I’ve noticed a cool nip in the air the last week or so, especially at night. For me that cold breeze is a call to crocheting! Crocheting for me is somewhat seasonal. During the summer, there is so much to do outdoors. Planting gardens, pulling weeds, landscaping, and mowing the yard. Summer chores get me …
Is there anything cuter than baby bunnies? I accidentally scared this little guy out of my Lillies last spring when I went out to clean up the deadfall. He and his brothers and sisters went running in every direction while I stood there hollering for my husband. As hubby came out of his workshop, one …
Look what the Postman brought me!!! 20 yummy colors of cord to make my purses with this year. I have seen some of these before but several of the colors are new, or new to me. So pretty! Crocheting with wonderful colors like these is half the joy of creating for me. If you have …
It’s freezing outside today — like sub-zero. And the wind … well, it’s whistling so hard through my bedroom windows they sound like they are screaming in pain. The schools were closed, and the dog refuses to go outside. So, obviously, I’m not terribly eager to leave the house either. I lit a fire in …
My Christmas sale went well and I was able to find homes for most of my remaining inventory of small purses, but that means I need to restock for next year’s shows and events. My favorite thing to make is my coin purses and clutches. And is it any wonder? Look at all these yummy …
Somehow I was blessed to find a good friend who loved to crochet as much as I did. We got together at one of our houses one weekend to sit and visit and crochet together (with snacks of course!) Another mutual friend wanted to learn to crochet so we invited her to come over too. …
I am loving Pinterest for gathering great gift ideas! And what’s even better, if your friends and family are on Pinterest too, you can troll through their latest pins and get ideas for what kinds of homemade, crafty items appeal to them. That’s how I got the idea to make these reusable cotton face scrubbies …
It’s cold here in North America in the winter, and my tile floors are frigid enough to turn my toes into popsicles. Worse, if my feet are too cold for too long, I get toe cramps. Don’t you just love it when that happens? Then I have to all kinds of weird dance moves and …
It took far longer than I expected, but I have finished the Raised Diamonds Cinched Tote Pattern. I could’ve thrown it online last March, but I wanted to test the pattern to be sure it was accurate and to make the tote in another yarn to see how it translated. I am loving how these …
Today marks Day 12 of my captivity. Okay, so I’m not exactly a captive. Just cooped up. The weather pummeled us for nearly a week, making it extremely unpleasant, if not impossible, to go out most days. Then, just as the storms broke and the roads were finally clear, I come down with a respiratory …