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Home / 2016 / June

Month: June 2016

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Desk set

I crocheted a bunch of table toppers for a desk I don’t yet have. This is my show-and-tell with links to patterns and resources.

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Categories: crochet, show and tell
Tags: coasters, erika knight, haafner linssen, ice crystal table mat, mandalas, mandalas to crochet, say it with flowers mandala, simple crocheting, table mats, vintage coasters
Posted on June 25, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: Blues and Greens

This Week in Pictures, Week 25, 2016

I managed to surround myself in all of my favorite colors this week. Oh, and School is out! Yay!

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on June 21, 2016June 19, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

New Knitting Pattern: Porthole Cardigan!

It’s a top-down round-yoke baby sweater with slip-stitch colorwork. It’s sized from Newborn to 4T, and includes two bonus sizes meant to fit popular dolls!

Read More: New Knitting Pattern: Porthole Cardigan!
Categories: downloadables, knitting
Tags: american girl, baby sweater, bitty baby, doll clothes, pdcportholecardigan, porthole cardigan
Posted on June 18, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Visually Satisfying

This Week in Pictures, Week 24, 2016

I like this week’s mosaic. My favorite aquas and minty greens make an appearance, with a few pops of red for visual interest.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on June 17, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

What are your plans for this weekend? If you’re undecided, maybe these images and links will give you some ideas.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites, instagram likes
Posted on June 13, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Cold Brewing Coffee and Tea

I’ve been making a lot of coffee and tea in my refrigerator recently. This is how I do the brewing, and how I prepare the brew for drinking.

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Categories: food, recipes
Tags: coffee, tea
Posted on June 11, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

TWiP: Domesticity

This Week in Pictures, Week 23, 2016

I was busy with back-to-back parties last weekend, which is enjoyable but draining for an introvert like me. This weekend has nothing whatsoever on the calendar, and I feel relaxed and happy just thinking about it!

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on June 10, 2016June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Hashtag Summer Swag

New playlist! Mostly new-ish, mostly indie, mostly pop, with a handful of older favorites thrown in. Many of the songs have Summer themes, too.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape
Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

How to add Polka Dot Cottage to your phone

You can add Polka Dot Cottage to your device’s home screen or your computer’s desktop. And with the right device, you can get push notifications when I publish a new post. Here’s how.

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Categories: blogging, tutorials
Tags: android, chrome, firefox, mac osx, safari, windows
Posted on June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Boardwalk, Sand, and Rain. So much rain.

A few weekends ago, we spent a long weekend in Ocean City, NJ, and I have the pictures to prove it.

Read More: Boardwalk, Sand, and Rain. So much rain.
Categories: excursions, family
Tags: beautiful jersey, jersey shore, ocean city nj

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                          #PictureFlowers Day 26: (I'm losing steam, but we' #PictureFlowers Day 26: (I'm losing steam, but we're almost done!) Whenever there are flowers blooming in my yard, I feel the urge to bring them inside to brighten my desk and my work day. #whereiwork
                          #PictureFlowers Day 25: When peonies give up, they #PictureFlowers Day 25: When peonies give up, they do so in spectacular fashion.
                          #PictureFlowers Day 24: Little yellow flowers in t #PictureFlowers Day 24: Little yellow flowers in the grass become these imposter wild strawberries.
                          #PictureFlowers Day 23: The day where I resort to #PictureFlowers Day 23: The day where I resort to a fake flower because I give up 😂( I tried, really, but I needed "interesting" colors, and couldn't come up with anything more interesting than a mint green crocheted flower you could never see in nature.)
                          #PictureFlowers Day 22: You could get lost in thos #PictureFlowers Day 22: You could get lost in those luscious #peony petals 🩷
                          Making myself some birthday cupcakes using the Blo Making myself some birthday cupcakes using the Blood Orange Cake Mix from Trader Joe's, and listening to the Strong Songs podcast do a deep dive on Dancing Queen. As you do 🩷🧡
                          #PictureFlowers Day 21: I confess I don't care for #PictureFlowers Day 21: I confess I don't care for this prompt. I don't like to make things blurry on purpose, as a rule. But I did it anyway. I set a tiny aperture so I could get a slow shutter speed, and I waited for the wind to blow this lily all over the place. And after that was done, I took another picture, with the lily sharply in focus, and a reasonably shallow depth of field, just like I like it 😆
                          #PictureFlowers Day 20: Today's prompt was meant f #PictureFlowers Day 20: Today's prompt was meant for a sunny day, which I don't have, but I do have this lovely kitchen window light, that renders beautifully on a Polaroid. More accurately, it's the moody shadows that get me. Sadly, the Polaroid was disappointing (how many times has *that* phrase been uttered?), so I used my Canon, and I'm happy with those results. Then, just for kicks, I set up my Kodak for a little #ThroughTheViewfinder fun, which I haven't done since 2010, when it was all the rage on Flickr, and the only reason I even bought this camera 🙂
                          #PictureFlowers Day 19: A honeysuckle couple sits #PictureFlowers Day 19: A honeysuckle couple sits on the hill in their back yard watching the fireworks. That's what it looks like to me, anyway 😄
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