ErinMakesStuff
DRAW / KNIT / CREATE / LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT
  • Home
  • SHOP
  • Animal Art
  • KnitcompOOps!
  • CONTACT

Buffalo Blizzard 2014 [with Matthew the Llama]

1/8/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Llama snow angel? Good try, Matthew.
I could have used my time yesterday to knit or work on designing. Anything productive. But no. It was blizzarding outside and I wasn't going anywhere and I also wasn't doing anything. I made it through the -6F morning curled up with a blanket watching how bad it was through the window and listening to how bad it was on TV. I briefly went outside to confirm that boiling water does in fact vaporize instantly if you throw it into the subzero air. By the time we reached a daily high of 3F, I had pretty much decided that I was going to spend the day in my PJs and fully appreciate the joy of wool socks. The wind was consistently around 20-30 mph and wind chills were near -30F.

Today, by comparison, is lovely. It's 7F already. Heatwave. And there is a glowing spot in the sky. Even though it is still lightly snowing, it's not blowing. I went outside to check it out. And even though it is bitterly cold the snow looks beautiful.
Picture
Backyard pine trees and sun. Well, almost sun.
Picture
In the summer these were purple coneflower. The way the snow piled up on these was pretty.
I brought Matthew the Llama outside too for a little photo shoot. He tried to make a snow angel but it turns out llamas aren't too good at that. Ah well. I think the pictures are funny :)

Stay warm everyone!
0 Comments

Blizzard?! Have a heart!

1/6/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
It's winter in Western New York. This is what it looked like this afternoon. The camera creates an illusion because with the naked eye, you could barely see the tree and couldn't see the house across the street at all! The weatherguys are predicting 2-3 FEET of snow and really strong winds. Yep, we got a blizzard warning!

Despite being home a lot because of the weather, I really haven't accomplished much knitting yet in 2014. I did use a pattern from knitty.com to knit an anatomical heart which I made into a monster. The pattern knit up pretty easily and I recommend it. The monster itself is a gift for my professor who just had open heart surgery. It will be a while before I can visit and give it to him because he is very susceptible to illness and it's flu season and I am excited to see what he thinks of it. He has a great sense of humor and I hope he will think it's really funny :)

I took some photos of the monster heart and came up with an idea to use it as a greeting card. If you've seen the cards I make with my monsters, you know I try to make them colorful, cheerful and fun. I hope this card fits those criteria. It already got pretty good feedback on Facebook so with some minor adjustments, I'm ready to send it to get printed. I think it would be a fun Valentine's Day card.
Picture
I want to spend this month knitting different shapes. It is weird to try to follow a pattern after years of making up my own. I'm hoping that I can learn some new techniques that I can use to create more fun monsters in the future. I want to try to knit a chameleon next... We'll see!
0 Comments
    Picture

    Erin Makes What?

    Thank you for visiting! I am Erin and I love to create. On this site you will find one-of-a-kind knit monsters and other fun knit accessories. I also draw portraits of kids, adults, pets... you name it. 

    Take a look around, visit my Etsy shop, or come find me in person to buy your very own little monster friend.

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Categories

    All
    Ceramics
    Custom
    Drawing/Painting
    Erinmakesstuff In The News
    Etsy
    Events
    F A Q
    Hats
    Holidays
    Illustration
    Monsters
    Ornaments
    Pet Portraits
    Rambling About The Weather
    Rambling About The Weather
    Random Ideas
    Random Ideas
    Stuff I Like
    Thank You
    Trades

    Archives

    September 2015
    April 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    ionlylikemonsters.com
    © 2014 Erin Busch
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.