| Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
| My crafty skills |
Vi got her package! And she loved it! I'm so glad she liked everything I put together for her :D
I had to watch my cousins for the last two days and we did a crash course in spinning. On day one we dyed two ounces of corriedale roving (I gave them each an ounce), and they made really gorgeous colorways! I almost wanted to take them home and spin them myself! The older one, Erin, made "Pacific Lilac" - a blend of blues, greens, and flashes of purple. And the younger one, Casey, made "Arizona Sunset" - a gorgeous mixture of yellow and copper tones, with hints of greens and purples - just like a desert sunset!
On day two I was going to teach them how to spin on the wheel so they could spin up their roving BUT I opened my bag of goodies and realized I'd left my bobbins at home! So I ended up making really lo-tech, ghetto drop spindles for them out of pencils, duct tape, and two hooks from my wheel on the side that I don't really use. Casey was excellent at spinning, but she doesn't pay attention when she knits so she's always picking up stitches and dropping stitches. Erin wasn't really paying attention to my lesson and was on the phone with her friend while trying to learn to spin at the same time so she didn't really grasp the concept. However, Erin is excellent at knitting - she picked up the techniques right away!Labels: package |
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| Monday, March 23, 2009 |
| Busy busy! |
I've been trucking through the last week or so, working hard on my samples for April's Phat Fiber box (I'm so excited about them! They've come out so nice!!) AND working hard on finishing my swap package! I'm nearly done, just waiting for a few last things to arrive in the mail. Ack, and I need to get my RAOKs out!! I'm putting the final touches on them and then I can send them out.
I've been suffering from squirrel syndrome a lot in the past week. I'll look at something that needs to get done, go over to it and pick it up to work on it, then my eye will catch something else even more urgent that needs to get done, and I go over to that instead, and again and again and again. I end up getting nothing done because I'm fretting over what needs to be done!
More spinning stuff, because I know you guys love it XD:
Yarn-y goodness
Rovng samples! Which I spritzed with some of my DKNY Be Delicious green apple perfume and they smell SO.GOOD. I wish to keep some for myself, but they have to go to Jessie haha!
Must go continue suffering squirrel syndrome!Labels: hsks7, package, photographs, spinning, yarn dying |
| posted by Penelope Caerphilly @ 1:22 PM |
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| Tuesday, February 17, 2009 |
| Pop-u-lar |
| I found out my wheel is shipping from WA, which is kind of a bummer, but it should be here Monday. I just got the mail because no one brought it in today and there was like a million packages for me!! One was the super perfect yarn I bought for my spoilee, Vi, one was a book I bought, one was my Dead Like Me box set and movie, and the last (and best) one was my new drum carders!! All the way from England! And she included a whole bunch of fiber!!!! IN PRETTY COLORS!! I literally danced around my room holding their wonderful smooshyness to my face for five minutes (yes, I'm pathetic, I know). She even added a packet of white pomegranate tea! It's a white tea though, and I usually prefer my tea with cream and sugar, so I'm not sure I'll like it. I want to make a batt RIGHTNOW. Maybe I'll make one while I'm watching Leverage tonight :D I'll take some pictures later if I make one! Labels: package, spinning |
| posted by Penelope Caerphilly @ 7:44 PM |
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| Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
| Swap Package, part 2 |
Ok, now that I've gotten errands out of the way, I finally have time to open my package!!!!!!!! I brought the box down into my dining room for proper lighting. Suzie, my older cat was being nosy (plus she follows me everywhere) and came over to see what I was doing.
The package :3
When I opened it, I was amazed! Angelina must have used some shrinking charms to fit everything inside!
Look at all of my goodies!!!
The first thing I pulled out of the package was a lovely letter from Angelina telling me what was inside my pacakge and two sock patterns!
Then I unwrapped these gorgeous bamboo needles! Straights AND DPNs!
Next I found these Pumpkin candles from Yankee Candle Co. (which I love) and Oh. My. God. they smell SO good!!!
When I opened the next two packages, I squee'd with delight! Not one, not two, not even three - 4 skeins of yarn!!!!!! The green chunky weight alpaca one feels amazing, like clouds! And the sock yarns are GORGEOUS!
Then I found out I got CANDY!!! I'm a huge sweet tooth, so this is a major plus. I've never heard of the company that made the chocolate bar, but I'm saving the wrapper since it's so pretty! The jellybean nerds are very very tasty, and are actually already gone... I opened up the gummy bears, too, since Hairbo Gold-bears are the BEST gummy bears ever!!!!
Angelina even gave me things for my pets!! I can already say that my dogs are very pleased with the treats and they were happy to steal the toys away from the cats, they were going nuts over the toys while we ate dinner XD. And the cats were happy to play with the scrap yarn from the wrapping and they loved their treats!
And then I was down to one package left to open. It is by far the best part of the package! It's soft and fluffy, and it SMELLS GOOD!! Angelina, did you spray it with perfume? The design is beautiful and the color pattern is amazing!!! It's a beautiful reversible cabled scarf!! I LOVE IT THANK YOU SO MUCH ANGELINA!!!
Suzy decided to play with the scrap yarn and lay on top of everything!
Here's the aftermath, haha:
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| posted by Penelope Caerphilly @ 6:12 PM |
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| MY SWAP PACKAGE CAME!!!! |
| I'm SO excited right now! I just got home from work and I find that two packages arrived for me! One is Bones Season 3 on DVD (my favorite show) and the other is my swap package from Angelina Phoenixfire!!! Unfortunately I have a bunch of errands to run tonight, on account of tomorrow being Thanksgiving, so I have to wait until later on tonight to open it :( Pictures and every awesome detail on the package when I open it later!! Labels: package, swap |
| posted by Penelope Caerphilly @ 4:19 PM |
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| About Me |
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Name: Penelope Caerphilly
Home: Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
About Me:
Sillies. I has them.
Second Year; Slytherin; Charms Addict; Irish
Srs Bisns
Mary; 19; Slytherpuff; knitter; beader; sewer; spinner; fiber afficionado; green; yellow; addicted to yarn; addicted to knitting; love of all things vintage, especially pin-up girls; irish-english-italian-scottish-polish; NJ born n' raised; feisty red head; Zacharias Smith, Minerva McGonagall, Narcissa Malfoy, and Andromeda Black; H/D fan
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- Posted HSKS7 banner with link back to main blog for early house points
- Finished hand-made item early
- Sent package early
- Blogged for 4 consecutive weeks
- Blogged for 8 consecutive weeks
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| Wish List |
In no particular order, a list of trivial and non-trivial things that make me happy, none of which you need to get me, but I hope you get some ideas from the list:
- Knit Picks Options Nickel plated needles size 8
- Knit Picks Nickel Plated circular needles
- Tea; I love sweet teas like chamomille, earl grey, ginger, etc
- Pens; I like cool pens, I don't know why, I just do. I steal all of the good ones from the office I work at haha!
- ANYTHING DISNEY. Especially Alice in Wonderland (specifically Alice, Mad Hatter, or Cheshire Cat); Beauty and the Beast; Little Mermaid; Sleeping Beauty; Cars; Wall-E; Eeyore or Tigger
- Anything VINTAGE, especially from the 40s and 50s.
- Anything to do with Audrey Hepburn, the woman is my idol!! Breakfast at Tiffany's is quite possibly the best movie ever made!
- Penguins, Elephants, Otters, Badgers, Snakes, and Lions make me happy
- I love patterns. Plaid, polka dots, vintage victorian flowery patterns, stripes, etc
- Imagination sock yarn. [ unicorn, mermaid lagoon, pixie dust ]
- Jewelry. Whether it's handmade, or from a place like Claires. I love to accessorize! I love necklaces with small and large pendants, especially Fleur de lis, Elephants, Birds (Owls, Sparrows), and Skeleton Keys
- Photography. I'm a huuuuuuge fan of photography. I love stock photos.
- Art! I love art as much as I love photography! You can see my DeviantART page to get a feel for the sort of styles I like!
- Anything cute that has to do with sushi! I collect chopsticks :3
- Anything to do with Pirates! ARRR!!
- Music! I love discovering new music! Make me a mix CD and I will love you! Right now I'm in a moody girl music mood. I have a playlist with Taylor Swift, Erin Mccarley, and Demi Lovato. If you want to know what's in my iTunes, just ask!
- Stationary / Stock / Matte cards
- Nailpolish!
- Bodywash / Hand lotions / Perfumes / Loufas / etc
- Anything to do with the seasons. Winter and fall are my favorites, but I love having random things about them all!
- Headbands!
- A sock blocker! I've finally started knitting socks, and I don't have anything to block them on! [ medium sized 7-8, if that matters ]
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