Weekend Favorites ⋆ Polka Dot Cottage

So, I shared a few links this week. It’s been a while since I did that. Maybe I can get back into the habit for 2016 🙂

One glance at this week’s mosaic, and you cannot doubt that it’s winter!

Images

The mosaic below represents other people’s pictures that spoke to me this week on Flickr and Instagram. Click on the titles below the mosaic to get a better look at the images and see more from the photographers who made them.

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Sea of lights at Leipzig Christmas Market #boke… by justepixx via Instagram
Photographed oodles of vintage crafty/needlewor… by whimsylove via Instagram
And you thought they were just for cranberry sa… by theclevercarrot via Instagram
“Look back upon your year and remember the big … by viewfinders_io via Instagram
Atlantic City NJ Boardwalk by newjersey_photos via Instagram
inside :: outside by whollyrooted via Instagram
“Enjoy the little things For one day you may lo… by xuzzi via Instagram
Donut shaped #donuts. 🍩 As usual sculpted from… by petitplat via Instagram
Went to a memorial service for a friend yesterd… by coppercurls55 via Instagram
Fabric heaven by ysolda via Instagram
One week til Christmas! Stay cool all my Adelai… by natasha_littlemissrose via Instagram
It’s not Christmas without homemade gingerbread… by _littlemissfoodie via Instagram
We woke up with the feeling that it was just th… by photojojo via Instagram
Fully into fall weather wear while celebrating … by tresbienmichelle via Instagram
Making progress on my Shore Cardigan from @madd… by knitbot via Instagram
Sleeves are divided 🙂 Starting to look like a … by paulaleme via Instagram
I’m kinda liking the little pop of red! Such a… by ambsknits via Instagram
So grateful that I am not in the driver’s seat … by themodernknitter via Instagram
1/3 Christmas sweaters ready for blocking and f… by saltairarts via Instagram
Apple Tarts #baking #apples #castiron #castiron… by carolhartseattle via Instagram
{ white pelicans } by elf_girl via Instagram
Giving away this set of disk beads in my Humble… by humblebeads via Instagram
Good morning from my kitchen and these gorgeous… by nestprettythings via Instagram
Resolutions … to eat healthy, to eat less …… by zuzu365 via Instagram
*waving to all the lovely new ‘grammers followi… by saspetherick via Instagram
Year of the care package. #vitaminc #grateful #… by pricklypearbloom via Instagram
Hello 2016. Hello a fresh sheet a paper waiting… by stephaniefromtexas via Instagram
Pretty envelopes all lined up and ready to send… by ohhappyday via Instagram
outside is crazy windy and icy so it has been a… by tarawanders via Instagram
Giving myself a restful moment in the midst of … by carolhartseattle via Instagram
Go big or go home. #Christmas #decoration #infl… by pricklypearbloom via Instagram
Vancouver giving a frosty reception this morning by debracowie via Instagram
My #lesleysweater is starting to look very swea… by sarahkwhite via Instagram
Mitones Malveira by Olalla Miranda in Worsted, … by malabrigoyarn via Instagram
Lo pasado ha huido, lo que esperas está ausente… by knitologist_ via Instagram
Good morning! ☕️ #goodmorning #morning #coffee … by mohryarn via Instagram

Links

Here are a few interesting things from around the web that grabbed me this week:

Star Wars 2015 Snowflake Collection – patterns from Anthony Herrera Designs. Ok, Star Wars nerds (it takes one to know one…), sharpen your scissors. These snowflake designs are intricate and awesome. May the Crafty Force be with you.
Polymer wrist corsage – festive work from Anarina, via Polymer Clay Daily. This floral bracelet grabbed me the minute I saw it. I rarely wear bracelets myself, because they always knock against the keyboard when I type, but I’d totally wear this for date night.
200 scarf yarn bomb – by Angels 4 Warmth, via CBC News. I love this: Angels 4 Warmth [..] wrapped 200 homemade scarves around trees. [..] Tied onto each scarf is a tag that reads, “I am not lost! Take me if you’re cold!”
Maple & Vanilla Peanut Butter – a recipe from Cate in the Kitchen. I would very much like to try some of this 🙂
All is not lost – help for mis-crossed cables from Yarn Harlot. If you’ve ever crossed a cable in the wrong direction and not noticed right away, this is the blog post for you. Told with the usual wit and wisdom of the Yarn Harlot, this is all you need to know to fix that pesky cable without frogging the whole thing.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Characters As Calvin And Hobbes – by Brian Kesinger, via BuzzFeed. Worlds collide in a pretty adorable way here.