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Year: 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015January 15, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Maybe including my favorite Instagram photos from the week isn’t such a great idea. Unless, of course, you *like* mosaics with 120 images in them. (Oops)

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on January 15, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 16 Comments

Sewing outside of the comfort zone

Part two of yesterday’s sewing adventure: aka too much gingham, too much frump.

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Categories: sewing, show and tell
Tags: shirts, simplicity 3835
Posted on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 5 Comments

Sewing in the comfort zone

I did some sewing yesterday, and I have a lot to say about it, so I am going to split it up into two posts. First up, the success story.

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Categories: sewing, show and tell
Tags: shirts, simplicity 3835
Posted on January 13, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

The Christmas making

Christmas this year was unusual for one reason: I didn’t commit to making anything. In the end, there were only three handmades under the tree, and technically-speaking, two of them were actually on the tree, not under it.

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Categories: polymer clay, sewing, show and tell
Tags: christmas ornaments, lounge pants, ornaments, pajamas
Posted on January 12, 2015June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Afternoon Light Roast

I have had this new playlist brewing for a few weeks and I just made the final selections today.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, winter
Posted on January 10, 2015January 12, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: Insta-addict

This Week in Pictures, Week 2, 2015

Wherein I become an Instagram addict.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on January 9, 2015January 8, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Weekend Favorites

There be links and there be pictures. Happy Friday 🙂

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on January 7, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

On the needles and the hook

I’m working on another disembodied hood, and a blanket that keeps causing me to change my mind about what the heck I’m doing.

Read More: On the needles and the hook
Categories: crochet, knitting
Tags: kalurah, may baby blanket, through the woods
Posted on January 3, 2015January 3, 2023 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: Winding down

This Week in Pictures, Week 1, 2015

Let’s take bets on how long it takes me to get the Christmas tree put away this year.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on January 2, 2015January 1, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Welcome to the first weekend of 2015!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites

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