Nancymccarroll

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• Updates on the Tea Party for the Royal Wedding (from Ravelry)

  

  Sharing updates from the Anglophile tea party group on Ravelry...Queenie, complete with this avatar she has on her informational page, saidAs you can guess by m... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, PARTIES

• Easter Dressing

  

  Aww, my girls way back when in Billings, Montana:You know it was a long time ago if black and white film was still in vogue.Martha Stewart tells you how to... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• A Party Invitation For Wills & Kate

  

  Are you caught up in the Royal excitement of the wedding? If so, please come join in the party on April 29, 2011. All details can be found here, where the... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Sheep Picture by Craftlit Friend Amy & Watercolor

  

  Fellow tourist to Wales in the UK took this picture. Actually, this is a screen shot, and the original was much clearer. Is that a magpie on that sheep in the... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Small Places

  

  North Carolina friend Carol sent me an article about a 90 sq. ft. apartment in New York City. The entire article with more pictures can be found... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Grandmother's Bread (with Yeast and Fairly Sweet)

  

  From the 1960's, this recipe was my favorite food item my grandmother made on a regular basis. I copied it down at the kitchen table while she spoke it. I knew ... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Aprons: Some Free Vintage Patterns

  

  From The Sew Weekly, this week's theme is aprons.As hard as it is to believe, there was once a time when women cooked in clothes that they didn't want to get... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• A Knitted Gift: Top Down V-Neck Sweater

  

  Finished after several attempts, Heidi's Simple Summer Sweater:The yarn is 75% cotton and 25% acrylic, so it should be a comfortable summer sweater for cool... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Angry Birds...err...Petulant Birds?

  

  Almost finished:And with a little more attitude:Oil, 11" x 14"Now working on two large panels on wrapped canvas of similar petulant birds for home display. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Where Do You Knit? 2KCBWDAY7

  

  Write about your typical crafting time. When it is that you are likely to craft – alone or in more social environments, when watching TV or whilst taking bus... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS