New Designs and Ideas

I have a lot of new designs and ideas rolling around in my head.
Today I made one.

Her name is Phillip the Weirdkin!

I think she is kinda cute and odd.

Gonna be making a lot more!  And a few other things!

Please feel free to leave links in the comments of creations that you have made!

Wrestling Show & Relaxation.

My son is still with grandma but is coming home today! yay! I miss him so much!

We went to the wrestling show yesterday and I had a lot of fun!  I meet some wonderful people!

Here are a few pics of the show. (The guy in blue and red shorts is my hubby, Oz Knight!)  (Oh and I made his shorts!)

It was a great night!

I was also featured in the treasury shown below!

Today didn't Feel like Friday.

For some reason today didn't feel like Friday....but it was.

I did a bit of crocheting and made a few octopus buddies.  :)
I took some pictures of new items for my store and I listed Melody (seen below).

Melody the Octopus Buddy

Tomorrow I am going with my hubby to a wrestling show about 2 hours away from our home.  Our son is going to stay overnight with Grandma and Grandpa for the first time.  My mom is excited and I am nervous.  I know he will have fun with them but as a mom it is sad to leave him overnight with someone else. lol!  Silly yes...but still can't help it.

I am taking my camera with my tomorrow to the show.  So I will post pics on Sunday.

I made Fuzzy Leg Warmers!

Today I made fuzzy leg warmers!

Here is how I did it!

First I took fur that I from a local fabric store.

Then I measured and cut it in half.

Two pieces! :)

I folded it over and got out my elastic.  I measured around my calf and cut to the needed length.

Two pieces and fabric and two pieces of elastic.

I pinned the elastic to the fabric.  You will have to stretch it so it is nice to have an extra person to help ya out.    (Oh side note:  pinned the elastic to the fuzzy side.)

Like this!

I threaded my bobbin and got my sewing machine ready.

Sew the elastic to the fuzzy fabric.  Then sew up the side of the fuzzy fabric!

Now turn it inside out and wear!!!!!

This follows the same pattern but at a smaller scale for your hands!

Good Luck!

If you are more of buyer than do-er you can purchase both the leg warmers and hand warmers at Lavender Starlight!

If you need help message me!

Taxes...Yuck!

Once a year for a few glorious months all Americans experience the same stressful ritual....Taxes.
*sigh*

We all wait in small stuffy offices in uncomfortable chairs to see a tax agent!  Da da dom!
We wait holding our small W-2s that showcase our worth for the year.  Which usually is either a pleasant surprise or utterly depressing.  I can promise that even if you have an appointment schedule you are still going to wait over that by about 20 minutes or so. The waiting rooms are normally filled with people who try to make pleasant conversation; but you can tell that just like you their mind is really focused on the W-2 in their hands.  

Finally you get called back and you are greeted by your tax agent!  At this point my nerves are doing jumping jacks; and my head is saying, 'Run for the door you can make it!'  However, my feet just follow the tax agent to a small desk.  Stupid feet!  The agent is pleasant and you hand them the W-2.  At this point there is usually not much talking as the Agent sets to work.  They plug in numbers to insane forms that look like they could have been inspired by ancient hieroglyphics.  Finally they either smile at you or sigh!  Believe me you want the smile!  The Smile means money back!  Yay!  The sigh means you have to pay in!  Lame!

If you are getting money back now comes the time to decide how you want it and how much you have to pay the tax agent for understanding the hieroglyphic forms.    I always have found it annoying that you have to pay for a check!
If you have to pay in you are given options on how to do that....how sweet of them to give you some options, right?
Then you are given a bagillion forms that will need your signature in a bagillion different places!  I always feel like I am signing my life away!
Then you are given a thick packet with instructions on what to do on either receiving your check or sending in your check!
Then its over!  You survived!  You did it again!  yay! :)

I got inspired!

I just watched a very good movie called Julie & Julia.  To me it was an inspirational movie about cooking, blogging, and life....and while I don't cook....ANY...it inspired me to revisit my attention starved blog.

To all out there in cyber space, my name is Karessa.  Most can't pronounce it, so I usually go by Kaye, my short and sweet middle name.

I am a mom first and foremost!  I have an adorable little boy!  I am happily married to a wonderful man who has high visions as well.  He is an indy wrestler and is working on breaking into the wrestling entertainment world.  I have a great....a great BIG family!  That is loving and nosy.  Wonderful traits if you ask me!

I am a geek, a gamer, and a "hooker"!  STOP THOSE DIRTY THOUGHTS!  lol!
I am a crocheter, aka a hooker.  My weapon of choice is a hook and a bolt of yarn.  With this the possibilities are endless.  Give me an hour and I can give you a wide range of delightful creations.

Like this:  An octopus buddy

Glitter the Octopus Buddy!  

I also sew!  I make wrestling gear, dolls, hip clothes, and cosplay outfits!  (Hey I told yall I was a geek!)

Right now my current projects are:

1. An awesome Falcon inspired blanket
2. A super cool 7 star hat
3. Two pairs of wrestling pants that need a bit of patching.
4. And of course my daily RANDOM project! :)

I don't like to use patterns & if I do use one I modify the crap out of them!

I like to be original!  This girl is NOT a cookie cutter!

Well I just wanted to tell yall a little more about me!
I am going to update often so please feel free to leave comments now and in the future!
I LOVE feedback!

LOVE 

Me

A day in pics!

v>  Here was my day in pics!

My tassel belts are now being sold at Dance Ware in Augusta, GA.

Things I realized today.

My sisters and me freezing at my first time setting up in public.

I ordered a Lavender Starlight Shirt and it came in today!  Yay! 

Trying something new!

I made wrestling shorts.
how did I do?

Listed in another treasury

Promoting and creating!

I must say that learning to promote is almost as important at being good at your craft and go hand in hand.

Short blog but yeah I am sticking to new years resolution to post something every day!

Lavender Starlight

First Day of a New Year!

I am having a wonderful start to a new year!

Today my hubby too me to Hobby Lobby and Joann's!!!!!!!!!!

I got oodles of new yarn and supplies to make fun necklaces!

I am so very happy about it!

I also got material needed to make my hubby a new pair of wrestling trunks!

I even got a new item listed on etsy! :)

A very productive and wonderful start to new year!

Kitty Ears

My first Treasury! :)

Please click!

Finished a HAT! :)

I had a small accomplishment today...I finished the hat shown below! :)

Dragon Star Hat

Cons and Shows

Been doing a lot of searching online for shows and conventions to attend.

There are so many out there!

I think that I am going to be attending 3 conventions for sure tho.

I am going to be setting up next week at the local flea market as a test run. I have need some practice at this whole thing. lol! I will take pics and post them here of the whole event!

I havent listed anything yet today but i will after I get back from the Weekly Lunch with my family. This week are all going to meet up for Chinese food...yummy! :)

Nice to be included! :)

I got included in an awesome treasury!

Wow...What a day!

Today I made Happy Star Hair Clips (as seen above!)

I love them.  I think they turned out really cute!

I am working a fun hat that I will probably list tomorrow that was inspired by DragonBall Z.  Can't wait to show yall! :)

Goals already proving tough

So I decided to start holding myself to my goals now....why put it off til 2011.
And it is 10 pm and I am just now doing my blog and just got finished listing my new item (Link below picture).

I didn't realize how much of a challenge I was giving myself...but with a small munchkin at home and life in general it is slightly tough...but I will do it!  *Promise* :)

Bear Ear Hair Clips

View on Etsy

Lavender Starlight's Goals for 2011

Wow it is so hard to believe that 2010 is coming to a close.
The year has been a whirlwind but a good one.
I started my business Lavender Starlight on Nov. 19, 2010.  I am so glad that I did.
Now the year is coming to close and I want to take a the opportunity to think about how I can expand my store in 2011.

Goals
1.  100+ sales for year
2. Set up at shows/fairs at least once a month
3. Hand out my business cards without fear
4. Attend networking events
5. Blog Every week day!  (5 times a week)
6. Promote on and offline better. (Research this)
7. Make 5-10 items a week
8.  List at least 1 item a day on Etsy.
9.  Be TRUE to myself
10. Think Positively!

I think my biggest goal is getting 100+ sales in one year but I positively think that it is possible! :)

I am so happy to get started 2011 you are going to be a great year!!!!!!!!!!!!

SNOW DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To most of the USA I am pretty sure that snow is a normal thing...but where I live...it isn't. lol!
I was so happy to wake up to SNOW this morning!

We went out side and had fun.

Happy to say that it is still snowing out there!

Oh please check out my newest items on Lavender Starlight!  I listed 2 today!

Christmas Eve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very very very Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!