This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PurellWipes #CollectiveBias It’s almost officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and I know I’m not the only one who is ready for the world to come to life again. One of the things we love to do as […]
Support Your “Local” Author {Preorder My Book from Me}
I’ve not been talking a lot about it, but I have a new book coming out April 1. It’s called Colorwork Knitting, and it features five different color knitting techniques — using self-striping yarn, making your own stripes, slip-stitch knitting, stranded knitting and intarsia — on five different kinds of projects: scarves, hats, mitts or […]
5 Things You Can Do to Make Sponsored Post Clients Love You
There’s been a lot of talk lately in my little corner of the blogging world about professionalism and being a writer versus being a blogger versus being more of a reporter or writing for the web from a news perspective. While it’s certainly fine to give yourself any of these labels — or storyteller, family […]
Three Great Unconventional Princess Books
It seems like princesses are everywhere these days, and if you have a girl, even if she also loves things like space and animals (like mine does), she’s probably going to be into princesses, too, at least a little bit. I’m not a big fan of the typical princess story, but I do like to […]
Turn an Old Board Book into a Kid’s Art Journal #junkplay
I’m participating in the 60 Day Junk Play Challenge, in which a bunch of bloggers from all over the world are sharing their ideas for using old stuff in new ways. You can learn more about the challenge and see some of the other materials that are being used over at Best Toys 4 Toddlers, […]
Knit Egg Cozy, or a Hat for a Plastic Easter Egg {Iron Craft}
Earlier this week I shared a post on Craft Gossip about a sweet little free knitting pattern for egg cozies that have bunny ears. Adorable, right? Someone on Facebook had the gall to comment “Cute. But why?” Which is completely the wrong answer. Cute is its own reason, its own reward. So to celebrate that, […]
Spring Playdough Crafts and a Great Giveaway
I happen to be a part of a great group of bloggers, the Kid Blogger Network, which is celebrating spring in a big way. Today we’re all sharing some great craft ideas that are perfect for this time of year, and giving our loyal readers a change to win one of three prizes of $500 […]