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Little Wristwarmers
After watching me make all those wristwarmers, Alex decided he needed one too. With beads. So I made him a pair from leftover yarn and beads I had from the ones I made for myself several years ago....
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Follow my blog with bloglovin I'm just claiming my blog at my blog reader of choice. I've been using it for a while now and find it to be really nice and useful. I like their clean + simple layout,...
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Counting Again
It's that time again... already! I feel like I just made these, but that was already a year ago. And did you know? It's available as a free pattern and tutorial, in case you want to make one too....
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W H I T E
On the front page of Etsy yesterday. A collection of lovely whites, so sweet and romantic. Great gift ideas for the holidays. For me, it was a happy surprise, since my white ranunculus pincushion...
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= Stripes =
A more casual look, this time. Pretty purple/lavender stripes in a rustic, heathery wool. I like the way it can look sporty... ...or a little more feminine. But what I'm most pleased about with...
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ETA: I just found out it may be a PayPal issue. Am working to get it sorted out now. If you have been trying to order from my Etsy shops and have been unable to do so for the past few weeks, I...
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In My Purse
A matchbook...? No, it's a needlebook! A spur-or-the-moment project, the product of sudden inspiration. Made from hagaki-weight stationary (part of the package backing for stationary, to be exact)...
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Etsy Front Page *
Can you imagine my surprise and delight to find that one of my treasuries made it to the front page? And I was lucky enough to see it, as it's there right now. Yay! You can see the whole treasury here.
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Before I Knew It...
...the holidays were over and the new year had arrived. Somehow, I didn't feel like crafting so much during that time-- nor did I, from the looks of it, feel like blogging either. But I did find...
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Gingko
A lone gingko leaf... one of several ideas that never found form back when it was conceived. It's out of season now, but I had an urge to work on it anyhow. In the afternoon sunlight, it has a...
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Lines, Lines
There are oh so many of them...! In between all the shop crafting, I took what was intended to be a brief time-out to copy a few summer garment patterns for myself. But deciphering this lot of...
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Happy Stripes
Ever since the weather started to cool, I've been working on a series of handknit wristwarmers for my shop. These are the second pair of grey beaded ones, finished just last week. Meanwhile, it got...
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False Start
I whipped up the first glove in no time at all... But no sooner had I finished than I realized that the fit was all wrong. In my rush to get it done quickly, I misread the directions and increased...
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Striped Gloves
Or I prefer to think of them as dawn/dusk gloves. Because that's what they remind me of: peering through the blinds first thing in the morning when light begins to illuminate all the myriad colors of...
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Two Features *
Sand Dollar Pincushion (January 18, 2011) Pink Ranunculus Pincushion (January 23, 2011) On Etsy's front page twice in less than a week. Must be a good sign!
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Ash + Charcoal
Finished these some time ago, but only now realized I never blogged about them. Another pair of striped wristwarmers, this time in alpaca/wool blend yarns. Two shades of grey-- sophisticated...
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Sunday Stitching
9:00 am. All set to go! Noon. Putting them together... 3:00 pm. Finishing up. No, I didn't spend the whole day sewing. Nor did I do all the embroidery today. Just a few short spurts of sewing...
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A Little Romance
...in stitches. I actually sketched this one about this time last year, but never found the chance to embroider it until now. I can't decide if it's done or not yet-- perhaps a little shading of the...
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x x x
Sometimes, a single type of stitch is all that one needs... ...or perhaps, can handle. The non-crafty aspects of my life took over for a while, and with minimal creating time and motivation to match, I...
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Here
Thank you for all of your kind messages since the earthquake. Just wanted to drop in to say Alex and I are okay here in Saitama as are all the rest of my family. It was really scary and we're still...
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