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Warning: This is a long, silly story about how I am now sitting with a bag of frozen vegetables on my leg. I have been taking weekly walks with a good friend of mine, C, for the past few months. Normally, our routine has been to meet up at a local parking garage that is almost deserted, ...

The fat lady is not ready to sing yet, but she is warming up! After having an issue with the gallery section of the book, I hunkered down over the past few weeks, and thanks to many helpful jewelry designers, the gallery section is not only back on track but looks extra amazing. I resubmitted ...

My latest crafting for charity project is a set of hand towels for the Global Knit Haiti Earthquake Relief Project. While this felt like it took me forever because most of it I did in single crochet stitch, the basic idea is simple enough that anyone with very basic crochet skills could ...

I am constantly battling with my weight, but lately I’ve decided to take a different approach. Normally, I diet (as in pretty much starve myself), get the pounds off (though it gets harder and harder the older I get, so it comes over more slowly each time!), and then I’m back up ...

I haven’t been blogging here much lately because other than the jewelry book landing back on my doorstep, I have been working on school stuff for the fall. That includes making lots of blogs for my classes. So I have been blogging, just not here! I have been using blogs for awhile ...

Ah, the day is starting to get away from me, and I have so much to do! Our Sunday mornings around here are normally pretty relaxed. We enjoyed some yumo Yorkshire Pudding this morning for breakfast. The recipe came from Jamie Oliver’s latest book, Jamie’s Food Revolution . As ...

Of course, just as I was complaining about finding some decent on-line yarn sources, JoAnn’s has yarn sale that I have to admit is pretty decent. It ends tomorrow, 7/17, so if you are interested, you’ll need to hop to it. I wasn’t too impressed with the Red Heart Super ...

Just doing a little shameless self-promotion today!

We have a lot to be thankful for at our house. I think it is important to stop every once in a while and say that out loud We both have great jobs, fun side interests like jewelry making and other crafting, a furry family that we adore, and of course each other. This weekend we are ...

Networking is one of the great things about the Internet. It is a way to get to know others who have similar interests as well as help each other out now and then. Andrew Thornton is helping me out today by hosting a give-a-way on his wonderful blog, The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton . I ...

Well, I told myself I wasn’t going to open another on-line store, no matter what, but I finally caved and listed a few of my pdf file tutorials over at Efreeme.com . It is free to list hand-crafted items, supplies, and vintage items, and while it is not as sleek as Etsy, hey, free is ...

Happy 4th of July! Here in the United States we are celebrating Independence Day. That usually means having an outside barbecue, enjoying time with family and friends, watching fire works, and thinking about how it is great to live in America. At our house, it has been raining for a few ...

It’s cool to be square or at least make squares in the form of crochet squares that are then turned into afghans for those dealing with loss. Become part of a great group called Heartmade Blessings and volunteer to make crochet squares. Most of the members of the group make squares, ...

Crochet It. Love It. Wear It. , a new book that takes crochet to the level of true fashion, is out for early ordering on Amazon.com! The Crochet Dude, Drew Emborsky, has really outdone himself with this new book that showcases some of the most elegant clothes I’ve ever seen in a craft ...