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Crafts, knitting, inspirations, sewing and gardening are explored here
LATEST ARTICLES ( 510 )
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Preemie Hats - Let's Make Some!
From a blog called Calvin's Hats, the purpose of creating tiny baby preemie hats is summarized here:Calvin's Hats is offering to grieving parents a gift which... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Chemo Hats and Interpreting Sickness in a Unique Way
This is the second one off the hook:The same pattern of crocheted hat finished this week from this free Bernat pattern:These hats are, of course, for my daughte... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Lettuce and a Summer Recipe
Here is a clever idea with lettuce growing in containers attached to exterior house siding:These are my little pots with leaf lettuce now ready for the picking.... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2011 GARDENING, HOME -
Eye Art - Really!
Putting on eye makeup has taken on a whole new realm with eye artist Katie Alves.Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas gets Katie's eye-art treatmentMore... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
7 Days: 7 Positive Things
A fellow blogger in Wales who writes I Knit, and Sew What?, writes a weekly "7 Days and 7 Positive Things", so I borrowed her theme. Read more
Posted on 03 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Leaf Little to the Imagination
From The Daily Mail, artist Ju Duoqi created these works from nothing but Chinese cabbage Read more
Posted on 02 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Podcast from The Electric Tree on "The Safe Sock Talk"
From The Electric Tree: click on arrow to listen after a short downloadPodcast Powered By Podbeanpic from CraftzineImportant things to remember when giving... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Texas Road Trip Over Holiday
It was time to see family. So by air and automobile, Texas was the destination. From Colorado, where our temperatures were in the 40's (F) to Austin with high... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Chemo Cap to Crochet
Ironically, sadly, three chemo hats are still in my cedar chest that my mother used during her cancer treatment in 1999, and that I saved because they reminded... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Crochet: Laptop Bag with Six Layer Padding
You know how Sandra Lee uses prepared foods and makes them look like a lot of prep time went into it, supposedly fooling her guests with a delicious end product? Read more
Posted on 20 May 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Herbs of Provence
A friend sent my husband Herbs de Provence for Christmas. It was a thoughtful gift that is a daily use as chicken dishes, eggs, and fish all benefit from a... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2011 FOOD & DRINK -
Childhood Home in Watercolor
Just dusted off a watercolor I painted of my childhood home in Mereta, Texas. We lived there during the drought in the mid 1950's. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Photography Tips for Crafters
This site gives seven excellent tips for taking photographs of projects. These are two of most important techniques that I need to use:Tip1 - Always, always,... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Dogs
never cease to fascinate.Libby and Mercy, our current fur babies"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cancer and My Daughter
Malignant, malevolent, invasive: cancerIt has happened again, and to my daughter. And it is breast cancer. And how will she choose to deal with it during the... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2011 HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Coffee: Flavored and Otherwise
When is the best time for a cup of coffee? Your mood dictates the answer, but here is a thought from Bon Appetite Magazine:The Daily Mail reports that... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2011 DRINK -
Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf
This Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf by Karen Baumer (free download available here) will get lots of use because of the color combinations inherent in the... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Twig Art and Lime Buttermilk Chess Pie
SIL Jack sent me a link to twig art by Patrick Dougherty from North Carolina. Jack took this picture of Dougherty's work displayed in Rock Hill, SC. Cool... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2011 FOOD & DRINK -
Fascinators (Women's Hats)
The Royal Wedding showed off its finest. Some links for your enjoyment are included at the bottom of the post relating from fashion to the sanctity of marriage. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS -
Top Down Summer V Neck Sweater #2
Finished is Heidi's Top Down Sweater, rendition 2, with a lace inset under the neckline:While listening to the Knitting Pipeline, Paula mentioned that BConstanz... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS