Beatknits is Beating those Knits!

If you haven't checked out my sister's etsy shop, go there right now!  You can also become a fan on Facebook!

And guess who's doing the modeling?




Oh, that's me!






But seriously, dudes.   This Beatknits stuff is for real!  Kirsten has tons of incredible products on her site, and tons more on the way (I get to see them in progress, and you guys shouldn't be able to wait for the finished products).

And I'm not the only one obsessed with her stuff.  These gloves get like 30 new views and favorites a day, and were even featured on That Crafty Bitch.

Let's be honest - who can resist that color? 

I've been discussing with Kirsten the idea of starting a Beatknits blog where she features items in progress, patterns, and even give aways. How many of you would go for your own free pair of  

Golden Fingerless Gloves?



 Let me know what you think!

Finally!

As in, it's finally Friday, and I"m finally using this rad graphic Jessica sent me forever ago!

You Think I'm Creative, Check Out My Sister!

My sister, Kirsten, learned how to knit just a couple months ago - between Thanksgiving and Christmas - and she took to it like frosting to a cupcake.  Seriously, she's learned how to do everything!  It's incredible!

She opened an Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/beatknits, and came up with the oh-so-clever name of Beatknits. So if you long to don a dashing beret while wrapping yourself in home-knit decadence, check out her stuff RIGHT NOW and buy something!

My favorites are this scarf:

Hello cableknit!

This scarf :

And these fingerless gloves:

 Also, I was discussing the idea with her of possibly having her teach a knitting class. We were thinking of charging like $5-ish.  She could teach everyone how to become an incredible knitter in no time like she did for herself.  Let me know if this is something any of you lovely readers would be interested in!

The Results are In...

...and the conclusion is that I ROCK! It's true, I really, really, really do.  See my fancy new button over there to your right?  The "I was featured on Tatertots and Jello" button?  Yeah, I got that because I WAS featured on Tatertots and Jello.  Check it out here.

Valentine's Crafting Part Deux!

I've sure gotten into crafting for Valentine's, which is unexpected since it's one of my least favorite holidays, but I just keep finding so much fun inspiration from none other than Tatertots and Jello, and, of course my own mind, and who can forget cupcake liners?  Seriously, those things have revolutionized my life!

So here's my latest V-Day craft spread.  

It's hard to see, but I cut my cute "Je t'aime" out of sparkly plum paper and modpodged the letters to (what else?) flattened-out cupcake liners.  Then I just taped them to a cute little sheer pink ribbon, and wha-la!  Valentine's banner!

The other craft I did yesterday came from this post, featured by Tatertots and Jello.  Though I despise the fact that the lady cut up books (BOOKS!  HOW CAN ANYONE CUT UP BOOKS? (well, actually, I'd probably love to cut up Twilight or The DaVinci Code)), I still liked the idea of little paper hearts.  So, I flipped through an old magazine (not nearly as precious a piece of literature as a book) to find pages that were primarily red and pink.  I ripped the pages out, cut them into little strips, and used those strips to make hearts to fill an apothecary jar (the other apothecary jar up there just has some silk peony blossoms in it, and they are just so yummy and ruffly).

 And there you have it!  Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Crafting!

I'm finally back on top of crafting, and actually posting on my blog about it!  5 gold stars for me!

Inspired by this, I created this:

 

...out of a foam heart shape I bought from Michael's and a whole bunch of white cupcake liners.  And yes, I do make everything out of cupcake liners.  Let's be honest, who can resist all those ruffles?

Knit Food is Almost as Delicious as Real Food!

I recently learned how to knit, and have yet to post any of my projects on here.  "My projects," aren't really as important as they sound, since I've only finished one neckwarmer collar, and one impatient scarf that wound up as an oversized hot pad.

However, I think I now found my new knitting inspiration.  KNIT PLAY FOOD!  You know, for little kids, or people like me.

Just look at how cute it is!

Some of it is knit, some of it is crocheted, and some is sewn felt, but all of it is insanely adorable.


Plus, with this awesome, crafty, way cuter than you could buy in the store, play food, your kids won't be sticking all manners of toxic plastics into their toxin ingesting mouths!