San Francisco skyline from Mount Tamalpais

San Francisco skyline from Mount TamalpaisOriginally uploaded by Sam R While I still feel like I’m taking a bit of a break from things, I felt the need to blog about something very peaceful… very serene. The summer of 2003 brought about many changes in my life. I had not been financially responsible in college […]

Big, huge sale this way!

This doesn’t count as blogging… just a bit of promoting for the AREtsy Street Team. Click on the image above to be taken to a HUGE list of shops participating in the AREtsy Christmas in July sale through Sunday, July 19. What are you doing still here? Go… shop… get some good deals!

Time out

Warning – I get personal here. I’m one of those blog readers that rolls their eyes when someone blogs that they are taking an internet break. How on earth could updating a blog be so taxing? Well, sometimes it is and go ahead, roll your eyes at me because I would. For lots of reasons, […]

See this…

I make it now! Okay – sorry about the poor attempt to reference my favorite, still to this day, SNL clip. But I make them now! I blogged a few posts ago about a batt that made me fall in love with all things wool. It only seemed appropriate that I eventually learn to do […]

‘Cause I’m kind of popular like that

The lovely Janell over at MooneysMusings awarded me with the Kreativ Blogger award today. I suppose I’ll accept this award since I do consider myself creative… and I blog… so I suppose I’m qaulified. Oh, and I’m highly honored as Janell has been one of my favorite bloggers since I started blogging about my Etsy/Garden/Cooking […]

Fayetteville Farmer’s Market first timer

farmers_market_yarnOriginally uploaded by mel5545 I’ve been a long time patron of the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market. It goes back to the 1980s when I would sit with my grandparents at the market on Saturday mornings while they sold veggies, wood crafts and honey. I almost ALWAYS got my face painted (thanks, Grandma, for the $$ to […]

In so many words

I’ve struggled with booth/fair set ups since my very first one almost 2 years ago. I don’t think I’ve ever done the same thing twice. The nice thing about most of the craft fairs around here is the booth size is at least 10’x10′ to accommodate the canopy/tent sizes. That gives you quite a bit […]

It’s a SALE!

The Etsy Supply Street Team (ESST) is hosting this year’s Etsy YART Sale. I participated last year when it was brand new. I’m glad it’s being done again because it worked out quite well for me and I hope for the people that scored some killer bargains from me. The sale will start tomorrow (Wednesday) […]

Lots to say, lots to say.

I didn’t mean to go away for an entire week! I blame the sick I somehow contracted last Sunday/Monday that knocked me down and drug me through the mud for 4 days. I think my defenses were still on vacation from my mini cold I had a couple of weeks ago because I sat at […]

I blame Hobbledehoy

During the holiday season of 2007, I noticed a shop on Etsy selling the most BEAUTIFUL bits of wool. That was the first time I laid eyes on the batts that Hobbledehoy creates. I didn’t spin yet but wanted to learn, so I asked for a drop spindle for Christmas. In January I purchased Drunken […]