Hoot, Hoot

I'm so excited to announce that my Beaded Crochet Owl Pin pattern is in Issue 43 of Inside Crochet magazine!  An editor sent me these great photos that really highlight the pins:

Issues of Inside Crochet magazine seem to now be available on iTunes and Pocketmag.  Issue 43 should be in stores in August here in the States.  I also will be allowed to post the pattern in my Ravelry store in about 6 months :-)

Axolotl

Well, I am learning so much about the Axolotl. It's a Mexican salamander basically, not to be confused with a lizard or reptile because they are amphibians. And, they come in all sorts of cool and different colors. The one I'm making is going to mimic the "white albino" with red gills! (if you'd like to learn more, check out http://www.axolotl.org/). I found a great 100% natural bamboo yarn that's so great for creating this plush amigarumi.

Not much else going on -- I'm still waiting for my brother-in-law to return my camera, but here's the owl I made for the baby shower earlier this month ;-)

Today's Thought: Williams-Sonoma has these great microfiber dusting mitts that pick up everything, and they come in cool colors too. http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fn430/index.cfm?pkey=chkgcln&ckey=hkgcln