Archive for December, 2011
2011 Crafty Year in Review
Looking back, I’d have to say that 2011 was the year of experimentation. I dabbled and tried a few different crafts. Thanks to Pinterest, I cooked more and experimented more in the kitchen. I tried my hand at jewelry making and even wrote a tutorial about one of my projects. All in all, it was [...]
Filed in: Introspective
Easy to Find Last Minute Gifts
Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://www.walgreens.com/beauty. ******* Tweet
Early Merry Christmas To Me
I’ve wanted one for a long time, and I finally got one! This is my new sheep mug from Jennie the Potter on Etsy. If you are a knitter, or know a knitter, her shop is filled with adorable knitting related/themed items – stitch markers, jewelry, yarn bowls and mugs. My mug is custom made, [...]
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Desserts and Drinks – Perfect Pairs
Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com. *********** Tweet
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Sunday Afternoon
Happy Monday, everyone! First and foremost, we have a winner in the Flea Market Fancy giveaway. Congrats to comment #269, April in Autumn from Without a Map! The fabric and pushpins and Kwik Klip are on their way. Enjoy! I don’t know about you all, but I had a pretty relaxing weekend. I had Friday [...]
Filed in: Knitting
Flea Market Fancy Giveaway – Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day/Week!
THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED! WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY! I’m giving away some Flea Market Fancy fabric as part of Sew Mama Sew’s Giveaway Day/Week! Yay! Fabrics include fat quarters of Flea Market Fancy Pink Seeds, Yellow Posies, Green Posies and Pink Posies. I know that part of the Flea Market Fancy line is going [...]
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On Knitting and Cats and RIP February Lady Sweater
I started knitting before we had cats. At the time, it wasn’t unusual for me to leave my knitting out in a basket overnight, or in an opened-top knitting bag, or even unattended long enough to take a bathroom break. Oh, those crazy, carefree days. Fast forward a few months, and we brought home these [...]
Filed in: Knitting
I’m in The Paper!
Check it out – I’m this month’s Maker in The Paper, Louisville’s Good News free monthly. How fun is that article? It’s the result of a fabulous conversation with Grace Simrall (a fellow Let Them Tweet Cake-r) and a very windy, very cold photo session with Brett Marshall one afternoon. Despite being consummate professionals, they [...]
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BlogHer Book Club: The Lake of Dreams
This month’s BlogHer Book Club installment is The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards. I really wanted to like this book, you guys. I really did. But it just didn’t capture me. I’m not sure what it was but I just couldn’t get into this book. It might have been the blatant symbolism. The protagonist, [...]
Filed in: Books
