Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Friday, February 24, 2012
Ep.1 "Watch Me"
Show Notes:
Thank you and welcome!
Showing off your homework. Thank you Pandosnarky, littlelib and Debbi for sharing!!!!!!
The studio of shame shown in it's full form.
Lots of progress made on the clean up. A little more to do but hopefully next week will have finished photos.
Finds: BBQ Zombie, Malibrigo and Dirt Bike Pants!!!!!!!!!!!! Squeee!
Happy Birthday to ME!
Dad's gigantic cookies
Birthday books: Shape Shape, Simple Modern Sewing, Alabama Stitch Book, Alabama Studio Style, Alabama studio sewing and Design and Stitch-opedia: The Only Embroidery Reference You'll Ever Need.
Knitting
Contemplating frogging 2yr old socks in pursuit of casting on newer ones
The Turtleback... Frog or Continue???
Idlewood ~ Ahhhh the love!
A scarf for the boy. Rant. No more picking your own yarn boy. You will get what Mama makes ya.
UPS Deliveries
2 this week
Rant on Doorknob UPS man
Love my regular UPS Man
In the shipments: Polwarth/Silk, Bfl/Silk and multi color Bfl roving and Merino/Cashmere/Nylon sock yarn base. 2nd shipment DYE DYE DYE
Michigan Fiber Festival Aug 17-19
Stitches MW room is booked. I am still hoping for a room at host hotel.
A little horse humor from Yenforyarn
Inspirations
www.pinterest.com
what inspires you
Do your homework. Keep it coming people. I can not do it without you. :)
Yes, I am skipping the shearing to watch the Daytona 500 :)
Thanks so much for watching everyone and I'll see you next week.
Where to find me:
Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/people/cjkopec
Ravelry Group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/cj-kopec-creations
Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/cjkopeccreations?ref=si_shop
Plurk http://www.plurk.com/CJKopec
Labels:
chaos,
cjkopec,
crafting,
hare,
inspitation,
knitting,
sewing,
spinning,
support group
Friday, February 17, 2012
Episode 0.5 "The Prep-isode"
Finally the first "baby step" for the video cast! Bare with me it's a bumpy ride but I'll get the hang of it sooner or later. :) This episode is in preparation for the upcoming regular video cast, explaining where I would like to go with the show and how YOU can be a part of it. Thanks for watching. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
SHOW NOTES Ep.0.5 "The Prep-isode"
Welcome
A show of support to help motivate each other in those times of need. From cleaning out a messy room to family or health issues...We are there for you.
Yenforyarn's project page:
find her patterns here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lisa-dykstra
tag the COFY on your ravelry project so she can see all the beautiful work you are doing
The Yenforyarn Project:
For info email me: cjkopeccreations@yahoo.com
Studio:
A mountain to climb
Changes in the process and shop
Homework:
Let me know what you want to see
Send in pics of those 1/2 finished items and messy closets
Get a little virtual support on those projects
Send a story of support
Previous blog post about GGPL:
Taking a Step Forward http://www.gutsgritandpinklipstick.blogspot.com/2011/11/taking-step-forward.html
Where to find me:
Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/people/cjkopec
Ravelry Group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/cj-kopec-creations
Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/cjkopeccreations?ref=si_shop
Plurk http://www.plurk.com/CJKopec
SHOW NOTES Ep.0.5 "The Prep-isode"
Welcome
A show of support to help motivate each other in those times of need. From cleaning out a messy room to family or health issues...We are there for you.
Yenforyarn's project page:
find her patterns here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lisa-dykstra
tag the COFY on your ravelry project so she can see all the beautiful work you are doing
The Yenforyarn Project:
For info email me: cjkopeccreations@yahoo.com
Studio:
A mountain to climb
Changes in the process and shop
Homework:
Let me know what you want to see
Send in pics of those 1/2 finished items and messy closets
Get a little virtual support on those projects
Send a story of support
Previous blog post about GGPL:
Taking a Step Forward http://www.gutsgritandpinklipstick.blogspot.com/2011/11/taking-step-forward.html
Where to find me:
Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/people/cjkopec
Ravelry Group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/cj-kopec-creations
Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/cjkopeccreations?ref=si_shop
Plurk http://www.plurk.com/CJKopec
Labels:
community,
crafting,
empowerment,
fiber,
knitting,
spinning,
support group,
wool
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Taking a Step Forward
It's funny how life always seems to throw us a curve ball when we are in the pursuit of or dreams and destiny. It makes us reevaluate our surrounding and has us make a right turn when our goals seem to be staring us directly in the face to our left. It's happened to us all at some point and many of us never fully recover from the "big things" in life. Taking that new road changes who we are; sometimes whether or not we realize it. Many of us sit up one day and say "What the heck has happened and how in the world did I turn into this?" I had that moment last spring. I remember sitting on the couch and just melting into the cushions, a sobbing pile of mess. After a rather unflattering hour or so of my personal pity party I sat up and said to myself "I didn't chose to have these things happen to me. But I can chose to make of it what I will and it will not consume me with sadness or steal another second of my life, the way that is has been."
I recall getting up, washing my face off looking in the mirror as a tremendous feeling of empowerment came over me. That is when I decided to not let these "curve balls" knock me down. I was going to accept these events that just happened and futhermore, I would own it. Awful things happen every day to everyone. I am not special or singled out in my tragedies. What will make me special is what I do with the cards I have been dealt.
Look out world! I am back and I am bringing all my friends that will stand beside me and say "You may have tried to knock me down, but we are standing here together and we are stronger than ever!."
I decided to start this new blog as an invitation to anyone and everyone who may have been there and done that. It's sort of a support system for a group of friends that I have, and for the friendships that are in our future. We will share our stories and how our friends (locally, online and other) have supported us. I have found that the "Crafting" Community, especially the knitters, have been a huge support to me. Even though they may not have known the entire story, just having a "hello" on my post or a sweet email asking what I have been up to during my absence has been such a reminder that I do have a true path and not to let it go. Just taking the time each day to look at what everyone is up to knitting-wise and seeing their craftiness has inspired me and kept my head above the water.
I say thank you to all my crafty pals and welcome to my new endeavor, where I will be sharing crafty ideas and all the great things that I find while surfing the web. Because together there is nothing we cannot accomplish without a little Guts, Grit and a touch of Pink Lipstick. So let's all hit it head on and share some of our great finds, crafty and otherwise.
Send me a note to gutsgritandpinklipstick@cjkopec-creations.com with any ideas that you would like to share or a special story. I am all ears and we can not wait hear from you.
I recall getting up, washing my face off looking in the mirror as a tremendous feeling of empowerment came over me. That is when I decided to not let these "curve balls" knock me down. I was going to accept these events that just happened and futhermore, I would own it. Awful things happen every day to everyone. I am not special or singled out in my tragedies. What will make me special is what I do with the cards I have been dealt.
Look out world! I am back and I am bringing all my friends that will stand beside me and say "You may have tried to knock me down, but we are standing here together and we are stronger than ever!."
I decided to start this new blog as an invitation to anyone and everyone who may have been there and done that. It's sort of a support system for a group of friends that I have, and for the friendships that are in our future. We will share our stories and how our friends (locally, online and other) have supported us. I have found that the "Crafting" Community, especially the knitters, have been a huge support to me. Even though they may not have known the entire story, just having a "hello" on my post or a sweet email asking what I have been up to during my absence has been such a reminder that I do have a true path and not to let it go. Just taking the time each day to look at what everyone is up to knitting-wise and seeing their craftiness has inspired me and kept my head above the water.
I say thank you to all my crafty pals and welcome to my new endeavor, where I will be sharing crafty ideas and all the great things that I find while surfing the web. Because together there is nothing we cannot accomplish without a little Guts, Grit and a touch of Pink Lipstick. So let's all hit it head on and share some of our great finds, crafty and otherwise.
Send me a note to gutsgritandpinklipstick@cjkopec-creations.com with any ideas that you would like to share or a special story. I am all ears and we can not wait hear from you.
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