Life has been busy lately. That along with working on bigger projects means no posts lately. I had some time recently and made two more tablet sleeves. The first was for a friend who has a Kindle fire. I used the cute book fabric I had from my stash. I took another bloggers advice for … Continue reading Table Sleeves
Playroom Makeover
When we moved in 6 years ago, we made what had been a formal living room into a play room. We painted it a bright yellow, put up lots of cute decals and had toys spilling every where. It served us well. Now though, the kids are older, the room looked beat up and they … Continue reading Playroom Makeover
Tiny Sweater
I took a break from my crochet shrug to make a baby shower gift. This shower kind of snuck up on me, so I was pressed for time. I opted to make a free pattern called Quick Oats and use Knit Picks Brava Bulky. Quick it was! I used two buttons that I had purchased … Continue reading Tiny Sweater
Evolution of a Crochet Shrug Part Two
Good morning! This week I made some nice progress on my Make & Do Easy Breezy Crochet Shrug. I completed the sleeves. I have say, I had to rip out the first sleeve a few times due to my misreading the pattern. Actually, it was as if I had pattern blindness. I couldn't figure out … Continue reading Evolution of a Crochet Shrug Part Two
Evolution of a Crochet Shrug
On my YOP list was Two of Wands Movie Night Cocoon Shrug. Although I plan on making it, as I went through my Pinterest crochet board I realized I have A LOT of sweaters and shrugs from Make & Do pinned. I had purchased Lion Brand Comfy Cotton Blend yarn during a sale. I thought … Continue reading Evolution of a Crochet Shrug
Book Date
It has been a while since I did a book date. Last time I wrote, I was in a reading slump and hoping The Johnstown Flood would break the slump-it did! Since that book, I have read the following: Class Mom: I really enjoyed this book! I had many laugh out loud moments. Looking forward … Continue reading Book Date
Lucky
I am so lucky to have a local book store named An Unlikely Story. I've written about it before. It is my happy place. To go and browse books, have a coffee or lunch in the cafe and be able to hear authors speak is a joy. Today I went to a luncheon for one … Continue reading Lucky
