Getting ready for Spellbound

I cant believe its almost here

Spellbound is next week in Pasadena 

I'm so excited to attend

and meet up with old friends

I have been working today 

to get this finished for the 

Altered Bottle swap

and finish these little 

tablemate gifties 

Next....to figure out what to wear

and get my supplies together

Im starting to feel the stress...

and excitement!!

Robin

Some quick & easy crochet projects

My newest crochet obsession....

Beanies

And shawls

And this little diva wanted headbands

Harmony Shawl pattern here

I used a really big hook

Shell Headband pattern here

This pattern only takes about 10 minutes

A Little Slouchy Beanie pattern here

What are you making?

Robin

Little Red

Trick or Treat.....

I had a special request for a 

red hooded cape.

Thanks Bonnie for the photos :)

I used this free pattern from Ravelry.

I modified it a little.

Did I mention how much 

I love that website??

Her mom purchased the cute

vintage dress from Etsy.  

Its perfect for Little Red.

All ready for trick-or-treat!

Robin

Floral Mohair Wrap - Done!

Finally.....its done and 

I  {{LOVE}} it 

I have never crocheted with 
mohair before and it was 

challenging at first

But after a while I got the 

rhythm of the yarn 
(I did have to rip out a couple 
mistakes....it wasn't easy)

Its soft and kinda fuzzy 

....and I can hardly wait to wear it

I have lots of yarn left 
and some other colors

 I think I will start another
....maybe a poncho?

Robin

And the winner is.....

ME!!

Who woulda thought???

I love it when I am presented with the opportunity to be 

creative at work

  

After all my job is  

Bookkeeper and 

Administrative Assistant 

for a 163 unit 

senior retirement community

Nothing creative about that!

Every year our home office 

has a contest

(although at the time 

I didnt know it was a contest)

for the Activities coordinators in each community to present the 

programs and activities 

that we have had

throughout the year

....in a creative way

Well for some reason 

(which I will respectfully not disclose)

our activities coordinator had done nothing, it was Friday, 

and the project was due in 

Seattle the next Tuesday

My boss called me in her office and 

presented me with her dilemma 

- overtime approved - 

do what you need to 

get this project done

Welcome to 

**Fairwinds Five Star Fun Circus**

I went to Michaels,

 wandered around to gather ideas 

and see what was available 

...at the last minute

I took a lampshade, covered it in 

red & white striped paper 

and made a base for my tent

  I used poster board to make 

the blue tent top

The circus images I have been 

collecting on Pinterest

I found some cute popcorn bags 

that I placed around the tent 

to hold the rolled up flyers 

(that had each event on it)

and other fun things that 

had our info in it

Inside the circus tent I placed fun things with wording that represented our programs

The main presentation is a banner 

Where each pendant flips open 

to reveal the required info

(let me tell you formatting the

info to fit in that triangle was NOT fun)

I attached the banner ribbon to the underside of the tent top so when you pull off the lid

 the banner strings out.  

(wish I had a picture of this but I relied on 

someone else at work to take the pictures 

before they sent it off 

and I guess they didn't read my mind)

Inside I used fun little balloons 

to keep things from rattling around 

during shipping.

So there you have it....

**Fairwinds Five Star Circus**

It was a stressful looong weekend, 

but the results were worth it!!

(and I got Monday off!)

I LOVE a good creative challenge!

Im anxious to see what the prize is...

I know part of it is a trip to Seattle!!

Robin