I’ve been lax in showing the recent slew of birthday buckets, although my birthday wishes were timely, I promise.

Quick! Jump in this time machine and travel back with me to March in the year of our Lord 2007. I did not rest on my laurels after Chris’ birthday, but celebrated three more Knitgrrl birthdays in quick succession. (I was just lame and didn’t post the pictures.)

Lilyan, Pamela, and Petra all received unique-to-each crafty buckets and matching wallets/coin purses. Pamela helped me shop at some of her local thrift stores, which is where I picked up some of these colorful jeans. (She got her wish, and I used a great pair of purple, nay – violet jeans for her bucket.)

Skip forward a couple of months into May and now it’s Kathy’s birthday! Poor Kathy, she had to wait and wait and wait for her crafty bucket. And boy, did I have excuses for her! First, I was sick, then lazy, then I forgot it, and finally – a month late – she got her bucket. (We won’t even mention how the Squid got his first.)

I found some bright red jeans, which went wonderfully with the ladybug and dragonfly fabric that I picked out for her. (Kathy likes the lady bugs.) The jeans were a little on the smaller size (6 or 8s), so the finished bucket is tall and narrow. I kind of liked this version.

The Squid (of Purling Pirate’s Squid fame) got his bucket a little late, too, but that was due more to the crazy happenings that delayed his birthday party. What? Do not question the Squid’s need of a crafty bucket!

And to bring us up to date (or at least in the same month), is Jen and her crafty bucket.

I still owe some wallets and bits ‘n baubles to a couple of the grrls, and there’s no time for a break because I still have two more to go (plus one).

The funny bit? Now that I’m nearing the end and have purchased all the thrifted jeans that I need, I came to the realization that it might have been easier to work with men’s jeans. [sigh] No hips, nipped in waist, and curves – they build those boys’ jeans pretty straight.

Oh, well. Perhaps this lesson learned will help me in the future. Although to be honest, I don’t know how much more denim myself or my machine can take.

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