Yarn Along (12-09-15)

This semester is winding down and I'm getting more and more time to read and knit. I recently purchased a Kobo so that I could read and knit at the same time and so far I love it! I am currently reading the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia. I'm not the fastest reader, but I'm hoping to get lots of reading done over the break.

In terms of knitting I am working on three main projects. My second last pair of Christmas socks for my family, I am almost done the first sock. My advent scarf, which I've been adding to every day, and a stuffed pyramid stand to hold up my kobo. I think I'm a little over halfway done the pyramid.

Patterns: Advent Scarf, Four Leaf Clover Socks, eReader Pillow Prop

My Dreams Lately

Lately I have been coming up with crazy life plans. I'm pretty obsessed with these ideas and I thought I would share them with you since I have been having some major writer's block for the past several months.

Open a Tea and Yarn Shop

I think this would be awesome! The shop would have both tea and yarn and places to sit. You can pick up supplies for a new project and grab a cup of tea and start it right then and there. I wish my small town had a place like this, where I could go and get out of the apartment for a bit and chat with other knitters/tea drinkers.

Spin and Sell my Own Yarn

Andrew bought me a spinning wheel and I've started to teach myself how to spin! I love it! I think it would be so cool to make a career out of this.

Buy a Farm and Raise my Own Sheep

This is probably my biggest dream, and the one I am most motivated to achieve. I love the idea of having a hobby farm with a couple of sheep (we're talking like 5ish) and spinning my own wool from those sheep. I've been looking at hobby farms all over Ontario and getting an idea for how much this dream costs, but I think it's doable. And Andrew is totally on board because having a farm means he will probably need more tools. 

Those are my life dreams. Maybe they will come true, but even if they don't, it's still fun to think about :)

Announcement + Giveaway!

A few weeks ago my good friend Marsha asked if I would like to be a vendor at the 1st Merry Marketplace event at her church. I've thought about knitting and crocheting things to sell before, but I never had a good opportunity to start up a store. Now that I have this awesome opportunity I've decided to give it a shot! So this blogpost is to officially announce Camp Girl Crafts! Yay! Right now I am just selling these chunky crocheted cowls, but more things may be added in the future, we will see how things go.

If you live in the area, I would encourage you to check out the Merry Marketplace event on November 7th, it's going to be awesome

To kick things off, I am giving away one of my cowls for free! You can enter the giveaway below! The giveaway will stay open for 1 week!

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Currently (08-06-15)

Strolling... On the trail near our apartment. The trail is just a two minute walk away and it is super beautiful. I'm really liking walking there and I'm trying to get out and enjoy the trail as much as I can.

Watching... Corner Gas. This show cracks me up. Andrew and I love that show. I'm also watching Downton Abbey. I'm hooked! Andrew isn't a very big fan so I watch it without him.

Lacking... Some sleep. I'm a very light sleeper and I actually haven't slept a whole night through since Andrew and I got married. I'm looking forward to sleeping better in the near future (hopefully)

Anticipating... A friends wedding this weekend! I'm so excited for them and it will be fun to get all dressed up (I made my own dress and I can't wait to wear it!)

Enjoying... These last few weeks before school starts back up again. I'm not looking forward to going back, so I'm trying to enjoy my last few weeks of freedom

Yarn Along (08-05-15)

I started a cardigan this week! I'm about half way done the main part of the sweater. Just the last half and the sleeves to go! I'm still working on reading You and Me Forever by Francis Chan and Lisa Chan. I'm about to start chapter four.

Pattern: Campside Cardi by Alicia Plumber

Yarn: Heartland by Lion Brand Yarns in Great Smoky Mountains

Our DIY Wedding

We did a ton of things ourselves for our wedding. I have decided to compile a list of the things we did to reflect. I hope to inspire you to do things yourself. It's a really fun and rewarding process. I have included links where applicable for tutorials I made as well.

Paper Flowers

We made all the flowers (I'm not exagerating, Literally ALL) for our wedding.

We made the corsages and boutonnieres for the groomsmen, parents and grandparents.
DIY Paper Flower Wrist Corsage
DIY Paper Flower Boutonnieres

We made the bouquets for the bridesmaids and bride.
DIY Paper Flower Bouquets

We made two different kinds of centerpieces.
DIY Paper Flower Centerpieces Part 1
DIY Paper Flower Centerpieces Part 2

We made aisle decorations.
DIY Wedding Aisle Decorations

We made these trees with flowers on them

Guestbook

Andrew made our guestbook!
DIY Wooden Guestbook

Backdrop

Andrew built the backdrop and we both cut the fabric for it.

Putter Up

Andrew build our mini golf station!

Bridesmaids Dresses

I made all the bridesmaids dresses. Each one is unique but they are all made out of the same fabric.

Favours

We made custom match box favours.
DIY Wedding Favours: Custom Machboxes

Stationary

We made the cards that went along with the invitations, the save the dates, the thank you cards, the thank you notes for the tables, seating plan cards and kissing menu cards.
DIY Photo Save the Dates

Table Numbers

Andrew cut the wood and I wrote the numbers!
DIY Tree Branch Table Numbers

We also made these clusters of tree branches and the photo decorations out of tree branches that came down in an ice storm

Wedding Ring Box

We customized our own box for our wedding rings
DIY Wedding Ring Box

Dog Collar Bow Tie

I made a bow tie for my dog, Freddie

DIY Wedding Bow-Tie Collar

Paper Banners

I made all the paper banners

Signs

Andrew carved all the signs and I painted them

Gift Bags/Boxes

I customized all the gift bags with the first letter of the persons name. I also made custom makeup bags for by bridesmaids.

We did SO much for our wedding. And I am so pleased with how it turned out. It was a ton of work but it came together beautifully.

A special thanks to Robyn from Robyn Louise Photography for these awesome pictures!

Our Wedding Day-Part 4-After Ceremony and Reception

Between the ceremony and the reception we had family pictures and bridal party pictures. We had a HUGE list of family pictures. But we got through all of them and no one was left out. I decided to take of my shoes for this part and I was so glad that I did. It made movement way easier.

Our photographer then took the two of us up to the balcony of the church, which is where we normally sit on Sundays and took a couple of pictures of us there. We then drove to Elora to take some bridal party photos! This was probably my favourite part of the day. I loved getting to spend time with Andrew and our family and friends. We finished our pictures with plenty of time to spare and then drove to Alma for the reception!

We were pretty early for the reception as well but it gave us time to bustle my dress and say hello to some more people.

We entered the reception and had a wonderful meal. Seriously, I was blown away. We had turkey and roast beef, with mashed potatoes and veggies. Everything was so tasty. While dinner was going on several people went to the mini golf station to try to get a hole in one to make us kiss and we were seranated by many of our friends and family as part of our kissing menu.

We had dessert and speeches which were perfect. Not to long, not to short and very very special. We had the first dances, Andrew and I are not dancers so our first dance was pretty funny. We danced to Something Beautiful by the Newsboys. Then my dad and I danced to My Girl by the temptations and Andrew and his mom danced to Forever young by Rod Stewart. Our bridal party then got up and danced to Shut up and Dance by Walk the Moon. I was so relieved to get the dancing done because that meant I had nothing else to do for the rest of the night. I went around and talked to a lot of people which was fun but I was exhausted. by about 8:30 I was ready to go home. But I waited it out until 10 and then I found Andrew and told him I wanted to go home. The DJ played our last song Don't Stop Believing and then we headed out.

A special thanks to Robyn from Robyn Louise Photography for these awesome pictures!