Seeing More then Before

Did you get a pocket camera for Christmas?   Well, I didn't, because we already have one in my household! (We're such obedient little consumers.)  And today, my husband posted his first ever tutorial on instructables.com on how to add a wide angle lens to our little camera. 

I should probably be proud of him for staying out of trouble, but between blogging and tutorials, I'm starting to get concerned about our "dork status."  If there was a competition for the dorkiest couple on the block, I'd think we would win...and we might even be proud of that!

How to convert your pocket camcorder to wide angle

"Where the Wild Things Are" Hat

With Halloween right around the corner, I couldn't help but spoil my nephew by making him this cute hat inspired by the book Where the Wild Things Are. Designed by Jessy, the pattern and some detailed instructions are available on the always cool, Instructables website.

I followed Jessy's instructions and made the hat 1" smaller to hopefully fit my nephew's head. Using some grey fleece I had in my stash, I only deviated from her directions once. I reversed steps 14 and 15 and sewed the ears on before closing up the hat. That way, I cut and sewed through only one layer of fleece and was able to keep my mess from sewing hidden inside. I also used pipe cleaners in the ears and for the whiskers, hoping they were a little more "kid-friendly."

I special shout-out to Elmo, who was good enough to sit still and not break into the Hokie Pokey while he modeled the hat!