It's getting colder out...

which means I have knitting on the brain and the urge to create more designs. Here are my two latest:

You can find them here.

Star Trek designs

It's official - I have the "green light" to create graphics and designs for the Star Trek franchise. I used to watch the original series with my older brother (well, I would sneak in the room and watch for as long as he would let me until I had asked one too many questions and he would kick me out.) Then, when I got older, I watched TNG with my younger brother. The movies and Deep Space Nine I watched with my husband. Maybe I'll watch Voyager with our kids when they get older!

At any rate, I've had a blast putting some of my favorite lines, moments and jokes on t-shirts, bags, water bottles and hats. You can see a few of my designs here (click on them to enlarge) or go to the store to see them all: http://www.cafepress.com/hitsandhobbies

The first one took the most work but is filled with Star Trek moments: Red shirt. Fascinating. Beam me up!, Data. Kirk. Spock. Picard. Star date. Jefferies tubes. Resistance is futile. Warp drive. Klingon. Picard. Federation. Lobes. Janeway. Pike. Enterprise. Spock. Red shirt. DS9. Phaser. Vulcan nerve pinch. To boldly go. Red alert. Dabo. Dukat. Wessels. Yar. Sarek. Risa. Prime directive. Archer. Wormhole. Kobayashi. Q. I'm a doctor. Ten forward. Replicator. The needs of the many. I'm a doctor. Holodeck. Subspace. Emmisary. Warp core. DS9. TNG. KHAAAAN! Scotty. Trekkie. All these and MORE...

I love when an order comes in!

I love getting an order in from Cafepress. I do a lot of designing of items that I don't ever order myself, even though I like them, so it's always fun to get something for myself and see how great it does look! Plus, I become sort of a walking ad for the store. Most of my sales come from total strangers who happen to like some of my designs, but extra word-of-mouth never hurts!

Anyway, here's a pic of me with all the stuff and then the images below...

The Winners Are...

So, I thought I would give the gold, silver and bronze out to the top three selling designs this month. They are:


33 sales - gold

23 sales - silver

19 sales - bronze

Marathon Mom

My sister is a runner. She's not just a "jog to keep the pounds off" kind of runner, but a hard core--can't miss a day--national champion kind of runner. She inspired a few designs for my Cafepress store which I'll post below.

I'm incredibly proud of all that she has accomplished. In 2010 she achieved the title "Canadian Woman's National Marathon Champion" by winning the Ottawa Marathon. You can read all about these feats at her blog: http://kristaduchenerunning.blogspot.com/

She's not just a runner, but a wife, mom, registered dietician, friend and active member of her community. She makes the world a better place by what she does and by how she inspires others.

Recently, she posted some exciting news on her running blog using this shirt I had created. Congrats, sis! Enjoy the journey!

(This last one is why I run, not why she runs!)

You Might Be a Knitter If ...

I made these last night for my store, but since they are hard to see at the store (small images) I decided to post here for friends who were curious and asking. Any other suggestions to add? You can leave ideas in my comment box!