My first Toy!

 My last post was filled with my  New Year, yarn resolutions. Although I think I have a pretty good start, considering that it has only been a week into the new year, I don't count this project towards my goal. I decided to try my hand at making a toy, my new years resolution is to make a doll. When I looked at the doll patterns that I have, they seemed overly complicated and super tiny. I wanted to try something that I didn't think I could mess up. So, I tried this rabbit here.

At the time that I started collecting every free pattern there was, related to crochet, the pattern was free. Now, it is on sale for $4 USD. The pattern was mostly easy to work. The sewing instructions and eye instructions were vauge. I did not use saftey eyes as the pattern had called for. I don't know how to use them and I only have two pairs. Fun. So, I embroidered (which by the way I'm not really good at) the eyes. There were no instructions on how to make a pom-pom that the pattern called for so my bunny is tail-less. Poor bunny.

I would have liked to have a little more instruction in some areas, especially considering that this was my first toy pattern. In my future designs, I am going to try my best to have full instructions because you really don't know who has chosen your design as their "Learning Project". 

Speaking of new designs, I am working on two at the moment. The first is another graphed blanket but that probably won't be up for a long while. The second is part of me getting in touch with my Lord of The Rings geeky side and it is going to be, I think, a pillow. I have it drawn out. I was wanting to make a scarf but I think it is going to be too wide.

So, future designs: some will probably have something to do with Lord of the Rings, there aren't that many crochet patterns related to Tolkien's works and I really want to change that. I am going to work on other projects and get a hang of some more designs. I did design a shawl for a gift but didn't write down the pattern. I'm going to try and remember it and have that up soon. So, there are a few designs going on. Be on the look out for those.

Freddy has, apparently, claimed the bunny as his own. I'm surprised that he is not afraid of it. Ha!

What project(s) are you working on? Feel free to leave a comment below, I always enjoy hearing from you. 

Remember that you are beautiful and well loved

Lessons Learned From Mom

I have learned many things from my mom as well as my dad. Some of the lessons overlap and there are still lessons that don't.

1. Only you have to be comfortable in your own skin.
2.  If there is something you don't like, change it.
3. Make up is an accessory not an outfit.
4. People do what they believe is right, even when the rest of the world thinks they are wrong.
5. No matter how much you have been hurt or scarred you are NEVER broken
6. Being strong doesn't mean that you never cry and being brave does not mean never walking away
7. For every uphill struggle, there is a downhill coast
8. Don't fear change
9. Forgive quickly
10. Sometimes, all you need to do is listen 
11. Love people for who they ARE, not what you think they should or would be
12. Second chances never run out. The moment you give up on someone is when you will miss the moment you have been waiting for
13. Forgiveness does not let the person off the hook, it simply removes the hook from your own mouth
14. Live with no regrets. There is something to be learned from every mistake
15. A garden was never grown overnight, neither are relationships

What are some life lessons you learned from your mother/mother figure?

Remember that you are beautiful and well loved.

Lessons learned from Dad

1. Even the strongest person in the world can hurt
My dad was always Superman, in my eyes. Bulletproof and never feared anything. I never saw him hurt, except when I was hurting too. I don't remember much from when I had a brain tumor, but what I do remember is moments captured in time. He would give me my I.V.'s (he was a medic, so he could), I would cry but I tried not to after the first time I did and I saw his face. It hurt him too. Once, my migraines were so bad they gave me morphine and I'm told that I was still screaming. I don't remember but mom said he cried then too. It hurt him that he couldn't do anything to help me. I know that I have hurt him too. Superman was still hurt by Kryptonite even if he was bulletproof.
2. Things, are just things. If they get broken or lost, it is okay because all that matters is that everyone is okay. You can't replace people but you CAN replace things.
 My dad had this hat that I really loved. It was kind of like an Indiana Jones style hat with a rattle snake tail on it. I played with the tail all the time because it rattled. I knew that it was Dad's favorite hat and one day the tail broke off. I burst into tears thinking of how much trouble I was going to be in and that I just broke Dad's favorite hat. Instead of being angry, he wrapped his arms around me and the first thing he said was "Are you okay?" When I nodded through sobs, he said told me this lesson: "Things can be replaced. As long as you are not hurt, I'm not angry." Then he held me until I stopped crying.

And the rest have too many stories to pick just one:

• Love people for who they ARE, not what you think they should or would be
• You can do anything that you set your mind to
• People are often wrong about what they think you are capable of, the only thing stopping you is You
• You are well loved, even if you think you are alone
• Love is not bound by distance or time
• Second chances never run out. The moment you give up on someone is when you will miss the moment you have been waiting for
• Forgiveness does not let the person off the hook, it simply removes the hook from your own mouth
• Live with no regrets. There is something to be learned from every mistake.
• If your dog doesn't like someone, you probably shouldn't either.
• A garden was never grown overnight, neither are relationships.
• Treat others how you want to be treated. Respect is never given without some in return.

What are some life lessons that you learned from your father/father figure?

Remember that you are beautiful and well loved!