Today was a day in which I seemed to be especially clumsy or absent minded: I broke my Flip video camera by walking into it after inserting it into the USB port on the computer tower in Rob's office. I scheduled a meeting for work and had the telephone conference bridge number erroneously set up for an hour earlier. I took Whimsy for a walk and forgot to wear gloves so my hands were cold the entire outing. I shredded the wrong stack of documents. A cartridge from the cantankerous HP printer in my home office leaked indelible ink on my fingers, cabinet and carpet. So... in a modest attempt to focus on the positive, this posting is of things that have made me smile today. I have not been very productive in my bead or jewelry making projects because I have been so distracted by work, house and knitting projects. During a few days off over the holidays I ventured out to some of my favorite bead stores and was inspired to rescue my pliers and wire cutters from exile. The result is some knitting stitch markers that combine two of my favorite pasttimes. The charms are etched with "Believe", "Love", "Trust", "Inspire", "Create", "Laugh", "Live" and "Imagine" on them.
The seams in my clear, vinyl knitting assessories bag from Whitefish, Montana finally gave out a few weeks ago. I substituted another bag but missed the ability to see through the fabric to quickly pull out exactly what I needed while knitting. After admiring a friend's handy bag, I ordered some lightweight but sturdy mesh bags and several travel pouches from Walker Bags. A 8"x12"gussetless color mesh bag for knitting assessories and smaller size for knitting needles-to-go. My color choices were "oh-so-predictible" in purple and fuschia but they have a wide range of color choices, combinations and styles. This little 4"x5"container is the perfect companion for a wound ball of yarn. The zippered lid has a grommet in the center in which to pull the yarn end through. It is so cute I can hardly stand it.
Speaking of bags, Arlene brought back some unexpected goodies for me from her vacation in Vietnam. From the sounds of it, the shopping for handcrafted and fabric items was fabulous! The silk project box has a fabric tab on one side and a wooden ring on each of the other sides. The tab slides through each ring to close. The black handbag has beaded edges on the swirls decorating the outside of the bag. The bag is opened by a zipper that is placed on a diagonal between the handles. Very creative. It is so cool. Such thoughtful gifts. They make me smile... even while I still can't get the ink off my hands.
3 comments:
Hi Joni..
This may sound really silly but did you try 'Baby Wipes' to clean off your hands, rug etc. I had a printer cartridge break up and I did have some success with them. I had spilled silver paint one time and it worked so I thought I would try it this time.
Gotta wonder what's in those Baby Wipes... The cheap ones from Costco work the best.
Allison
Ink will come off with hair spray and a shammy. It will also come off with amyway's prewash spray. Do not use Oxyclean as it will cause the stain to spread.
I am teaching Alexis how to knit, you are such a wonderful inspiration. She is making a wash cloth in a beautiful shade of purple! It being her favorite color too!
Alexis's friend just had a baby and I am making a sweater for her.
I'm done with my lace scarf..I still have to block it. So since that project basically done, I of course had to go to Far North and use part of my gift certificate for the baby sweater yarn. It is snowing now, and we are expecting three to four inches.
Let me get back to helping Alexis!
Hi Joni! You have some good tips on ink removal, so just let me comment on your wonderful stitch markers! I had forgotten that you are a bead artist as well as fabulous knitter, and I love your colors and the sayings. Are you willing to sell any, by chance?
And thank you for the kind comment on my blog; I don't have the volume of knitting that you, Naomi, and Melinda do, but it's fun to share! See you at Madrona!
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