First Post as a Mrs!

I'm married! What a weekend... between his family staying at our house for the weekend, finishing up all the prep work, and the actual 'getting married' detail, I'm exhausted! Thank goodness for the honeymoon next week, I'm ready to shut the phone off and just chill out for a week.  Well, I may have a few internet and texting withdrawals, but nothing a couple-margaritas-in-the-hot-tub-on-a-boat-to-Bermuda can't fix, right?  On the upside for YOU, I have a long train ride to the port and back, which will be filled with knitting.  I have three hats owed to some special little ladies in my life, and a cowl for my mom for her birthday in November ( Mom, if you're reading this, pretend you didn't see that last line.)

Speaking of crafts, I was about to renounce crafting altogether by the time the wedding got here.  Sure, at the time it sounds like a GREAT idea to make things for the reception.  And, with the internet being so in-your-face (Pinterest, anybody?) with great ideas, I started many projects that involved glue and dexterity.  Neither of which is fun after awhile.  But, everything of course came out gorgeous, and you know I'm going to flaunt it...

 Place cards and thumb print tree -

The good - Thumb print tree from Mom!  She's a fabulous artist, and I recruited her to do this part for me.  She painted an empty tree, and we gave the guests ink pads to put leaves on it and sharpees to sign their name.  Now, I just have to frame it. Love it!

The obnoxious - "I'll just glue on two little leaves, their name, and their table number"... way more annoying than it sounds.  75 guests means 150 leaves, 75 names, 75 table numbers... this is 300 tiny pieces to glue.  Not counting CUTTING OUT 150 LITTLE LEAVES BY HAND.  Why do I do this to myself?  There are stamps to cut out little leaves, why didn't I decide to do it that way?  Live and learn.  They came out cute though.

 Mr and Mrs Signs - These I liked, and were super easy.  They went on our chairs at the reception, and then were used for photo props later. 

Card box - I sort of bought the materials before I decided what I was going to do with it.  It came out alright,  but again, live and learn. Maybe.  I'll probably do the same thing again in a week, and have to improvise again.

Lastly, I'm counting my photography as a craft.  One of my bridesmaids is an AMAZING photographer, and I knew I'd have gorgeous photos.  If you're in the MA/RI/CT area, definitely check out http://www.decisivemomentdesign.com for weddings, family photos, new babies... pets... parties... everything.  No lie, she's amazing.  This photo is one of my favorites she took, but check out a few more on her Facebook page.











Alright... I'm going to go make an amazing dinner for my Husband, and then it's back to the knitting for some new Free Pattern Fridays!  I'll see you the first Friday of November!

Have you missed me?

Guess what? I'm getting married in 12 days!!!  I know this sounds crazy, but I've been a little busy.   It's been coming up quicker and quicker as time goes on, and now we're down to less than two weeks until the big day.  I am 100% ready to shut the phone off and check out for a week for our honeymoon and just relax.

So, between the final wedding prepping, the big day (Oct 16th!) and the honeymoon, I'll be out of knitting commission until the end of the month, and won't have a new pattern until the first or second Friday of November.

You're worried.  I know.  But, don't worry.  Just because I won't be working on anything new doesn't mean others aren't pumping out some amazing new projects, and you know I'll be checking them all out while I'm making favors and place cards and stuff.  In place of my own patterns for Free Pattern Friday, I'm going to post some other fab new things that I've seen and need to show someone.

Enjoy!

Diamond Leaf Cowl  by Darlene Joyce- You know I love an easy cowl, and I love the easy lace look and this color is one of my favorites this season. 

Spatwarmers by Emma Lehman - I want something like this to be one of my next projects.  I wear my flats as long as I can in the winter, but I'm not going to lie, my ankles get cold.  Picture cute flats and skinny jeans.  Maybe fun buttons.  Love them.

Calling all crafty bloggers!

I have some exciting news, and I need some help!  Within the next couple months, I will be launching a crafting website, based around tutorials, technical advice, and creative inspiration to share with each other.  More than just knitting, I will be linking to and promoting many other resources in print and on the web, highlighting amazing bloggers and showcasing their skills and techniques.

If anyone out there either blogs regularly about any crafting technique, mainly tutorial based rather than just 'see what i made!', I'd love to promote your blog with a short featured article, and then leave this in the archives for others to reference. 

If this is something you're interested in (self promotion, anyone??), please let me know!  I would like a short (3-5 paragraph-ish) article about whatever you do best.  Remember, I'm gearing this towards those who are looking to learn a new craft, so I would love your best advice, tips and tricks, and any recommendations for web or print reads to further learn the craft. If you've already got a blog post that you think would work, share it with me!  This is a great way to increase your blog hits and share your talents with the crafting community.

Any questions etc please contact me at naomi@rubyknitsit.com, thanks!

Uhhhmygod. Pinterest.

So insanely overwhelmed.  I have a friend who keeps posting amazing craft ideas on Facebook, and this afternoon she posted Pinterest, the mother of all motivation to make better crafts.  To quote her, "This site is seriously making my head explode with crafty goodness." Spot. On.

In other news, there is always a new tech gadget in my house, and this week it's a tablet.  My fiancee sees them as cool new toy.  I see it as something that needs a case knit for it.


I'm going to go bury my brain in Pinterest now and find some serious inspiration.  The internet is an amazingly overwhelming delight sometimes.