 I have 2 boys & succulents. I love wool & cupcakes. I like to make things. e: lisa@goodknits.com
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posted by Lisa on July 30th, 2010
Here’s my cupcake of the month, just in the nick of time! I was really craving chocolate, last weekend, but never got around to making the cupcakes. I had some extra time, yesterday evening, and whipped these up. I used the chocolate cupcake recipe on joyofbaking.com and a peanut butter frosting recipe from allrecipes.com.
They came out pretty delicious. The cupcakes were moist and not overly sweet, which is a plus for me. The frosting tasted like the center of a Reese’s peanut butter cup, so that was pretty rad. My kids absolutely LOVED them. Especially Nathan, who usually isn’t into baked goods if they don’t involve a certain song and presents afterward. I’d call these a success.
!!PLUS!! Anytime I get to use all of my mixing bowls at once makes me smile inside. There’s something about these vintage Butterprint Pyrex bowls that gets my blood a-flowin’.
posted by Lisa on July 27th, 2010
I have a new appreciation for rain, since buying a home. Mother Nature waters my lawn and my plants. It makes me happy.
posted by Lisa on July 15th, 2010
I sold the cross-stitch fabric and now have ZIPPERS up for sale! They’re pretty inexpensive, IMO, at 50 cents a pop. There’s also an option to buy all 36. If you do a lot of sewing with zippers, I think this would be a great deal! I have accumulated them from various places over the years. I had high hopes for my sewing skills, but alas they remain small and I really just want to declutter.
If you’re interested, take a look! The crafty garage sale…
I love the old packaging on some of these vintage ones.
posted by Lisa on July 11th, 2010
So, that ear problem I mentioned in my last post turned out to be an infection. I lasted until Wednesday morning and then HAD to see a doctor. He said there was a small infection in my left ear. By this time there was swelling on my neck, so I needed some help in the form of antibiotics. Wellll, it defintiely got worse before it got better. In fact, today is the first day I’ve woken up without pain. My right ear also ended up being infected and so I’ve been having a hard time hearing the past few days. They’re still pretty stuffy, today. I hope that they get back to normal before my prescription runs out.
Because of my ear woes, I had no desire to do much of anything all week. No blogging, no crafting, no nothing. I just sat around being mopey and complained about my ears on Twitter (@goodknits).
I think I’ll be better, this week. I started making some brooch bases last night and I have a little photo shoot idea in mind for them. I really want to go antiquing or something. I need to get outta here! I’ve finally gotten that energy I was seeking all week.
I’ll leave you with this quick snap of my littlest getting his hair cut by Grandma, last weekend.
Don’t worry, ladies, she only trimmed it a bit. ;)
posted by Lisa on July 6th, 2010
I’m sorry this is a day late, but I totally forgot about it yesterday and then today, I had a pretty terrible ear ache all morning and afternoon. It’s still bothering me, but I’ve taken a few super-doses of vitamin C and some pain reliever.
ANYWAY! Here’s the winner!
#5! Who left comment #5?
Thursday of my girl thursday! Congratulations!!! We’ll discuss via email your bookmark choice!
Thank you to those of you that entered!
posted by Lisa on July 1st, 2010
I said I’d have a bookmark giveaway when I reached 100 friends in Google Connect. Then, I moved and forgot about it. I’ve since surpassed that number, so here’s the giveaway!
To enter, just leave a comment saying “Hello!” Join the Friend connect (left sidebar) while you’re at it! The winner will be randomly chosen on Monday at noon (CST). You’ll have the option of one of the bookmarks in my shop OR if you have a special request (i.e. a color scheme), I’ll see what I can whip up.
Extra entries (leave a separate comment for each):
–tweet about the giveaway. “Crocheted bookmark giveaway @goodknits! http://j.mp/aHU2Tt”
–blog about the giveaway.
Thank you all so much for sticking with me and the goodknits blog. Especially those of you who have stuck around during my move and blog absence! As a token of my gratitude, please enjoy 25% off your entire order, before shipping, by entering “happyblog” in the notes to seller at checkout. Offer ends 7/11/2010.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
posted by Lisa on June 29th, 2010
We moved about 40 minutes away from our old neighborhood. Where we used to live, there were at least 5 thrift stores we visited regularly. I’m sad that we no longer can drive 5 minutes to one of my favorites, but I’m also excited to make new favorites–to explore and discover new gems.
Last Friday, I spent a good hour on google maps, searching for thrift stores in the area. I found a few and was even able to split them up into groups based on location. The biggest had 5, but we had already visited 2 the weekend prior. We set out Saturday afternoon to the other three.
The first two were closed. As in, no longer in business! Big booooo! The last was set to close about 15 minutes after we got there. Luckily, there were still customers scouring the place, so we went in quickly and were pleasantly surprised!
I ended up buying this train case and quilt, along with an 11″x14″ photo frame, a lamp shade, a camera lens filter (it’s 49mm, though, so I can’t use it unless I get a step-down ring), an adorable tote that says “I choose reading,” a beer mug, and a cordless phone. Our grand total? $15. Yeaaah, we were glad the other stores were closed. It made this little thrift victory that much sweeter.
The weather man tells me we’re going to be getting a ton of rain in the Houston area, so I knew this would be the last day in a while for me to get photos. Nathan is spending the day with my mom, so Andrew and I went out back for a bit. I love love love having a backyard. LOVE IT.
I got the sheet & pillowcase seen in the photo below at SeAM, which we visited 2 weekends ago. It had been WEEKS since I thrifted, so I was SO happy to find these vintage linens early in the day.
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Slightly off-topic, if you have any tips on how to mend small tears in old quilts, I’d be most appreciative. There are a few 1-2″ tears in some of the squares of the quilt. They aren’t on the seams, so I’m wondering what would be the best method to fix ‘em up. Thanks in advance!
posted by Lisa on June 27th, 2010
After many sweaty days and bathtub whines, I practically begged this one to get a haircut!
OK. OK… so, I bribed him with a buck. That explains his cheery disposition at the noisy clippers getting run through his thick locks.
In the excitement, I forgot to grab a sheet on the way out to the backyard. You know, a sheet to protect his neck, shoulders, elbow joints, knees, underwear, etc. from little pieces of hair. D’oh! If you ever doubted my mother-of-the-year status……..!
Now, I need to figure out the plan for the baby’s hair. Oh, I love the shagginess of their heads, but gosh I do hate bath time. Yes, I’m probably the only parent in the world to say that, but I DO. I’ve never liked giving baths and the long hair just prolongs them. Andy’s hair is so fine, I think the clippers wouldn’t work. I may just have to start cutting with scissors and then try the clippers then. Any input? Cutting super fine hair at home with little to no skill? I hope a nice trim will get his strands to thicken up a bit.
posted by Lisa on June 23rd, 2010
I only gave Jason one thing for Father’s Day…
This t-shirt by the amazing Sammy Kaye. Sammy has been an internet friend for almost 10 years. She was one of the first people I gushed about Jason to. She’s a Michiginian, transplanted to Chicago, who just recently returned to the United States from a couple-month-stay in South Korea where she worked in a school with some freakin’ adorable kids. She blogged about her stay, complete with gorrrrrrrgeous photos, here.
ANYWAY, I love me some Sammy art, so I snagged up one of her Buschemi-giraffe t-shirts the first day she put them on Etsy. Jason likes golden yellow shirts, so it was perfect! We also have a Bill Murray shirt in white, but I’m thinking I may need a blue one soon. Go check out her shop and give her some loooove!
posted by Lisa on June 7th, 2010
Sorry about that.
We’re all moved in. Not completely settled, and I don’t quite know how many weeks we’ll be living out of boxes, but all our stuff is HERE. Allow me a bit to get my bearings. I’m still trying to get used to some things, like: having a garage, the plethora of insects that exist, my kids having their own bedroom, not eating out every day, having a backyard to throw my kids into, etc. It’s fun!
I only just got internet service a few days ago, so it may take me a while to catch up with blogs. If anything super duper spectacular happened, please feel free to link a girl up! Thank you alllll for your kind comments of congratulations and whatnot. I really appreciate it. :)
While I was gone, two events took place. One: my cousin graduated from high school. Two: my oldest turned five. FIVE! CINCO! CINQ!
I made him a rainbow cake. He’s into rainbows right now. Ask him what color he wants to paint his room and he’ll reply with “rainbow.”
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