How is it 9pm already?

O.k, I'm really going to do this. This blog was really started as a joke. Well a joke and an experiment. Really I was just playing around with blogger to use as an example for class. Now, two and a half years later... I'm BAAAACK! Things have changed. I'm still a full time teacher, I'm still economicly challenged (but who isn't?), I'm still married to a great fella, and I'm still into trying out some neato crafts. But now I'm a mother. Ellie, my beautiful and sweet daughter turned one last yesterday.

In the last few weeks I have really been turned on to these amazing blogs and I've been thinking, I can totally do this! I think it might be a perfect way to combine my creativity, love of marketing, and limitless opinions. I'm writing this down so I'll actually do it.

Here are my reservations:

1. Will I write clever enough?

2. Time? Who's got it?

3. wouldn't it be funny if this is my last post for another 2 1/2 years?

Here are my observations:

1. I'm pretty brutal with these blogs - they have to hook me in pretty quick

2. Although I'm a fan of Jesus, seems like everyone in the craft blogging world is a HUGE fan of him.

3. Everyone seems to have a hook, like the Julie / Julia project, or the Red Paper clip - a gimick for their posts - a theme or an overarching concept. My idea - can I make and document 10 things this year? doesn't seem very ambitious.

hmmmmm - off to bed.

Utility Rugs

This week I'm feeling the economic crunch big time (who isn't?). As this recession is only going to get worse before it's better I'm channeling my grandma's resourcefulness and challenging myself to find a use for old t-shirts. During her early years of retirement, grandma, who doesn't drive, would become inspired during the day and create something out of the limited resources she had at hand.
I am also in need of a rug for our unfinished basement. I cut 1 inch strips from my husbands old t-shirts and used a extra large crochet hook to make a circular throw rug. I used a double crochet pattern and changed colors after each t-shirt.