I had an idea for a teapot on Sunday so I made a model out of a raisin bran cereal box so I wouldn’t forget the basic idea.  You can kind of see Mr. Sun with his 2 scoops of raisin through the handle although that part would be enclosed in the actual teapot.  I think this is about as minimalist as a teapot can go … no separate spout or handle attached to the body and the lid will be recessed on top so nothing sticks out.   This kind of looks like one of those Fiestaware pitchers.  Making this out of clay will be a little tricky but I think I know what to do.  I might give it a try this week. 

I’ve been busy winterizing my home and one of the things that took the most time is making these magnetic window insulators for my windows.  I used to put up those plastic shrink wrap sheets that you can tape around the windows using double sided tape but ever since I got Elliot the cat, I had to stop using them because he rips them to shreds (why can’t he be cute like other cats and just bounce off the plastic when he tries to jump on the windowsill?).  So what’s a girl to do?  Well, I came up with a sturdier version of the store bought shrink wraps that Elliot can’t scratch and made them REUSABLE (for many winters to come) and the best part is that they can be taken down and put back up in seconds so if I burn my dinner, I can just peel these off, open the windows and air out the house, and put them right back up.

I plan on making a tutorial for these but you crafty ones probably have already figured out what I did.  Isn’t it great to be crafty?

Yay, I’m done with this embroidery doodle.  I finally figured out how to do french knots (after poking my fingers with the needle about a dozen times).  Chirp chirp!

Finally, something crafty for my so called craft blog.  I started doodling with embroidery and this is what I have so far.  I’ll keep on doodling to see what comes out of it. 

Heehee, you can see Molly’s fuzzy foot on the upper right corner of the picture.

I went to Nanstasket Beach (Hull, MA) on Saturday with some friends.  I love that beach because the sand is fine and there are plenty of rocks, pebbles, and beach glass.  My friend had mentioned that she wanted to pick rocks to line a boot tray so in the winter (what’s that?) you can put your snowy boots on them and the water would drip down into the tray.  So I picked up a bunch of rocks and here’s my boot tray!  I could use a little more filler rocks but I really like the look of it.   This will be a nice reminder of summer during the long ass winter we have here in New England.

Here’s a Flickr group full of embroidery projects.

I was going through some of my craft supplies and came upon a ziploc bag full of  fabric button kits I got from an estate sale a year ago.  I made a few buttons with my vintage floral and Superbuzzy fabrics.  Since these are small, they really make you notice the details of the prints.  Can you see the 2 butterflies on the little brown button in the middle?  Any ideas what I can do with these buttons? 

I was at the Salvation Army this weekend and there was a sweater sale, 2 sweaters for $1!!  I got six 100% wool sweaters for only 3 bucks!  The plan is to make felt out of them but out of the six, five were already shrunken by the previous owners. 

These will probably become pillows.