Unhappy Jess warning!

UGHHHHHH!

Not only did Jenn make me pose with Sugar for the craft she posted Monday: BUT!!!! about two hours after she finished the blog entree THE POWER WENT OUT AND DIDN'T COME ON FOR OVER TWO DAYS! It went out about 2pm on monday and didn't come back on until about 6pm on Monday. Yes Grandpa Bruce has a generator so the house was warm and the people had food but NOTHING in Jenn's room had power. NOT COOL! I personally was very happy when it came back. It was like a Halloween miracle ;)

In other news: The Matthews (Sparrow and Robin's parents) have taken in a foster kid. Her name is Brooklyn Malone. She's shy, but nice. She likes to cook so she's a perfect fit with Sparrow and Robin. She helps in the kitchen at The Sparrow's Nest.

And finally: look for the Star Valley Block Party album sometime tommorow or Monday.

Byesssie bye!

*Jess*

On a more serious note:
We know that there were people who were not only more inconvenienced then us by Hurricane Sandy but who actually may have been hurt, or worse. Our thoughts and possitive energy go out to those people. Keep strong :)

Craft #1: Finger knitted pet leash.

Hey everyone. Jenn here (the girl crazy enough to bring all of the Waterloo residents into one house ;) ) As Julie mentioned this blog is being re-invented. One of things I promised was craft instructions. On that note: I am proud to present my first craft. A finger knitted leash for your doll's pets.

What You Will Need:

 

-Yarn (not alot, a decent sized leftovers from other projects will do nicely)

-Scissors

-A doll (for sizing)

-The pet the leash is for (again this is for sizing. This leash was for a friend so I just randomly chose Sugar)

 

 

Time Needed:

Less then a half hour. I didn't time it but seriously it took no time at all. I started watching Sweeney Todd while I was making this and even taking pictures I had this done LONG before Sweeney killed his first victim.

 

Instructions:

 

 

1) Begin finger knitting. Leave yourself a decent sized tail when you start.

 

 

2) work until it fits around the pet's neck. Make sure you leave enough room so that it easily slips on and off.

 

 

3) Now this is were the tail you left at the begining comes into play. Tuck it into the loop you've been working with. and continue to finger knit as normal.

 

 

it should look like this

 

 

4) Keep finger knitting for another inch or two. Until the tail is nice and secure.

 

 

5) Tie off the tail. I would recommend double-knotting it to keep it secure when you slip it on and off.

 

 

6) and cut off the remainder ends. Congrats! You've just completed the hardest part.  You  may now resume your regularly scheduled finger-knitting.

 

 

7) Keep finger knitted until you have about a foot after the end loop (or longer if you desire. The great thing about this craft is that it's fairly customizable)

 

 

8) fit the loop around your doll's wrist. Much like the loop that goes around the pet's neck, make sure it can slip easily on and off.

 

 

9) For this next part you will need to cut the project away from the yarn ball. make sure you leave yourself a decent length though.

 

 

10) Tie the loop off. Again, I would recommend double knotting to keep it secure during play.

 

 

11) Cut the ends off and you have completed your leash!

 

 

Enjoy and feel free to make as many leashes as you need for all your dolls pets. Like I said earlier the great thing about this craft is that you can make leashes in any color and size you want or need.

 

 

HAPPY CRAFTING!

 

I hope you enjoyed this craft. PLEASE leave me comments and possibly photos if you try it. Since this is the first doll craft I've written I'm very eager to hear how it works for others. Also feel free to comment with any questions or problems you may have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Weekend, And BIG News!

Julie here,

So. We just got home from the most GROOVEY weekend we've had in a long time. Mia, Claudia, Clara, Felicity, Sparrow, Jealousy, and I went to Star Valley for the weekend for their annual block party. We had so much fun. We also did good in the competitions too. I'll wait to tell you because we have alot of photos and Jenn wants to make an album after those of us that won ribbons take pictures posing with them.  And in other Star Valley related news: Mia stayed in Star Valley and their Kaya came back with us for a visit.

And now for the BIG news we promised. Jenn has decided to not bother working on  Emerald Bloom any more but to turn this blog into more of less her doll website. Which means you will see more blog entrees and more exciting things. Including

-Posts from Jenn herself
-Crafts you(yes, YOU) can make (trust us, if Jenn can make them, you should have no problem)
-"Show-Offs" Jenn (or us) showing off stuff we made.

You should also see alot more action on our Picasa album page. Right now we have a fall family photo shoot album that has been taken that just needs to be put up (look for that most likely this week). and Jenn has been talking about doing solo albums of each of us showing off our personalities.

If there is other stuff,Waterloo related, that you want to see on the blog, just leave a comment and let us know. We'll do our best.

Peace and Love

<3julie p="p">

Hey, Jealousy

Jess here

For those who happened to see the tweet Mia posted this morning about the knock at the door:

We've had a very interesting day here . Around 11'oclock this morning there was a knock at the door. we answered it to find a girl in a denim  skirt, fishnets, a plad shirrt with her hair in small braids and up in a bandana standing there (AWSOME outfit, I know)

"Hey guys"  She said "My bike broke down a little ways away from here and it's freaking cold. Can I come in?" And, without waiting for an answer, she came in and shut the door behind her.

"Name's Jealousy Williams. Nice to meet ya" She said holding her hand out to Molly. Hesitating a little, Molly shook the girl's hand.  She then percieded to look around the house

"Excuse me for asking" Mia piped up "But what kind of name is Jealousy?"

"Not my real name. And that's all you need to know"

"So you're a runnaway" Ruthie piped up "I've read enough books guess that"

"Brilliant deduction Holmes" Jealousy replied. With that the conversation went on to about us and about the house. Jealousy was particularly happy to hear that Grandma Tracy and Grandpa Bruce ride bikes too.

So, long story short. We're all getting to know Jealousy (hard to too as...how did Heather put it...."She's a bit of a brat). I think she's awesome. But in a shocking shock that shocks ALL the person she's been getting along with most is Felicity. Yes, Miss prim and proper herself and the B.A. biker chick are becoming friends. I find this more then slightly amusing.

More updates to come. Some of use (not me) are going to the Star Valley block party this weekend.

BYE BYEEEEE

*Jess*

Mia here.

Miss Mia StClair reporting.

So, I just got back from a summer at computer camp.

First off: In her infinit tech savvieness, Jenn has somehow managed to break iTunes. Though I have been told that Patty-Cake (Jenn's Fiancee) has the situation well in hand.

I did get to meet the two new sisters (Claudia and Josephina) Josephina seems nice and I'm glad to hear that Claudia is a Doctor Who fan (It was getting kinda lonely being the only sci-fi nerd in Waterloo)

My first stop after I got home was to go visit Felicity and the Merrimans. They seemed really busy. Nancy had just finsihed the embroidery work on her sampler and Felicity had just gotton Clementine back from the out of town stabel she was staying at and moved her into the new stabels in Waterloo (I took a pic of Felicity and Clementine and put it on our twitter if anyone is interested www.twitter.com/watersttweets).

Other then that looks like everyone her has been pretty boring over the summer. Molly did mention getting to go to an AG Store finally. Glad she got that off her checklist.

Well I'm rambeling. so I'm goona sighn of here.

:) Mia :)

New Sister!

Hey everyone. Molly Here.

So, Jess fails at keeping her promise to keep the blog updated so I guess it's my turn.

Jenn took me to Natick yesterday. I even got a present! She got me my dog Bennett. I love him soooo much. I'll probibly post a picture of him and I on Twitter.

We also got a new sister, Josephina! I'm glad to have her here (though I did attempt to convince Jenn that Emily needed to come to Waterloo instead. Though she did promise me that when she and Auntie Missy go to New York in October that Emily would most likely be coming home then (unless someone Jenn wants or wants stuff for is being archived at the time and she needs to spend the money on that).

In other news: Solana and Kanani are quite upset that NOTHING has been going on here while they have been visiting. We'll have to fix that.

Well I gotta go.

~Molly~

Hello World! Long time no blog.

Hello everybodies! Jess here.

Man, it's been a looooonnnnnggggggg time since we blogged. But, no worries, I'm here to fix that.

So, We've moved out to the boondoksies. It's quieter here, but we no longer live on Water St. SO we can't call ourselves the Water St Girls. HMMMM what shall we call ourselves?

Last night Jenn, Molly, Sparrow, and Ruthie all went to Auntie Missy's house for the night. Sparrow and Ruthie stayed (Sparrow is staying in Star Valley and Ruthie is staying in Daisy Hallow). The really cool part is that Kanani and Sonali came to visit in their place.  I'm already planning what kind of trouble we'll get into while they are here.

Well. that's pretty much it.... NO WAIT.....MEGA IMPORTANT: I GOT A NEW OUTFITTTTT!!! It' WICKED AWSOME! I'll prolly put a picture of me in it on Twitter soon. CHECK FOR THAT!

Now I'm going to log off.

BYES

*Jess*