Hard at Work

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

Hey guys! Gosh, it feels like it's been a while since my last post! How has everyone's week been?!
I have been busy making modifications, and test knitting the designs. There's going to be a lot more of that in the next couple weeks, as well as some new designs coming up in the near future! 
Some exciting news...It looks like I will be opening up my Etsy shop sooner than later! I will keep you all updated.
Back to work for me! 

Happy Thursday!

Brain Freeze

Brain freeze. I am not talking about the kind of brain freeze you get when you eat ice cream...I wish I had that kind of brain freeze, right, now.

The temps here in Ottawa have dropped  to a degree where I am scared to go outside. My current winter hat is no longer keeping my ears warm enough...the wind sneaks in through the sides of my hat, giving me that not so nice kind of brain freeze. :P

I think it's time to make a tighter fitting hat, leaving no room for the angry wind chill to get in!

Hope everyone else is staying warm on this cold Wednesday! 

Bowie's Flap Hat

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

Hedgehog Mitts

Photo by: Caylee Schoonbaert

Can you barely stand this cuteness?! One of my many adorable nephews, modeling 'Sweet's Hedgehog Mitts'. 

I have to give a shout out thank you to Caylee, for taking the time to take some great photo's of the little ones in Jellybean Woolies! Thank you! xo 

Agenda for this week: Making modifications on Jellybean Woolies, so that they fit the  little ones in your life, more comfortably. :)

Happy Monday!

Jellybean Woolies

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So far, here's what I have for the itty-bittys in your life! I also have a hat on the way, which is almost finished. There are several more ideas brewing for more knits, which will come in due time. For now, off to a good start! 

I still have to make some modifications on some of them, as well as making some adjustments, making different sizes available. 

I want to bring classic, modern, unique, colorful, fun, and most of all warmth and smart functioning garments to babies, infants, and children. All of them hand knit with great care and love. 

For the future Etsy shop I have been playing around with some names, so far I am liking Jellybean Woolies. :)

How To: Macro Bubbles

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard

What You'll need:

• clear glass cup
• 100mm Macro Lens
• tripod
• dish soap
• olive oil
• a flat colorful surface
• plenty of light

To start, make sure to find a spot that has plenty of natural light coming in. 

Set up your camera, tripod and settings. I used  f/stop 5.6 with my ISO set at 100 and a shutter speed of 1/6 of a second. I also had my timer set for 2 seconds, to reduce any camera shake. 
Fill the glass with some water and place cup over a flat colorful surface, or any type of flat surface you would like. I used one of my husbands Engineering text books, hehe, it has quite the colorful cover. 
Add a couple drops of dish liquid and then olive oil to your glass of water, and your ready to go crazy with picture taking! 

Unravel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

Having to do some unraveling today, but that's ok. I don't have to undo too much work, plus  I wanted the garment to have more garter stitch in it, so it's totally worth it! :)

© 2013 Heidi Chouinard