Archive for 2009 December

This is how the year goes out

This is how the year goes out:  Quietly, under a blanket of newly fallen snow.  Contentedly, by the light of the Christmas tree.  Festively, with a bowl of rare indulgences.  Warmly, next to a roaring fire. That sounds about right. A Peaceful, Healthy, and Happy New Year to us all!

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Tweakaholic

I suppose there are worse things to be addicted to.  My particular problem seems to be an inability to leave my blog design alone for too long. A few weeks ago, I re-worked the look of the shop, hoping to make it more appealing and easy to navigate, but in doing so, I made it [...]

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The Christmas Crafting

I let myself off the hook this year, big time.  In fact, there were only four handmade gifts total. First were the neckwarmers I knit for the boys.  Eamonn’s been asking for a scarf lately – last week was so chilly! – so I looked to my go-to pattern and scaled it down for smaller [...]

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Merry merry!

I meant to pop in here on Christmas Eve, but I was going nonstop until well past 10pm.  I had a little bit of downtime on Christmas Day, but I felt kind of weird getting online on Christmas.  So here I am today, hoping you had a fabulous holiday, thanking you for hanging out with [...]

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Collaboration

I’m not always on the ball teacher-gift-wise, but this year, I managed to get it done with a little help from the kids.  Erin’s coffee cup cozy tutorial is something I’ve been eyeing since she posted it last year, and I finally decided to try it, when I realized that it’s a perfect project for [...]

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