Today my daughter, her friend O and I went to Amazing Glaze and designed and painted cups for cancer patients. If you’ve been following this site for some time, you might already know that I knit hats for cancer patients and NICU babies, but participating in being creative with the cups we paint means my […]
I’m happy to say that a few minutes ago I finished knitting the checkered cowl. It seemed like this took forever to complete, but that’s because I was only able to work on it a few minutes now and again. So of course the time completing this project seemed to take forever. This is […]
I haven’t done any knitting or sewing posts in a while, which isn’t too surprising since I’ve been excited about my honeybees. And although the past few weeks this site has been filled with numerous posts about my adventures in beekeeping, I’m still finding the time to be creative. This past weekend, I finished another […]
My daughter and I are watching the Hobbit, again. So much crocheted, knitted, sewing and weaving goodness in one amazing movie! We didn’t watch it when it came out in the movie theater, we saw it for the first time on Saturday. Naturally watching this movie, just added fuel to my want to […]
A few places where I volunteer, I use my crafting skills (crochet and knitting) to make hats for NICU babies and cancer patients. It’s a wonderful situation, they receive a hand knit item from a stranger who wants to help in some way, and as a process crafter, I get to do what I love… […]
If I kept all the crafts I made, you might eventually find me on a show where they help people reclaim their homes, by eliminating their accumulated items. I create a lot of items with my hands, fortunately I also love to share with others. Shocking I know since I’m a selfish crafter, but as […]
Several months ago, I stumbled upon this cartoon. It was during my yarn buying adventures and I could relate. To be fair, with the majority of the yarn I purchased I had an idea of what I wanted to make with each one of them. I’m happy to say that I’m slowly working through […]