Crossing things off the "craft list"

This weekend was sort of a continuation of my Friday... so I ended up getting a number of things done:

1) Rabbit and chick cut outs (posted here):

They were easy to start, not so easy to finish. Used double tack adhesive paper for the first time and it went okay, but I have little pieces of paper stuck everywhere. Some of them turned out a little "busy," but they didn't have a great selection of paper at Michaels.

2) Pike Place Market blueprint painting (posted here):

I started this one on Saturday and finished it up (FINALLY) this morning. I wasn't entirely sure how it would turn out, but the more and more I painted, the more I was liking how I would turn out. I do need to get some painter's tape to clean up the lines on the top and bottom, but it's basically ready to be hung up!

And my favorite part? The fact that they have large areas dedicated to pickles and doughnuts.

I also want to get the map done as well before I hang this one up, so it might be awhile before I actually show these bad boys on the wall. But I'm excited anyway.

And on Saturday, the bf and I took Freyja to small dog play time at a local doggie daycare. She's okay with other dogs; not aggressive or anything, mostly just terrified. But that's why she needs to do something like this occasionally.

At first she was stuck to one of us like glue...

But eventually (and hesitantly), she made a few new friends :)

Hopefully, your weekends were as productive :)

Whoopsie.

Sundays are great. We try to get our errands and chores done Saturday so that we can do nothing on Sundays. So yesterday, we stayed in our pj's all day and watched season 3 of Lost.

I mean, how could you not want to cuddle with this little thing?

Well... I think she just about pushed me past my breaking point (it's a good thing she looked so ashamed of herself).

I try to wash our sheets on Mondays. Freyja usually follows me around as I'm doing my chores, so nothing unusual as she follows me into the bedroom while I strip the bed. I assumed (very wrongly) that she had followed me back out. Ten minutes later as I'm unloading the dishwasher, I hear her whimpering and crying... I have to admit I was freaking out because I thought she was hurt. As I'm frantically trying to find her, I figure out she's still in the bedroom.

And I open the door to this:

That's right. She had somehow gotten underneath the mattress pad and decided it would be easier to chew her way out rather than climb back out the way she came. So the whining and whimpering? She was stuck.

Normally, I would have gotten furious (let's just say I'm not known for my patience), but I think I was so shocked that I just started laughing.

So I did make her wait a bit before rescuing her (just long enough to snap a few pics).

I think she looks pretty embarrassed...

And maybe just a little ashamed. 

Here's to a much calmer Tuesday.

New Sewing Machine

Happy birthday to me (a bit early)!

 I got my sewing machine, a birthday present from my parents in the mail the other day... even though my birthday isn't for over a month.

But, I did have some projects I've been wanting to do that pretty much require a sewing machine.

Like a tablecloth. When I won Lisa's giveaway a couple of months ago, I received a fall tablecloth that had been on our table up until last weekend. I guess I'd never realized how easy it is to make a room seasonal with just a piece of hemmed fabric. So when my bf suggested that we get a tablecloth for the holiday season, I knew that it would be an easy first project to learn the ropes of my new machine. Although I've done some big projects on a sewing machine, it's been awhile.

And I learned that sewing really is like riding a bike: scrapes, bruises and all (but you'll never put your finger that close to the needle again...). And that hem may not be perfect, but it's a $7 tablecloth.

And while I was at the fabric store, I looked through the remnants; it's just a good idea and a great way to find cheap fabric. Well, I found a piece of remnant fleece to try to make a dog sweater for Freyja.

After finding a few patterns I liked, I ended up kind of blending them to get the finished product I had in mind.

Although this project is also far from perfect, I think it turned out pretty good. I may have to re-fit the sleeves, though. Sometimes she gets out of control while running and gets a foot caught up in it, stumbles, falls then tries to run on three legs. She's not the most graceful creature ever, but she is mighty cute.

And the bf already has some sewing projects in mind for me... but I'd just like to make it through finals and the holidays first!

Winter Woofstock!

I know, I've been gone a while again. Only one more week, I'll be done with this quarter and life will be a little less hectic.

This past weekend, we had the opportunity to go to Winter Woofstock, the largest event in North America for dogs. Normally, we probably wouldn't have gone to something like this, but it gave us the opportunity to take Freyja to a Toronto Marlies hockey game, which we both thought was a pretty awesome opportunity.

We woke up early and drove into Toronto to get there early so that we could ensure that Freyja would get her picture taken with Santa and a little present. While we waited in line, a woman was handing out Christmas-y  things for your dog to wear. For Freyja, we picked an elf hat, since she already looks a little elfish. She was already pretty tired when we put it on.

She had her picture taken with Santa, which she wasn't that into. But afterwards, she got a bag of rawhides that made it all worth it. We began to walk around and pretty soon there were dogs EVERYWHERE and the place was completely packed. We got a few little things for Freyja, but she was so nervous and tired she didn't even want to sample any of the treats.

She did finally meet a friend; while we were looking at one of the booths, another couple with a dachshund came up. I wasn't paying attention, but the bf was keeping an eye on her. All of a sudden, I feel this mass hit my leg. I looked down and there they were, all tangled up in each other's leashes wrestling on the floor. I'll admit at first I was a little panicked because Freyja is generally terrified of other dogs and here I look down and see this dog has knocked her over. But it was just play wrestling. And I think she was a little sad when we told her it was time to go.

By the time we got to the hockey game at 3 pm, Freyja was already down for the count. Even with dogs barking and pucks and people hitting the boards, she slept through most of the entire game.

Regardless, it was a pretty cool experience to get to bring her to a hockey game. She even watched the Zamboni go around the ice during intermission.

But she was soon again fast asleep, after a little gnaw on her new bone.

And we even got a picture with Duke the Dog, the Marlies mascot.

All in all, it was a great day. And I'm pretty sure we received enough dog food and treat samples to cover the cost of our tickets and feed Freyja for a month.

We did also get our Christmas tree last weekend and did the majority of our decorating, but I'll be saving that post for a little later this week!