through so it was a relaxing afternoon with good friends.

Snoopy was a willing subject for the camera as usual.

And we came home with some new reading material! Thank you so much Aidan for letting these gems go!

On Monday we had princesses at school… in MITTENS (super garage sale find for a quarter I think).

Gavin created an amazing FALL tree we later entered in the Art for Kids (link on right) fall art contest. I love it when they just go without instructions and really work with the Lego! We actually have the 3 boys enrolled in a once monthly class online with Currclick that is free for Legos. They are really enjoying it. They have multiple free and for pay classes through their site now!

Tuesday was so lovely we drug our new desks outside for craft time before they get placed in the school area inside.

Nature came out to share with our crafty time as well! Though after the scare elsewhere in the country with a fuzzy caterpillar that caused burn like rashes we kept our hands well away!

With a new school year we have also pulled down our previous year’s posters… so it was time to create a new fall scene for our walls. Can you believe it is fall already? Where did the time go???

We have had a jump with our learning as well. Emanuel suddenly WANTS to try and write out his own words in his journal and in letters. So be prepared… I correct the spelling above but you will get to see his creative management of letters in his words!!

We have taken to doing work in areas… videos on the DVD player for volcanoes.

One of 3 desks inside for an independent learner.

The table for the avid crafter. It seems to be working!

We are most certainly keeping busy!

As in Ken has NOT given me his resource list… so sit back and enjoy the crafty goodness parade! These fingers have been BUSY!!! I must say RAVELRY is a godsend AND CrochetSpot a great place for advice and free and pay for patterns. You can access those places HERE and HERE respectively! Now for the craft show!

I am rather proud of Lil’ Unicorn. I have sold TWO of these! One in colours requested and the other the same as pictured only with safety eyes for an infant. I have this cutey listed on Etsy! HERE

This adorable cuddle toy is thanks to Little Yarn Friends HERE.

Cuteness the Fish. What I love about this one is it makes up so …. CUTE. She is for sale on my Facebook page

Cuteness is thanks to A for Amigurumi. You can visit their site HERE.

Amigurumi Chinese Kokeshi doll. I love the detail on this one. Her little buns and hanging hair have flowers in front of them. She does not stand on her own, but is just adorable and I used safety eyes so it is infant safe. This one is posted up for sale on my Facebook page. HERE

 The Kokeshi doll is thanks to Studio Ami HERE. They have some absolutely ADORABLE amigurumi.

I am in love with making little deserts. There is a swiss style roll, a marshmallow pudding and a cookie. These are on sale on my Facebook page HERE.

These three deserts are thanks to Creative Crochet Workshop HERE.

I have done up a bunch of these heart rings. They make great tiny gifts as they ship at a steal. I have these up for sale on Facebook HERE.

These sweet crochet rings are thanks to Little Yarn Friends as well (link above).

Itty Bitty Lunch. The sandwich is lettuce, tomato and cheese. And for sale on Facebook HERE.

This little snack is thanks to Abigail’s Crochet World HERE on Ravelry.

Candy Corn!!! The one in the middle is considered a Thanksgiving themed corn. I love how roly poly these are. They are for sale on Facebook HERE.

These amigurumi snacks are thanks to Josephine Wu on Craftsy HERE.

Soft baby blocks. This set of 3 are so sweet. I love variegated yarns. These are not the least bit stiffened so wonderful for any age or to display. For sale on Facebook HERE.

This baby friendly design is thanks to CrochetSpot. I totally would recommend them for a membership but also to watch for their freebies HERE.

Little owl pouches. Owls seem to be totally in right now. I actually made one of these myself. They are a small pouch with safety eyes (so they do go into the pouch a little bit) there is a button on the back for the loop to latch. I have them for sale on Facebook HERE.

These useful items are thanks to 1 Dog Woof HERE. And that is the show! Hope you all enjoyed it! 

I know I know I have been horrible about posting lately… BUT in my defense I currently have two sick kids and am working at getting my Etsy store up and running. In fact, this post is to alert everyone to that store… I am going to post more items as the days go by but for now… 6 items are up for sale! I have even more in my It’s a Hoot Facebook page. You can access (hopefully) my It’s a Hoot page from this link HERE. The Etsy store you can access HERE. And as an added apology here is a sneak peek at something that has NOT made it onto either… I am working on different expressions on my s’mores. The design is thanks to CrochetSpot (Here) and this is the more… cranky (??) of the two I have made! Enjoy! And please, share my store and page… I would love the assistance in getting the word out!!