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"This week I’m concentrating on using up materials I already have and finishing projects already started. This ones for my nephew. I hope it fits. BTW, the pattern is available on Ravelry.com. It is the Maze and Chevron Hat by Deborah Bennett.
Read more "Stash Busting"So the weather has turned cool again, and by the look of the forecast, it’s going to stay that way. It’s a good thing I just got my son’s hood and mittens finished. He is totally cold blooded and thinks he’s going to freeze to death when the temperature hits 70F. It’s not an inspiring […]
Read more "Just In Time"My son and I came down with a doozy of a cold on Tuesday, so yesterday was pretty much a wash, and not much is happening today as I recover and try to catch up on house work. Still, crafting is never completely still. I’ve cast on yarn (store bought I’m ashamed to say) for […]
Read more "Slow Week"***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…"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket I wrote a letter to my love And on the way I dropped it, I dropped it, I dropped it, And on the way I dropped it. A little boy he picked it up and put it in his pocket. Maybe it’s because I’ve been in the garden […]
Read more "A Tisket a Tasket, I Made a Little Basket"