All Good Things

My 2 weeks of bliss is coming to a close. It’s been wonderful having 2 weeks to rest, relax, enjoy my time without getting out of my PJs and to just unwind. I thought I would have been refreshed and ready to head back to the office by tomorrow, but I don’t feel that I […]

It even has a poof

See this hat? I made it tonight. I made it without a pattern. I made it without really knowing how to pick up stitches to finish off the second ear flap. I made it with a poof/pom-pom without ever really having made one, but today I did. I’m feeling quite accomplished. Never mind that I […]

People and being nice

Some people are nice, so very nice. I participated in a Secret Santa Swap with the Phat Fiber Contributors and got my swap package today from Jennifer over at DesertGarden.etsy.com. The package is full of some many lovely things – 2 things of gorgeous fiber batts, a bag to hang on my new spinning wheel, […]

The List Grows

My first art yarn spun on my new wheel… it was easy peasy! Just a quick update about my new Lendrum. I love it. I love it soooo hard. Not only does it spin easily and smoothly, but I can spin coreless corespun yarns (see above) with ease. I could spin a lot of things […]

on to new things

After all is said and done, after I’ve packed up my Farmer’s Market set up for the last time in 2009, after the last Holiday Boutique show has finished, after my last stint pimping my jewelry and yarn to those doing some last minute Holiday shopping, I’ve finally found time for some spinning and fiber […]

It’s mine… all mine!

It’s mine. I bought it. Now I just have to wait for it to get here. I’ll try to wait patiently, but I am not going to make any promises. I’m not gonna lie, watching for the UPS man each day could get ugly. It’s so nice to have finally purchased it. I’ve been spinning […]

Idyll, not Idle, Hands

It’s brought up to me, quite often, that Idle Hands are the devil’s playground. Yes, I know this, that’s why my shop name is Idyll Hands. My hands are poetic, musical, dreamlike – in no way would the devil have time to play around on these hands. As you can tell from my previous post, […]

all I want for Christmas

As I’ve spent time this past weekend browsing around my favorite blogs, I’ve begun to make a mental list of things I want for Christmas. I’ve noticed as I’ve grown older, or wiser, or more mellow (can’t be sure which) that my tastes have changed dramatically. Or, perhaps it’s not my tastes as it is […]

Things

Yesterday I posted some pictures on Flickr of things that made me happy at the time. I got a couple of exciting things in the mail and I was making a spectacular dinner and those things just made me happy. Along the same lines, I’ve noticed a lot of people posting on their blogs or […]

Photoshop makes me a happy girl

Laila, AKA Rawfish on Etsy, shared her photoshop tricks on Flickr. Now I’ve gone Photoshop happy and I’m not too proud to say it. Hi, I’m Erin, and I’m a Photoshop addict. Well, addict is a strong word. I’ve only made a new banner for Woolyhands and this cute little image as seen here…… but […]