In my post last Spring, “The Problem with Knitting”, I mentioned my very first attempt at a cowl or smoke ring. It was made with Noro yarn. Beautiful colors, but anyone who has worked with Noro knows that it’s texture leaves something to be desired. Since both of my new cowls are working out quite […]
Read more "Novel Basket"Pinterest is a wonderful thing. This last week I ran across a image from an Italian fresco of a snowball fight, and I fell in love with it. Not only is the subject whimsical, but the dresses the women are wearing are gorgeous! Those of you who know me know that I am a member […]
Read more "I am in love!"One of my children’s (and my) favorite picture books is The Pout-pout Fish by Deborah Diesen. The book has a wonderful rhyme scheme, and the illustrations are fabulous. Having studied marine science, I love all the little worms and other invertebrates that populate the book. For Christmas this year I decided to give the book […]
Read more "Plushie Pout-Pout"I had a number of projects filling up my camera waiting to be worked up, so here they are. Over the holiday I had some time to get the family involved in the kitchen. My son has always enjoyed helping in the kitchen but my daughter has recently shown an increased interest as well. This […]
Read more "Backlog"If you haven’t discovered Instructables yet, I highly recommend them. Lots of DIY for all sorts of things, from how to cook microwave corn to how to build a touch screen table. I posted my first Instructable this week. You can find it here. Here are some of the photos from it.
Read more "Instructable"There is something about the end of the semester when everything gets very hectic, that seems to induce in me an urge to binge. Maybe my crafting is trying to keep up with my eating at this time of year. 🙂 But it seems to evaporate as soon as the semester is over and I […]
Read more "Crafting Binge"I am really excited this week to be able to share this one with you. I’ve been sitting on it for several months because it was part of an Artisan swap that I was taking part in. We were supposed to keep the recipient a secret. Since this has his heraldry on it, that would […]
Read more "At Last"I have found the most awesome new web site. It’s called Drawing Board, and it’s available on New Hive, but you don’t have to sign up for New Hive in order to use it. It is a sketch program that has some really interesting tools. Lines make connections with each other, giving really interesting results. […]
Read more "Spur to Creativity"Sometimes an idea comes into your head so strongly that you can’t rest until you’ve followed it through. Sometimes the results are amazing, and sometimes not so much, but you can’t stop in the middle. That happened to me this week. I have been working my tail off recently. I am currently teaching 4 classes […]
Read more "Diorama"Ok, ok, I know it’s been almost 2 months since my last post. Summer traveling and back to school has kept me too busy to post. Not too busy to craft, as you will see. A girl has to have her priorities. 🙂 (don’t ask about my poor garden. It looks like a weed jungle!) […]
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