It’s two days before Christmas, and I have officially brought in my last handful of tomatoes from my garden. I’ve been waiting to post that for almost two months, but mild weather and a crop of strong producers has kept me in tomatoes. Many of the ones I brought in today will have to be […]
Read more "“Isn’t borage an annual?” and other lessons from a first year garden"I was making my weekly bread this morning, and getting irritated because even though I make it every week, and I created the recipe myself, I still have to look it up every week. I got to thinking that it would be nice to have a decorative way of displaying my favorite recipes in the […]
Read more "Squirreled again!"I was clicking around the other day on Craft Gawker when I found a beautiful and beautifully simple pearl and ribbon necklace posted by Anne Weil over at flax & twine. I hadn’t seen anything like this before, and it struck me as very elegant, and something my little Girly Girl would love, especially if […]
Read more "Pearly Girl"Ok, so it’s been a little while since I posted. This is a difficult time of year to keep up to date because so much of what I am working on are gifts and I am fortunate enough to have very supportive family and friends, many of whom read this. So I have to delay […]
Read more "Fall Wonder"Ok, so I broke down and bought yarn. This is a double whammy for me because not only do I usually spin my own, but I’m supposed to be stash busting right now. Sigh. I couldn’t help myself really. There I was, cruising Ravelry for stash busting projects when I found this face. I just […]
Read more "How Much is That Doggie in the Basket?"Commercial lamp shades make great water color canvas. Who knew? It’s much greener in life. I’ll have to see what I can do with Photoshop.
Read more "Painted Lamp Shade"***A Quick Note About Safety*** One of my readers reminded me that it is important not to take anything for granted. Please remember that you are working with wire and that it is going on an electrical appliance. Please make sure that when in use, the wire does not come in contact with the either […]
Read more "By Popular Demand"In my former life, back when the government had money to spend on research, I was a scientist. A geneticist and a microbiologist to be exact. That tendency towards microbiology is strongly represented in my crafts as well, i.e. baking, brewing and cheese making. I bring a love of experimentation to crafting, and cooking lends […]
Read more "Cheese Experiment"Please Read This Important Update! ***A Quick Note About Safety*** One of my readers reminded me that it is important not to take anything for granted. Please remember that you are working with wire and that it is going on an electrical appliance. Please make sure that when in use, the wire does not come […]
Read more "Let There Be Light"So, I’m not kidding about the name of my blog. When it comes to crafting, I have the attention span of a dog when a squirrel runs by. I was thinking about that the other day as my basket making obsession had been replaced with a fever to make lamp shades. More about that later. […]
Read more "And Now For Something Completely Different…"