A Few Of My Favorite Things

Hello Everybody!

So today, seeing as it is Saturday, we went SHOPPING! Ha! It's like there is nothing else to do on a Saturday... just like everyone else... who is also shopping... so you are just part of the madness. Yeah, I am not a big shopper and definitely not the person who goes on Saturdays. 

BUT! Today was a special day because I had a purchase coupon for Joann Fabrics! So OF COURSE I had to go and make good use of this! So I bought a bunch of YARN! There is no better thing than coming home with a bag full of new yarn! :)

So while I was shopping around, I found another FREE pattern. (I'm not gonna say what it is because I'm going to knit it and surprise everyone!) But here is the yarn I got for said project

Sugar 'n Cream is one of my favorite brands. They knit up amazing wash cloths and... other... things... ;) NOPE I'M NOT TELLING!!!

But I also found THIS yarn! 

It is Caron Simply Soft

I have never heard of or used this yarn, but it was on sale and I just grabbed a skein and felt it and oh my goodness is it SOFT!!! I have a couple hat patterns that I think it would be PERFECT for! And the colors are so pretty too :) I had a hard time choosing which colors I wanted, there were so many gorgeous ones!

Needless to say I am really excited to start some more projects with my NEW YARN! But now the question is... should I finish the ones I have going, or just start these and have about 5 going at once? Haha! We shall see :)

  Taylor Kay

A Princess Belle Cake

So, I witnessed an atrocity today. While I out shopping with my friend Savannah, we drove past a gas station. I just happened to be looking at the gas price and literally WATCHED it go from $3.62 to $3.69... I watched it! It looked like a digital clock moving super fast. I thought oh my goodness you have GOT to be KIDDING! So yeah, I think not even 2 weeks ago, or whenever the last time I got gas was, it was only about $3.27... LAME! I hate having to buy gas... 

Anyways, to the actual point of my post, I made a birthday cake... was it last year? Yeah it was 2012, for my friend Skye's birthday. She LOVES Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast. So, I found one of those pans that has the doll that you can put with it and I made it look like Belle!

 Of course she has her ever famous yellow ball gown on! The dress is made with chocolate cake and frosted with my homemade buttercream frosting. The top of the dress, which was the part that was on the doll so you couldn't eat it, is made with royal icing. That's the kind that gets super hard, so it was perfect for the top so it wouldn't fall off the doll.

 I used a picture I found on the internet to try and get it to look as close as possible to how it looks in the movie. Skye was really excited that I even got the 3 little buttons there on the top part of the dress where the sleeves come together at the front. I had to make her perfect because Skye knows all about her and everything.

I even tried to get the hair the same. Tried to make it all twisted and stuff like it is in the movie a little bit. I'm not sure it turned out the way I wanted but it was still really pretty! At least we had some yellow ribbon here so I could have the right bow color!

 

Skye was really happy with it. :) 

She has no idea that this was going to be her cake! I think she even kept the top half of the doll. It still had the hardened icing on it, so why not? Haha! 

I will definitely be using this pan again! It was super fun to make! :)

 

Taylor Kay

What's On YOUR Needles?

What's on YOUR knitting needles today?

I have a couple projects going. 

Here is a brown square with left and right twists in it.

It is for a blanket that I am making. It is made with about 20 knit squares sewn together. 

I only have 1 other square done so it might take me a while to be finished. But I am pretty excited about it! Some of the patterns look really fun and interesting. I was going to try and finish this square tonight, only need a couple more rounds of the pattern to go, but I think I will wait till tomorrow.

My other project is one I started because all my knitting stuff was packed away, including all my pattern books. So I shopped around JoAnns and found a free cable scarf pattern, got the materials to make it, and brought it to knit night!

 It is rather tedious... which by the way is not my favorite kind of pattern... It has to measure about 60" and then you make pockets to go on each side. The pockets are what convinced me to make it, thought it was a neat idea! But it will definitely be a while before I finish it mostly because I don't like how tedious it is. HA!

Anyways, hope you had a good Valentine's Day! Mom and Dad got me candy and a neat pen with my name on it. :) 

Have a great rest of your night!

 Taylor Kay

Pepe Le Pew Wishes You A Happy Valentine's Day!

I suppose I could start this post by saying...

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Some people are quite nice on Valentine's Day.

Bringing candy and flowers to the people they love.

 

 

Being overly affectionate and sweet in public.

 

  But that's ok, because today is VALENTINE'S DAY!

And...

 

Then there's me... with a mallet... ;)

HA! Don't get me wrong! I have nothing against Valentine's Day and doting on the people you love, but shouldn't you do that every day? I guess Valentine's Day is just the only day that public displays of affection are acceptable. And by golly people are gonna publicly display! 

I guess I just never really got into all that. I mean I really liked it when I was a kid and we got valentines for all of our classmates and made little bags to hang off the front of our desks. And you always picked your favorite valentine to give to the person you had a crush on! Haha!

I suppose I don't really mind Valentine's Day. Mom and Dad get me a card, usually I get one in the mail from my Grandma too. I guess it would hold a little more significance for me if I was married or something. We shall see

 

But anyways,

 

(might post later if I get bored :) Ha!)

Taylor Kay

My Poor OCD...

So, today I finished reading Brisingr. 

(It is the 3rd book of the Inheritance Cycle 

by Christopher Paolini) 

Remember the book Eragon? Well, it's the same series! Now, I am a pretty big fan of books. I've read a few good series, like Hunger Games and Twilight and such, but I must say that the Inheritance Cycle is BY FAR my favorite series ever! Eragon (the first book) is probably my favorite book of all time! It's funny cuz I don't remember exactly when I got the book, but I do remember it was from my aunt Laura because she knew how much I loved it. (Must have read it in school before I had my own copy) But I tell you what I have probably read that book about 15 times and it's still amazing! I would definitely recommend it! 

And oh my goodness... if you have seen that poor excuse for a movie that is called Eragon... please please PLEASE don't let it affect your reading. It is the most HORRID rendition of a book to movie EVER.

NO! Eragon has BROWN hair, not BLONDE! Arya has BLACK hair, not ORANGE! There was not a SINGLE character they got right... except the Shade... UGH I was appalled... So if you have seen the movie and haven't read the book, trust me the book is SO much better!

Ok, done with that little rant. Now to start another one! 

So I am the kind of person that if I get a book that is hardcover, I have to get all the other books in that series in hardcover also. Same goes for paper backs. And same also goes for the design on the front and everything. So, when the 4th book came out in late 2011, I was super excited!!! But I had to wait to buy it because it was only in hardcover to start (and I had all paper backs). Aaand, they had also made a new design for the paper back versions. (They have a different picture on the front and it's just not the same and I don't like it as much) 

Here's the new design. Same picture but it's all zoomed in and stuff and it doesn't have the cool borders and the neat writing and everything. :P Altogether I just don't like it.

 So while I have the first 3 in the old design, my OCD kicks in and I don't want to buy the 4th one with the new design! And I don't think they are making it in the old design!!! I don't know what to do!!! :( Should I just buy the new book with the new design or buy all 4? Or just deal with it and buy the new one in hardcover because at least then it would have the same picture... No... I don't really like hardcovers... see the pickle I'm in? So I guess I will just sit here... waiting... wishing... hoping... that they make the book in the old design in paper back. Wouldn't that be nice?

Anyways, yeah this was a totally random post but I just felt like blogging. :) To whoever reads this, please read Eragon. It is a great book and a great series! 

Have a wonderful night!

Taylor Kay

How long's it been?

Hello Everyone! 

Or whoever still reads my blog after so long... :P 

I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A YEAR AND A HALF!!! 

You prolly thought that when I went to Door County on that little vacation, I never came back. Haha! But I am here to tell you that yes I did make it back from that trip, though I can't divulge into the happenings of it because frankly I just don't remember. :)

Anyways, to get on with what this post is about, I am coming back! It has been a crazy time for me and I think it would be good to start up the blog again. Not that it will be anything all too interesting, but it's just kinda fun! :)

2012 came and went, and since it is in fact 2013 we all know that we can't trust a thing the Mayans said. ;) Ha! But anyways, in July I ended up moving to Marshfield (Wisconsin) to try and start a cake business with my sister Brianna. It ended up not working out, so here I am back in Green Bay. Moved back at the end of December. 

So that was all exciting. 

If you remember a few of my posts being about my friend Teona's daughter Olivia, she is all grown up now! Not really, but she is a year and a halfish now! And she is the spitting image of her momma :) She's precious. Then, in June 2012, my friend Savannah had a baby! His name is Carter and he is just the cutest little chunker! Ha! He's a very happy smiley baby. So my new posts may contain a little about them too!

I am currently living with my parents, which is kinda cramped because I had packed all my stuff in boxes thinking I was gonna live in Marshfield but seeing as that didn't work I came back home. Hopefully I will be able to find my own place soooooooooon!!! I have a job at the Baymont Inn and Suites here in GB. It has potential to become a full time job, and that's good cuz I love it there! 

So other than working, eating, sleeping, and knitting (;D) I have been watching that show on TV called Once Upon A Time with my Mom. It is AWESOME!!! I just love fairy tales so I knew I would like the show too! A few of my posts may be about the show, just a warning. :) 

Anyways, so that is kind of what's been happening. I know I know... I didn't post any pictures, my whole post was just words, but I assure you pics will be here! Mostly cuz I just like taking pictures :) I already have a post in mind of my latest knitting project so be on the look out! 

Ok Ok Ok, I just like pictures so here's one!

Me and Mom at the Trans Siberian Orchestra Concert in April 2012! Mom and Dad got me tickets for my 20th birthday, so me and Mom went! It... Was... AMAZING!!! :D I love them so much :)

Isn't that just the COOLEST PICTURE EVER!!! We had really good seats! Right in the middle section, only about half way back. Awesomesaucetastic! 

Anyways, so there it is! Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday! I am going to drink some hot tea with honey, knit, and watch LOST. :)

Taylor Kay

Just a Little Note - Day 23-26

Hello all,

I am just writing to let all you Blogtoberfest folks know that I will be out of town for the next 3 days! My family is taking a vacation up to Door County until Wednesday night! WOO!!! Good timing too. Lots of stress, so it is much needed. 

I don't know that I will have access to a computer while I am there, so that is why I am just doing this one post to try and cover them all. ;) Hehe! 

But I will be back on Wednesday!

See you soon! :)

Taylor Kay