A fun logo

In case you missed it, my sister-in-law Jenn is ridiculously creative. At her wedding she gave the bridesmaids all sorts of wonderful handmade presents. The gift that excited me the most was this:

She took a photo of Cece from my blog and made it into a stamp with a birthday hat and a santa claus hat and then made a bunch of notecards. She made different stamped notecards for all 9 of her bridesmaids! Here's the photo of Cece. Perfect, huh?

Once I ran out of the notecards I asked if I could get more or get the stamp. She sent me this:

A little bag with the stamp that she hand cut so I can always have Cece notecards. I have no idea how she cut it into the rubber so perfectly!  It also came with this little tag:

Now that she is Jenn Henry she made a logo "JenHen Designs" for the stuff she sells at her mom's store. Isn't it adorable? Here was our conversation when I called her:

Me: I love your logo! That's so cool that you have a logo. I wish I had a logo.
Jenn: I'll make you a logo.
Me: Ha ha...why would I need a logo. I don't do anything creative.
Jenn: What are you talking about? You should have one for your knitting!
Me: It isn't like I have an etsy shop. I'm still a beginner.
Jenn: That's okay. You should have a logo when you give them as gifts. All handmade gifts should have a personal tag.

So without further adieu....

Isn't it cute? We were trying to think of a play on my last name without it being cheesy, i.e. "Strands of Love." We thought "Loose Strands" sounded funny. Plus, I tend to show Chris a project and say "Look it's finished!" despite loose strands hanging off of it. Weaving in the ends is my least favorite part!

So I don't have any etsy store plans, and I still feel a little silly having a logo. Here are a few projects I've done this year:

 A cowl with a lace pattern. This patter requires thick wool and big needles. It was a really fast knit and a good intro to lace patterns. I'm still going to add a button, but I do like how it looks with my grandma's pin.

 Hat for Chris. This actually didn't turn out like the pattern due to not paying close attention on rows 16 and 17. (Amy--that was when we were chatting on your living room couch Easter weekend) I wish I could say "oh, this is my own design" but I have no idea what I did and couldn't repeat it. Chris did get some use out of it this year. This photo was taken on May 1st. There were snow flurries as we were walking!

This hat is not for the gnome, although he does look good in it. This is for my brother's friend Nate. We are doing an art trade. He wore my brother's hat on a hiking trip and wanted one of his own. He is amazing at pottery so I asked him to make candlesticks for me and I made him this hat. I feel like I'm on my way to living in an artist commune!

I have one very big project started for a Christmas present. I also spent months knitting a sweater for Penelope that was an absolute fail. The pattern was for a lightweight summer cardigan, which meant knitting with yarn the width of dental floss and teeny needles. Once I was done Penny put it on and Chris told her to start singing "It's a Hard Knock Life". Humph! Maybe I'll take a photo of it....we'll see!

My dream project is this sweater:

When I can do that dahlia, I'll have earned my logo!
So thank you, Jenn for taking the time to make my amateur projects a logo. I love it! I do love knitting things for people so let me know if you want something,  I'll add it to my list and tie a "Loose Strands" tag on it when completed!