Out and About
Potholder Swap 2010
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – I never thought I’d be a person who got so excited about potholders. I mean, really – potholders? Of all things to get excited about, I never in a million years thought it would be those square things that you used to pull a sheet [...]
Filed in: Crochet • Out and About
Thank You, Woolgirl!
I’m on what you might call a “spending freeze” these days. With the move and other issues, our budgets are a bit more stretched than usual, which means that discretionary spending is right out. This includes the yarn budget. So when I received word this morning that I had won a $24 skein of yarn [...]
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Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival
This Saturday, I attended my first fiber festival – the Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival in Corydon, Indiana. This is me, at the fairgrounds. I didn’t take any pictures of the wares, because I know that it’s a big no-no. Unfortunately, they ran out of vendor info booklets right when I arrived (what timing!). So [...]
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Crafts at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Over the weekend, Mr. Martini and I traveled down to Bardstown, Kentucky to check out the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. While we were a tad disappointed with the lack of actual bourbon available (apparently, tastings are held at fundraiser events during the week), we had a great time walking around in the sunshine, checking out [...]
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Vacation!
I know it’s been awhile since my last post. That’s because I’ve been here: With these people: Making them do things like this: In other words, I’ve been at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina for our family reunion! A fatastic time was had by all. Back to crafty business-as-usual soon! Tweet
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Etsy Find: Owl Figurines
I’ve written before about my grandmother, Gee, and her love of owls. Imagine my surprise and delight when I found an Etsy shop that sells vintage figurines, including many of the owls that Gee had on her shelves. For real, if I had a million dollars, I’d probably by one of each. Fruitflypie on Etsy [...]
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Inspiration: Cross-Stitched Sistine Chapel
When it comes to crafting, I’ve discovered that I prefer somewhat immediate gratification. I prefer smaller projects that go quickly. If I were to knit a sweater, I’d most likely choose one that I could knit with thicker yarn and larger needles, figuring it wouldn’t take as long. Which is why I can’t quite wrap [...]
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Sew Excited
Ha! I laugh at my own puns. As many of you have no doubt noticed, I haven’t been doing much sewing recently. I bought a brand new machine last August, and with the help of Bend the Rules Sewing, I managed to make a few simple projects that I was quite pleased with. Then, I [...]
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Lorna’s Laces Studio Tour
This Saturday was cold, drizzly, rainy, grey, and all around yucky. It was the kind of Saturday just made for sitting on the couch under an afghan with the cats on your lap for warmth. It was the kind of Saturday that really took something special to get me out of the house and into [...]
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