Sling Bag Pattern

Here is the pattern for the bag. 

My Day and a Ribbed Hat

   Today has been FUN! Actually, not really. So far I've watched Duck Dynasty, which is so funny, and I would recommend anyone to watch it. Now I'm halfway through the second showing of The Green Mile, which is one of my favorite movies. I decided to watch it a second time, cause honestly I don't want to look for the remote. I've read the book and it surpasses the movie greatly, and the movie is pretty good. It follows the main story line of the book and doesn't change it up too much. The book just had a lot more explanations and details.
   I've also been working on another hat. This one is pink and charcoal gray as well, but I made ribbing. It looks very flat when not worn, but I like this style so much more than the other ones I've done :)

Knitted Hat

So it's getting pretty cold here and I'm in the knitting mood. I knitted a hat today for our friend's daughter and another hat is 1/4 way done. I will post pictures of that finished hat later. I think they're adorable and not too shabby considering I've only been knitting for a little over a month and this is only my second hat (and first pom-pom) :)

Hot Coffee Cocoa

This isn't much of a recipe,but I drank it this morning and need to share this wonderful concoction! It's so simple! All you do is this. Make your regular cup of coffee and pour a packet of instant cocoa into it. We didn't have Cool-Whip (I know, sucks right?), but I usually put frozen Cool-Whip on the top. My mom is actually hooked., but I only drink it when it's cold enough for me to complain about it. Coffee actually has a bit of an opposite effect on me. It makes me sleepy. Try it out. It's so yummy!

Once Upon A Time: "The Doctor"

This actually was a very good episode and I really liked the ending! This is the first in-depth review ever, so it will take a few tries to get everything perfect. Enjoy though :)

So first off Aurora, Snow, Emma and Mulan walk into the village and find this.  Everyone's slaughtered o.O They think it's the Ogres, but Snow quickly realizes Cora's ripped everyone's heart out!

Next cut to Storybrooke where Charming is just minding his own business when Dr.Whale comes up and says, "We need to talk." Love Charming's response. I don't think he saw that right hook coming. He's not too happy that Whale slept with Snow back when they didn't remember anything.

Whale is being nosy and wants to know how to get back to their land and if it's possible. Once again Charming doesn't look too friendly and I think he suspects Whale is up to something.

Next Regina is talking to Hopper about her wanting to not use magic anymore. She also reflects on her past and how she came about using magic and such. Oh, by the way if there were Unicorns like this now, that would be so cool!

Rumpelstiltskin is trying to see how much Regina really wants to use magic. He tells her to rip out the poor unicorn's heart. She attempts to, but can't because it's innocent.  Then we jump to a scene where Regina's love, Daniel, is in a glass tomb, similar to the once Snow was in. She casts a spell over his body to preserve it. Rumpelstiltskin is one CREEPY dude!

 So then, Regina's just driving along minding her own business and guess what. Well someone pays a "friendly" visit.

 Creepy, Creep, Creepy. If I saw someone staring me down like this, I'd be more than a little concerned.

This scene reminded me so much of Twilight. No idea why, but it did.

Anyways, Charming took Henry to the horse stables so Henry can be a proper knight with his steed. Henry was happy for the horse, but didn't seem to thrilled at having to muck the stall and such everyday..babysitting according to Henry. I found this extremely amusing. Charming told Henry he'd be ready to ride when his horse told him. After Charming walked away Henry asked his noble steed if there was anything he wanted to tell him. His horse knows English very well :)

Regina's a little freaked out from the night before. (I don't really blame her. I'd be freaked out too). She heads over to her tomb thing and shock...

Well whadaya know. An empty casket. Looks like Daniel is really alive after all and Regina really isn't losing her mind.(She may though..who knows?)

Next we jump back in time and Regina is with Rumpelstiltskin. We learn the only reason she wants to do magic is to bring back Daniel. Jefferson is then brought into the scene and he gives Stiltskin what looks like a magic crystal ball. Then he basically tells Regina, "Stop wasting my time."  Just then Jefferson comes up behind Regina and tells her he knows just the man who can bring back the dead. He offers to introduce them in return for free reign to her land. And this is way off topic, but like 3 times it was CLEAR he was not looking into her eyes...if you catch my drift.

 

Then it goes to Emma and Mulan talking about why one mysterious fella with one hand was not killed. Emma is very suspicious and knows there's a catch to his story. Something inside Emma snapped and she didn't like what this stranger had to say. As you can see. 

I really liked the next part of this episode. I actually found it really amusing. Back in Storybrooke, Regina is creepin around in the hospital basement (I think) looking for Dr.Whale. It looked very spooky in there. She didn't even have a flashlight...

Next back in time Jefferson is taking Regina to see this wizard. The "wizard" says something about an experimental procedure that can possibly work. All he needs is a strong heart.

Cut back to the Storybrook basement and Regina is in Dr.Whale's office, which is trashed. She finds this...a nice severed arm..how lovely!

Followed by Whale on the ground. Ding!Ding!Ding! We found who's missing the arm!

Regina's compassion quickly transforms into anger when she asks him why he stole Daniel's body and a heart from her vault. He says he's brought Daniel back, but that Daniel is really dead and a monster..

Next we're back in the past and Regina is with Jefferson and the "wizard". They're in her castle and looking into a fireplace. You can hear the faint sound of heartbeats and her mother's heart vault is revealed. The "wizard" picks out a heart and then time jumps again to current day Storybrooke.

Charming, being sheriff, is questioning Regina about Whale and learns about Daniel being back and such. Then they hurry to the stables (where Henry is at) when they realize Daniel is retracing his last steps before he died.

Henry is there brushing his horse when his horse freaks out and kicks him.

Then Daniel appears and the scene immediately goes to Emma and the others tying up the stranger to a tree. Emma whistles to attract ogres. As they walk away he finally admits he's not a blacksmith. He's good ole Hook! They're still tempted to leave him for the ogres but Emma knows he's telling the truth about wanting revenge on Rumpelstiltskin. He also tells them Cora's plans for getting back to Storybrooke with ashes from the wardrobe and a magic compass.

Back in Storybrooke,  Henry sees the blood and thinks he's hurt so he reaches out to help. This causes Daniel to have a flashback of being killed by Cora and he starts strangling Henry. He stops after he sees Regina but is obviously still enraged. Charming tells Regina to use magic to stop him, but she refuses. Then Charming starts to pull out a gun and Regina pleads with him to let her talk to him and help him.

Then we go back in time again where the "wizard" is about to do the procedure to bring Daniel back. After a big lightening strike and lots of thunder he comes out and says the procedure was a failure.

Ok Back in Storybrooke, Daniel starts strangling Regina and stops after she tells him, "I love you." He is himself for a moment but wants her to let him go so she can love again. He also says, "stop the pain". His mood snaps again though, and as he's about to strangle her again she uses magic to stop him and waves her hand, making him disappear.

They bring Hook with them to find the compass and he leads them to a ridge where they see this.

Next Rumpelstiltskin is showing another girl magic .After the unsuccessful experiment with Daniel, Regina decides proves herself, and rips the girl's heart out and crushes it.Then it flips back to Storybrooke where Regina talks to Hopper about having to use magic again. I find it amusing the way it's said. She says, " I used magic", but the way she said it reminded me of like a drug addict relapsing or something...

After this Rumpelstiltskin, Jefferson and the "wizard" are in the woods. It was actually just a plan to fake the procedure in order for this wizard to obtain a heart for his own personal experiment. Rumpelstiltskin also knew an unsuccessful procedure would cause Regina to become evil.

Then this shot: Just a normal everyday sight ya know? A one armed man, with a blood covered shirt, carrying a suspicious ice chest with God only knows what is in it. Not suspicious at all..

He actually meets up with Gold and wants his arm reattached. Gold agrees to reattch it, but only after Whale says he needs magic.Then voila! His arm is back. He calls him by a different name though... Victor.

Then it cuts to an ominous looking scene. A scary looking castle with lots of thunder and lightening.

Inside the castle an experiment is taking place. This "wizard" Victor is actually not a wizard at all, but a scientist named Dr. Frankenstein..

I really liked this episode. Man, truthfully this walk-through took FOREVER. Or it seems like it.  Hope you enjoyed :)

Halloween Pirate Costume

Well, I don't celebrate Halloween so I don't have a lot of choices when it comes to dressing up. My aunt threw a little Halloween party and I decided to put something together so I went as a pirate, considering I already had most of the pieces for it. Anyone can make a pirate costume fairly quickly. All you need is a white long sleeve shirt, red bandana, black or brown skirt (or pants) and some kind of belt like I have in the picture. I don't know how to describe it. You can also make the vest and eye-patch by going here. If you're a girl accentuate with hoops, and any loose jewelry such as chains or bangles. Red lipstick is usually in the pirate description as well as dark eyeshadow or eyeliner. By the way, it can be a little smudgy in some places. Pirates weren't the cleanest people. By the time I was ready I had a nice little costume.

Charming Little Ghosts

I know I'm late posting this for Halloween but it's ok. Anywhoo, here are some little lolli-pop ghosts I made for some of my friends.

Definitely not the most spectacular thing, but they're so cute! To make these little ghosts I picked up some lolli-pops. I used Charms (hence the post title)..Yes, I am that clever. Just kidding. Anyways I used plain cotton fabric and cut out pieces 6"x6". Just cut out how many you need and now just wrap the fabric around the lolli-pop. Use ribbon or a cute yarn and tie it around the base of the lolli-pop and use a sharpie to draw on little eyes. That's all there is to it. I didn't have a Halloween-y yard or ribbon, so I just used the plain gray.

Here is my little bag of ghosts :)