Strangeling Blog Design

This is my latest Blog template design! Its so fun and PINK!!! The artist's name is Jasmine Becket-Griffith aka Strangeling and I was able to use her work by purchasing an artist's package at CILM. I am currently awaiting my CILM License Number to arrive from the customer service department and will update the blog as soon as its received.

Jasmine is a remarkable artist and her work is even more beautiful in person! I have several of her original works as she sells them on Ebay to the public. She also has an ETSY store filled with prints and her own handmade JEWELRY! Yes, yes, I said JEWELRY!!! Jasmine's wonderful husband Matt assists her in her work by creating one of a kind framed originals with beautiful detailing and meticulous craftsmanship. They are an awesome and wonderful team!

~Wierdlings

Upcoming Books Revised as of 12/30/08

DECEMBER 08

At Grave's End (Night Huntress, Book 3) by Jeaniene Frost on December 30, 2008 - GOT IT TODAY!!!

JANUARY 09

Lord of Misrule (The Morganville Vampires, Book 5) by Rachel Caine on January 6, 2009

Night Huntress (Sisters of the Moon, Book 5) by Yasmine Galenorn - January 6, 2009

Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) by Anya Bast - January 6, 2009.

One More Bite (Jaz Parks, Book 5) by Jennifer Rardin on January 9, 2009

Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5) by Carrie Vaughn on January 27, 2009

FEBRUARY 09

Pride (Book 3) by Rachel Vincent on February 1, 2009

Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, Book 4) by Patricia Briggs on February 3, 2009

Kiss of Fate (Dragonfire, Book 3) by Deborah Cooke - February 3, 2009. 

Kitty Raises Hell (Kitty Norville, Book 6) by Carrie Vaughn on February 24, 2009

White Witch, Black Curse (Rachel Morgan, Book 7) by Kim Harrison on February 24, 2009

MARCH 09

Deadly Desire (Riley Jenson, Book 7) by Keri Arthur on March 9, 2009

APRIL 09

Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, Book 4) by Karen Chance on April 7, 2009

Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 7) by J.R. Ward - April 28, 2009

MAY 09

JUNE 09

Summer 09

City of Souls (Zodiac Series, Book 4) by Vicki Pettersson

~Wierdlings

New Year's Early Resolution #1

I am gonna learn to crochet!  Mainly cause I wanna do all this awesome amigurumi projects I admit!!!  ::hehe::  Amigurumi means “knitted or crocheted doll” in Japanese. They're the simplest of simple, worked in the round in single crochet.  Though I only know one stitch, it would be awesome to read and understand the patterns too!

Lookie what a great find I found on Etsy!!!  His creator is named RichmondArt on ETSY and his listing is right HERE

for you to go and visit or purchase him.

I have also found a great number of these crocheted patterns on RAVELRY too.. so if you are a member, hop on over and check out.  One I am itching to try after my lil sackboy are these adorable flames!!!

They are by a renowned Amigurimi designer, Roxycraft and 

can be purchased and found on her site or on Ravelry, but 

whereever you find her designs you know they will be whimsical and unbearably cute!!! 

So I hope you are going to try new and exciting crafts this year too!

~W

Meowy Christmas!!!

Jinx and Aggie wish you ALL a very Meowy Christmas!!!

More Cowls?

Cowls, cowls, and more ... you guessed it cowls!  Boy it has been some crazy knitting over here, but ya know what?  I'm not finished!!!!  I still have enough of a stash to keep knitting for a while yet.  ::heh::

Oh I love this colorway of pinks and purples, too bad the company is no longer in business... ::sniff:: Bye Bye Needful Yarns. ::waves:: I combined it with a black based wool in worsted weight, added a purple metallic yarn, casted on 56 stitches on #15's and in two hours or less, not sure cause I was listening to an audiobook.. it was done! I wore it on our Balloon ride today!

Crafty Christmas!

Its a Crafty Christmas this year!!!

So this is it! I found these great stones at a local bead store and I could not help but snag them and create something for my SIL. She can wear so many colors with her skin tone its unfair, but then again we all love her!

It did not take me long to make and it was so very very easy. I hope she likes them!

~W

Tuesday Releases - 12/02/08

Eating through two books in one evening is a bit tough, especially so when you do not get home until 8pm. Needless to say, once I started to read Zen and the Art of Vampires, I could not put it down. Pia, the mc (main character) was fun, witty, and down right charming! She had me laughing with all her inappropriate bursts of saying what she didn't mean to say. Kristoff and Alec, all I can say is wowsers and where is my Dark One now!!!

My main frustration though is not in the writing or the characters, but in the story! The other Dark Ones novels end finitely within their own respective books, this one though, seems to drag onto at least one more... gah.. I will pull my hair out if its more than that! I want to know the end of 'their' story and I want it now... not to wait until May to find out.

Granted I understand it in other series.. but at least you are told up front by the author's styles if that is where they are going to take you. While there is some cross visiting from other characters briefly from other books, this one is gonna make you wait. ::le sigh:: Is it May yet?!

Second of the 'Tales of an Urban Werewolf' series, it truly delivers a great time with Sophie Garou and all of her lost designer shoes, clothing, and unlimited supply of Lady Bic razors.

Sophie has been found in the Houston packs territory and while she has been there for years and years, now the pack knows she is there. Dealing with them is just one of the situations she finds herself dealing with not to mention an uber-hottie by the name of Mark, who just happens to be the president of her newest and biggest auditing account. His sweet smoky scent drives her nuts, but what about her BF Heath? What about Tom?! Her life and your nerves run a rollercoaster ride of adrenalin to see what is going to happen next!

I give them both a FIVE on my Sheep-A-Meter!!!

~Wierdlings

New Winter Look

YEAH! I am so very very happy with my newest blog look. The elf is so very cute and I love the colors. Merry Soon-To-Be Christmas to you all!

~Wierdlings

2008 Booklist Sept/Oct

September & October
Note: (M)=Magazine

Servant-The Awakening by LL Foster
Servant-The Acceptance by LL Foster
The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson (R)
Dead To The World by Charlaine Harris (R)
First Blood by Various (Susan Sizemore)
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (R)
Legacy by Jeanne C. Stein
All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
The Nightwalkers:Noah by Jacquelun Frank
Up In Smoke by Katie MacAlister
Kiss Of The Wolf by Morgan Hawke
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Nancy Madore
Heat Of The Night by Emma Holly
Wolf Tales VI by Kate Douglas (R)
Lord Of The Dark by Dawn Thompson
Wicked Hot by Charlene Teglia
Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton
Working For The Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
Dead Man Rising by Lilith Saintcrow
The Devil's Right Hand by Lilith Saintcrow
Saint City Sinners by Lilith Saintcrow
To Hell And Back by Lilith Saintcrow
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (A)
Make It Modern by Classic Lite Yarns
Mini Knits by Noro
Halloween Tricks and Treats by Matthew Mead (M)
Craft:You Can Weave (M)
Manga Clip Art by Hayden Scott-Baron
Spin-Off, Fall 2008
VOGUEKnitting, Fall 2008 (M)
Knitsimple, Holiday 2007 (M & R)
Knitsimple, Fall 2007 (M & R)
Entertainment Weekly, Aug 22/29, 2008 (Harry Potter!)

KnitMeter FTW

Yeah.. was surfing this morning and found a Knitting Meter! Go grab your very own. Instructions are simple and its nothing but copying and pasting into your blog code.

HUGS!
~W

THE PARROT!

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.

Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.

Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly open the door to the freezer, the parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

I received this in the mail and made me laugh so very much!!! I hope it did for you too!

~W

Happy Thanksgiving!

ACK! Time has flown!!!

So sorry for the lapse in writing. I have been camera-less for the past few weeks, because I can not find the cord to download pictures onto my computer. Worse, I have to have the hubby dl them, put them on a thumb drive and then load them... le sigh!

I did not want my posts to be pictureless.. so I waited and waited and waited and waited! Finally I said to myself, "To heck with this!" and as of tonight will start to post again. Filling in later with pictures of stuff which has already happened and stuff I want to do. ::grin::

Let's see... what has happened?

LETTERBOXING!!!

I have not started it persay.... but I did find the materials needed to make a stamp, purchased the carving tools and rubber medium, and also purchased some E6000 glue along with plain wooden blocks to glue the stamps to.

In this endeavor, I took the hubby to a local privately owned coffee shop here in Orlando which was supposed to sport a hidden letterbox, alas everywhere we looked we could not find the bugger! Not to say its not there, BUT we could not locate it. So I will have to go back again when I have our stamps made and really tear the place apart. ::hehe::

2008 BOOKLIST!

I need to enter the books read/listened to for the months of September and October. I really did not read much in October to tell the truth because I was horrible sick and nothing was coming out at all!!!! Granted that did not stop me from finding a few new authors... but really knitting was my focus!

KNITTING!!!

Gosh.... for the very first time... Christmas knitting has reared its ugly head in my stash, time, and pattern collecting. Three cowls down, one more on the needles... two bounce hats, one on the needles... I have some gorgeous yarn from YarnPirate, Duet Yarns, and some sweeeeet knitting bags from GoodtobeGirl! (Again... pics are a hassle because of the missing cord, but I hope to post them very soon!

Lastly for this blog! The newest pattern from MochiMochiland.com ..... ELVES!!! Anna is so awesome, she even created Christmas Gift Tags that can be downloaded and printed for holiday giving... and when I get paid next week her ELVES pattern shall be mine mine mine!

~Wierdlings

Spooky Boutique!!

One of the cutest gothy boutiquest on the web!!! I have several of their shirts and now I see they have stickers and stamps!!! Woot!!!



~W

Books I NEED, WANT, MUST HAVE NOW!!!!

Whine.... why can't I have a time machine?!!!

Books Available NOW!!!
All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire (Love at Stake, Book 5) by Kerrelyn Sparks - GOT IT
Destiny Kills by Keri Arthur - Available Now

NOVEMBER 08
Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, Book 7) on November 4, 2008. - GOT IT
On the Prowl (Tales of an Urban Werewolf, Book 2) by Karen MacInerney on November 25, 2008. - GOT IT

DECEMBER 08
At Grave's End (Night Huntress, Book 3) by Jeaniene Frost on December 30, 2008

JANUARY 09
Lord of Misrule (The Morganville Vampires, Book 5) by Rachel Caine on January 6, 2009
One More Bite (Jaz Parks, Book 5) by Jennifer Rardin on January 9, 2009
Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5) by Carrie Vaughn on January 27, 2009

FEBRUARY 09
Pride (Book 3) by Rachel Vincent on February 1, 2009
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, Book 4) by Patricia Briggs on February 3, 2009
Kitty Raises Hell (Kitty Norville, Book 6) by Carrie Vaughn on February 24, 2009
White Witch, Black Curse (Rachel Morgan, Book 7) by Kim Harrison on February 24, 2009

MARCH 09
Deadly Desire (Riley Jenson, Book 7) by Keri Arthur on March 9, 2009

APRIL 09
Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, Book 4) by Karen Chance on April 7, 2009

MAY 09

JUNE 09

Summer 09City of Souls (Zodiac Series, Book 4) by Vicki Pettersson

~W

Knitting Project Bag Club!

Remember when I told you that I joined GoodtobeGirl's Project Bag Summer/Winter Bag sale? Well, I finally was able to download the pictures I have taken of most of my knitting projects as well as the first bag, which arrived in September!

The stitch markers were so very very cute! A tiny pumpkin and donut in a tiny metal tin. BUT that is not all... you see I had also been/am a member of the Loopy Ewe Sock Club and in one of my previous kits, GoodToBeGirl had made markers for them too... in the same pumpkin/donut way!!!

Yep! I have a full 4 piece set of matching stitch markers!!!

I have already started to use them. I love love love them so very much.

Oh I almost forgot to tell you, on Ravelry is a GoodToBeGirl group. I actually posted recently how I have a full set with the bag and SM'ers... that Amy wrote to me and wanted to send me a second set of SM'ers because she totally forgot about the Loopy Ewe kit. How awesome is she to make an offer like this?! I know... really really awesome, but I could not do it. I love my set and do not want to have her feeling like she upset or disappointed me. So I wrote back and let her know it wasn't necessary. She is so sweet.

Okies.. lots more to write about and post! Talk a bunch more later!

~W

PURTY!!!!

Ooo the colors, the colors!!!!

~W

Hehe! I just had to laugh!!!

You've been mooned!

Knitting Galore!!!

I have been working on soooo many projects its not even funny.  I need to post pics of my Hemlockring Throw, a few cowls I  have been knitting up between projects, and my most favorite thing recently... BOO!  From Anne of MochiMochiland.com... he is so incredibly cute that I need to make him as big as possible!!!  So I went out and got the chunkiest yarn I could in some great colors and will be knitting him fast and furious as possible.  

I will post pics as soon as I can.

Until later... 

~W

So Much Stuff!!!

I have been doing so many things lately its hard to keep track, let alone make sure to Blog about them!

Working on a Hemlockring Throw that is coming out gorgeous in Malabrigo's worsted weight in the colorway of Violetas. Can you say, "SMOOSHY!" I thought you could!

Next, reading has been on short supply because many of my favorite authors don't have anything being released soon, except for a few here or there. I shall be updating my Book Challenge post very very soon.

Finally, I have been spending money, which I need to stop very soon, as the hubby and I wish to take a cruise next year during Spring Break with my family. So yarn clubs are going to have to be deminished soon or not renewed. ::sniff, le sigh::

Much more later!
~W

Seasons Project Bag Club!

WOOT! I am in the club... weeee!!! Amy of GoodtobeGirl opened up a Project Bag Club for the Fall and Winter season. It was a reasonable price and luckily I stalk her site often enough to see the offer and send in my request to join. I can't wait to see what goodies are on the way soon.

Funny, I should say that... she just sent out an email to the club members and they will be in the mail by Monday! ::YEAH!::

~Wierdlings

Halloween Sock Kit Swap 2008

Its that time of year when the scariest socks come out to play!!!  Okay well maybe not the socks themselves, but fun and wacky sock knitters who happen to love Halloween.  Friends over at the Lime & Violet boards as well as new friends from Ravelry are joining up to befriend, bemuse, and scare the beejeebies outta each other for this swap.  We are going to have an awesome awesome time!!!

Join us if you like... six more days to go, before partners are assigned!

~Wierdlings

August Books!

August

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. My Wicked Enemy by Carolyn Jewel
3. The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
4. Kiss of Fury by Beborah Cooke
5. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. True Blood by Patricia Waddell
7. Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl
8. One Foot In The Grave by Jeaniene Frost
9. Let the Night Begin by Kathryn Smith
10. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (R)
11. Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake
12. Gale Force by Rachel Caine (R)
13. First Blood by Various Authors
14. Naked in Death by JD Robb (A)
15. Glory in Death by JD Robb (A)
16. Witness in Death by JD Robb (A)
17. Strangers in Death by JD Robb (A)
18. Bitten to Death by Jennifer Rardin

2008 Booklist

Originally posted on 01/28/08
Updated as of 09/01/08

YEAR GOAL - 50 (MET!!!!)
To Date - 145

At the end of December I joined a group on LibraryThing, where the goal was to try and read 50 books throughout the year. This group stated that audiobooks and rereads of books counted, it even will count magazines too! So I joined and have been keeping a list of books for the month so far. I will edit it thoughout the year and post my ever growing booklist, perhaps you will find one or two that will tickle your fancy!

~Wierdlings

2008
Book Reading
(R)=Reread
(A)=Audiobook


January

1. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
2. Elijah by Jacquelyn Frank
3. The Watcher by Jeanne C. Stein
4. Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
5. Accidental Vampire by Lyndsay Sands
6. Holy Smokes by Katie McAlister
7. Accidently Yours by Susan Mallery
8. Fairyville by Emma Holly
9. High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
10. Moving Target by Cheyenne McCray
11. Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn
12. Marked By Moonlight by Sharie Kholer
13. Play Dirty by Sandra Brown (A)
14. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (A)
15. Killer Dreams by Iris Johansen (A)
16. Dead Sleep by Greg Iles (A)
17. Knitting Never Felt Better by Nickie Epstein
18. Savior Me Slowly by Gena Showalter
19. Dead Perfect by Amanda Ashley
20. Visions in Death by JD Robb (R)
21. Evermore by Lynn Veihl
22. Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaugn (R)
23. Plum Lovin by Janet Evanovich

February

1. Dead Perfect by Amanda Ashley
2. Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
3. Past Redemption by Savannah Russe
4. Interweave Knits - Spring 2008
5. Cable and Arans by Interweave Press
6. Wild, Wicked, & Wanton by Jaci Burton
7. Wolf Tales IV by Kate Douglas
8. Wolf Tales V by Kate Douglas
9. Blood Rose by Sharon Page
10. Sex & The Immortal Bad Boy by Stephanie Rowe
11. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (R)
12. On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs (multiple authors) (R)
13. The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
14. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (A)
15. Strangers in Death by JD Robb
16. The Art of Resin Jewelry: Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs by Sherri Haab
17. Definately Dead by Charlaine Harris (A)
18. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
19. Blood Drive by Jeanne C. Stein
20. Craft Magazine #06
21. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
22. Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon
23. Spin to Knit by Shannon Okey
24. Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney
25. Kiss of Fire by Deborah CookeTeach Yourself Visually Handspinning by Judith MacKenzie McCuin

March - Whine! I was being good and saving up for the Romantic Times Con in April

1. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (R)
2. Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke
3. The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
   

April

1. Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie
2. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (R)
3. Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance (R)
4. Embrace the Night, Karen Chance
5. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (A)
6. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (A)
7. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (A)
8. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich (A)
9. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich (A)
10. Marked by PC Cast + Kristin Cast
11. Betrayed by PC Cast + Kristin Cast
12. Chosen by PC Cast + Kristin Cast
13. Twinkles Weekend Knits by Wenlan Chia
14. Unmasqued by Colette Gale

May

1. One foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
2. Under Darkness by Savannah Russe
3. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
4. Gone with the Witch by Annette Blair
5. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
6. The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
7. Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian
8. All Souls Night by Jennifer Armintrout
9. Because Your Vampire Said So by Michele Bardsley
10. Damien by Jacquelyn Frank
11. Real Vampire Get Lucky by Gerry Bartlett
12. Bad Blood by LA Banks
13. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (R)
14. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
15. Embrace the Night, Karen Chance (R)
16. Playing With Fire by Katie MacAlister
17. The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
18. My Immortal Protector by Jen Holling
19. Dark Needs at Nights Edge by Kresley Cole
20. Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin
21. Another One Bites The Dust by Jennifer Rardin
22. Biting the Bullet by Jennifer Rardin
23. The Accidental Werewolf by Datoka Cassidy
24. Strangers in Death by JD Robb
25. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
26. Blood Noir by Laurell K Hamilton
27. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
28. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich (A)
29. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich (A)
30. To The Nines by Janet Evanovich (A)
31. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (A)
32. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich (A)

June & July

1. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
2. Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
3. Romancing the Dead by Tate Hallaway
4. Lover Enshrined bu JR Ward
5. Hunter's Salvation by Shiloh Walker
6. Savior Me Slowly by Gena Showalker
7. The Iron Hunt by Majorie M. Liu
8. Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter
9. The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
10. Touch of Evil by CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
11. Touch of Madness by CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
12. Hunting The Hunter by Shiloh Walker
13. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
14. Strangers in Death by JD Robb
15. Fairyville by Emma Holly
16. Cables and Arans by Interweave Press
17. Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
18. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
19. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (A)
20. Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
21. Touch of Darkness by CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
22. Through the Veil by Shiloh Walker
23. Naked in Death by JD Robb (A)
24. Witness in Death by JD Robb (A)
25. Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft
26. Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft
27. Wolf Tales VI by Kate Douglas
28. 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders by Judith Durant
29. Gale Force by Rachel Caine
30. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

August

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
2. My Wicked Enemy by Carolyn Jewel
3. The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox
4. Kiss of Fury by Beborah Cooke
5. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. True Blood by Patricia Waddell
7. Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl
8. One Foot In The Grave by Jeaniene Frost
9. Let the Night Begin by Kathryn Smith
10. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (R)
11. Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake
12. Gale Force by Rachel Caine (R)
13. First Blood by Various Authors
14. Naked in Death by JD Robb (A)
15. Glory in Death by JD Robb (A)
16. Witness in Death by JD Robb (A)
17. Strangers in Death by JD Robb (A)
18. Bitten to Death by Jennifer Rardin

She Just Won't Go Away!

Gah, don't you just hate relatives who won't leave? Sorta like tourists who don't know the Winter Season isn't here yet!

~W

YIKES!!!

GO AWAY FAY!!!

Books, Books, & More Books!

June & July

1. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
2. Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
3. Romancing the Dead by Tate Hallaway
4. Lover Enshrined bu JR Ward
5. Hunter's Salvation by Shiloh Walker
6. Savior Me Slowly by Gena Showalker
7. The Iron Hunt by Majorie M. Liu
8. Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter
9. The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
10. Touch of Evil by CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
11. Touch of Madness by CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
12. Hunting The Hunter by Shiloh Walker
13. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
14. Strangers in Death by JD Robb
15. Fairyville by Emma Holly
16. Cables and Arans by Interweave Press
17. Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
18. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
19. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (A)
20. Sundays at Tiffany's by Patterson
21. and still reading books! So many coming out on the 29th!

Woot for new series!!!

I just love to get involved in a series which already has a few books under its belt. I normally walk in at the beginning of a string of books and have to wait FOREVER for the installments, which I am sure happens to so many of us. But every once in a while I walk into a series which I have missed and am so stoked to find there are at least 3-4 to gobble up at once.... with perhaps a new one out soon.

Thus is the case with author Jennifer Rardin series featuring Jaz Parks. A totally new kick ass heroine who has a world of new and interesting vampires, magic, and techie-geeks. One thing I did differently when purchasing the first book, Once Bitten, Twice Shy. I only bought the one. I held off on the others just to make sure I did like it. Last year I decided to try a new author and bought the first five books of her series and couldn't get through the first one at all. Now I am stuck with the books.. le sigh. Orlando do not have any really good trade-in book stores around. ::eesh::

Anyway! ?I found them to be refreshing and attention grabbing. Ate this one down within three hours and even now am attempting NOT to go back to Borders (10:25 pm) to buy the second and third installments. The fourth book is due out in August! ::Wooot::

So go. Go now! And buy this series!

~Wierdlings

FO Meter aka Finished Objects

Yeah! I have pushed past my 5th FO for the 2008 year!!! And to celebrate I made a few FO meter pics so that I can strive to earn them on my way throughout the year... I use them when I post on the Lime N Violet Message Boards as part of my signature.

They are on a purple background with sheep representing the FO numbers... they are in like a Roman Numeral sorta setting..

White = 1

Green = 5

Pink = 10

More colors will follow when I get near 20, but here they are.

= 5

= 6

= 7

= 8

= 9

= 10

~Wierdlings

YARN P*RN!

Lookie what I just brought and it has arrived! Its from Jennifer Schermerhorn of ~Whirled Yarn~ and is called 'Charmed I'm Sure'. It is so totally drool worthy! I can not wait to find the PERFECT project for it. Its Wool/Plush Hearts 60yds/180ft. So enough to be dangerous, but not enough to do a whole long scarf, so it has to be something special. Jennifer even included a card that has a gorgeous print of the yarn on the top, so you can give it as part of a gift if I was going to give it away. Which I'm not! ::hehe:: Cause I am greedy like that!

~W

Domokun Peekaboo Mittens

HA! Finally got a picture of the Domokun Peekaboo Mittens I made for my sister. Yes, they were my first mittens and boy are there some booboo's on them, like one is slightly bigger than the other, the slit for the fingers to peek out is lower in the hand than where I would like it, but all-in-all she loves them, so that is what counts.

::hehe::

~Wierdlings

Black Cherry Peekaboo Mittens

YEAH! I finished my second pair of Peekaboo mittens as well as designed the double stitch cherries on top! I also had to edit the Peekaboo Mittens pattern from MagKnits.com to better fit my hand and silly artificial nails. Using the regular pattern to follow, I simply increased a few rows in the Base of the Hand as well as the Mitten top. So to abbreviate it a bit.

Base of hand:
Work even for 12 rows to about 0.5" [1 cm] below top of palm. On last rnd, place finger markers as follows: K 24 (27), pm, k12 (16), pm, k to end.

Work the finger opening the same as the pattern.

Mitten top:
Work 10 rows removing finger markers in process. Distribute sts evenly on 4 needles.
Then start the decreasing for the mitten top.

Using Cascade 220 Black for the mitten, I then graphed the cherries I wanted to double stitch onto the fabric. With a white piece of yarn I ran a guideline to help me coorodinate the placement of the design. Wallah! Black Cherry Peekaboo Mittens!

Irish Hiking Wrist Warmers 2

I just love love love this pattern, that I can't stop making them. I worked and completed a pair for my mother who is a postal carrier. They are in navy and a light grey and are so cute! Going to wait to seam them up so that I can make sure they are a perfect fit for her, when I go home this weekend to visit.

You have got to make a pair! http://www.wineandneedles.blogspost.com/

~W

Irish Hiking Wrist Warmers

I love this pattern! Gonna do another pair tomorrow. They were quick, easy, and they fit so well!

This will be great for my mom who is a postal carrier, but I think I will need to find a more durable fiber as I am sure she is going to have to wash them often and 100% wool will not hold up to the constant washing and drying.. Superwash here I come!

~W

Happy 2008!!!

Dear Friends,

The happiest and best warm wishes to you and yours for this new year! May your needles be fruitful and your life exciting. Most of all happiness and health to you all!!!

In answer to this, I myself am undertaking a new and never before done diet for myself. I can't harp on others in my family for not taking care of themselves, when I myself need to do so too. Sooooo... as of Thursday, well it actually started before that, more like Christmas, I have purchased a good set of walking shoes, an Nike+ kit, a small new ipod nano to use with the Nike+ kit, some actual working out clothes and a bunch of food.

If you want to know what a Nike+ kit is.. go here.. http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/#tutorials and check it out. It is so awesome! You do not need their shoes, I bought a pouch from Marware via Amazon... http://www.marware.com/PRODUCTS is their main website.

Granted I am walking and not running, not yet or maybe not ever, but still, getting out of the house for a good 20 mins cardio is still less time then on my arse in front of the computer. ::hehe::

If you are Lime and Violet fans like me, you will know what Letterboxing is... well I hope to start to do that soon too as soon I as I design my stamp and get a plan together.

Finally, I have challenged myself to see how many books I can read for the year. Yes, most of them will be romance/paranormal ones, but then again I may surprise you. Currently next to my bed is 'You Living Longer'. Very interesting and chuck full of stuff I never knew.

Well I shall be writing more of my exercise and fitness routine as well as my knitting and reading goals for 2008.

Bless you all!
~Wierdlings