Baby Blanket for... a Baby... Of Course!

No, I'm not making any announcements... other than I have finished making a baby blanket for Jason's sister.

Sure, little Mallory was born in January, and I started this blanket all the way back in October, but all I have to say it "Thank Goodness, it's finally over!" It was a lot of hand stitching, and I'm still not totally proficient with binding blankets, but I think its still pretty good.
















It's a little quirky, with wobbly edges, but I have never been one for measurements and preciseness.

















For the bottom fabric I just used a fleece blanket. I really doesn't hide my imperfections of hand stitching, but it definitely does give it a "home-crafted" look.















And here's a detail of the hand stitching.

I really like all the colorful fabrics. Hopefully it won't be color overload for little baby Mallory.

One more craft project off the list!

If It's Not Broke, Don't Fix it!

Notice the picture. I have used this picture in a previous blog. This is an epic picture.

This picture signifies the last picture I took with my camera that I could actually see in the LCD screen. Moments after I took this photo, I switched Jason spots on that very tall platform. I also was very foolish and left my camera in my pocket.

The result was the demise of my LCD screen.

For 7 long months Jason and I have been taking pictures with my camera and hoping for the best. Hoping no one is blinking or making a funny face because we really can't see what we are taking pictures of. It's like I'm living life on the edge somehow.

Well, a day after my birthday, I finally have all the parts to fix this heinous crime. I ordered an LCD that was compatible for my camera, and Jason and I had the hardest time finding those teeny, little screwdrivers.

So sorry for the lack of pictures of fixing my camera (Obviously I couldn't take pictures of my camera while I'm fixing it! DUH!)

So here is the sample that guided me through the process.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPRtqapenFo

By no means do I want you to watch a boring clip on YouTube of some guy with freaky long fingernails fix a camera- but just in case- its there.


So here's what I could take pictures of though:






























This is the screen. Obviously the offending one. This shape on the screen was the only thing that would appear when I would turn it on. I'm really glad its gone!
















And here is all the utensils I used. My favorite was the tweezers.


So here's to fixing things that ARE broke!