Hello all, October came and went like a flash. The vast majority of the month was spent buried deep in the creative process (a favorite place of mine), getting jewelry items ready for sale at our Waldorf charter school’s annual fundraiser where I was a vendor. The studio turned into a frenzy of mixed-media! Leather, copper, needlepoint, crochet, wood and…
Category: crafting
Days Like This
Have you ever had a day go by so effortlessly and full of so much goodness that when you slide under the covers that night you drift off to sleep with a big smile on your face, replaying the day over in your mind? That was my weekend, from start to finish. We didn’t go anywhere exciting or visit with…
Renewed
When was the last time you were alone for more than 24 hours? If you are a parent, the answer probably is “before kids”. I did the math for myself and I came up with 7 years. It had been 7 years since I had spent time alone with myself, and only myself…no girlfriends or family or overnights with my…
Crafter-noons
Ah, summer…that special time of year when we stay-at-home parents find out what we’re really made of. Some days, I’m made of mellow patience and full of laughter. Other days…well, let’s not talk about those days, shall we? Or if we must, let’s just say it’s a darn good thing I married a winemaker. Finding little bits of time to…
Playing Hooky (part II)
Fishing is not the only hooking that’s been going on this summer. I’ve also gotten quite a bit of crocheting done recently… surprisingly. A huge creative surge of ideas has taken over my brain lately, which is always a great place for my brain to be…it’s the hands that don’t always have the time to follow through. (This is the…
T-Shirt Yarn Tote
A quick little post to follow up on what I made from all of those t-shirts that got turned into yarn. It took awhile to cut up so many shirts, but having a big basket of t-shirt yarn balls to play with, sure did inspire me. The yarn is so much fun to work up with a big hook. I’d…
T-Shirt Yarn Tutorial
A very dear friend and I were catching up recently and talk of our blogs came up. She writes a sweet food blog called Food Filled Life and has a true passion for cooking, using fresh and local ingredients, often from her own backyard or the amazing CSA that she uses up in Oregon. When we get a chance to…
