Crochet Unicorn finis!

Well Voila! The final product of the unicorn. I am really happy on how she turned out. I do hope that her new owner will love her.  She was a lot of fun to make and to see her come to life.  This project did do a number on my hands, but again every time I make one of these, it is a learning experience... rubber thimbles.. is all I'm saying!!!!!

Unicorn a la crochet

hey how ya doing?

So what do you think?

DNA for Christmas anyone??

I found this really interesting idea in which your sent a kit to retrieve a blood sample, and in turn you get a picture of your DNA.  Honestly I think this is really a neat idea.  Is it cheap, that would be a negative!
If I could I would get my daughter and myself done. It would be neat to compare our DNA.. since she is a part of me...

http://www.dna11.com/

Check it out.. just for the fact this is pretty cool!

Saving Christmas Magic for just one more year

I received and email from a mom asking me to create a unicorn for her daughter. 

here is part of the email that she sent to me:

"All my girl wants for Christmas is a stuffy unicorn that Santa made, not one that you can buy. Santa makes his own toys and she said that he doesn't live in China, he is from the north pole, and that his toys have to be from there too.  If not then Santa must be lying.

I think this is her last year of believing...but i want her to stay little and full of magic for just one more Christmas."

Being a mom to a little person, and watching the magic that we as adults lost so long ago, it made me think, and realise that I to will go threw this, the day the magic disappears from Adele.  So I'm so happy that I can help make it last just one more year for this mom.  

So here is the work in progress:

I have to say what her daughter said about Santa makes his gifts, really hit home to me. It's true... we live in such a materialistic world and we place those ideas and values onto our children.  When really all they want is something to love and cherish. It doesn't matter how expensive it is.. but that it came from the heart.  It really is a learning lesson that we adults need to learn from.  I wish I  could see the look on this little persons face on Christmas day, and it warms my heart to know that this unicorn will be cherish and loved.

If your wondering what I wanted for Christmas, well this year it was simple.. he arrived a month early!

Dunnett Clan

I've known Doug for a long time, and when he finally asked me to take pictures of him and his brood, I couldn't wait!
Great boys and fun to work with!

Doug is owner of "4 More Tattoos" in Langford, and he has been my tattoo artist for over ten years. He is an amazing artist with incredible talent.

So for me is was awesome to finally do a role reversal, and lend my talent for him and his family... also my artistic skills don't hurt!!!

So HUGE THANK YOU to Doug, Luke and Mike!





Also I have to give my boyfriend Don a HUGE thank you as well, he was a big help being  second set of eyes for me, and letting me use him as a distraction to keep the boys from looking at me at times! Love you

Movember....

My office-mate Alex, created a Chilly day to raise funds for Movember. ( click here to find out more about Movember ) and unless your living under a rock, I'm sure many of you have seen men sporting moustaches this month. What for - again under a rock - to raise funds for Prostate Cancer... why is it important to me...

Because of him :

Richard Primeau -March 15, 1949- April 13, 2008

I lost my father 3 years ago to prostate cancer... he is missed by all who knew him.
Cancer takes anyone, and is not prejudice or bias.
It doesn't care how old you are or where you come from.

SO HUGE round of applause to Alex Scott, and all those who donated to the cause!
and MEN go get your prostate checked! Dont become another statistic to cancer

Here are a few more pics of the day: $600 were raised today!!!

Alex and I (i'm the short one) wearing the 'stashes'

Le Chilly

Alex Scott and Chris Root

Happy Hump Day!

The week is half over, which means the weekend is just around the corner!
and and it's also WING WEDNESDAY... bless you hot wings.. for making Hump Day even better!

Blast from the past.... in a box

The company that I am working for is about to have their 60th anniversary, while going threw a treasure trove of old products still with they're original packaging, we came upon this box.

I don't know when this was printed or when it was sold, but 10 cents for a chocolate bar.. omg unheard of in todays vocabulary.

I thought it was neat to find this amongst all of our products over the years, how did this box sneak into our fishing gear?

I'd like to find out the date of this box, just to fulfil a curiosity.