Quiet Weekend

This last weekend was less than crafty on many levels. This was due to a raging head cold of snot and a friend (who can be found here and here) in need of some emotional and physical support. Both of which i was happy to acquiesce my weekend to.
Anyhoo, I did do a [...]

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gnomes!

This has long been a favourite book of mine. My parents bought it for me when I was young and I’ve spent many hours pouring over it. The voice is gentle and instructional and the illustrations are amazing.
There is alot to know about gnomes.
their geographical ranges

i was very sad to see that there are [...]

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Everyday braver

last week i was inspired by soulemama to run right out to fabricland. Amanda posted about a new shirt she had made and wasn’t too happy about. I completely disagreed with her! I so wanted her shirt.
Now, I haven’t sewed clothing in forever. And I haven’t sewed clothing alot because the process has [...]

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So I woke up yesterday morning…

and…..
is it dust?

no.

snow.
not enough to cover the world with blankets of clean. just enough to make the roads icy and sloppy. just enough to get my cuffs wet. just enough to make my trip to work cranky.
but also just enough to soften the edges.

just enough add a little texture.

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Things that make me happy

I have been tagged by my friend jen. I’m supposed to list six things that have made you happy recently.
I’m going to use this as an opportunity to practice with flickr.
1. studying

I really enjoy taking classes and learning new things. I get super excited about facts and interesting science tidbits. I had a [...]

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A new blog for a new part of me

Call it a quarter-life crisis or what have you (at almost thirty, maybe that should be a 1/3 life crisis, but hey I’ve always been a late bloomer) but I’m jumping on the crafty blog-wagon. I spend a good 1/2 hour of my day catching up with the blogs of others that inspire me [...]

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