You Can Call Me Gwen

Falling into the Pin(terest)hole

 

I did, despite my efforts to avoid it, fall into the Pin(terest)hole recently.

However...

...I was looking through my photographs this morning and realized that at least I resurfaced with something to show for my plummet.

Last week I made body scrub with (tweaked) recipes I found there.

Wish I could give credit to the poster, but I no longer know where I was when I read the recipe.

I made Lime & Coconut Oil sugar scrub ("You put the lime in the coconut..." Anyone remember? Anyone? Bueller?), which Miss Helping Hands used in the shower recently and said, " It was lovely and smelled great".

I also made Lemon & Olive Oil salt/sugar scrub (with lemon zest!), which I've been using at the kitchen sink.

Anyone want some?

 

 

It won't keep forever.

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On my recent crochet binge, I made a little purse for Baby Girl (she's into purses and keys - she's going places, I tell you).

I do remember that I got the pattern from here, and am very grateful, thank you.

This bag was just a wee bit large for Ping...

 

 

...but I made and gave her the second one before I photographed it.

So there you are.

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Also, from the great world of Pinterest, came a peek at these wonderful clothespin toys by Molas & Co. (Such creativity!)

Have I ever mentioned how I love clothespins?

I have a drawer full of different styles and sizes, and a heart full of good memories of hanging laundry, and watching Me Darlin' Mither hang laundry, too.

I guess I could wax poetic about the humble clothespin and it's many uses, but I'll spare you (just this once).

I tried my hand at making some of the 'mechanical toys' like Molas & Co., but I used heavy paper and colored pencil, rather than balsa wood and watercolor.

I needed a birthday gift recently for someone special, and these fit the bill (quite literally).

(Why am I using so many parentheses in this post?)

(What's with that?)

(Don't I believe in what I'm saying enough to make the sentences stand on their own?)

(I guess not.)

 

 

I like little things with hidden surprises.

I like homemade gifts.

I like clothespins.

Thank you, clothesPinterest.

I appreciate the tour.

Somewhere over the rainbow...

 

...skies are blue

But I'm not.

I finished a little rainbow-colored crochet project this week; many months early for a special little guy's first birthday.

I love the colors...

 

 

...and the little "sorting/counting/learn-your-colors" balls.

 

 

I am so grateful to fellow blogger, Kim, over at Seriously Daisies, for offering the free pattern here.

These wonderful nesting bowls make a very colorful tower that makes no noise when it comes tumbling down.

 

 

But I've recently learned of other ways you can play with this lovely soft toy.

Creative Genius brought my sweet little Goomba over early one Saturday morning and saw the half-finished project sitting on the ottoman.

He loved it.

He also played with it.

He thought Goomba should try it out...

 

 

...and on, too, I guess.

He even let him play with one of the balls...

 

 

...while he played with the other two.

And Goomba seemed to be thinking...

 

 

"You're going to let this guy raise me, Pretty?"

"Um. Yeah. I guess so. I think he loves you. And you know what?"

 

I think you love him, too.