I’m a musician… doesn’t anyone understand?

Do I even understand? Let me say it again… I … am… a… MUSICIAN. Yes, I play piano (fairly well), I play bassoon (also fairly well), I have attempted to play guitar (not fairly well) and I can get through scales on a few other wind instruments. So why am I working behind a desk? […]

The State of Things

I’d like to just start this post out by pointing out the lovelies above. Have you ever seen such a lovely, colorful and fresh pile of wool in your life? I can’t stop peeking into my fiber room to make sure this scene is still just as lovely as picture above. I’ve had the house […]

New tricks

Warning – this post is strictly about fiber for spinning. If you don’t spin or reading about my latest revelation in the fiber arts doesn’t interest you, I suggest you move along. I’ve been in a bit of a rut lately as far as my fiber has been concerned. In fact, this rut was more […]

Shiny and new… eventually

In case you haven’t yet noticed, but I do hope you have, Idyll Hands is officially on vacation. Today I collected all of the necklaces that I’m pretty sure I won’t put back in the shop and took them apart. I saved the chain and beads, and tossed gnarled wire, findings with kinks, pieces of […]

Swaps and how they lead to stress

Since stepping into the fiber community almost 2 years ago, I’ve been introduced to the thrill of organized swaps. These really are wonderful little events. A group of like minded people sign up for a swap of some kind (maybe it involves fiber arts, maybe a general craft, or some quilting supplies, or kitchen goodies), […]

Less than a rant

My sister pointed me to a blog post about cancer and being happy earlier today (well, maybe not exactly like that, but that’s what I took away from it). Those of you who have been following my blog any time in the past year and a half know that cancer hit very close to home […]

We’re gettin’ all doomsday up in here.

It’s as if the end of the world is going to happen at 2:46PM tomorrow. Yes, at 2:46PM in Northwest Arkansas we might get some ice or snow and guys, let me tell you, it’s the end of the world. I think the local population, in general, is just freaked out after last year’s doomsday. […]

Me Time

If you consider the fact that I have a 40-50 hour a week “career” job, run an Etsy street team, keep up with 2 blogs, spin yarn, dye and card fibers and make jewelry for 2 Etsy shops then you’d be pretty darned impressed at how I manage to find time to do other things. […]

Fitting the Mold

Hi. I’m Erin. I shop at The Gap, love khaki pants, wear dress shoes to work, drive a Honda, eat processed foods, shop at Wal-Mart, don’t wear vintage clothes, don’t have bangs, am not a member of the local roller-derby, consider myself an artist (and will say so instead of dodging the question by sounding […]

All Things New

I figure that last night was a good a night as any to update my blog appearance. I’ve been drawn to blogs with white backgrounds lately so I thought I’d try it out. I also updated my banner last night and I’m kind of in love with it. Next up, buttons at the right instead […]