Balanced Elephant Creations

New Yarn is ordered now I just need to wait for it to come in but in the meantime, its almost Halloween! If you want the idea of a pumpkin to last the entire season but don’t want the hassle of real pumpkins or fake pumpkins that can be pricey or take up too much space, there is a third options. If you are a crafter you can make lanterns with pumpkin decorations. Whether it is for just a party or for all weather outdoor purposes there can be cheap options that you can use to make weather resistant décor for your yard. Enjoy family time whether it is picking out pumpkins to carve, apple picking, or making crafts with autumn themes. https://amzn.to/2BYH7Ij

So the baby blanket is finally finished and some extra things were made to go with the blanket. So it is my first design blanket and time making a stuffed animal blanket toy but I think they came out pretty decent for a beginner just going with the flow of the creative juices. I even made a few hats with the yarn. They are simple but they are getting nicer with each new hat I make. I cant wait to get more yarn to make some more of these things and hats. With the yarn I have in stock I may just start working on a hat for myself. Maybe with some ears like a cat in time for the Halloween season. I will keep you posted with how it turns out.   The yarn I want to get next can be found at https://amzn.to/2xK5vKf

So this week I have been working on my third baby blanket and have incorporated a shell design into the middle of it as I tried to show previously. It is looking a lot more like a shell than before I am surprised to say. I have not been able to take a photo of it and am waiting until I can call it done. I wanted to make the blanket a little larger and am thinking about what to do with the extra yarn that I am bound to have from my skein. I am thinking that I may turn it into a hat but we will need to wait and see how much material I have left at the end. Found the material online at   https://amzn.to/2OVLOWQ I hope it all turns out well. Wish me luck :)

Now that I have caught you up on my experiences while I was away now let's get back to what I am working on during the present moment. I have been assisting my sister develop her promotional files as she goes out on her own to start her own business. We worked together to design her business cards, brochures, rack cards, and the next thing on the list is her postcards to send out to local residences to help spread the word of her new business. Based on the type of business that she is starting we went with some of my pictures that I took during my past vacations. She wanted to give off a feeling of peace and calm so we went with some tree and ocean based pictures. Greens and blues also help to bring an idea of calm and serenity so this helps to promote the ideas of the emotions she wants to incorporate. Time to get back to designing. Be back soon with my progress on my projects. If you are interested in getting new designs for your business I may be able to assist. https:...

Also during our family reunion we went to a lot of animal attractions. We went to the rainforest zoo, the aquarium, and a petting zoo. All had amazing animals such as a zonkey, kangaroos, jellyfish, stingrays, penguins, lemurs, tortoises, and more. The animals were amazing to see in person but the photographs provide some great memories.  Animals are always beautiful to take pictures of though they are rarely standing perfectly still. The aquarium had shark tanks that had tunnels so you were standing underneath them and they could swim right towards you before turning away. It was amazing to see the herds of deer that crowded around people in their pen when they thought that they had food. In the rainforest zoo I was shocked to see that there were certain birds that stayed in their habitat though they did not have an enclosure to make sure they stayed in their area. Even if you do not go to take pictures it is definitely a great idea to go to zoos and aquariums to see animal...

In July we went on a family vacation to Tennessee. It was hot but beautiful down there. We spent a lot of time at the top of the mountains and enjoying the different attractions that the location had to offer. I did not go on a hike but we did take a drive through the mountains and here are some of the pictures from the sites we saw while we were there. From waterfalls to the old buildings that were still standing.