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Home / 2015 / April

Month: April 2015

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Craftsy classes are a bargain right now!

It’s all about learning new skills and making cool things 🙂

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Category: general craftiness
Tag: craftsy
Posted on April 28, 2015April 28, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Handmades Shop open for business!

The Handmades Shop, which has been under construction for the last few months, is updated and open for business! Get yer fancy stick pens, yer unique crochet hooks, and more 🙂

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Categories: polka dot cottage, polymer clay
Tags: buttons, crochet hooks, pendants, stick pens
Posted on April 25, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: Have you any wool?

This Week in Pictures, Week 17, 2019

I’ve found myself unexpectedly hanging out on the couch a lot this week: a situation that has resulted in a new long-term project for my crochet hook.

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Categories: crochet, this week in pictures
Tags: blankets, family room squircleghan, instagram, project 365
Posted on April 24, 2015April 23, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Weekend Favorites

Spring is finally sproinging all around, and my Instagram feed can prove it! So many people sharing so many pretty things this week.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tag: instagram likes
Posted on April 18, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Taxing

This Week in Pictures, Week 16, 2015

I have spent a lot of time this week with my laptop open: taxes, business finances, and shop updates (oh my!)

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on April 17, 2015April 16, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Hi there 🙂

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites, instagram likes
Posted on April 16, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

So we ditched the kids and ran to the beach

It was a nice time, and I’m glad we went, but where the heck was spring???

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Categories: excursions, family
Tags: beautiful jersey, jersey shore, ocean grove nj
Posted on April 11, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Windblown by the Sea

This Week in Pictures, Week 15, 2015

This Spring Break, two of us went to the beach, where they have not yet gotten the memo that spring is here. Brrrrr!

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Categories: excursions, family, this week in pictures
Tags: beautiful jersey, instagram, jersey shore, ocean grove nj, project 365
Posted on April 10, 2015April 9, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

We’re a little light on the links this week. It’s Spring Break. What can I say? I had plenty of time for looking at pretty pictures, though.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites, instagram likes
Posted on April 4, 2015December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 5 Comments

TWiP: Eventful April

This Week in Pictures, Week 14, 2015

It’s that first-week-of-April too-busy-to-breathe thing in action.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365

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