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Home / 2016 / January

Month: January 2016

Posted on January 30, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 5 Comments

TWiP: White Out

This Week in Pictures, Week 4, 2016

Snow, snow, and more snow. That pretty much dominated more than half of the week.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Lucky Charm Scarf

I had this gorgeous alpaca worsted in all the right colors, and I needed a scarf, so I grabbed an E hook and just improvised my way through it. I’ve published the pattern, so come have a look!

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Categories: crochet, downloadables, show and tell
Tags: morning moon alpacas, scarves
Posted on January 23, 2016January 27, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: January Stuff

This Week in Pictures, Week 3, 2016

Polymer clay, crochet, and winter weather. Sounds like January.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on January 22, 2016January 21, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Weekend Favorites

Here are some links to keep you entertained in the event you are snowed in this weekend 🙂

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites, instagram likes
Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

The Jubilee Cane

I’ll bet my polymer clay friends thought I might never get around to saying this again, but here I go: I have a new tutorial available!

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Categories: downloadables, polymer clay
Tags: jubilee cane, millefiori
Posted on January 19, 2016June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

January Hymns

Another playlist with more of the usual: relatively recent indie pop/folk tunes, and a few favorite oldies. Many of the songs have a wintry aspect to them, but not all do.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, winter
Posted on January 16, 2016January 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

TWiP: Giving myself a hand

This Week in Pictures, Week 2, 2016

I’ve done it again. I’ve stepped into roughly half of my own photos this week. Sure, it’s usually just my hand, but it’s there. I’m becoming predictable…

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on January 14, 2016August 25, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Ornaments are forever

Would you like to see the Winter 2015/2016 Family Portrait ornaments so far? I’ve still got a few more openings for those who’d like to order one…

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Categories: polka dot cottage, polymer clay
Tags: christmas ornaments, clayathon, ornaments
Posted on January 12, 2016June 16, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

Three Little Porthole Cardigans

For Christmas I made up a pattern and knit matching sweaters for two nieces and a doll.

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Categories: knitting, show and tell
Tags: cardigans, porthole cardigan, sweaters
Posted on January 9, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: Shutterbug

This Week in Pictures, Week 1, 2016

I’ve been kind of a shutterbug. I’m enjoying having a new phone that takes decent pictures!

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

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