The Final November Giveaway: Coiled and Complex!
It’s the end of November and I am finally, finally done with the giveaway madness! I don’t mind telling you that as much fun as I had, this is the flat last time I do thirty giveaways in a row. Maybe...
View ArticleThat’s a Wrap! (A Confession of Excess)
I am not a terribly materialistic person. I drive a fairly beat up car, wear jeans or sweatpants just about every day, and—oddly enough for someone who used to make it herself—rarely bother with...
View ArticleResolution? What Resolution?
A long time ago I gave up making New Year’s resolutions and switched over to giving myself goals. That may sound like mere semantics, but the two things seem fundamentally different to me. A resolution...
View ArticleShells and Lattice: Crochet for Beginners
Click to enlarge so you can see the pattern better. So I know I said I was going to learn to knit this year, and I am. In fact, I have already knitted one project (despite much cursing and pulling out...
View ArticleTARDIS, Anyone?
I love notebooks. Love pens. Love everything related to writing. And when my brain shuts down and I can’t write anymore, I like to crochet. Recently, the fabulous Deb Lacy from Mystery Playground asked...
View ArticleShiny Things
Every year, I bid on at least a couple of items in Brenda Novak’s annual auction the proceeds of which go to support diabetes research. Last year, I won my super-cool Lego trailer from Sarah M....
View ArticleThat One Skill…
Everyone has one. That one skill they simply cannot master. For a long time, it was drawing for me. When I tell people I cannot make a straight line with a ruler, they think I am kidding. I’m not....
View ArticleFall Calls For a (Skull) Shawl
It’s no secret that I love crochet. I’ll try my hand at almost anything, but my two favorite things are amigurumi and shawls. Recently, I made a skull shawl for a friend and decided I wanted one...
View ArticleBoston (More Than Tea) Party!
If you’re in the Boston area, I hope you’ll come visit me and a whole lot of other folks on December 6 at Penny Watson’s Holiday Book Fair, Craft Fair, Cocktail Party, and All-Around Bad-Ass Bash. (OK,...
View ArticleIt’s an Organizational Bunny Hop! (#getittogether)
If you follow me on social media, you probably know how obsessed I’ve become with planners and planning. Indeed, some of you may have taken the course I offered at Savvy Authors. So naturally, when...
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