Just Breathe

Just Breathe, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

Mom's christmas present. Embroidered letters and painted cloth. Mom's a midwife, so she's pretty into the whole breathing thing. This was fun to make. I really like french knots.

Snow Bike

Snow Bike, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

This is an embroidered picture of my dads bike that he rides in the snow. He's really into bike riding (like 1000K rides)

Merry Christmas

krampus1, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

whatever holiday you celebrate, Krampus will still come for you if you've been naughty.
Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year to everyone out in internet land. Keep safe and warm... and enjoy yourselves.

wind up doll clockwork steampunk

wind up doll clockwork steampunk, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

old picture that I had forgotten about

floss slection

floss slection, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

Mmm embroidery floss-colors picked out for a project I'm working on. I've abandoned half of them, but they looked so pretty together.

limoncello

limoncello, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

Finally made bottled the limoncello that I've had going for a few weeks now. For something that used a liter of Everclear, it's very sweet and mellow tasting. I think I will make this again, it was really fun! I want to try making a kahlua too.

IMG_0423

IMG_0423, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

testing

Huzzah Fall Followup

Remember that link I posted a few days ago? This is what came of it.

These are simple and quick to make, I'll probably do more, and some more halloweenish ones. Woo for cut paper.

I'm excited about Halloween. I hope that our new house gets a ton of trick or treaters. I want to decorate it a little bit and answer the door in a costume. Little kids had better step up and bring their A game costumes.

Wedding Cakes!

Instead of just having one giant wedding cake we asked friends and family to make cakes. They were all DELICIOUS, and I loved the way it turned out.

Getting excited for Baltimore

This weekend has been amazing. We're moving to Baltimore next Sat, and this weekend has done nothing but get me super excited about it.
Friday we went with Erin and Crystal to the fairy shop in Ellicott City (always a good time) and then to an amazing little vegetarian place in Baltimore(that was really GOOD).
After dinner we went to the Hippo's Alt Dance night that happens every first Friday. It seems like Baltimore has enough clubs and nights so that every "group" can have it's own place, and the Hippo was awesome. It's a gay club that's near Craig and Julie's house, and so much fun inside. It kind of looked like a little roller rink, and the lights that they had going with the music were amazing. Good times, yay dancing. Erin is a machine. The last hour or so of music was extra fantastic.

Saturday Darcy and I recovered from dancing until the club closed, it will be good to live real close to all of this, and went to fright fest at six flags to start to get into the Halloween spirit, it was fun, and not as scary as I was worried it would be. Totally not as scary as the ghost train.

Today (Sunday) we went with Erin and some of her friends to Sometimes Dining- every so often, there is a dining experience dinner party type thing at Ben and Heidi's (friends of Erins) house. You have to sign up super fast, and its only about 30 people. The food was incredible. It's a 5 course meal with appetizers and a cocktail hour. Everything is either made in house or gotten at local farmers markets. It was LOVELY. I am incredibly glad that we got to go.

Tomorrow I pack a lot more and keep trying to get it done soon soon soon.

Huzzah Fall

Today I am making these http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2010/09/craft-kirigami-fall-decorations.html , packing, and making a pie. Tonight are adventures with Erin and Crystal.
Moving soon (yay) after that I think it might time for quilting at some point, though it's likely that will get pushed aside in favor of Christmas gifts.

What else has been going on

So this happened
















and then we went to Rome.

Dress up! wooo

Remember all those costumes I was making?











Yeah. Good times.

Ren Faire

Darcy and I went to the MD Ren fest, good times were had. We went with some of his friends from work, and the next weekend we went with Erin, Crystal, and Justin. It was a very fun time. I hope we get to go more next year.

I'm getting married on Saturday. When we get back from Rome, THEN I will post. There's just so much to do.

Motivation

I lack it in terms of blogging.
Life just gets in the way.
Things have been good though. Sewing has been done, planning for wedding has happened, glorious parties have been had, and delicious food has been devoured. It is so lovely to be happy.

In progress pedobear

IMG_0821, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

And this. Later (after the con this weekend) I will post a series of in progress pictures of this, chronicling the epic journey that has been making this costume.

in progress tuxedo mask

in progress tuxedo mask, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

I've also been working on this

in progress sailormoon

in progress sailormoon pose, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

This is some of what I've been working on.

Paper

I've been working with a local artist (Ellen Mears Kennedy) making paper for a piece shes working on. She makes dimensional paper pieces.
It's a lot of fun, I've really enjoyed it. Her studio is amazing and I've learned a lot about paper making.

http://www.ellenmearskennedy.com/

Coils

Coil pot, one of the few glazes that I ended up liking.

felt flowers

I went to the MD sheep and wool festival, it was a lot of fun. So many fibers artists in one place. I've been playing with felt, it's nice.

I've been busy. Sorry. I'll be updating up a storm here soon. Maybe today.

These are buttons that I made in my ceramics class. I've gotten a lot of that work back so I'll post it soon. Raku fire is on monday, I'm pretty excited about that.

It's spring time

I am really bad about updating. I am sorry. I will try to drag things I have made out into the sunshine and take pictures of them, but it's so pretty and there are so many other things to do. Drat.

knitted hat

IMG_0395, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

First finished knitting thing. Yay hats. I'll be making more of these now that I've got it down. I like knitting a lot

Dyed yarn

IMG_0404, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

Wool yarn dyed with koolaid

Knitting

DSCN0196, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

I went to a knitting group meeting with my friend Beth the other day. Hot damn was it fun. Everyone was so nice and friendly. I had a really wonderful time and was inspired. I've been knitting and crocheting a lot during the epic snow of doom. I really enjoy it. I'm also working on a hat, a bag, and some more arm warmers. I like having several things going on at once.

Cake stands!

DSCN0177, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

First five cake stands for the cake table at wedding. Cake stands are easy and fun to make.

steampunk closeup

IMG_0278, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

Gah

I'll get better about taking pictures. I really have no excuse now that I've got working cameras.
I've been making cake stands and sewing. I'll try to get pictures of the skirt and infinity dress that I made, and maybe some in progress ones of the dress I'm working on. Sewing functional clothing instead of costumes is a nice change. I'm making an effort to wear more colors.

Ring!

yay

Steamy goodness

IMG_0290, originally uploaded by HuzzahTuesday.

quick pictures from the steampunk red and black ball night. Good times were had.

Lack of pictures

I've got pictures, just not uploaded. We went to a steampunk ball that was rather exciting. And wedding stuff, also exciting. I'll try to get on the picture thing.

Huzzah Tuesday indeed.

So last Tuesday night Darcy proposed.

I'm all engaged now. It's exciting. I'm wildly pleased.

I'll be posting wedding type stuff on a different blog, because really, it's more to help me keep track of things I like and might want to do, and not all that interesting for other people. http://hpdswedding.blogspot.com/ if you're interested.
I'll still post stuff that I make for it here (you'd better believe I'm posting pictures of the wedding dress I plan to make all over gods green earth)