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I have been searching all morning for a podcast or free knitting video on the internet without any luck. I did however find a number of free patterns that I want to try once I get past the first step of “casting on”. Through the Loops had a few free patterns including a shrug and…

When I told my friend Amy that I was going to attempt to teach myself to knit she thought it was a great idea and wanted to join in on the fun. Last week during our lunch break we sat in her cubicle over our Wendy’s lunch and matching pink knitting needles. Our first attempt…

Sigh, to much work and one too many jobs is keeping me from starting some new crafty projects. I thought I would share with you a special place I visited last summer. Hidden in Northern California is a stunning, lush canyon covered in ferns and vegetation.  Fern Canyon is straight out of a Jurrassic Park Movie (Jurrassic Park…

After a lazy Easter morning we headed out to my parents house to have Easter dinner with the family. One of the highlights of the evening was getting to visit with one of my new nephews, Doug. Doug has just discovered that he has the power to roll. He seemed to enjoy teasing us by…

I did it! I finished my five homemade note cards for Creativekismet’s note card swap. I stuck with the flower motif theme. I made a daisy card, orchid, African violet, and mystery flower cards. I just dropped them off at the post office. I’m hoping others will enjoy them as I much as I am…

I was exploring the archives of the Superhero Journal and I found this quote. “Suffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering. When you become good at the art of letting sufferings go, then you’ll come to realize how unnecessary it was for you to drag those burdens around with you. You’ll see that…

Apparently in America we do our one stop shopping at stores like Target. The French like to do their shopping with a little more flair. The site Decor8 featured the French store Deyolle. I am both fascinated and a little scared by this store. They sell everything from books to taxidermy. They have endless pictures…

I was at the dollar store the other night and I found a little origami pack. It had pretty patterned paper not to mention stickers to decorate your little sculptures. My sisters were really into origami when we where kids. I would always try to beat the system and fold things my way which would…

Do you have a stack of old college t-shirts that are being unused? Wildzipper.com  is a company that will make your t-shirts into a quilt.  I think it’s great to find new ways to recycle. I think ideally this is best for people who may have a huge band concert t-shirt collection or a sports team fanatic.  But…

After many years of living in apartments with questionable hot water; I am now living in a home and have rediscovered the joys of bath time. My neck and shoulder muscles where so sore after a stressful week that when I found an old unused container of bath salts I thought what the heck. After…