Something for myself

I managed to finish all handmade Christmas presents by mid-afternoon yesterday. I rewarded myself with these fingerless wrist warmers. The pattern was very simple and I’m pleased with them. Of course, with all first attempts at patterns, I’ve made note of things to do differently on the next pair. I met a lady in town […]

This evening I have allowed myself to take a break from the knitting and candy/cookie making marathon that today turned out to be. By marathon I mean that I spent all day doing those things and still didn’t finish. Aren’t marathons supposed to end with finished products? I know I’ll finish the brother and nephew […]

Slightly off topic

I’m warning you, BeadedBombshell introduced me to embedding YouTube into blogs today… Okay, I think I mentioned that this blog was dedicated to crafting and baking… or maybe just crafting (I can’t remember) BUT I need to take a post to leave the norm and discuss something just as dear to my heart… if not […]

I’m weak

“Outstanding” from 12fifteen.etsy.com Recently I found myself weak and at the mercy of good marketing techniques. I feel safe when I see something that says “only 100 prints made”. 100 gives me plenty of time to wait it out, decided if I want to buy it, test the waters to see how fast they are […]

Merry Christmas to me.

I’ve been a good girl this year. Most Everything I’ve bought or made since two days after Thanksgiving (the day after was a moment of weakness and I bought too much for myself) has been for Christmas gifts to give away. However, I received some wonderful goodies in the mail yesterday and sat down at […]

In the Mailbox

Despite the dreariness of the situation I found myself in tonight (walking down a wet driveway, crossing the cold wet street, getting my gloves wet from my SOAKING wet mailbox) I found a wonderful surprise in my mailbox. The package instantly cheered me up. It was soft and squishy and I knew JUST what it […]

And then this goes to…

This handmade pendant – not yet in my Etsy shop – goes to Recycled Ideas. I found her blog, Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist, through the PIF I took part in last week. I love her shop and hope she likes what I’ve designed just for her. I like this so much that they […]

My Etsy Artist of the Week: Pensive Rabbit

My sister recently introduced me to a store on Etsy that has since turned into one of my favorite shops. Pensive Rabbit is fairly new at needle felting, but her items are truly beautiful and all one of a kind. If you follow my blog, then you know needle felting is something that has really […]

Still blushing

Earlier this week, Denise Felton, a fellow Etsian and member of AREtsy, contacted me. She wanted to feature me on her blog. I nearly fell out of my chair. I’ve seen numerous people featured on blogs and have read their writings and thought “wow… that would be cool”. I was wrong, it is far better […]

At last… I’m finished

I finished the first of a few Christmas gifts I planned on making this year. I’ve been busy the past couple of weeks so this one has not received the amount of attention each day that the rest will. I’m quiet pleased with it and I’m counting on the fact that the recipient does not […]