I have finally gotten my mojo back! It returned slowly. It was no fun while it was gone! I am now knitting and beading again! I also have dabbled in crochet. I also am going to give rock painting a try! At least that is my plan. I bought a rock paiting kit at Hobby Lobby! I LOVE that store!!
Right now I'm focusing on knitting Heirloom Bears. My first bear was born a boy! I named him Romeo. I also knitted him little red dungarees and a white shirt with heart on it.
My second baby bear was a girl! Guess what I named her!!!? No, no, no, it was not Juliet! I named her Candy! She is a polar bear! I dressed her in bright green and pink, bows and all!
My third little one was a smaller bear. She is so cute! I knitted her a little purple and white dress. I named her Violet!
My 4th bear I knitted with Bernat pipsqueak yarn, which is a fuzzy yarn. He turned out quite a bit larger than the other bears. But I like him! He is very huggable. I have yet to name him. I gave him green shorts. I still have to knit his shirt. But I am thinking about knitting a white shirt with a green truck done on the front in duplicate stitch.
I have one more bear done except for assembling it. And that is for my nephew - Gage!
I will need one more bear in baby blue pipsqueak yarn. This will be for my nephew Axel Jean! It was a special request!
Currently I am working on an heirloom bunny! I think he will be adorable! I plan on dressing him in brown shoes, white socks with a red stripe, red shorts, and a white shirt with a little red truck done in duplicate Stitch.
The last two bears are from special requests by my two nephews who live in Worland Wyoming. I went to Wyoming in June to visit them. I got to help celebrate Gage's golden birthday! He turned 11 on the 11th of June!
The town of Worland is located in the basin of the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming. It is considered to be in what they call high desert. Pretty warm in the day and pretty cool at night. It is a western town for sure. Almost everyone there packs a gun or has one in their vehicle!
One night we took a Jeep ride out into what they call the Badlands. We accidentally came up on an honest-to-goodness real cattle drive with real cowboy / cowgirls! They were moving the cattle to the higher mountains to graze on the greener grass. There is not a whole lot of anything green in Worland except sagebrush unless it is watered!
Also, while I was there we went to Yellowstone National Park. They only live 3+ hours away from there. It was so much fun. I got to see Old Faithful! We also saw many buffalo, elk, deer and a few otters.
Well, I've rambled on for enough! Hope I have not bored you to tears.
Just remember, if you think you've lost your mojo, take a break! It will come back.
Later! Cindy
Thanks to my good friend, Cindy Bristow, for this guest post! It sounds like a trip to Wyoming is the key to putting all things in perspective! Spending time with far-away loved ones is always a special event!
