in the useless posts department...

Did you know that pop expires? It has a shelf life of something like 6 months, and the expiry date is on the lid. Well, one thing about having a DIY wedding is that you are left over with all kinds of beverages that can't be returned, such as beer in soggy cases, wine that's already been chilled, pop that came from a supplier that doesn't take returns on pop...
So for the last 5 months, we've been drinking as much diet Pepsi, Keith's and Yellow Tail Chardonnay as we can, which isn't a lot since we don't drink at home very much, and we drink milk with our meals. So, last night, I went for the pop, and noticed on the lid that it expired in October. What happens to expired pop? The lid won't come off. And when you run it under hot water, the pop bubbles up through the little holes in the lid (we have glass bottles here). Then, by the time you get it open, your hand hurts so much that you just want to hold the cold bottle against it instead of drinking it. Then, when you drink it, it's really flat. Then you blog about it for no reason.
All this reminded that I haven't blogged about the wedding yet! Of all things to blog about, I think your wedding should be one of them. Does anyone care anymore? I kind of want to do it for myself, just because there are details and funny things that keep popping into my head, and I want to document them. So, I'll get on it!
Happy Friday!

documentation

Well, craft sale month is officially over. Overall, it was very successful, with only a few stressful bits, but I'm really glad to have tried out new sales. I saw some repeat business, which was great. Here are pictures of my booths from the last two sales. I really think my best display was at Bluefield, where I had a 12 foot table. If I can afford to do that for all the sales, I really think I should next year.

Colonel Gray:
Bluefield:
I also had a visit from the Mom! I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of her here, but she has a few so maybe I'll post them once she figures out how to email them to me :) It was great to have her here, and she was a huge help for the last 2 sales. We had lots of fun, we went to a new knitting group, for dinner at Mavor's, Vesey's Seeds for tulip and daffodil bulbs, which we subsequently planted on the coldest day she was here, and had a Settlers of Catan marathon. We made the rounds of the yarn stores, which hurt my wallet a little!
She also brought me a couple of things she thought I would get a kick out of, which I do!
My first bag (complete with the contents) that I made when I was about 9 or 10:
The sun, moon and stars jacket, in all its quilted glory!:
I tried to take a picture of it on, but it's really hard to get a shot of myself 1) not making a silly modeling face, 2) not standing weird, and 3) in the shot.

I'm trying to take a personal day today, even though I have a lot of work to do getting my Etsy updated and working on some custom orders. I seriously need to organize my craft room, since it's pretty much un-usable in its current state of madness. Which requires that I update my Etsy site and get my merchandise stored and ready for mailing. It also required putting away my new yarn purchases, which became documenting my yarn stash and posting it to Ravelry.
Why is documenting yarn so fun? Because it's easy, it serves almost no purpose, and I can't get paid for it. Perfect procrastination material. So, if you're on Ravelry, you've probably already seen my stash update. It's pretty sad. Lots of Patons and Bernat, just because I find them really easy to buy too much of. I do have a couple of nicer yarns that are just waiting for the perfect project, but probably not until after Christmas.
I did actually finish some knitting in the last couple of weeks. I knit another Odessa hat. I love this pattern, it's easy enough to get rolling without too much concentration once the pattern is established, but it's not nearly as boring as stockinette. But, I have a hard time getting it to fit my head. The last one was a little short, and I added an inch to this one and it still just isn't right. So, it's going to be a gift! I hope her head is more normal shaped than mine! Mom and I also knit some bunnies while we were playing Scrabble one day. The pattern is here. It's a super quick and fun knit! It's funny that we both used the same needles and type of yarn, and hers is about twice the size of mine. Beware of the giant bunny!

We also both knit scarves from $3 Bernat Max in a day. Probably the most rewarding thing I've knit in a while!
Anyway, I've kind of been MIA for a few weeks, but now that this crazy month is over, I plan to be updating more regularly!
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November is Craft Sale Month!

For me, at least!
Here are the craft sales where I'll be appearing this month:

November 3-4 - Rachel's - Cavendish
November 9-10-11 - Three Oaks High School - Summerside (I'll be in Band Room B again, for anyone who visited me last year)
November 16-17 - Colonel Gray High School - Charlottetown (now confirmed, I'm in the gym!)
November 24 - Bluefield High School

Here's a little preview of what I've got ready for this weekend. I should have a few more frames and bags ready for Three Oaks!
Hope to see some of you out! If you're not on PEI, don't fret, I'll have the leftover items for sale on Etsy on November 25th, plus many more to be added in the following weeks!
Wish me luck!