Dream Vacation Blog Carnival

I'll go with topic number 1.

1) It's summertime, a time to get away from it all. Do you have a dream vacation? Share details of your perfect getaway.

I have several dream vacations, but the main part is getting a vacation.

I want to get away and relax and do all sorts of fun things that I don't get to do very often, starting with kayaking and more kayaking. Then we can head to a LYS for some fun shopping and then a delicious sushi dinner. The next day we can do some hiking and give our arms a bit of a rest. A mountaintop picnic lunch sounds like just the thing, and then back to our cute B&B for a dip in the hot tub.
We can sit in the shade and knit or read for some downtime. When we're feeling more energized we can go water skiing on the lake.

Repeat as desired. :)

Goals and Accomplishments Blog Carnival

Welcome to the June 21, 2010 edition of the EtsyBloggers
Blog Carnival! This weeks topic is on goals and accomplishments! I got the idea for these topics because my sister just graduated (or I knew she would be when I picked the topic!) That's a big accomplishment and the other direction is looking to the future, what do you want to accomplish: goals!

Missie presents EtsyBloggers Carnival Post posted at Sykin's One Stop Etsy Shopping Guide.

Clare Dempsey presents Etsy Blogger's Blog Carnival: Goals posted at Cricutcraftyclare, saying, "I think I got this one in on time! Thanks for the opportunity to particpate!"

mickeyscreations presents Goal-Setting to Keep Myself on the Crafty Path posted at Living the Crafty Life.

Sarah Buckingham "Finding Charm" presents Finding Charm: EtsyBloggers: June 18 Blog Carnival posted at Finding Charm.

Liz Howell presents My Goals Short and Long term posted at Liz's Wares.

Sandy Simpson presents Dreams posted at Punky Jane.

Megan Smolich presents Handmade Jewelry from Etsy posted at Glue Gun Crafts.

gilliauna presents Kitty Cats, Puppies, Pet Lovers and Charity - A Rare Post by Leal posted at The Meandering Musings of a Consummate Shopper.

Jen presents Mama Gets To Be A Grownup Today! posted at Mama's Magic.

dizzydragonflies presents Knitting Nirvana posted at dizzydragonflies.

storybeader presents Etsybloggers Carnival - June 18, 2010 posted at Stroll Through Storyland.

Elizabeth presents I Can't Believe It's Happening! posted at Thoughts from an Evil Overlord.

theashgrove presents Blog Carnival: Goals posted at Notes from the Ash Grove.

Linda B presents Recent Accomplishments - Blog Carnival posted at Linda B's Blog.

Beth presents Summer goals posted at Sunshine Daydreamz.

Erika presents The Goal is in the Shoes posted at NICO* Designs.

BeadedTail presents Making Tails Wag One Bead At A Time! posted at beadedtail.

Linda Wheelock presents Learning to Roll with the Punches Life Deals Me posted at Spotted Cow Soaps.

cindy devine presents Setting Goals posted at Devine Designs Jewelry.

Tammy presents Short Term Goals posted at tamdoll's workspace.

Alicia Mae presents Goaallll posted at Crafts and Cooking.

Sandi Myers presents What are my goals? posted at The T-Shirt Lady.

Mary presents Blog Carnival Time! - Goals posted at Misobel: Handmade Hooligan with a Mystic Touch.

Edi presents Blog Carnival-My Goals posted at Memories for Life Scrapbooks, saying, "The date and topics are posted wrong here."

Patti presents Goals in small (and large) steps posted at peacoxcreations.

RainyDayArt presents Goals Blog Carnival posted at RainyDayArt.

GirlyGirlsCrafts presents Around the Bend posted at Crafty Horror.

Kathleen presents Thursday's Thoughts - selling what you create! posted at tapestry316, saying, "What goals do I have...!
Wow - my security code says "working tapestry"!"

Anitra Cameron presents GOOOAAL!! One step at a time... posted at Coffee Pot People.

Jan Thompson presents Etsy Bloggers, my first deadline was missed posted at The Journey Continues, saying, "first one, late but done"

Deirdre presents EtsyBlooger Team's SOTM: Handmade by Sandi posted at Blackbird's Learning To Fly.

Misobel presents Blog Carnival Time!- Goals posted at Misobel.

Ebogie presents I can't believe its happening posted at Thoughts From An Evil Overlord.

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Treasury Time

I was featured in this lovely purple treasury and wanted to share it!

Goals Blog Carnival

I'm hosting this carnival and here I leave my post to the last minute! It's been a crazy week (although that seems the norm).

The topic is to write about goals or accomplishments.

For goals, short term first: major improvements on the house!

Here is a view from the hallway looking into the bedrooms shortly after they were done being painted. Most of the painting is done, the only thing that isn't is the kitchen. Notice the floors in this picture! They're down to the subfloor. We had to take out the absolutely nasty carpet. It had to be done before move in.

Hey if you only look at the right side of the room, it looks done. We're so close to finishing the first room and hallway!
Also on the list: other bedroom, remove wall in kitchen, floors in living room and kitchen, stairs, toilet that works for upstairs bath, floors for both baths. There's more for outside work, but that should give you a good idea of what's going on.

For long term goals I want to expand RainyDayArt. I plan to grow RainyDayArt in a systematic way. I want to offer more fiber art supplies, dye more yarn, and eventually have a physical store!

Crochet Flower by iWunder

My friend over at iWunder makes these super cute crochet flowers. She makes them with lots of different types of yarn and some have handmade ceramic buttons in the center. This flower is one of my favorites! Is it because I really like the colors or because I made the yarn? :p Maybe both.
It was a fun yarn to make (I think I say that about all of them). I grabbed lots of different colors and just spun and then I plied it on itself.

Featured Etsy Blogger for June!

Each month the Etsy Bloggers choose a member to feature. This month's featured blogger is ... BeadedTail !

She has jewelry and cat and dog themed items.

You can find her blog here: http://beadedtail.blogspot.com
and her Etsy shop here: http://beadedtail.etsy.com

This shows a few of the things that are in her shop!

WIP: Knitters' Handy Carry-All Post #2

It doesn't look as floppy as it did last time. Since my last post on this I have sewn the lining pockets, finished knitting the inside and bottom of the bag, sewn the pocket linings in, and did most of the assembly. The interfacing is in place, but I still have to sew around the bottom edge to hold it in place.
I still have a button to sew on and the handles to knit and assemble.

Here's a peak at the inside!

Knitting Tools

I've been listening to some KnitPicks podcasts that I'd missed while working on my Knitting Carry All Bag. I listened to episode 124, and yes, I just noticed that it was from December. It was a really cool topic though, what tools they have in their knitting bags.

I usually don't have as many knitting projects going at once as they do, but I do like to always take something to knit with me. I though I'd share what notions and tools I like to have in my bag. I like to have everything for the project I'm working on but not too much extra. Stitch markers tend to be on an as needed basis. If I'm in a pinch I can always use a bit of scrap yarn.

THE LIST

• crochet hook
• yarn needle
• scissors or dental floss
• bit of scrap yarn
• pen
• note paper
• tape measurer

That's pretty much it. My needle gauge may occasionally jump in the bag, but that would be if I'm trying to start a project on the go and I'm grabbing for needles as I head out. The dental floss is really for the dental floss cutter, it works well for cutting yarn if you're going someplace you can't bring scissors. For my latest project my sewing kit jumped in there too! I sewed all the pocket linings in on my last trip, 2.5 during the car ride and the last bit after we got there.