Checkerboardskirt

Starting a garden.

I bet you thought I abandoned this idea, but alas, I just had a busy weekend. The past two days were filled with much crafting (pictures later), a great show with Rachel , parties with home brewed beer and fire pits (yes!), and being an extra in a friend's movie. The last was my favorite, I think. I've never done anything like that before, and it was a really great diversion from my regular activities. Spring Optimism #5 - Patio seating. Spring Optimism #6 - GLEE returns to the airwaves April 13. Spring Optimism #7 - Seeing everyone around you come out of their winter shells.

Source. It's been a while since I felt like I needed a break from my weekend, which is my current sentiment. Roommate's birthday was Thursday, so we went out to dinner at the beautiful Margot in east Nashville, followed by drinks at Red Door. Twas an evening to remember, and I hope someone did. Friday night Boyfriend played with his band Vermicious K'nids at my favorite east Nashville bar, 5 spot . I found a new band to love called Elsinore , from Illinois. I'll be checking them out in the near future. Finally, last night (Saturday), K'nids played at some house show at an Alice in Wonderland themed party. That recap brings us to now, Sunday evening. I's exhausted! Below are some photos of things I did/finished this weekend. I may party a lot, but at least I am productive..sort of. Stuffed giraffe for my cousin's upcoming infant.. I'm probably going to try to mail it tomorrow.. if I can convince myself to not keep it. Glass beaded bracelets for etsy. P...

So I've been toying around with etsy a bit today (surprise?) and I finally figured out how to make a Treasury list! Excuse the shameless self promotion.. Take a look here !

Well, this will be a short update since I'm at work. Last night at Mercy Lounge, my boyfriend's band, The Non-Commissioned Officers, won a battle of the bands and will be playing at Bonnaroo this year. Excitement ensues! This may be the year I brave Bonnaroo after all. You can find their music at this website . They originally formed as the soundtrack for a movie called Make-Out With Violence, which was just picked up by a distributor and will hopefully be going to DVD at some point in the future. It's a zombie love story, and I don't have to tell you that it is quite awesome. Hopefully I'll have a makey crafty update tomorrow.

-Dadbot I just bought this for an upcoming baby shower. Adorable!! Not much else is new, as you can imagine in one day. I did make something for Boyfriend for a belated Valentine's day gift, which I'll post a pic of once I've given it to him. Hint: I'm getting a lot better at using the x-acto knife. As a general rule, I'm not good with sharp edges. I'm hopelessly clumsy. Hopefully after the other baby shower gift I'm working on and the 9 swaps I'm supposed to make something for, I'm hoping to get back on track with making (and actually posting) things for TheCraftateria . Does anyone else have trouble with posting items on etsy? I have trouble talking about the things I make. In any case, I've been working on some graphics for some cutesy sticker sheets that I'd like to sell and use for packaging if I ever sell anything again, so maybe you'll see that in the near future. :)

FYI: I should not have gotten up today. The streets are a disgusting icy mess. I got passed by a large SUV on probably the curviest/hilliest road in Nashville, the jerk. In lighter news, I had a really nice weekend and managed to finish the dress from hell. (See previous post.) And, it's only 34 days until Spring! And, I'm making spinach lasagna for dinner! I've got a couple of new projects up my sleeve (two of which are for baby showers this coming weekend) so stay tuned. Stay warm, don't drive anywhere, sleep in.