What Do You Want to Make Today?
I’m trying to get a hundred things done today so I can take tomorrow off to celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary with my sweetie, so here’s a short one for you. The giveaway this week is two new pattern books from Knit Picks: Uptown Chic and American Prairie. These are books that started out as […]
Yesterday I spent some time talking to my local MOPS group (which I’ve been a part of since it was founded, basically) about the same things I talk about on this site: crafting with kids, crafting for kids, the importance of creativity and patience and a sense of fun when it comes to doing creative […]
After the Easter eggs, which are actually still out (though we haven’t played with them in a week or two), I wasn’t quite sure where I wanted to go with our next sensory/discovery/whatever box. I kind of wanted to do something with colors, or maybe the letter A, or maybe farm animals. Then I saw […]
Just wanted to pop in and thank everyone for the enthusiastic response to the knitting stitch pattern book giveaway! Don’t worry; I have lots more to give away in the near future. For now, though, the winner is Rebecca! Congratulations. I’ll be back later today with a look at the new sensory stuff the Bit […]
Of all the things I got in my goodie bag from EK Success at the Craft Gossip Fork & Talk meetup, one of the ones I was most excited to try was a large flower punch (it’s the EK Tools Scallop Frame Large Punch, to be exact, and retails for $16.49). The shape is really […]
Last week was a really low energy week for me. I didn’t feel like doing much of anything, including anything creative. I didn’t want to work on anything I’d started. I didn’t want to work on anything new. It was a rut in every sense of the word. Ugh. When you identify yourself as a […]
I guess Thursday is shaping up to be giveaway day! Now that I finally got the felting books shipped off to the winner of that contest, I’ve got another trio of great books I’d like to take off my shelf this week. This time they’re knitting books, and they’re really great ones for anyone who’s […]