On the Mend

Okay. I think I can say I'm on the mend now.  I'm only coughing once every five minutes as opposed to once every other second. I was feeling rather sprightly yesterday until the searing cramps of a mild case of food poisoning. Thank you Mimi's Cafe.  It's probably because I was mocking the menu asterisk under french toast that warned against the great gastronomical himiny-jiminy or what have you.  Apparently my disdain was sensed and I spent the better half of a gorgeous afternoon that I felt like a normal person in the fetal position on the couch watching That 70s Show. C'est la vie.

Anyway, illness notwithstanding, I can no longer put off announcing that Celeste91 is the winner of the Make Me Hair Pin Challenge.  I really liked the the typewriter key she chose. I don't know about you, but I'm always adjusting m'pins, so the shift key really appealed to me.

Celeste wins the big shwag bag from Rings n Things. The hair pin blanks and the copper bracelet blank. I'll post later if she has a blog and or Etsy shop we can bounce off to.

Our other participant, Rebecca, had a really beautiful entry that was hard to ignore.  She used earrings here and I think the end result is really elegant and lovely.  Rebecca? You're the runner-up and as such wins 24 hair pin blanks.  Congratulations, Rebecca!

I've not been doing a things crafty myself. Other than trying to keep down lunch and looking at back issues of Interweave Knits.  I have been thinking a lot about my goals for 2009. One of my things is I need to not cut corners. I need to not be afraid of things that are hard - you know, sometimes I shy away from things that look too difficult or time consuming without considering if I would enjoy the end product enough to make the trouble worthwhile. 

Any crafty resolutions in your hat?

Comments

[Rebecca]

Yay! Thanks again for running this contest. I admit I am very amused by the humor of the shift key hairpins. Congrats to Celeste!

I've got a post over on my blog about my crafty resolutions, but basically, I'm hoping to be more productive (or, be productive more often) and to work from my stash as often as possible. I've just gone to work at a craft supplies store, so that second one is going to be soooo difficult for me!

Best of luck with yours!
Rebecca
rippingitdown@gmail.com
http://etsysrippingitdown.blogspot.com

[Dave at Rings & Things]

Hey, hope you get better soon! Congratulations to Celeste91 and Rebecca - - let us know what you create with your prizes! :)

--Dave
at Rings & Things