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Chain Maille Kit Leads to a New Jewelry Maker

My DD and I went to check out a college a few hours away and while she was hanging out with friends who are doing a summer program there and getting an insiders view of the campus, I went shopping…alone.   Oh the joy!

I had two intended targets: books and crafts, but being [...]

Rug Disasters and Friendly Plastic Strikes

I should have named this blog Dealing with Craft ADD because seriously, nothing has yet to hold my attention for more than one project and that’s no way to become skilled.  Sigh.

So, we are still working on DD’s dorm room rug, but a re-invented version. Turns out the huge ball of yarn we [...]

Playing with Yarn

Between glass, beads and textiles, fiber crafts seem to be winning my attention lately. I guess that’s going back to my roots, as I learned to knit when I was 5 and was sewing my own clothes as a teenager.

My daughter and I have started a project for her dorm room to cover [...]

My Crafts

The last month has been hectic and unpredictable. My step-mom went home to be with the Lord, which is a good thing as she was 90 years old and had been in considerable uncontrolled pain for several years, but still it of course, leaves a void in life.

School ended and that meant dorm [...]

New Thinking

In figuring out this crafty life stuff, I’ve researched and read and analyzed to the point of inaction. Analysis paralysis is not unusual for me in the least and I suspect I may have missed my natural calling – some form of research compilation – to pass on to someone else to actually do something with, of course. Continue reading New Thinking

What Is a Crafty Life and How Do I Make One?

I have a certain picture in my head of what a crafty life might entail and certainly, things I would like it to be.  How to achieve it though, is is a bit of a mystery, sort of like a maze, I guess.  I can see part of the path, but then it turns and gets fuzzy.  Have you created a life you would call crafty? Tell me about it and how you got there.

Continue reading What Is a Crafty Life and How Do I Make One?