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My upper body is sore from playing Wii sports. Yeah, I could just swing punches wildly in my room for 20 minutes without a game system, but it's so much more fun to do it as a block figure on tv, with fun sound effects. I don't even have to wear exercise clothing. The character does all that for me.

Now, back down memory lane...
I looked back through my owl work, since I'll be finishing those other two this week. These owl faces are actually ones that I rejected back in 2004 (maybe) when I was working on another owl face.

I like them much better now. I may revisit the forms, in a jewelry format later.

Here are some silver bunny cufflinks that I think I made back in 2000, but I'm really not sure. They were a commission.

They were quite small, maybe a little over an inch each, in the longest direction.

Back to the present day. I finally started knitting again. I gave up on the thought of starting another complex lace project. I started using the yarn (originally bought for a lace sweater) to make a funky neckwarmer for myself.

I'm making it up as I go along.

I went to the library fundraiser craft sale and book sale today. I got all sorts of great deals.
This was really too good of a deal for the amount of work that must have gone into these little beauties- 1 evening bag and 4 ornaments.

$11.25 for all 4. Now I wish I'd gotten more, for gifts and our own tree. I may have to look up her name and call her.

And look at these books, for .50 cents apiece. The embroidery book is great. I already have my own copy, but plan to give this one away as a gift. The soft toys one, I'm not sure. I want to make some soft toys and dolls, but I don't know when I'll ever get around to it.

off to knit a few rows before bedtime...