once it hits your lips, it's so good!

the weather was so glorious this weekend. saturday started off a bit gloomy but it cleared up and the sun was shining all day. i know it wasn't much of a winter but i love spring weather. it's sunny but not hot and everything looks so green. so this weekend my friend from redlands came over to play and we ended up making a couple of trips to pasadena. she found this really cool paper store there called the paper source where she bought the material to make her graduation invitations. they had every paper you could imagine, along with ribbons, stamps, wrapping paper, and other fun things. i will definitely be back. while we were there we noticed banners for an art show going on at the pasadena museum of california art. unfortunately by the time we figured out where the heck the museum was, it was too close to closing time to go.

the show is called "wondertoonel" by mark ryden and it is amazing. his paintings are so detailed and skilled and the images are cute but disturbing. i think you gotta see it to get it but if you live in the area, definitely check it out. i really wish that they had a cooler exhibition poster cause i totally would have gotten one. they had a mini print set but it wasn't of prints from this show. his stuff is hard to come by so i will just have to keep my eyes peeled for any good prints, but here are a few images from the show:





and i found this while i was looking for information online.


You are "A Dog Named Jesus"

Which Mark Ryden Painting Are You?
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anyhow- it was just really cool and i hope to see more of his work in the future.

but knitting- what of knitting? i didn't actually finish anything (what else is new?) but made a bit of headway on cyd and my mom's shawl. oh wait- i did finish something. i made it way back in christmas but was too lazy to sew in the ends and seam it, but it's a case for my digital camera. weaving in all those ends was a pain in the butt but i am glad that i finally did it.



sorry that last pic is a bit blurry. the case was made in december using odds and ends of lamb's pride worsted (love it) and is based off the palm case from stitch n bitch. i just gotta figure out what kind of closure (velcro?) i am gonna put on this baby before using it.

here is a picture of my mom's shawl. it looks longer and the same but it's super squooshy and i know my mom will like it. this would make a good airplane accessory, as you could make it into a really nice pillow.


and look what i got from the library on friday.


it's the teen knitting club book and it's a really nice beginner book for younger people. the patterns are simple but fun and the photography is very nice in it. as you can see, i made a mini pair of fingerless mittens to go with the debbie bliss jacket. now if only i could get that hat done...