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September is such a lovely month, so why am I losing my mind?
I have not been posting much this month. September is more of a transitional month than I realized and I have been trying to keep up with my great expectations. The summer is rapidly coming to a close...
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Handwork and a little hint
One of my little joys is hand sewing, and November is my excuse to indulge in some fun handmade gifts. For the last several years several of my local fiber friends and I have been a part of the...
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Copper work jewelry
This summer I attended Fiber In The Forest along with some of my fiber friends, and several of us took a metal jewelry making class taught by the inspiring Mary Hettmansperger. Among other things, we...
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New projects in glass
One of the fun crafts I began this spring was stained glass. Rob and I thought that it would be fun to take a class together, and we found a local teacher and joined for a couple of 6 week sessions. I...
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New Wool Packets to inspire you
New to my Etsy shop are blend-able wool packets. I am excited to share these limited edition wools with you! The wool packets are fabulous instant color schemes for hooked rugs or wool embellishing....
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Wooly Santa warms me in a changing season
For the holidays I have just listed my new Wooly Santa PDF instant download on Etsy. This pattern set comes with 2 sizes: 12″ x 20″ for rug hooking, and 3″ x 5″ for punchneedle embroidery. Santa and...
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All I want for Christmas is…
Open letter to Santa: Let’s cut to the chase. There are many crafty people out there that just want someone to notice that they would really appreciate some nice tools to make crafting more...
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Red is the color of the season
I have been in a red kind of mood lately. It is certainly in harmony with the season. I can see this color passion reflected in all of my preferences, especially in the clothes I wear, and the...
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 140,000 times in...
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Snapshot in red
My latest spinning and knitting project is done. After a couple of months of working on this merino/silk lace weight fiber, I get to finally wear it. Every photo I took could not capture the variations...
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Knit Me Some Happiness
I wanted to share with you this little video that I found in my web travels. It really did make me feel happy and thought it might have that effect on you too. Creating something has always been my...
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Snow in the forcast?
Remember my post in November 2012 about ice dyeing? I talked about using dye powders over ice cubes to dye wool yardage. You can revisit that post by clicking HERE. A recent commenter reminded me of...
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New rug on my hooking frame
I have been reworking one of my designs to re-introduce this year. It is on my frame today undergoing changes. I am getting some color inspiration from a vintage rug in Sheila Betterton’s RUGS book....
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A colorful season
If springtime is offering you gray skies, pulling out the dye packets is a great way to put some instant color in your life. Dyeing wool can become addicting. I would even argue that it is a worthy...
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A surprising class and other projects
I have wanted to start painting for a long time, and when my neighbor encouraged me to take an oil painting with her a month ago, I felt that this was my call. You can see my class painting on Sarah...
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Going going gone
September is here, and I feel that wonderful change in the air. No wonder my studio is a shambles as I have lots of deadlines this month. And I have to let you know that I will be away from my desk...
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New rug hooking pattern in my Etsy shop
My latest little pattern is called Itty Bitty In The Garden, and it is 10″ square, and is available as a PDF instant downloadable pattern. Let your imagination run free, as all my little pattern PDFs...
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More patterns to choose from on Etsy
I have just added several of my patterns to my Etsy shop today. These have been waiting in the wings to be added. Here is a close-up of Nosegay. See it here on Etsy. I love it for its soft antique...
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New years news
2017 and a new year to love life and be creative! I have not been hibernating the winter away. Oh no! I have been ripping wool and hooking and conjuring up new things for you. More on that very soon. A...
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A Wish For You
Happy Valentines Day to all my blog readers. Since we can’t be together today to celebrate, let us take some time and share a happy moment over tea doing something creative with our hands. My day is...
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