I'm sitting here watching my plants slowly die (it's end of season for my peppers and tomatoes, and they're going down fast!) and thinking about what to plant for the new season. I decided to list all the seeds i had saved here and there around the house, and figure out what i actually wanted to plant. Plus, i also need to amalgamate plans with mom, as we're sharing the garden. I'm pretty sure i'll be planting: white carrots, zucchini, pumpkins, and at least two types of tomatoes (likely more). must. do . more. planning.... :D
I got a swap gift in the mail today (and yes, i did a girly little happy dance as i started to open it!).
above is the first unwrapping (a postcard, and gift in bag)
next layer in, some toffee and the gift itself... this was a magic yarn ball swap, and my swap partner had it wrapped up beautifully!
partway through unwinding the yarn ball inside... so. much. yarn. woohoo!
you can't really tell, but it's a lovely variegated green. i think it will work into something crocheted (or loom knit) beautifully!
and finally, all the goodies that were inside. You see, a Magic yarn ball is a bunch of treats/goodies/things wrapped together in yarn, and the recipient gets to re-roll the yarn and find all the surprises inside!
in other news, my Strawberry mead is smelling WONDERFUL!... just about time to move it to the carboy, i think.
i`ve been crocheting a fair bit, and my spinning is currently on hold and will likely be so for a while, because March is National Crochet Month. Because of this, I plan on crocheting every day for the next month, no breaks (which of course means that i`ll be doing less spinning/loomknitting as a result)
i'm definitely ready for some warmer weather... maybe some rain.... melting snow.... anything?? yeah. soon, i hope.
You got such a wonderful array of stuff! What are you going to make with it all?
ReplyDeleteAnd how does everyone find out about these swaps? I always see people who participate in them, but I can never figure out where they start! I suppose I could guess... Disneyland? :P
not entirely sure what it'll all become. the yarn will be either socks or a nice shawl. the rest? unknown. the treats are already gone... and the frog measuring tape has been pilfered by my littlest :)
ReplyDeletewell, the only swaps i've been a part of have occurred in various groups on Ravelry... and are thus all yarn related ;)