While updating the kids’ coloring links on my site today, I came across this lovely Goddess Coloring Book for grown-ups. It’s free! I plan to print out the pages and have some nice, relaxing time with my markers tomorrow. Hope,…
Recent Finishes
I’ve been stitching away lately, and while I can’t talk about my most recent project yet, I did add my most recent two finishes to my long-neglected Finished Works page today. The first piece is a for-no-reason one, the second…
A New Hobby?
Plinky asked, “What new hobby would you like to try out?” I would love to try weaving. I mean the great big loom sort of weaving, done with handmade fibers – maybe even with fibers I spun myself. The entire…
Setting Up Shop
Plinky asked, “If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? Food? Clothing? Books?” Books and needlework items! My former partner and I used to dream about opening a combination book/stitching/gaming/coffee shop. Of course, independent bookstores…
Gratitude 8 April 2012
1) Time with my daughter 2) Delicious dinner with Katie and some lovely people 3) Stitching time!
Any Knitters Who Like Graphic Novels?
ciannait linked to Handknit Heroes yesterday. Imagine you’re a teenager, and you have some special powers. Maybe even superpowers. And one day, at a sleepover, your best friend in the whole world tells you you’re not alone. So begins the…
Um, Thank You?
Look! TWO posts in ONE day! Maybe I’m finally crawling out of my pit of depression. My very helpful child disapproved of how I was treating my small stitching project, so she sweetly put it in a huge Ziplock bag…
New Year’s Eve
I hate coming up with titles. Can you tell? Happy New Year to all of you. I hope to see more of you in person this year! I’m still not feeling well at all, so I haven’t been online much.…
SBQ: Overdyed Floss or Hand-dyed Fabric?
I’m quite late with the current Stitching Blogger’s Question, which is: If you had to choose, would you rather spend money on overdyed floss or hand-dyed fabric? Overdyed floss, certainly. I’ve only purchased one piece of hand-dyed fabric, and nobody…
SBQ: What do you do with oorts?
The current Stitching Blogger’s Question is: What do you do to your thread clippings? Do you just scrap them or do you use them in something else? I throw them away, as I don’t know what else I would do…