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Life and Crafting
Crafting reduces stress, makes us feel accomplished, and leads to an overall happier life for those who do it often. Unfortunately, as every knitter or crocheter knows, there simply isn’t enough time to get as much crafting done as we would like. Our little ones need our attention, household duties and full time jobs suck
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Giveaways
This new website is all about you….and me. Let me explain! When I set out to create a new website, I knew that it had to be something user friendly…Something beautiful and easy to navigate, but mostly, something filled with fun, goodies, and amazing crafty vibes. I also knew that it needed to be a
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Crochet, Knitting
There’s something so awesome about projects that bite….That whole laugh out loud element when you see a fish hat firmly biting a child’s head, or mittens with vicious looking teeth, just simply can’t be beat. Thus the theme of my pattern showcase today. I’ve included 10 knit or crochet designs that really jumped out and
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Life and Crafting
Passion and excitement can be amazing forces in our lives. Especially as creative types, we rely heavily on these things to help our visions come to life….unfortunately, we sometimes end up disappointing ourselves. Check out this video to find out the one thing nobody ever tells creative people…..and the story of my first TOTAL FAIL
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Giveaways
Week 1 of my website launch giveaway was a HUGE success and I can only thank all of you for that! I’ll truly never be able to express how much it means to me that you all visit my site, read my blogs, and share my giveaways! I wish I could send each of you
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Crochet, Knitting
Have you ever found yourself wishing for a yarn that was super unique? Something that only you would have access to and that would make your project truly one of a kind? Check out this tutorial on how to make your own fabric ruffle yarn! Projects created with this beautiful yarn convey so much love
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Crochet, Knitting
As the birds start to return, and little green weeds stretch their necks up toward the sunshine, I’ve found myself filled with anticipation of the coming summer. It’s obvious I’ve totally tricked myself into forgetting about the super hot days, the child who won’t go to sleep until late into the night when it gets
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Giveaways
I am SO thrilled to finally be getting this site off the ground. Lots of time, love, and crafty energy has been put in, and I hope you love it as much as I do! I simply can’t wait to start showing the site off, and so, in order to entice you over here to
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How to Knit
I’m finally back with the next segment in the How to Knit Series! Sorry it took me so long – I don’t know if it’s the same for all of you, but boy oh boy is this time of year crazy! It seems like I wait all year long for winter to arrive so things
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How to Knit
Last week I gave you what you needed to get started on your hat patterns. Do you have a partially knitted hat sitting in front of you ready to finish!? I hope so! Today I’ll be giving you all the tools necessary to finish your first knit project up. I’m so excited!! I hope you’ll
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How to Knit
I am finally back with the next segment on how to do the purl stitch (I know, I know….it took me forever!!). I was off on a family trip to Seattle, which was tons of fun and has brought me back this week with renewed vigor. I apologize for the delay in getting this segment
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How to Knit
I’m back with how to do the knit stitch! This one is pretty much all about the video, but I did want to mention one extra thing. When you are watching me do the stitch, make sure you check out what my right hand is doing too. You’ll notice that I’m holding the yarn tight
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How to Knit
In the First Segment of this series, we talked about the different types of yarn, and what needle sizes they should be used with. Your homework was to go out and get your first set of straight knitting needles and the yarn you need for one of the three projects I listed (or to decide
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