Kristen Takes New York- Part 2

Hey Cats!

So, I know that I said I was going to write the next part of my NYC story like, a week ago, but I was busy with things like math classes (merr merrrr), crafts, family reunions, obsessively cleaning my room (it's become a new thing for me), sleeping, and other things. Also, I just didn't really feel like it, or once I thought about it, it was too late & I was ready to go to sleep. And this is the third day I've been working on writing all this down. It seems my writing kicks don't last long enough to get everything out at once. Nevertheless, here it is. This part will be mostly about the mission part of the trip, which was the best part, and the real reason for the trip.

Day 1:
After we landed in Jersey, we rode for like, almost four hours to our destination, Crossroads Church in Farmingdale. It was actually a fun ride, we went through Brooklyn, past Coney Island, and probably some other cool things I don't really remember. Also, I got my first glimpse of the city, and from that moment on I was absolutely IN LOVE. Even from far away, I could tell it was so exciting and wonderful, but I'll expand on that when we talk about the city :). Once we reached the church, we went to our rooms, children's Sunday school classrooms with cots. It was really nice not to have to sleep on the floor, and they even had our beds made when we got there! Which brings me to the people at Crossroads. They were WONDERFUL. They were so accomodating and we got very close to each other. Their love for Jesus was very apparent in everything they did, many of them had moved all the way from Texas to Long Island to be a part of what God is doing in Long Island. It was awesome to see such obedience to the Lord, and I pray that I will be able to be so trusting and obedient to whatever God is calling me to do. After we got settled, we ate dinner, and then I'm pretty sure I went to sleep soon after that, because my exhaustion was immense.

Day 2:
Our first full day in Long Island was Sunday, and also Mother's Day. We woke up pretty early to help get ready for church. Part of our group went to another church in Long Island, and I'm honestly not too sure what they did there. But I stayed with three other girls, and we worked in the nursery. I worked with my friend Morgan in the baby classroom, and it was so fun! We only had three kids, but they were adorable. One little boy was dressed better than some college boys I've seen, and he was absolutely precious. We attempted to make Mother's Day crafts with them, but they weren't very interested, so we kind of gave up on that, and played instead. After the church service, we had lunch and then headed to the beach! We didn't know we were going to get to do that, so it was a wonderful surprise! I can't remember what the beach was called, but it was absolutely gorgeous. The sand was super white, and the water was much cleaner than it is in the Gulf of Mexico! As pretty as it was, the water was FREEZING. Apparently, the middle of May isn't considered summer on the East Coast like it is here in Texas. But it also wasn't deathly hot sitting out on the sand either, so you could say it was perfect. I will definitely be going back! Anyways, after we took an obnoxious amount of sorority pictures, we took a stroll along the beach. It was great, until we ran into the nude beach and had to turn around. No, I'm not kidding. It was absolutely disgusting, and frankly, I don't want to talk about it. We hung out for a while, just sprawled out on towels, talking and watching the New Yorkers. It was a great afternoon. After we were sufficiently sandy, we piled back into our van and made our way back into town. However, on our way back, we stopped by a property the church was considering buying. It was an old church that was bigger than the one they are currently in, and a house for the pastor and his family to live in. The pastor told us that they would really like to get the property, because it was in a great location, and they would be able to expand. We all prayed over the property, that God would provide it if it was His Will, which was an awesome experience. Later that week, we found out that they were able to purchase the building. It was so incredible to see God working to expand Crossroads in such a huge way in the small time that we were there. I'm not really sure when the church will move into the facility, but I know they are so excited about the things God will do in the new location, and I am too! After that, we went to the two-story Wal-Mart that was in a mall, because people forgot things, me being one of those people. Naturally. Most of the girls were amazed that it was two-story, I was baffled that it was connected to a mall. I guess you can get your clothes & groceries at the same time...Efficient. After that, we went back to the church, stuffed bags to pass out, and soon went to sleep.

Day 3:
This was our first "working day" on the trip. Half of us woke up super early to go pass out bags at the train station. I don't really know what time it was, but the sun was up, which isn't saying much, because the sun is like, blazing by 5 a.m. there, and it threw me for a HUGE loop. Anyways, the bags had a granola bar, a bottle of water, a couple of pieces of candy, and a flyer about a baseball camp the church puts on every year. The baseball camp is what Crossroads uses to reach the Farmingdale community. The pastor explained that through the camp, they are able to build relationships with people in the community and bring the Gospel to them. He told us that the "need" in New York is not physical, but spiritual. Most people have everything they need and more, but are desperately in need of love, and that is the mission of Crossroads, to spread the news about the love of God. On the other side of the flyer was information about Faith & Family Night with the New York Mets. The pastor told us that for the first time ever, the Mets have decided to have a Faith and Family night, a baseball game with a Mercy Me concert afterwards, and they asked Crossroads to partner with them. He explained that while these are common in the South, they are extremely rare in New York, so it was a big deal that the church was able to be apart of it. So, back to passing out the bags. It was very intimidating at first, to be honest. The pastor just let us out of the van and we were left to pass out all the bags, alone in a strange place at 6 a.m. We went up to the platform, and started asking people if they "would like a snack to take to work today". A lot of people said no, and a few asked us how much it cost. I was afraid that people would be rude, since that's supposedly the norm in NY, but I learned that if you are nice and friendly to them, they will be nice back. It only took us about fifteen minutes to pass out the bags, so we were back to the church by 6:30 or so, and I crawled back into my cot & slept for another hour. After my nap, we had breakfast & then set out to pass out baseball camp flyers in the neighborhoods around Crossroads. We were split into groups of 4, given a map, a general area to stay in, and stacks of flyers, and then let loose in Farmingdale. It was SO MUCH FUN. We just walked around and stuck the flyers in people's doorknobs for like, four hours. I got to be really good friends with the girls in my group, just by walking around and talking. After lunch, we got a little tired, and sat down on the sidewalk, which apparently isn't normal, because we got some strange looks. That night, a few of us went to help a lady who goes to Crossroads. She hurt her back and couldn't clean her house, so we made beds, did the dishes, vaccuumed, and cleaned up the kitchen. When we got back, we all watched the premiere of The Bachelorette (the beginning of my obsession...if she doesn't pick Sean, I WILL. #bye). And it was a wonderful evening. We then went to sleep, for the next day was.......our trip TO THE CITY!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to tell you allllllllll about it!
(But not now, I'm tired, and I have to get up at 7:30 to go learn about logarithms and calculating interest and who knows what else.) These two days really showed me that God can use things like baseball and snack bags for His Kingdom & to draw people to Him. God is doing absolutely amazing and HUGE things in New York, and I am so blessed to have been able to be involved in His work.

Little Lambs on the beach!

Next time I'll talk about my adventures in the city and how I'm absolutely OBSESSED. Until next time!

Kristen Takes New York- Part 1

Hey Cats!
So, it's been a while since I've had time to blog, so that's why I'm writing about my trip to New York almost a month later. Well, technically I've had time, but I've been doing other things, like crocheting yet another blanket for my house, planning how I'm going to decorate my room on Pinterest, finally cleaning out my closet, stocking my Single Girl Closet, living downstairs for a week because the air conditioner is broken, taking summer classes, and READING THE HUNGER GAMES OMG. I'm obsessed. I finished the first two in like, 4 days, and I'm DYING to read the third one. So once I find it, all hopes of any new crafts are diminished. Sorry I'm not sorry. Anyways, I also was debating on writing a sentimental post about all I've learned through my first year of college before I wrote about NYC, but I obviously never got around to that, so I just decided to tell y'all about my wonderful trip to the Big Apple & save my nuggets of wisdom for another day. ;) Since I can already tell this is going to be super long, I'm going to post it in sections...mainly because I probably won't want to write it all out at once. So here's the first part!

The Reason:
I didn't go to New York for a fun vacation with my friends and/or family, even though I had a total blast and a half. I went with my sorority on a mission trip to help Crossroads Church of Long Island, a small, newer church that was planted from a church in The Woodlands, Texas. There were fourteen of us in all, thirteen girls and Mama Brenda, so needless to say, it was always exciting! I signed up for the trip without knowing who was going, and as the trip grew closer, I realized I was only actually friends with one girl, and had honestly never even met most of the others. However, I became very close with all of the girls really quickly, and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to expand my circle of friends.

The Trip:
Since we had to fly out of Houston at 12, we met in College Station at 6:15 that morning for the 2 hour drive. I had moved out of my dorm and back home four days before, and since it's a three hour drive to College Station from Tyler, I stayed with one of the girls going on the trip. We rolled out of bed, through McDonald's for breakfast, and into the mall parking lot right on time. I slept the entire car ride to Houston, so I honestly don't remember much about that. Once at the airport, we had to meet some of the girls who were meeting us there, and then go through security. Once we were all through with our liquids (less than 3 ounces, of course) in quart baggies and electronic devices turned off and all had our shoes back on, (security is such a pain, if you catch my drift) we naturally headed for Starbucks and then the terminal. Since we were such a large group, we were among the last to board, and caused an all-out ruckus by trying to fit fourteen fairly large carry-ons into the overhead compartments. Once we had that taken care of, we found our seats, watched the safety video, and prepared for takeoff. Now, there's something you must understand before I continue with my story: The Moss Family Does Not Fly. Ever. We're roadtrip people. The only other time I'd ever been on an airplane before this was on my class trip to Washington D.C. my junior year of high school. So as the plane started to make its way to the runway, I started to feel a little nervous and sicky. Luckily I was sitting next to one of my Phi Lamb sisters rather than a perfect stranger, but we had met only a few hours before, so I didn't want to be like, "OMGGGGGG I'm sooooooo nervousmerrmerrrrrrr" and freak her out. So, I calmly stated, "Just so you know, I'm a bit of a nervous flyer...", and she was very nice and told me it would be fine. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with take-off. Love because you ascend into the air at a diagonal in a giant chunk of metal while being perfectly safe (it's at this point I typically ruminate over how wonderful technology is and how amazing it is that people can actually do this) and you get to see the clouds outside your window, the land beneath you getting smaller, and it means you're truly on the way to your destination. Hate because YOU ASCEND INTO THE AIR AT A DIAGONAL IN A GIANT CHUNK OF METAL.THIS IS NOT NATURAL. (it's at this point I think of what could go horribly wrong and how if God had meant for people to be in the air, He would have equipped us with wings.) And also because my ears pop. I just really don't like that. Anyways, we make it to our proper altitude, I obtain a ginger ale from the flight attendants, and I watch The Vow on the little tv in front of me. (Which, by the way, is the only Nicholas Sparks movie I don't find incredibly stupid and unrealistic.) And everything goes smoothly. UNTIL THE LANDING. I don't know what happened, but as we descend into New Jersey, turbulence makes a grand entrance and monopolizes the rest of the ride. I shouldn't have been looking out the window, but I was, and that just made me feel more sicky. We were jostled every which way, and by the time we finally make it to the ground, I want to throw up and have a headache. But I'm also hungry. So, I get a Jamba Juice and we all go wait for the pastor from Crossroads to pick us up. And yes, I know what you're thinking: I'm in Jersey, so naturally, I kept my eyes open for my favorite Housewives, but I never saw them.

Morgan & I after landing in Newark!

I think that's all I'm going to write for tonight, but tomorrow I'll post about our first two days in Long Island!
 That's all for right meow :)

Brownie Buttons- Recipe

Hey Cats!

Since I'm home for Spring Break this week, I actually have time to blog! I was planning on crafting as well, but then I went to Barnes & Noble & bought myself a couple of books, so crafts aren't really happening this week. Between the chapters of my British literature & hanging out with my family however, I whipped up some delicious cookies! I wanted to bake something, and we had a brownie mix, so I decided to get creative! Actually, I just Googled, but whatever. I've found you can find a recipe for basically everything if you google it. Anyways, I wanted to make cookies out of a brownie mix, so I typed in "brownie mix cookies" on the world's most convienient website, and took the first recipe I came across. (I'm going to write out the recipe, but here's the link, just to give credit where credit is due: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1710,148185-235195,00.html ).
Here's what you'll need!
1 box of brownie mix (I used Pillsbury)
1/4 cup of flour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp. water (I used a little less)
2 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips (I used 1/2 cup of chocolate chips & 1/2 cup of Heath Bar bits)

Here's what you do!
1. Mix everything together, except the chocolate chips, by hand.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Drop by VERY VERY SMALL spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes!

The reason I suggest making them very small is because
1. The batter goes further. More cookies = more reasons to smile
2. This batter spreads like none other once it's in the oven. If they're too big to begin with, all the cookies will run together & make fat, ugly cookies, which is a personal peeve of mine.
3. Smaller cookies are much easier to remove from the pan. These are very fragile too, so the smaller you make them, the easier your life will be.

Also, I HIGHLY advise using Pam on the cookie sheet between each batch. For real, spray that stuff on thick. Scraping burnt-on crap off a cookie sheet is not what you want to be doing when you have a Jane Austen novel waiting for you. Or ever, really.

Here's what my first batch looked like (Please don't laugh...I learned from my mistakes.) :

This is why you make them small, or else they turn out looking like cow patties. By the way, I considered naming these creations "Cow Patty Cookies" for about .032 seconds, but then I decided that was disgusting. I may be from East Texas, but that's just too much. I hope I didn't ruin this for anyone by saying that....
Here's what they looked like once I finally figured everything out!

Much better! They're quite delicious, if I do say so myself. They're kind of chewy, and they taste pretty much the same as a brownie, they're just in cookie form. Well, I go back to school on Sunday (I can't wait for that, by the way), so it might be a while before I blog again. Maybe next time I'll give a literary analysis of Emma, if I have it finished by then. I would like to state that at this point, I think Emma is a bit of a brat & if I were Harriet, I would be royally cheesed off at her. But Harriet's stupid. I'll save this for another day ;) Until next time!

Overabundance

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So, it's been a few weeks since I've had time to blog...this semester is proving to be super busy & a little harder than I thought! I haven't even had time to get on Pinterest, which is pretty much a Class 3 tragedy. But this weekend, I've found myself with lots of time on my hands! I don't have a DIY this time, just a little something I've been thinking about lately :).
 Since I've been going nonstop during the week this semester, I usually just want to do nothing on the weekends. But sometimes I forget to make plans & then I end up with nothing to do except homework, which is super lame. This happened this weekend. Again. So my parents came down tonight & took me to dinner and the grocery store. It was great to see them, even if it was just for a couple of hours. As I was getting ready for dinner, I had some troubles deciding what to wear. I ended up with an overabundance of clothing piled on my bed:

I honestly have no idea why it was so difficult to pick out an outfit. I mean, I was just going to see my parents. Not that they're not important, it's just that as long as I'm decent, they typically don't care what I wear. It was just one of those days where nothing that I put on looked how I wanted, and everything was uncomfortable. I finally just made myself keep something on. Then, when I came back, I had a big fat mess to clean up. It was super fun.
Also, we now have an overabundance of citrus fruits in the 434:

My mom brought me grapefruits from home (they're my faves), and then I bought some clementines when my parents took me to the grocery store. I'd been wanting some clementines, but I knew I couldn't eat them all by myself, so I asked my roommate if she'd eat some if I bought them. She will be pleasantly surprised when she returns tomorrow afternoon. We've got our work cut out for us, and no reason to not get our daily serving of fruits.
Also, I have an overabundance of tea, which is wierd, because I really don't like it all that much:

I bought one of the boxes of green tea when I was sicky last semester, and the lemon zinger during the long hard winter. Tonight, my mom bought the other box of green tea to take back home, but she left it in my room. So, I now have 3 boxes of hot tea. I'm probably going to have a tea party soon, because there is no way I will ever drink it all. Even though I had two cups of green tea today... But still. There's. SO. Much. Tea.
Tonight as I was noticing all these things I possess in bulk, I realized something. I have been blessed with so much. There are so many people who would love to have parents to come take them to dinner, or to have parents at all. There are millions of people who would love to have more than one set of clothes. There are people who would not look at a bag of clementines as a challenge, but as a necessary source of food, and people who would be thrilled to have a cup of tea to keep them warm. I'm not trying to make anyone feel guilty, but sometimes it's good to have some perspective. And I'm talking to myself more than anyone. But, there's something that we all have in overabundance, no matter who we are, what we've done, where we're living, or what we have. God's love for us is more than we can ever imagine. Even if you feel lonely, He is always there & loves you more than any human being ever could. God has been showing me lately that when I feel like I'm all by myself, I'm really not, and that his love for me is truly amazing and unlike anything else. I have the best friend anyone could ever ask for with me at all times. He'll never get mad at me for something I do, he'll never forget to call me back, he'll never decide he's tired of being around me. And the best part is, he loved me, you, and everyone else so much, that he died so we could be in heaven with him for eternity, if we confess with our mouths & believe with our hearts. Wow. That kind of love, my friends, is not only the thing we all possess in overabundance, but the only thing we'll ever need.
 "And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." -Ephesians 3:17-18.

I know this post is different from what I typically post, but I felt like this was something I needed to share. :) Until next time!

DIY- Links and Leather Bracelet

Hey Cats!

I am so happy to have finally finished this project! I bought all the materials back home before I came back to school, and I finally got around to finishing it this afternoon! My original plan was to follow the exact directions from studs and pearls for the Lanyard Double Chain Bracelet (http://www.studs-and-pearls.com/2011/09/diy-lanyard-double-chain-bracelet.html), but sadly, I purchased the wrong kind of chain, so I tried, but my efforts failed. However, I might try to make it again, this time with the correct type of chain! Nevertheless, I like what I came up with, and it still has the same idea of the studs and pearls bracelet.

Here's what you'll need:

- Enough chain to go around your wrist twice (I bought mine the length that you see above, and didn't cut it, so if you're going to cut yours... I have no tips on how to help you. Godspeed.)

- Jump rings (I bought a package of like, 100 & used 5)

- Lobster clasps (you'll only need one, but I bought a 4-pack for future use, it's cheaper that way)

- Leather cord (You can buy the huge spool if you'd like, but that's about $15, and mine was around $4, and I still have plenty left over)

- Needlenose pliers (I think people who aren't from East Texas know these as jewelry pliers. I didn't have any, so I improvised...with a wrench. It was painful.)

And Here's what you do! :

1. First, cut a piece of leather cord, about 55-60 inches. I cut mine 60 inches when I was attempting to make the first bracelet, and so I just kept it. But I cut off around 5-7 inches when I was done, so it was a little long.

2. Locate the center link of the chain. This can be easily done by folding the chain in half, matching the two ends up, & see which link is the middle. Thread the leather cord through the center link, making sure both tails of the cord are even.

Also, to make sure you don't lose the center link (this will matter more once you start threading the cord on both sides), tie a small piece of ribbon around the center link. Or you could go ahead and put a jump ring on.

3. Begin threading the leather cord through each link of the chain. Make sure you don't pull too tight or the chain will get all caddywompus, and we can't have that, now can we?? But seriously, make sure the chain stays somewhat flat, and be careful not to twist the leather. 

4. Continue threading the leather through the chain until you reach the end of that half of the bracelet. This is what you should have:

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other side of the chain.
6. Once you finish threading the cord, you'll need to tie off the leather. Before you cut it, bring the end of the cord back through the last link of chain, towards you. You should then have a loop of leather cord at the top of the link. Bring the end of the cord up through that loop, away from you. After you pull tight, you should have a small knot.Just cut the excess cord off and it should be sturdy! (I understand that these instructions are a little difficult to understand, but I have full confidence that if you've gotten this far, you must have some level of intelligence and will be able to figure something out. Use your problem-solving skills.)
7. On the center link (the one you tied the ribbon to), attach two jump rings. The easiest way to do this is to open just one, using the pliers. Or you can pry it open with your fingers like I did, but my broken fingernails and still-hurting fingers strongly urge against it. Next, slip the ring onto the center link, but don't close it yet! Take a second closed ring and slip it onto the open ring. Then, again using the pliers, squeeze the first ring closed, making sure it is closed tightly so it doesn't break.

8. Next, on the end with the two leather knots, attach a jump ring to both of the end links on each side, and then connect them to each other

9. Then, open a new jump ring and slip it onto one of the two jump rings attaching the loose ends. Place a lobster clasp on the open ring, and then close it with the pliers, making sure it's closed tightly!

And you're done! Here's what it looks like!

I'm super excited to wear this! I hope you will try this, and give it your own little spin! You could use different colored leather cord or chain, or you could use lanyard or even strips of fabric. I chose the black and gold just because it's versatile and classic, but I will probably make another one that's a little more trendy! I don't really know what my next project will be, and I'll probably just post a blog post without a craft next, because school/life is about to start getting a little cray. So if you don't hear from me, I was most likely taken captive by Psych 107 and Comm 243, so please come find me. Until next time!

Smoothies & String Cheese

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So, it's Thursday night. You know, most college kids go out on Thursday nights, and I usually like to do that too, but tonight....well, I don't really want to talk about why I'm sitting in my dorm with nothing better to do than blog about random things. ANYWAYS, here I am, listening to Phil Wickham Pandora & eating string cheese & drinking a smoothie for my dinner. Healthy, right? You know, it's really hard to find good things to eat when you live in a dorm and your only appliance is a microwave. Although I've only lived in the dorm for a semester and a week, I like to think that I've gotten pretty creative with my food choices. For example, the smoothie I'm currently drinking. If allowed, you should get a small blender for your dorm. Mine is a single-serving "power blender" (whatever that means) & its the Cooks brand from JCPenney. It was on sale for like, $30 during the summer, so I bought it for my room, & it's come in handy when I want something different! For my smoothies, I buy the frozen packages that have yogurt chunks (which is super weird when you think about it) and fruit, and just add apple juice! It's a lot more convienient than keeping fresh fruit, and since I don't make smoothies super often, it's good because it doesn't ruin, like fresh fruit would. Another idea is Lean Cuisines. Duh. I just thought I'd add that, since they are kind of a staple in my diet. Also, I like Laughing Cow cheese wedges with the mini saltine crackers. I'll eat that & some fruit for lunch occasionally. Another useful tool is an apple wedger/slicer/corer? (not sure of the technical name.). I've always wanted one & I told my mom that I'd eat fruit in college if she got me one... hehe. But really, it's very nice to have. I like to eat apples with peanut butter for a snack, it's healthy and very filling! Another thing I like is 100 calorie packs of popcorn. Quick and delicious. Enough said. Actually, 100 calorie packs of anything are quite wonderful. I feel better about my snacking if it's already a controlled portion. For breakfast, I like oatmeal, even though its a pain to clean out the bowl. Other ideas are granola bars, hummus and Wheat Thins, soup, Nutella (not exactly healthy, but quite delicious), cherry tomatoes, almonds, tea, coffee, carrots & ranch, and water. Oh, I suggest a filtered pitcher rather than buying bottles of water. Not only is it cheaper in the long run, but you don't have to carry heavy bottles up the stairs to your room! Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this super random post about things you probably already know. But if it was of assistance to any of you, then I've done my job. Well, I'm going to go read my Political Science book, but I am working on a new DIY that will hopefully be posted soon! I tried to follow instructions from another blog. but I bought the wrong stuff, so I'm just going to make something up. Until next time!

Pinterest Project- Star Blanket

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So, as you all know, next August I will be moving into a house with my 5 besties. I know it's kinda far away, but that gives me plenty of time to craft! My froomie Amy & I already have big plans for the place. We'll be covered in handmade items by the time we actually move in! Anyways, over Christmas break, I made an afghan for the house. We haven't decided on colors or anything yet, but it has pretty much every single color in it, so it should match whatever! If not, we can just hide it in a closet & take it out when we get cold! I found this pattern on Pinterest, so instead of giving you instructions, I'll just include the link! This blanket was perfect, because I was able to use lots of leftover yarn that I already had, so I only had to buy 4 skeins, which is pretty good for a blanket! Also, it says to change yarn every few rows, but I decided to just keep going until I ran out of yarn, or thought that I couldn't make it another round. It would also be cool to do the whole thing in the same variegated yarn, or even in one solid color. Use your imagination! Anyways, here is the link! http://www.purplekittyyarns.com/crochet-afghan-patterns/7-point-star-throw
And here's what mine looks like!

Also, to finish it, I just did the round of slip stitches, I didn't do the thing with the tapestry needle....mainly because I didn't know how :). I hope you will try this & make it your own! It's one of the easier blankets I've made, & I like it because it's different!
On a different note, I will be leaving to go back to school tomorrow morning! I'm so excited to start my second semester, and to see all my friends! That being said, I probably won't be blogging as much anymore..mehhh. BUT! I have purchased the materials for my next DIY, and so I'll probably put that up soon! And I promise I will have plenty of crafts over the summer! I might post occasionally, but it might not be crafts....we shall see! Until next time!