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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 thought… So, I bought the other two skeins and finished the shawl.  But not before I ripped out […]

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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 green wool hat with a pom-pom on top for my older son. But, we do have Netflix, and we have been renting The Monkees, […]

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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 Artsy-Crafty Babe Beki has something new to show-and-tell at least once a week.  I love to see what she’s up to. I […]

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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 with two skeins of this pretty Malabrigo wool. Well as anyone who has been knitting for some time knows, two skeins […]

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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 I found Beauty That Moves just over a year ago, when Amanda of Soulemama mentioned Heather’s “Month of Balance” series.  Balance […]

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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 not for the pj’s.  Hm.  Hang on a moment while I go change…  There.  That’s much better. So, ready […]

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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 rather odd for me.  I certainly have enough to keep me busy, but it’s hard to get out […]

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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 on Hill Road I don’t remember where I first came across House on Hill Road, but I know I’ve […]

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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 fabric, maybe a long sleeved shirt in summer would work out ok.  But that was March, and this was […]

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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 thought I’d share the steps here, in case you’d like to make your own striped friend.  Eamonn chose all of the yarn colors […]

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