Thanks everybody for all the birthday wishes over the weekend!! So nice! Here's my yummy birthday cake that my Dad made for me.. chocolate with butter icing! My Dad also made me the coolest thing in his woodshop. It should be delivered soon and then I'll take some photos.

And here are all the crafty gifts my Mom gave me... a speedball fabric printing kit, those rainbow-licious crochet hooks, some bamboo dpns, huge mega 50s, and some clover treats - quilting shears and a thread cutter. hooray!

and I got some non crafty items as well... this beautiful pashupatina necklace (thank you Cindy!) and this pretty sparkly brooch from my sister (thank you Katie!). oh and a gift card for clothes from my Mom. Clothes? Are those what you wear when leaving the house? We're all pajamas all the time over here. Especially with the teen temperatures that are heading our way.
Oh, and thanks everybody for all the crochet help! I'm going to try my hand at some of those fancy stitches everyone suggested and see how it goes.


















