*rolls over as alarm clock goes off*

*throws alarm clock across the room*

*stumbles around and through the MESS that last night was the Crafty Witch Office*



Oh, my WORD…what did we DO last night?



*picks up note from HardHatCat*

--Gone back to Oz, gotta get some crafting done down under—HHC

*notices small lump under pile of blankets and hopes for Josée’s sake, she remembered to put up protective charms*

*avoids the stand of knitting needles while making her way to the desk*

*avoids the sleeping dragon near Dragonsinger’s desk*

*makes note to have Magical Maintenance come fix the burn in the roof*

*spies Super Jenn in the corner still crafting frantically*

*makes note to have St. Mungo’s Long Term Care come by later*

*travels wide around Quietish as she flits about getting stuff together for the OKC Yule Ball*

*ducks to avoid the flying tulle*

*trips into a cushion of embroidery floss*

*tries to carefully extract herself without getting tangled*

*is smacked with some aida and narrowly misses the needles*

*winces*

…well, most of the needles…*rubs forehead*

*makes it through the warzone to her desk*



Happy New Year to my fellow Crafters!!! I hope your holiday seasons were craftastic!!! We are SO glad you’ve joined us and we hope that this will be the BEST YEAR EVER!!! for crafting!



Lots of new things going on in our little corner of Leaky! We Crafty Witches are geared up and ready to go! And we are going to start the new year with a BOOM (starting off with a BANG is SO 2008…)!



First off! *cues fanfare music*



January Craft-Along!!! We’re doing a Magical Needlework craft this month!!! The details are up on Leaky and the forums are all ready for questions, ideas, and bragging!!!



*ducks as more fabric goes racing around the room*



Quietish is getting ready for the Mistletoe Masquerade in a couple of weeks…There are still tickets available for this event!! So, if you want to check it out…please, DO!



*dodges dress form as it zips across the office*



Now, for updates!! We’ll start off slowly as we don’t want to alarm anyone!



Main Site Updates:

· Food

o Desserts

§ Hogwarts Cuisine

§ Professor Slughorn's Crystalized Pineapple

Gallery Updates:



· Craftalongs

o November 2008 Craft An Ornament for Doris TLC



· Crochet

o Bags, Purses & Totes

§ Hogwarts Purses

o Dolls

§ Doll Clothes

§ Magical Creatures

o Muggle Wear

§ Hats

o Other Items

§ Muggle Devices

§ Ornaments

o Scarves

§ PS/SS/CoS Style Scarves

o Wizard Wear

§ Hats

· Knitting

o Muggle Devices

§ Ornaments

o Muggle Wear

§ Baby Sweaters

§ Gloves & Mittens

§ Scarves, Ties & Belts

· Other Crafts

o Muggle Devices

§ Ornaments

o Parchments, Books & Albums

§ Beedle Bard

· Woodwork

o Miscellaneous

§ Beads

o Wizarding Devices

§ Wands

Forum Updates:

* Food
o Desserts
+ Hogwarts Cuisine
# Professor Slughorn's Crystalized Pineapple



Alrighty then! There you have it! Our first updates for the new year!!! Hooray!! I think I’m going to grab some aspirin and some water and have a bit of a nap before the Magical Maintenance and St. Mungo’s people show up. Someone has to sign the release forms…



*shoots another Protego charm up as the dragon sneeze*

*runs as the edges of Quietish’s dress start smoking*