This year my friend Natalie and I enjoyed seeing two different angora rabbit spinners during the Wool Arts Tour in New Hampshire. Last year I featured video from one demonstrator, and I am glad to have more video and photographs… Read More ›
crafts
Muskox Wool Better than Sheep?
A friend works in Alaska part of the year, and she just returned from a summer’s field work with a lovely present from one of her Alaskan friends. It may not look very beautiful, but it is muskox undercoat. It… Read More ›
Friday Fun Flick…Where are YOU?
I really love these signs. This sign is in Westminster West Vermont. It has to be one of the most lovely small towns ever. There is a wonderful artist that lives there, Jeanne Bennett. She gave my daughter and myself… Read More ›
Quilts for Skeptics
I am not really a quilter, I sort of fell into quilt making after being asked to design some quilts for friend that own a quilt shop. My most popular design, still sold, is a redwork Alice in Wonderland design…. Read More ›
Cigar box clocks and goodies for a good cause
Every year I work with some nice people on the JREF forum to help raise money for scholarships for The Amazing Meeting. We are not affiliated with the JREF, we simply like to send some of our forum members to… Read More ›
Tangled WEBS of KNITTING!
I am a boring knitter in that I tend to knit just a few patterns over and over. I like scarves and hats. I’d like to learn mittens. But I sure do love to knit! My husband suggested over the… Read More ›
Scrapbooking Exile!
I live in a nice rural neighborhood. When my daughters were younger, they would go to “play group”, a get together of various moms and youngsters from the area. Later my daughters would babysit the younger children. While I wasn’t… Read More ›
Paper Roses, from books!
It was a very snowy day, and I had limited crafting supplies. I decided to use a water damaged book to make flowers. I’m sure someone has done this before. The pattern I used I first learned in first grade…. Read More ›