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- December 11th, 2009
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Taking the afternoon off
Oh, brrr! It’s so cold here today! I’ve been spending the last several days cleaning, decorating, and furiously knitting, all in anticipation of the open house I’m hosting today, a…
- December 9th, 2009
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A good day for wool
It’s not that it’s too terribly cold out there, but it it’s raining. It’s raining on top of snow. And while I had the good sense to tunnel through the junk in the hall clo…
- December 7th, 2009
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They’re done…
…and I need a nap. I finished them last night, but today I needed to pack them up all pretty and safe, and get them on their way. Stopping, of course, to take a picture or two now and then. …
- December 6th, 2009
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Christmas Mokume
The snow fell yesterday, most of the afternoon in big fluffy flakes. I often say how much I dislike snow, but the truth is that the objectionable part of a snowfall, to me, is its aftermath –…
- December 4th, 2009
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Crickets
Aside from the chirping of a few lonely crickets, this space has been awfully quiet for the last few days. That sometimes happens here when I haven’t been creative, and there isn’t much…
- November 29th, 2009
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Eight almost down, seven more to go
It has been a whirlwind ornament-making extravaganza over here. I started the first batch of four before Thanksgiving, and for the last two days have been working on the second batch of four. I n…
- November 25th, 2009
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Baking and Making
As in, baking a loaf of cranberry bread. Mmmm. I’ve also made a pie crust, with the actual pie to follow tomorrow. I’ve baked gingerbread, which will be crumbled up into a pumpkin t…
- November 24th, 2009
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Blog-reading habits
Hello, my name is Lisa, and I am subscribed to too many blog feeds. There, I said it. I’m a Google Reader fan, and I’m embarassed to tell you how many feeds I have taking up residence…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Nice to have a weekend project
This weekend we did that thing we sometimes do when Neil will be away at a conference: we went with him and took advantage of the hotel room that would otherwise go largely unused. When we go to a…
- November 19th, 2009
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One for me, seven for you
Ok, technically, the one that’s for me isn’t even for me to keep – it’s for my MIL, and it’s part of her birthday gift. I went back to my trusty little blue Knifty Knitt…
- November 18th, 2009
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Eco-Tawashi
Photo by Carrie Guzzino I’ve had this post in the works for at least a week, but it has intimidated me to the point where I just keep setting it aside for later. I had it in my head that I wou…
- November 15th, 2009
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Gigantic swampy earrings
Hey, remember when this used to be a polymer clay blog? Well, if you’ve been nostalgic for those days, maybe you’ll like what I have to show you tonight. This weekend I took a class wit…
- November 13th, 2009
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I heart Color Catchers
Thank you Sarah (and everyone who seconded her suggestion yesterday) for mentioning Color Catchers. They did the trick! I washed the quilt twice, and each time got up a little more pink. There…
- November 12th, 2009
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Pink.
I’ve been working on-and-off for the last few weeks on a quilt for the latest Craft Hope project. About three days ago, I had pretty much lost my enthusiasm for hand-sewing the binding, but I…
- November 11th, 2009
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Unplugged but not unhinged
Recently I’ve been doing something nearly unheard-of for me. I’ve been shutting down my laptop around 8pm and enjoying the rest of the evening unplugged. Turning on the computer is one…
- November 7th, 2009
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What else is Saturday morning for?
If not mis-matched pajamas, Mommy-made wrist-warmers, and Wii? My 2-at-a-time experiment went well – I think it was probably a smart idea not to complicate the process of learning to work two i…
- November 5th, 2009
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Meet my new mail-order friends
They’re here to help me sell hats and such, next time I have a craft show. I think they need names, though. Any ideas? Comments on this post: 5 Text and photos Copyright © November 5,…
- November 4th, 2009
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If loving Malabrigo is wrong, I don’t want to be right
I’ve been eager to give the technique described in 2-at-a-time Socks a try. Nevermind that I’ve never used a circular needle. Nevermind that it’s November and I have 101 other p…
- November 2nd, 2009
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Toast for Granny
So I made another pair of Toast. This is the style without the thumbs – they’re just plain, strait tubes of knit stitch, and about as simple as it gets. In theory anyway. Ever get the…
- October 31st, 2009
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Do you hear R.E.M. playing?
I found these glasses yesterday. I used to collect them in the mid-nineties. I thought I had thrown them away a few years ago, but I was happy to see they’re still around. Too bad I no long…
- October 26th, 2009
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We packed our bags on Friday
and headed North, up the NY State Thruway, and West, deep into the Catskill Mountains, where we found a quaint little 1830’s farmhouse waiting for our arrival. I’d been wanting to enjo…
- October 21st, 2009
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Sometimes…
I think I spend more time playing with the photos than I do composing the blog post. Sometimes the pictures are ok straight out of the camera, but they almost always benefit from a little tweaking.…
- October 19th, 2009
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If I didn’t know better…
Remember this from 2.5 years ago? It was the first time we’d had any major damage to one of our cars. The door was replaced within a week, though, and all was right with the vehicular world.…
- October 17th, 2009
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Good to have a plan or three
So I wrote up a little bit about my two quilt projects that didn’t get very far this weekend, and my Plan C knitting project, too. But then I got so distracted by the episode of Community that…
- October 15th, 2009
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Mornings and minutiae
It’s been ten and a half months since my first Project 365 ended. I took a picture of my feet every day for a year, if you recall. It was fun, but I was glad to see it end. Now, after a nic…
- October 11th, 2009
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Sticks, part two
I survived the experience of knitting in the round with DPNs, and I have a pair of Toasty fingerless gloves to show for it. Thanks for all of the encouragement this weekend (and the expressions of…
- October 9th, 2009
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Sticks
So, look what I went and bought yesterday. And wouldn’t you know it? I think I may just be able to wrap my brain around the concept after all. Whoa. Ornament-making, quilt-contemplating, and…
- October 8th, 2009
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Lunch Box Napkins
A few of you asked for more information about how I make my napkins, so I decided now was as good a time as any to whip up a few for the boys’ lunch boxes and photograph the process. This tutor…
- October 7th, 2009
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Seasonal Napkin Disorder
Can one ever have too many seasonal cloth napkins? Is there really such a thing as an overabundance of soft, gentle, go-ahead-and-use-them-everyday kitchen linens? It’s been over two years…
- October 5th, 2009
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Ready, set…
GO! And by that I mean “custom family portrait ornaments are online and ready, if you’d like to order one.” And I also mean “thank you” More on similar topics: Custo…
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Morning Coffee With Cynthia Tinapple
Welcome! Ready for another Monday Morning Coffee chat? Grab a cup and a pumpkin muffin, and settle in for a visit with Cynthia Tinapple of Polymer Clay Daily. Polymer Clay Daily Polymer Clay Da…
- October 3rd, 2009
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Custom Family Portrait Christmas Ornaments
Meet the Bald family. OK, they’re not really bald, they just haven’t been wigged yet. Confused? I’ll back up a step or two.. Ok, this is an arrangement of precisely-measured…
- September 30th, 2009
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Balls in the air, balls on the ground
There’s just been so much juggling recently. It’s easy to let a few things fall to the floor. For the first time in at least twelve years, I dropped the ball on my First Day of Fall t…
- September 27th, 2009
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A shawl, a shirt, and a touch of madness
I have to thank you all for the feedback on my partially-completed shawl. I was on the fence about splurging for the materials to finish the project, and your comments gave me a lot of food for thou…
- September 25th, 2009
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Mr. Woolhat
Whatever would we do without Netflix? Well, we certainly wouldn’t be introducing our children to old episodes of The Monkees. And by extension, I most definitely would not be knitting a gre…
- September 21st, 2009
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Morning Coffee With Beki Lambert
Welcome to a (slightly late) installment of Morning Coffee. Hope your week is off to a great start already! Today we’ll be chatting with Artsy Crafty Babe, Beki Lambert. What Draws me to Ar…
- September 19th, 2009
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Confessions of a Recovering Cheapskate
I’ve been in the mood to knit myself a shawl. Those chilly September mornings and evenings seem perfect for such a thing. So, I wandered into my favorite yarn shop yesterday and came home w…
- September 16th, 2009
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Updates of the shop and oatmeal kinds
Who knew that the key to getting a good conversation started around here was to talk about breakfast? I’ll keep that in mind for the next slow spell. Heh. And I guess, based on what you̵…
- September 15th, 2009
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A thing about oatmeal
I have this thing about oatmeal. I’ve never cared for it, and yet every few years I find myself in the grocery store, picking up a box of the stuff. The first time I tried it, many years ag…
- September 14th, 2009
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Morning Coffee with Heather Bruggeman
Hi there! Ready for another Morning Coffee interview? Fill up your cup and have a seat. Today we’ll be chatting with Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves. What Draws me to Beauty That Moves…
- September 12th, 2009
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A blur of fabric and clay
If I wasn’t so full right now from my take-out supper, I’d be curled up in my pj’s sipping a cup of vanilla coffee as I write this. Actually, I’m too full for the coffee, but…
- September 10th, 2009
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Sneak Peek
It’s been a quiet week on the blog, but not so in Real Life™. The kids started school on Tuesday, and this being the first year that both of them have a full day schedule, it’s been r…
- September 8th, 2009
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Morning Coffee with Erin Harris
Welcome to the second installment of my Morning Coffee series of interviews! Fill up your cup and join us. Today we’ll be chatting with Erin Harris of House on Hill Road. What Draws me to House…
- September 6th, 2009
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September after all
Several times in the last few days I’ve said “this month,” when referring to things we’d actually done in August. I couldn’t seem to wrap my brain around it being Sept…
- September 5th, 2009
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Matchy matchy
I was in the mood for a new shirt last week, so I cut into the cotton lawn print I’d been saving for another Heather Ross Summer Blouse. I had originally thought that with such lightweight fab…
- September 3rd, 2009
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Striped Sock Puppet
My six-year-old’s buddy had a birthday party today, and we wanted to make him something special. Enter our friend Sock Puppet. We’ve made a few of these before, but this time I though…
- August 31st, 2009
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Rule of Photography #317
When attempting to get a shot such as this: Don’t ask the six-year-old to press the shutter button. More on similar topics: Priorities firmly in order – January 23, 2009 Four times ̵…
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Morning Coffee with Alicia Paulson
Welcome! Pour yourself a nice hot cup of coffee or tea, grab a slice of blueberry pound cake, and have a seat. This morning we’ll be chatting with Alicia Paulson of Posie Gets Cozy. This is…
- August 29th, 2009
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All I need is a destination
I’ve had this nice, striped, heavy cotton valence sitting here for a month or so. I picked it up for a few dollars at a thrift shop, with no real plan in mind for it. Tonight it became four h…
- August 28th, 2009
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Rain.
Yesterday saw me baking hamburger rolls for supper, doing two days’-worth of business tasks, and engaging with my overly chatty children. I was doing all of these things at once, but none of th…
