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Month: March 2016

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 14 Comments

Granny Square Sampler: Complete!

It always feels so good to put the finishing touches on a project, and when that project was started almost four years ago it feels even better!

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Categories: crochet, show and tell
Tags: blair stocker, granny square sampler, wise craft
Posted on March 26, 2016April 27, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Summer Waits in the Leaves 🎵

A new playlist! A modern retro mix for spring with some songs that sound like they’re from the 60’s and 70’s, and others that actually are.

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Category: Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, playlists, spring
Posted on March 26, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: On the go

This Week in Pictures, Week 12, 2016

This week I talk a bit about how I edit my Instagram photos. My images are more out-of-the-house than usual this time, too. I’ve been getting around.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on March 24, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Work in progress (again, finally)

Remember the ol granny square sampler from 2012? I never finished mine, but it’s time to finally get er done. This is my progress so far.

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Category: crochet
Tags: granny square sampler, granny squares
Posted on March 19, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: I’ve been drinking again

This Week in Pictures, Week 11, 2016

This week I resurrected an old crochet project, experimented with ugly clay colors, and redesigned my handmades shop on a whim.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on March 15, 2016February 4, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

My teenager says I’m a hipster-wannabe

New playlist: Quiet Time – An hour of mellow tunes for bedtime and other peaceful moments. Also: would you like to participate in a crafty playlist exchange?

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Category: Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, playlists, quiet time
Posted on March 12, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Homey scenes

This Week in Pictures, Week 10, 2016

The crocuses are up and the weather was unseasonably warm this week. An early spring!

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on March 7, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Utilitarian things need not be boring

New Artsy Badge Reels: If you have to wear an ID every day, shouldn’t you think of it like jewelry? or an accessory? Shouldn’t it look nice there clipped to your belt, your pocket, or your lapel?

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Categories: polka dot cottage, polymer clay
Tag: badge reels
Posted on March 5, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Marching along

This Week in Pictures, Week 9, 2016

The beginning of the week was kind of heavy on the crochet, but I made up for it later by keeping myself busy with family stuff and clay things.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on March 1, 2016June 27, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

Coaster mania

I crocheted four different little mats for my bedroom night stand. Here’s a roundup of the patterns I used.

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Categories: crochet, show and tell
Tags: barbara smith, coasters, erika knight, ice crystal table mat, little spring mandala, made in k town, mandalas, simple crocheting, table mats, vintage coasters
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Our 15th long weekend in Ocean City has come to an Our 15th long weekend in Ocean City has come to an end. As usual, Neil and I easily could have talked ourselves into staying for the rest of the week. One of these years, we are going to have to do it. Maybe 16th time will be the charm 😁. Today was the first non-foggy morning we had. I could even see my shadow on my morning walk! We played some games at @jillysocnj Arcade (as has become our last day tradition), and I stopped in at @mancoandmanco for a slice of pizza before we hit the road. Wow, was it ever delicious! Why did it take me so long to stop in there? 🍕We're home now, and it's back to work tomorrow. *Sigh*#iloveocnj #oceancitynj #jerseyshore
Our last full day here started off even foggier th Our last full day here started off even foggier than the previous two, if you can believe it. But then the sun pushed through, and I rented a bike from @bobsgrilloceancity and broke my own mileage record (it was awesome and I am pooped). I finished a pack of instant film and added to my collection of sub par snapshots 😜. There were falcons on the boardwalk again this year, sitting nicely still for pictures when they weren't working to deter seagull aggression. And I had a delicious ice cream sandwich (coffee ice cream between two peanut butter cookies) - it was huge and a bit much for me to finish (though I did 🙊). Maybe @famouscookiecreamery will consider selling half sandwiches sometime, lol.P.S. pictures of me by @clarkesworld 📷#iloveocnj #oceancitynj #oceancityboardwalk #jerseyshore #lisadoesinstant
So much walking today. I've broken a personal reco So much walking today. I've broken a personal record for number of steps, which is really impressive when you consider it rained all afternoon and I spent a few hours inside reading back issues of #taprootmagazine and watching #annikapbs 😁. My day has been bookended by trips down the boardwalk: alone in the morning for coffee @oceancitycoffee and with Neil in the evening for soft serve @kohrbrosocnj ☕🍦💗#iloveocnj #ocnj #oceancitynj #ocnjboardwalk #jerseyshore #oceancitycoffeecompany #kohrsbros
It's been foggy here all day long. This is the liv It's been foggy here all day long. This is the living room of the condo where we are staying. It's a nice little place, with more space than hotel room the four of us usually share when we're here 😁The next two pictures are from this morning on my walk to get coffee, and the rest are from a walk tonight with Neil. So much fog! 🌫️
We've stayed at the same hotel in #ocnj since 2008 We've stayed at the same hotel in #ocnj since 2008, but this year there is just this empty space where the hotel used to be.@oceanfrontmotel #oceanfrontmotelnj #oceancitynj
I usually start the day on my laptop, but today I I usually start the day on my laptop, but today I feel like going analog 🙂Edited to add: I forgot #memademay starts today, but I am coincidentally wearing my #pdcfancypants PJ bottoms, which I sewed two years ago in some lovely @theshopcabin fabric I picked up from @hawthornesupplyco 💗#morningcoffee #noromagazine #memademay2022
Wanna see something cool?These little polymer cl Wanna see something cool?These little polymer clay doodads are NFC-enabled. Each of them can be programmed to do a specific task when held up to an unlocked phone. They can do stuff like this:- open a website address
- open an app
- sign you into a wifi networkI have one on my keychain that is programmed to open Polka Dot Cottage, so if somebody asks me where they can buy one of those colorful rings I'm wearing, I can tap the polymer tile to their unlocked phone and it will open lisaclarke.net in their browser.I have one in the car that I use to quickly open Spotify on my phone.I have one in the family room that friends and family can use to connect to my wifi network without typing in the long password.I'm still exploring this technology, as well as playing with ways to encase it in polymer and make it pretty. These prototypes make me happy. Even the pink one where the tip of the teardrop broke off. I just sanded it down and drilled a new hole. Weird shape, but good as new.I'm thinking about making tiles like these available in my shop. What do you think? Can you see yourself using a custom polymer clay bauble that lets you easily share your website to a friend's phone? Or share your Instagram profile with that kindred spirit who noticed you snapping photos in the park? So many possibilities!What would you like to be able to do with a tap?
Tfw three minor/routine health/medical things that Tfw three minor/routine health/medical things that by themselves are nbd, converge in a single week, making you spend more lazy days feeling meh and watching TV than you really want, but then the week is over, and everything is back to normal, and you take a shower and go outside and spring has sprung spectacularly 💗💚💗
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        • TWiP: Food, Drink, and the Atlantic Ocean (2018)
          We spent the first few days of this week in Ocean City. It was lovely and too short. As usual. Someday I want to go for a whole week. That would be amazing. Also (and this has nothing to do with the images) would you like to help me come up with songs for a new playlist? Read on for details.
              • Morning Coffee with Martha Aleo (2014)
                This week, we're chatting with polymer clay craftsperson, Martha Aleo of Ornamento.
                  • Another wrap and a wardrobe question (2011)
                    I am beginning to think that wrap skirts are going to be for the Summer of 2011 what
                  • Camera play (2010)
                    Over the last few years - ever since I began blogging regularly, really - I've been working on
                    • Adventures by the sea (2008)
                      I'm back. Miss me? We surprised the boys with a trip to Ocean City, NJ this weekend. We had
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                    • Layered Inks (2007)
                      After a bit of a dry spell, I've got 5 great new tutorials in the pipeline. The first of these is
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