Sore Finger Thursday

*This is a cross post from my personal blog.  I'm participating in the National Blog Posting Month over there.  Lately I've been talking a lot about my green lifestyle.  If you are interested, please take a look.*

Tonight I'm going to take a break in my green entries.  I'll resume these on Monday because I'm going on a little weekend gateway.  I'll be surrounded by family and celebrating a dear sweet little boy's first birthday.  Today I've been preparing for the trip and finishing up some last minute knitting.

I learned a valuable lesson today : my fingers and small needles don't make for a good match.  My poor fingers are so sore from knitting that I can barely stand to type.  Oi I'm telling you I'll never forget this one.  But I guess that's what life is about; living and learning.

Tomorrow morning I'm hoping to have time to do a nice and sunny fall mini photo shoot with my latest knitting pretties.  I can't wait to share with you my latest creation.  It's one of the cutest things I've made in a while.

So this is short and sweet.  Tomorrow night I'll be blogging from a different state.  Prayers for a safe journey are much appreciated....

~*Melody*~

And the Winner is....

Lauren.  You were the winner of my giveaway.  I entered everyone's comments (by number) and used the random generator to come up with the winning comment.

So congrats to Lauren.  Please send your mailing address to shopcreativeradiance@yahoo.com and I'll get that out to you.

If you didn't win this giveaway or didn't have a chance to get in on it, please keep checking back for more.  I'm thinking about a nice little holiday giveaway in the near future. ;-)

~*Melody*~

Sitting at the Coffee Shop

Growing up I would have laughed at you if you'd told me that one day I would look forward to hot cup of Joe.  I'm having a nice gentle white chocolate mocha while my dear husband is sipping a kicky chocolate peppermint latte.  'Tis very refreshing indeed.  Our local coffee shop The Daily Grind measures right up there with Starbucks.  I'd say that their Macchiatos are much better than Starbucks.

Anywho, this entry isn't a coffee review.  I guess I was just being reflective today about some lifestyle things.  I sat for about an hour cleaning some gooey glue off of some glass containers I'm repurposing.  Yesterday someone asked me to sell them some of my MSG free ranch dressing mixture.  Thankfully I have a few containers laying waiting for such the task.  I do really enjoy repurposing.  It's great for the wallet and the planet.  Lately I've been searching the 'net for some repurposing inspiration.  I do a lot already, but I like the challenge of looking for even more ways.   I'm thinking about doing some posts on my 'green' ways.  Would you be interested in reading that?

As I was writing this entry, I wasn't sure which blog to place this one in.  I'm a bit torn at times between combining my two blogs anyway.  Oh well, I can't decide for now.  So you get this entry in both blogs.  ;-)

~*Melody*~

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Bringing in the Fall with Green

Sunday ride home

I must say that I love Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton yarn. This is the Pickle colorway. Its pure yummy organic softness. The cozy factor is high too. Doubled up it's quite warm. It's currently my favorite knit scarf.

I finished knitting this a few days ago. Knitting and wearing a new scarf is one of my favorite parts of fall. It's been so incredible cold here. It was actually in the 30s on my way to church yesterday morning. That's insane for mid October. But it just makes all the yummy warm drinks that much more enjoyable. I've been enjoying homemade pumpkin spice lattes and rich hot chocolate with lots of teeny marshmallows.

This weekend I've been working on making some napkin ring/holder things. LOL....I'm still not sure what to call them. But I thought it might be nice to have a coordinating set for my table. I'll be offering them in my shop very soon too.

Today my creative plans are to work on embossing some candles and some drawing.

Oh and don't forget you just have a few more days to get in on the giveaway. I'm excited to see who's my big winner.

~*Melody*~

Ornaments Have Arrived !

A simple stripe ornament set to highlight any tree or decor this holiday season.  You get a set of 3 two inch handknit balls.  A set includes a red, blue and green with white middle stripe.  If you'd like to order a set of any one color please mention this in the notes section otherwise you'll receive the 3 color set. 

Multiple sets can be ordered upon request.

Ornaments are knit in a cat, dog and smoke free home.  Your ornaments will be made to order. Please allow 1 day for production time of each set. Shipping via USPS.

The Traditional Stripes Large ornament would be a great addition to your holiday decorating. Each ornament is a 4 inch handknit ball with a sturdy hanger.

Multiple ornaments can be ordered upon request. Ornaments are knit in a cat, dog and smoke free home. Your ornament will be made to order. Please allow 1 day for production time of each set. Shipping via USPS.



 If you are interested in ordering any of these ornaments, please visit my Etsy shop or email me directly at shopcreativeradiance@yahoo.com . 

Side note:  I have decided to simplify my holiday orders.  I will be offering ornaments, coffee cozies and napkin holder/rings.  The knit stockings haven't been well received and I decided I'd rather spend time making things that people actually wanted.