Bartering

So our friends Brenda and Roy are going to Alaska and needed hats. We did a trade, a barter. I made hats and she (is in the gourmet food/stuff business) delivered the goods photo'd! I'd say it was well worth the knitting time. Love it all!

We went down to their house in Carlsbad for the Big Exchange, a visit to the Del Mar Race Track, and Roy's famous bbq'd hamburgers before heading back home. For summer in Southern California, the weather was o u t s t a n d i n g! I almost could have used a sweater!

Cloning Kelli

Since my DD complained that I haven't updated, I thought it only appropriate to post my latest creative effort. Believe me, I herniated myself trying to work as fast as I could before the little pill lost patience. These pics don't do DD quite justice in that she's been working out with a personal trainer and it sure shows - not just her shape, but what she's eating has paid off in the condition of her skin - it's stinking gorgeous.

I still have a little finishing work here, but it's close. She needs a pin head and to be polished up with a bit of shellac and perhaps a stable base. I tried not to overthink the decoupaging. But this is harder than it looks. I started goin through magazines (Oprah, Real Simple, Bon Appetite - the only ones I had around) and clipping anything interesting to me or that I thought represented her interests (hence the muts, but I take total credit for the 90-year-old naked woman gracing her left armpit.) Then I tried grouping pictures on the floor. But when it came down to it, the groups had to give way to what size was needed where. (Kelli IS in a bathing suit during this process)