Fa la la la braaaaaaaains!

As the Christmas season comes upon us yet again, I am overwhelmed with things I planned on getting done but ran out of time and didn't. Nothing new there.
But I did manage to get a tree skirt made!

 I posted the pattern on Etsy but had a lot of requests for me to sell the actual tree skirt. Maybe next year.
Unfortunately, the tree skirt will cost a pretty penny because I used chunky wool and a lot of it.
I also made a zombie Santa:

He sold pretty fast. If I get a chance before Christmas, I'll have to make another one.
In need of a stocking stuffer? How about a zombie head key chain?

I plan on making a bunch of these guys since they don't take me long. And I have a bunch of key chain parts to use up. So if anyone is interested, check out my Etsy store.
I am excited that I now know a secret and can make a bunch of stuff I couldn't before. Let me explain.
My husband and I went to the doctor today and found out that we are having a baby boy. So now I can knit and crochet a bunch of baby boy stuff. I was kind of hoping for a girl because there are too many boys on my husband's side of the family (he has two brothers and two nephews), but that's okay because we like boys too :) I just have to resist the urge to put him in pink ruffled baby bloomers...
If anyone wants to know, no we don't have any names yet because boy names are really hard to think of for us, but once we decide we will probably keep that a secret. It just keeps us from second guessing ourselves in case others don't like the name.
I am due April 22nd and we haven't gotten anything done. Doh! Oh well. At least we can pick out baby stuff now.
So, that's my update for now. Keep checking the store for new zombie head key chains!
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Autumn goodies and early Christmas goodies

It definitely has been feeling like Autumn around here. I've been enjoying my husband's ginger pumpkin bisque.

 

This is the third day in a row that I've been eating it and it is still just as yummy as ever.

I've been knitting up a tiny garden of pumpkins:

 

I have no idea what I am going to do with them but they are adorable.

I have also been perusing my favorite blogs to get inspiration. One of them is called A Beautiful Mess by Elsie Larson (formerly Elsie Flannigan) and found a cute tutorial for garlands. 

The one that caught my eye was the pom-pom garland. I just happened to have four different sized pom-pom makers and decided to make a garland for our window. Here's my version:

 Unfortunately, the pictures aren't that great but you get the idea.

I am trying trying to get some Christmas stuff made before December despite the nagging feeling that Christmas needs to wait until after Thanksgiving. But it's ok because people need time if they are going to make their Christmas decorations ;)

Anyway, I made a Christmas tree skirt!

 It's almost like a granny square blanket.

I am thinking of posting the pattern for sale on Etsy. 

When I actually get our Christmas decorations up, I will take pictures. I am making a home made Christmas this year, meaning all our decorations (except for lights of course) are handmade.

I have a very cute helper to help me get all this stuff done:

I think he might need some handmade decorations himself ;) I'll get right on that.

Anyway, I have more Christmas ideas in the making and will try to get them out as soon as possible. I am, however, going to visit my Mom's side of the family in Arizona next week and am considering closing the store just for a short while, but I'm not sure yet. I just know I am not going to be able to send out anything until the 28th of November.

Before you robbers out there get any funny ideas, my husband is not going with me to Arizona so he will be there to protect my house. As so will my ferocious guard dog, Gus (see picture above) and my security system, of course.

I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my wonderful readers, my friends and family, the chance to try and be my own boss and for the special gift that's coming to us next year (sorry, it's a surprise) ;)

If you can, leave me a note and let me know what you think about the tree skirt! Thanks everyone! 

Happy Holidays!

Exciting news!!

Howdy howdy!!
My favorite time of year is coming soon and I have a lot of exciting news coming up!
First up is that I am going to be selling my zombies at the 13th Floor Haunted House in Denver! It's one of the best haunted houses in Colorado, along with the Asylum where my lovely husband Jesse works. If you go to the website, you can catch a glimpse of him ;)

There he is!

Here he is again

and again...

I swear, he's a really sweet person in real life ;)
If you get a chance, check out both haunted houses. They are the best!
Next, I am going to be involved in another art show -
Bogeyman at the Macspa
The opening reception is on October 6th from 6-9 and there is a bonus "Afraid of the Dark" reception on October 22nd from 10-2 before the zombie crawl. Come check it out!
I will also have a semi-solo show at Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge with my friends from In Case of Attack, but I haven't gotten all the details of that show yet. Hopefully I will soon, and I'll let you know :)
Also, I received an email informing me that my zombies have been accepted into Stuffed Magazine!

Stuffed is an awesome magazine featuring adorable handmade plushies.

So cute!
I was honestly a little worried that my zombies would be too gory for the magazine, but apparently not!
They will be featured in the January 2012 edition of Stuffed, so check it out! I am so excited!
Hopefully I will be able to post more often, but right now I need to make a ton of zombies.
Thanks for reading!!
Happy Autumn!!
Cori