I love doing it.

Photographing memorable moments.

Writing down things I would like to remember down the track.

 

I am always 'snapping' away with my camera or jotting down a little quote or activity from throughout the day. For memory's sake.

 

Ever since January last year, I have joined in with a photo-a-day challenge created by Chantelle of Fat Mum Slim.

It has been so much fun and I am still carrying on with it to this day. Here is next month's daily photo prompt list for April.

I really enjoy the idea of taking a photo every day related to the prompt. It gets your mind ticking over and I feel that my imagination has expanded more in coming up with different ideas for photos and such. Good for documenting the 'everyday' too!

 

In mentioning about documenting the everyday, this year I committed myself to Project Life and creating a weekly double page layout showcasing our family's adventures for 2013!

In doing this, I thought that for April - in addition to the Fat Mum Slim photo challenge - I would create my own list of prompts to help me along in documenting more things about myself and things around me. And to just take more 'life snaps' that are great for Project Life and creating an album full of moments and meaningful tidbits.

Part of my aim for this year was to 'go deeper'. Don't just document the normal, on-the-surface stuff but really write down feelings, include some of the not-so-good moments as well as the really awesome times, and to just be REAL! That way, I can look back and see the true journey through life with all its twists and turns. And see how far I, and we, have come! Not to focus on the drab and mundane but just to include it. In some way, shape or form. Life isn't perfect. But sometimes our imperfections can help in making us better and create beauty in us.

Embrace every aspect of life.

That's what I wanna do.

 









Well, as I mentioned last week, the progress with my blanket has halted due to waiting for new wool.

It was mail day today but there was ZILCH in my mailbox when I went and checked. So that was abit deflating.

BUT...

I have been plodding away at the little 'fill-in' project that I started showing you in the last post.

 

A granny cushion to match.

 

Here is the progress...

 

There is 4 rounds of the colour sequence in this cushion and I went around again in the white as I thought it would meld in better with the back square as that will be all white. Not sure yet how I will sew it all together to finish. Maybe just attach along 3 sides, leave the 4th open for the cushion insert and attach buttons for closing.

We'll see when I get there.

 

So hopefully Friday mail day will bring my wool along so I can resume rippling. Actually, come to think of it - it will be Good Friday, public holiday. Looks like I won't get a thing until Wednesday next week [sigh]. The downfalls of living in the country I guess. But on the other hand - Easter weekend will be great. Expecting the in-laws to visit for a few days so that will be good :-)

 

Be sure to check out Mel's Week 4 blog post HERE.

And you can also check out all the lovely blankets via Instagram using the hashtag #ripplealong

 

Seeya next week!

 

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

 

Anna



 

Firstly, I would just like to say a big Thank You to all who have visited my blog and made beautiful comments on my ripple blanket progress so far. I really enjoy hearing what you think and also visiting all the blogs linked up on Mel's blog who are taking part in this enjoyable activity!

 

Above, you can see a picture of my little crochet spot on the couch yesterday. I was a little behind in getting my 10 rows but finished them off and photographed my blanket progress for this post today.

 

 

I now have 34 rows of colour done.

Sprout knows this blanket is for her and she always asks me when she sees me get it out "Is it ready yet, Mummy?"

Not quite yet darling ;-)

But it's getting closer!

 

Unfortunately, I have come to a hault in the progress of my blanket because...

I have run out of the colour wool.

My mother managed to purchase some more balls of wool from Spotlight last week and they are on the way in the post!

However, I don't expect them to turn up here until next week. Slow post. So I'm pretty certain there won't be a progress post next week for me.

BUT...

I will post about a little related project I am doing to match my blanket.

 



 

I decided to get together the remaining bundles of wool left over from the blanket and start creating a cushion to match it!

When going to start the cushion, I realised I had completely forgotten how to begin crocheting a granny square!

So back to YouTube I went. And in the first minute of the tutorial I had it back on track again. Phew!

 

 

So during My Kitchen Rules last night, I did the first round of the cushion.

I will continue on in this pattern probably another 2-3 times I think. Well until the desired size.

And then I will do a crochet back in white.

Kinda just winging it really.

 

I will come back next week with my progress on this.

 

Until then, don't forget to check out the Week 3 progress post on Mel's blog HERE.

She has some linkies of some of her faves this week which are really good so check them out. And you can also browse through the links of all the ripple-alongers as well :-)

Also, if you are on Instagram you can check out the hashtag #ripplealong and see all the goodness there as well.

 

 

Happy Rippling xx

 

With Sprinkles of Sunshine...

 

Anna





My aim for Week 2 was to get at least 10 rows done.

And I did just that and started on this weeks quota last night.

So I'm going well and sticking to my schedule :-)

 

 

So I now have 25 rows of colour all together so far!

 



I have managed to get my crochet out most every day since starting.

And it's growing.

I was unsure of the colour combo - I liked it, I just didn't know if it was the right sequence or something.

But once I had it all together and the first sequence done - I am LOVING it.

 





Over the last couple of years, I have been really into crochet.

Once I taught myself how to crochet via a YouTube tutorial video, I was hooked (excuse the pun! haha)

 

The lovely Mel from One Crafty Mumma shared her progress via Instagram as she created a ripple baby blanket for her friend. She finished it a couple of weeks back and decided she wanted to make more for Christmas presents.

And the Ripple Along project was born!!

 

I have had this pattern in my crochet pattern archives to try for ages so when I heard she would host a ripple along - I jumped right in!

 

 

I found that pattern, printed it off, found some wool to do a practice piece with AND got hooking!! Hehe ;-)

The instructions were really easy to follow and I caught on really quickly!

My excitement grew as my little practice piece did!

And since I thought the colours looked so effective, I decided to keep going and make a doll size blanket!