-I got married in November!
-I went to Thailand, which was an amazing vacation.
-I roadtripped in the Washington/Oregon area for nearly 3 weeks and visited some family in Eugene.
-I trained and ran my first (and only) marathon (42 km). It was part of a team Iron Man challenge in Penticton BC. I finished, not in the time I was hoping for, but it was hotter than I was used to.
-My rental condo was affected by the flooding, so there was added stress around that building. I'm happy to report that my tenant is now back in (as of December 22).
-My husband got laid off... one week before Christmas. We're managing ok.
You can see why I haven't posted very much since June, but today I had some free time and I've been thinking about this blog for quite some time. I haven't had time to do many crafty things, but I'll post a few photos:
For my wedding, I was very crafty! With the help from a friend, we made 16 centerpiece vases by hot gluing some vintage lace around mason jars. It was very easy and the result was exactly what I wanted! I made all the numbers for the tables, seating arrangement, and our cake toppers.
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| Vintage-inspired centerpieces for my wedding |
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| Wedding centerpieces. I also made the table numbers. |
I also made a shawl to wear with my dress... we got married in mid-November and it was cold! It looked amazing and everyone loved it.
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| Lace shawl, pattern is Summer Flies. |
My most recent project is a new pair of mittens for my husband. I had originally planned to make him some as a wedding gift but they were way too small. So these ones are not a secret and will fit his giant hands properly ;)
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| Fried Chicken Thumb mittens, link to ravelry |
I also finished the quilt topper that I posted about earlier. I picked up the kit from Traditional Pasttimes, who then quilted it and donated it to flood victims who lost everything in the Calgary flood in June 2013
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| Quilt top, made from a kit from Traditional Pasttimes |
I promise I'll write more in 2014, which hopefully won't be nearly as crazy as 2013 was. I'll be sure to post plenty of photos of my knitting and sewing adventures, as I have way too much yarn and fabric and I need to spend more time crafting and less time on the internet!
Thanks for reading!
Corina
